QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES
• General pressure test requirements SAES-A-004, See also 00-SAIP-06
• Test RVs to be set at 5% above test pressure and tested within 1 SAES-A-004, para.5.5.1 week/1month for new projects/maintenance work, respectively. • Pressure gages calibration interval not to exceed 1 month SAES-A-004, para. 7.1.5 • SIS purpose is to provide adequate information. SAES-A-005, para. 4.1 • SIS required for each plant equipment/piping SAES-A-005, para. 4.2 • Hydrotest Fluids/Lay-up Procedures SAES-A-007 • POSITIVE MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION SAES-A-206, See also 00-SAIP-07 • SPACING of atm./low pressure tanks SAES-B-005 • Diking requirements SAES-B-005, para. 5.3 • Definition of FIRE-HAZARDOUS ZONE & EQUIPMENT SAES-B-006, para. 4.0 • FIRE PROOFING Requirements for Plants SAES-B-006, para. 5.0 • Long exposed bolts 75mm or greater for piping/equipment containing SAES-B-006, para. 6.4 flammable/combustible liquids in fire-hazardous zone shall be protected with flame impingement shields per Std. Dwg. AC-036404. • Safety requirements for plant/operations support buildings SAES-B-014 • Control buildings, PIBs, SIHs, UPS rooms, and communications SAES-B-014, para. 7.1 buildings/rooms shall have a fire detection and alarm system. • Design of Fire water system SAES-B-017 • Fire water tank STORAGE CAPACITY SAES-B-017, para. 6.2 • Valves on the immediate suction/discharge of the pumps shall be car-sealed SAES-B-017, para. 12.7/12.8 open. • Check valves shall be provided on the discharge of all fire water pumps SAES-B-017, para. 12.8d upstream of the discharge block valves. • The minimum permissible size of distribution piping is 200 mm (8 in) in SAES-B-017, para. 12.9b process areas and 150 mm (6 in) in other areas. • All below grade block valves in plant areas shall either have their stems SAES-B-017, para. 12.11a protruding abovegrade or be equipped with position indicators abovegrade. • Provision of Fire Water Pumps SAES-B-017, para. 13.1 • A pressure relief valve shall be provided on the discharge of each engine- SAES-B-017, para. 14.4.5 driven pump. • Machine Safety Guarding SAES-B-053 • Plant facilities to have acceptable access/egress for personnel and SAES-B-054, para.4.1 equipment • A stairway landing shall be provided for every 5m of vertical rise wherever SAES-B-054, para.7.6.9 practical. • Safety guards (commonly known as "drop bars" or "safety gates") shall be SAES-B-054, para.8.4.1.7 provided on fixed ladders serving elevations 1.2 m or more above the ground, existing platform or floor… • A cage, well, or ladder safety system shall be provided where a single SAES-B-054, para.8.4.1.3 length of climb is greater than 6 m but does not exceed 15.2 m. • PLANT LAYOUT REQUIREMENTS SAES-B-055 • Windsocks shall be installed at plant facilities handling flammable gases, SAES-B-055, para. 6.10 volatile liquids or toxic materials. • Residential housing not to be located closer than 500m of a hydrocarbon SAES-B-055, para. 8.6 processing plant area perimeter fence. • Restrictions on the Use of Plastic/RTR Tanks and Vessels SAES-B-055, para. 8.7 • Emergency shutdown/isolation and depressurizing SAES-B-058 • ESD systems shall be provided for facilities that process, transport, or SAES-B-058, para. 5.1 otherwise handle combustible, flammable, or potentially toxic materials.. • EIVs required for pumps/compressors, etc. categorized as fire-hazardous SAES-B-058, para. 6.2 equipment… • EIV valve pressure classes that are listed in Table 1 shall be provided with SAES-B-058, para. 8.1 power operators.
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QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES • EIVs, including those having fireproofed actuators, and actuating buttons SAES-B-058, para. 9.1 shall be clearly labeled. • Protective shields required for piping/equipment SAES-B-061 • ONSHORE WELLSITE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS SAES-B-062 • Spacing from OIL and GAS wells SAES-B-062, para. 6.1 (Table 2) • A well is in a populated area if the population density index within the 30 SAES-B-062, para. 6.3 ppm H2S rupture exposure radius exceeds 20… • Spacing from Well flare burn pits SAES-B-062, para. 6.6.4 (Table 3) • All wells shall have a manual lower master valve. SAES-B-062, para. 8.1.3 • Safety Valves required on Oil Wells and Low Pressure Gas Wells… SAES-B-062, para. 8.3 • Hydrocarbon injection well flowlines shall each be provided with a check SAES-B-062, para. 8.4 valve in the wellhead piping. • All wellheads shall be protected with a guard barrier per Saudi Aramco SAES-B-062, para. 8.7.1 Standard Drawing AB-036685. • Wellsites in populated areas shall be enclosed by a fence meeting the SAES-B-062, para. 8.7.2 specifications of SAES-M-006 (Type III). • Wind sock to be permanently installed at each hydrocarbon production or SAES-B-062, para. 8.8 injection wellsite in populated areas. • Requirements for Abandoned wells SAES-B-062, para. 9.0 • ONSHORE PIPELINE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS SAES-B-064 • Rupture Exposure Radius (RER) SAES-B-064, para. 5.0 • PIPELINE LOCATION CLASSIFICATION (Class 1, 2, 3, 4) SAES-B-064, para. 7.0 • No pipeline greater than 24” is permitted within 1 km of hospital or school SAES-B-064, para. 7.1 • Pipelines in Class 3 and Class 4 locations shall be inspected more SAES-B-064, para. 7.2 frequently than pipelines in Class 1 and Class 2 locations… • PIPELINE CORRIDORS/SPACING/Clearance from Power Lines SAES-B-064, para. 10.0 • All pipelines shall be placed in designated corridors which are a minimum SAES-B-064, para. 10.3 of 60m wide. • Induced voltages in pipelines and communications cables shall not exceed SAES-B-064, para. 10.9 twelve (12) volts under normal (i.e., steady-state) conditions. • Minimum spacing between pipeline and parallel overhead powerline to be.. SAES-B-064, para. 10.10 (Table 3) • EMERGENCY ISOLATION VALVES REQUIRED FOR PIPELINES SAES-B-064, para. 11.0 • Emergency isolation valves shall be installed between pipeline sections of SAES-B-064, para. 11.1.1 different location classes defined in ASME B31.8. • SAFETY IDENTIFICATION AND COLOR CODING SAES-B-067 • Exposed fire water piping shall be painted red. SAES-B-067, para. 4.2.1a • Bellows type PZVs to have safety green bonnets indicating vented bonnets SAES-B-067, para. 4.2.2d, SAES-J- 600, para. 5.2 • PZVs BLOCK VALVES to be PAINTED ORANGE SAES-B-067, para. 4.2.4a • Break-away spools shall be painted safety orange with black stripes. SAES-B-067, para. 4.2.4c • Above ground potable water lines in plant areas to be painted blue (not SAES-B-067, para. 4.2.5 applicable to piping in RO PLANTS) • PIPING SHALL BE LABELED. SAES-B-067, para. 4.3 • TANKS/EQUIPMENT SHALL BE LABELED. SAES-B-067, para. 4.4 • ELECTRICAL AREA CLASSIFICATION SAES-B-068 • EMERGENCY EYEWASHES & SHOWERS SAES-B-069 • Bulk Plants Fire/Safety Requirements SAES-B-070 • Bonding, grounding, and other types of protection against ignitions arising SAES-B-070, para. 8.2 out of static or stray electrical currents at shall meet SAES-P-111. • Design criteria for pressure vessels SAES-D-001 • A joint efficiency of 85% or higher shall be specified for the design of all SAES-D-001, para. 6.6 pressure containing components of ASME SEC VIII D1 pressure vessels. • Corrosion allowance shall be based on achieving a minimum service life of SAES-D-001, para. 6.7.1 twenty years.
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QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES • The type of heads for vessels shall be specified as ASME 2:1-ellipsoidal or SAES-D-001, para. 6.8.2 ASME hemispherical. • Nozzles and manways shall be flanged. Nozzles less than 2” NPS may only SAES-D-001, para. 7.1.7 be used in utility services. • Threaded or socket-welded connections are prohibited in hydrogen, lethal, SAES-D-001, para. 7.1.8 wet sour and caustic services. • Unless provided on overhead piping, all vessels shall be provided with vent SAES-D-001, para. 7.1.10 and pressure relief connections. • Vessels that contain catalyst or packing shall be provided with 24 inch SAES-D-001, para. 7.3.4 minimum inside diameter manways… • Horizontal vessel shall be supported by one fixed and one sliding saddles… SAES-D-001, para. 9.3.1 • Provide davit for lifting of equipment on vessels containing removable SAES-D-001, para. 10.3.1 internals such as trays, packing and relief valves. • For carbon and low alloy steels, the following process services require SAES-D-001, para. 11.3.1 PWHT: caustic soda, MEA, DGA, etc…… • Repairs, alterations and rerating of pressured equipment SAES-D-008 • Local hydrotesting can be performed for nozzle repairs and alterations. SAES-D-008, para. 10.7 • Design criteria for ATM. And LOW PRESSURE TANKS SAES-D-100 • External (open-top)/internal floating roof tanks in accordance with API SAES-D-100, para. 6.1/6.2 STD 650 shall be specified for the following services….. • Fixed roof tanks shall be used for all services for which floating roof tanks SAES-D-100, para. 6.4 are not required. • No corrosion allowance is required for atmospheric pressure tanks storing SAES-D-100, para. 7.2.1 crude oil or petroleum products… • For tanks storing water, a corrosion allowance shall be specified… SAES-D-100, para. 7.2.2 • Emergency venting capacity per API STD 2000 and explosion hatch per SAES-D-100, para. 8.7.3.1 NFPA 68 shall be provided for API STD 650 fixed roof tanks. • Vertical, cylindrical, flat bottom tanks built to API STD 620 and API STD SAES-D-100, para. 8.8 650 shall have 1 in 120 upward-sloped bottoms. • Tanks Nozzles and Manways requirements SAES-D-100, para. 9.2 • Block valves shall be installed directly at the tank nozzles. SAES-D-100, para. 9.3.1 • Bellows expansion joints shall not be used in tank piping. SAES-D-100, para. 9.3.5 • Cast iron valves shall not be used. SAES-D-100, para. 9.3.6 • A minimum of one level gauging instrument per tank, readable from grade, SAES-D-100, para. 9.8.2 shall be specified. • Provisions for manual gauging shall be specified for all atmospheric tanks, SAES-D-100, para. 9.8.4 in addition to the automatic gauging devices. • A spiral stairway shall be specified for external floating roof tanks & fixed SAES-D-100, para. 9.13.2/3 roof tanks over 6 m in height. • Stairs shall be located on the upwind side with respect to the prevailing SAES-D-100, para. 9.13.5 wind direction of the tank. • Regulated Vendors List for Pressure Vessels/Tanks SAES-D-101 • STORAGE TANKS INTEGRITY SAES-D-108 • DESIGN OF SMALL TANKS SAES-D-109 • Tank selection criteria SAES-D-109, para. 6.0 • A minimum of one level gauging instrument per tank, readable either from SAES-D-109, para. 9.5.2 grade or from an access platform, shall be specified. • Stairways, Ladders and Platforms - REQUIREMENTS SAES-D-109, para. 9.7 • Design Criteria for Shell and Tube Exchangers SAES-E-004 • Design Criteria for AIR COOLED Heat Exchangers SAES-E-007 • Design Criteria for Electric Heat Exchangers SAES-E-015 • Regulated Vendors List for Heat Transfer Equipment SAES-E-101 • Design Criteria for Fired Heaters SAES-F-001 • Design Criteria for FLARES SAES-F-007
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QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES • CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS SAES-G-005 • Centrifugal Pump Type Selection criteria SAES-G-005, para. 4.1.7 • Centrifugal Pumps shall run counterclockwise when viewed from the SAES-G-005, para. 4.4 driver. • Bearings shall be oil lubricated unless exempt from the scope of SAES-G-005, para. 4.7.1 31-SAMSS-004 or ASME B73.1 and ASME B73.2. • Pump drivers required…. SAES-G-005, para. 4.10 • Suction piping to all pumps, with the exception of vertically suspended SAES-G-005, para. 5.2.3 double casing pumps and horizontal self priming pumps, shall have a straight length of pipe of at least 5 times the suction nozzle diameter immediately upstream of the nozzle. • Reducers in suction piping shall be of the eccentric type with the flat SAES-G-005, para. 5.2.4 uppermost… • POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS SAES-G-006 • Submersible Pumps and Motors SAES-G-007 • Regulated Vendors List for Rotating Equipment SAES-G-101 • Lubrication, Shaft Sealing and Control Oil Systems SAES-G-115 • Cleanliness Standard for LUBE OIL/SEAL OIL SAES-G-116 • SELECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL COATINGS SAES-H-001 • INTERNAL/EXTERNAL COATINGS FOR STEEL PIPELINES/PIPING SAES-H-002 (002V FOR DATA SHEETS) • External coating at transitions shall extend above ground either 1m or 8m SAES-H-002, para. 5.1.4 • Hand-applied tape wraps shall be of the "pressure sensitive" type, meaning SAES-H-002, para. 5.1.7 they can be applied over dry primer or no primer without adverse effect on adhesion. • Buried stainless steel lines shall be externally coated with APCS-105, SAES-H-002, para. 5.1.11 APCS-113A, APCS-113B… • Pipe to be thrust bored shall be coated with APCS-104 or APCS-105. SAES-H-002, para. 5.1.12 • For new construction, buried carbon steel piping in diameters 3 inches and SAES-H-002, para. 5.1.14 smaller that are not externally coated with APCS-104 or APCS-105 shall be coated with a suitable heat shrink tubing approved by the RSA. • Internal coatings used in potable water service must meet FDA or SAES-H-002, para. 5.2.2 equivalent requirements for suitability for use in contact with drinking water. • COATING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONCRETE SURFACES SAES-H-003 • PAINTING REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES SAES-H-100 • The use of reclaimed slag abrasives is prohibited except…. SAES-H-100, para. 5.2.2 • The use of sand as a blasting abrasive shall be permitted only as follows… SAES-H-100, para. 5.2.3 • Sand shall not be used as a blasting abrasive for immersion coatings. SAES-H-100, para. 5.2.3.4 • Abrasive blasting shall be carried out only when the steel surface is at least SAES-H-100, para. 5.3.2 3°C above the Dew Point. • The compressed air supply shall be free of oil, moisture and contamination. SAES-H-100, para. 5.4.1 • An operational deadman remote control valve to be attached to the nozzle. SAES-H-100, para. 5.4.2 • All personnel entering tanks or vessels after abrasive blasting shall wear SAES-H-100, para. 5.4.4 rubber-soled shoes with clean disposable covers, sweatbands and lint-free gloves. • Paints and thinners shall be stored in well-ventilated buildings. SAES-H-100, para. 6.1 • Paints which have exceeded the shelf life given in the Saudi Aramco Data SAES-H-100, para. 6.4 Sheet (see definition in SAES-H-101) shall be set aside and not used. • Prior to application, all paint shall be thoroughly mixed until it is SAES-H-100, para. 7.3 homogeneous. For quantities over 5L, a power stirrer shall be used. • Partial mixing and use of two-component and multi-component coatings is SAES-H-100, para. 7.6 prohibited. • Paint shall not be applied if one or more of the following conditions exist SAES-H-100, para. 8.1.1 unless the paint is specifically formulated for the condition… Jerry Hernandez Page 4 11/28/2005 QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES • Primer, intermediate coat, and topcoats shall be of contrasting colors. SAES-H-100, para. 8.1.2 • Paints for immersion service (including vapor zones) shall be applied by SAES-H-100, para. 8.2.1 spray, preferably airless. • Holding primers, if used, shall be approved by CSD. SAES-H-100, para. 8.2.3 • When painting the interior of tanks or vessels, forced ventilation shall SAES-H-100, para. 8.2.4 operate continuously throughout the paint application and curing period. • All tank and vessel coatings shall be holiday checked using a wet sponge at SAES-H-100, para. 8.2.6 67.5 volts. • Paint thickness within 2m of anode connections shall be at least 30% SAES-H-100, para. 8.2.7 greater than the specified minimum dry film thickness. • Repair Procedure for Immersion Coatings SAES-H-100, para. 8.3 • APPROVED PROTECTIVE COATING SYSTEMS/DATA SHEETS SAES-H-101/101V • SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PAINTING SAES-H-102 • Storage, Handling and installation of externally coated pipe SAES-H-200 • Coated pipe not to be rolled or dragged on the ground SAES-H-200, para. 5.1.2 • Damaged FBE/PE Coating REPAIR SAES-H-200, para. 6.3 • Spec. for over-the-ditch external FBE coating of field welds SAES-H-201 • Hand Applied Tape wrapping of buried pipe SAES-H-203 • The width and overlap of the tape shall meet the requirements of Table 1. SAES-H-203, para. 8.1.1 • On above ground portions of lines, the tape shall have a minimum of 50 mm SAES-H-203, para. 8.1.1.1 overlap (25 mm for 50-mm wide tape) to allow for end shrinkage. • APCS-109 tape shall be double wrapped. SAES-H-203, para. 8.1.1.2 • Each new roll of tape shall overlap the end of the preceding roll by a SAES-H-203, para. 8.1.2 minimum of 150 mm. • The tape wrap applicators and the Crew Supervisor shall be certified in SAES-H-203, para. 8.1.6 accordance with SAEP-316 in the "Pipeline coating" category. • Tapewrap In Conjunction With Other Coatings – special cases SAES-H-203, para. 8.2.1 • Tape shall be protected from oil spray during sand stabilization. SAES-H-203, para. 8.2.2 • When tapewrap is used in any road crossings, the system shall include a SAES-H-203, para. 8.2.3.1 layer of outerwrap. • Outerwrap APPLICATION CRITERIA SAES-H-203, para. 9.0 • TAPEWRAP REPAIRS SAES-H-203, para. 11.0 • Spec. for applying heat shrink sleeves to coated pipes SAES-H-204 • Heat-shrink (HS) sleeves shall not be used in contact with liquid SAES-H-204, para. 5.1 hydrocarbons, including oil-contaminated ground water. • Minimum acceptable width of the HS sleeves shall be… SAES-H-204, para. 5.3 • Surface Preparation prior to HS sleeve application… SAES-H-204, para. 6.2 • Preheating shall be by propane torches or induction heaters. SAES-H-204, para. 6.3.1 • Contact pyrometers shall be used for all temperature measurements. SAES-H-204, para. 6.3.2 • Approved Vendor Installation Procedure for Heat Shrink Sleeves SAES-H-204V • Technically Acceptable Instruments SAES-J-002 • Instrumentation Basic Design Criteria SAES-J-003 • Sour gas supply shall not be used in lieu of instrument air. SAES-J-003, para. 6.0 • Instrumentation Symbols/Identification SAES-J-004 • All instruments shall be identified with a tag (mark) number. SAES-J-004, para. 4.1.4 • Instrumentation Drawings & FORMS SAES-J-005 • Process Flow Metering SAES-J-100 • Thermowells shall be located a maximum of 20 nominal pipe diameters SAES-J-100, para. 5.0 (PIP 4.2.4) downstream of the meter. • All parallel pipe lines with adjacent orifice flanges or orifice fittings shall SAES-J-100, para. 5.0 (PIP 4.2.7.2) have a minimum spacing of 300 mm (12 in) between flange outside diameters if horizontal taps are required. • Orifice flanges in adjacent lines shall be staggered so that no two pairs of SAES-J-100, para. 5.0 (PIP 4.2.7.3) orifice flanges are less than 1 m (3 ft) apart. Jerry Hernandez Page 5 11/28/2005 QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES • Interconnecting piping shall be limited to a maximum length of 6 m SAES-J-100, para. 5.0 (PIP 4.2.8.2) (20 ft) for meters in control loops. • Installation/design of Pressure Instruments SAES-J-200 • Pressure gauges shall have safety glass. SAES-J-200, para. 5.1.3 • Standard ranges shall be selected such that the normal operating pressure SAES-J-200, para. 5.1.8 falls between 30% and 70% of the scale range. • Process connections shall be ½ inch NPT. Connections for pneumatic SAES-J-200, para. 5.2.7 tubing shall be ¼ inch NPT female, minimum. Electrical conduit connections shall be ½ inch or ¾ inch NPT. • Electric switch contacts shall be snap acting, single-pole, double-throw SAES-J-200, para. 5.2.8 (SPDT) as a minimum. • All connections from the process line up to and including first block valve SAES-J-200, para. 6.1 shall be bridge-welded per Standard Drawing AB-036521. • All pressure instrument installations shall be equipped with vent/drain SAES-J-200, para. 6.4 valves. • Level Measurement Requirements SAES-J-300 • Local instruments shall be accessible at grade level or from a platform. SAES-J-300, para. 4.1 • Connections to vessels or standpipes shall be made with Type II, heavy SAES-J-300, para. 4.3 welding bosses, as shown on Saudi Aramco Standard Drawing AE-036175. • No fittings shall be allowed between this primary block valve and the SAES-J-300, para. 4.4 connecting boss, except for a single pipe nipple. • Threaded connections between the root valve and the boss shall be seal or bridge welded per Saudi Aramco Standard Drawing AB-036521. • Standpipes CRITERIA SAES-J-300, para. 4.5 • Gauge glasses in hydrocarbon service shall be transparent or reflex type SAES-J-300, para. 5.1.1 heat-resistant glass with chambers machined from solid bar alloy steel and with drop-forged alloy steel covers. • Gauge glasses shall not be used on refrigerated storage tanks. SAES-J-300, para. 5.3.1 • Use of other GAUGE TYPES… SAES-J-300, para. 5.4/5.5/5.6 • Application of magnetic type gauge SAES-J-300, para. 6.0 • Application/installation of Automatic Tank Gauging systems SAES-J-300, para. 8.0 • For water storage tanks, float-and-cable type instruments with counter SAES-J-300, para. 8.4 weight and gauge board are acceptable. • All transmitters used for level service shall be smart and microprocessor SAES-J-300, para. 10.5 based. • Installation/design of Temperature Instruments SAES-J-400 • All temperature sensing elements shall be installed in thermowells. SAES-J-400, para. 5.1.1 • Thermowells shall not be located between suction screens and inlets of SAES-J-400, para. 5.1.2 pumps, compressors, or turbines. • Thermowells shall be 316 stainless steel unless alternative metallurgy is SAES-J-400, para. 5.2.4 specified or dictated by process conditions. • Insertion length in process piping shall be per Standard Drawing AB- SAES-J-400, para. 5.2.6 036019. For process vessels and columns, the maximum insertion length shall be 600 mm (24 inches). • Thermocouple Design and Installation SAES-J-400, para. 6.2 • Resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) shall be used when greater SAES-J-400, para. 7.1.1 accuracy is required than is possible through the use of thermocouples. • RTD Design and Installation SAES-J-400, para. 7.2 • Bimetallic dial thermometers shall be used wherever local temperature SAES-J-400, para. 9.1.1/9.1.3 indication is required & shall be installed in thermowells. • Bimetallic temperature switches shall not be used. SAES-J-400, para. 9.2 • Minimum PZV inlet size shall be ¾" threaded or 1" flanged. SAES-J-600, para. 4.1.2 • Inlet flanges for PZVs smaller than 16” to be class 300 minimum except… SAES-J-600, para. 4.1.3 • PZV type selection criteria SAES-J-600, para. 5.0 • PZV MATERIALS SAES-J-600, para. 6.0 Jerry Hernandez Page 6 11/28/2005 QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES • PZV SIZING SAES-J-600, para. 7.0 • PZV Application Requirements SAES-J-600, para. 8.0 • PZV setting(s) shall always be at least 10% or 100 kPa (15 psi), whichever SAES-J-600, para. 8.1 is greater, above the maximum operating pressure. • Thermal relief valves shall be provided to protect sections of blocked-in SAES-J-600, para. 8.9 liquid piping against over pressure due to thermal expansion of the liquid. • PZVs in combustible gas service shall discharge at a minimum distance of SAES-J-600, para. 9.1 30 m from any source of ignition. • Discharge of PZVs in all liquid service (except water), toxic and corrosive SAES-J-600, para. 9.2 vapors shall be to a closed system. • When gate valves are used as block valves in relieving paths they shall be SAES-J-600, para. 9.4.3 installed with the stem horizontal or sloping down away from the valve. • All PZVs block valves to be car-sealed. SAES-J-600, para. 9.4.4/9.4.5 • Relief Valve Inlet/Outlet Piping – design considerations SAES-J-600, para. 9.7 • Upstream and downstream vent valves required between PZV and block SAES-J-600, para. 9.7.6d valves • A Relief Valve Authorization (Form 3099A-ENG) shall be completed for SAES-J-600, para.10.0 each PZV. • Testing and Inspection of relief valves, for initial installation and SAES-J-600, para.11.0 maintenance, shall comply with the requirements of SAEP-319. • Control Valves DESIGN/INSTALLATION SAES-J-700 • Control valves shall not be used as emergency shutdown (ESD) valves SAES-J-700, para. 4.0 (ZVs), nor as emergency isolation valves (EIVs). • Control valve sizes 24" and smaller shall be integrally flanged which shall SAES-J-700, para. 4.1.2a comply with ASME B16.5. • Flangeless control valves shall not be used in hydrogen services, etc… SAES-J-700, para. 4.1.2b/c • Threaded control valves shall not be used. • Control valve body materials shall be… SAES-J-700, para. 4.1.5 • A threaded drain plug shall be provided for non-self-draining type control SAES-J-700, para. 4.1.10 valve bodies (i.e., bodies which can trap liquid) applied in liquid sour services and liquid toxic services. • Control valve sizing shall generally be based on ISA 75.01, "Flow SAES-J-700, para. 6.1 Equations for Sizing Control Valves”. • The minimum control valve nominal body size shall be 1”. Nominal body SAES-J-700, para. 6.2.1 sizes 1¼ inch, 2½ inch, 3½ inch, 5 inch or higher odd numbers shall not be used. • Acoustic or thermal insulation shall not be used for control valves in SAES-J-700, para. 6.7.1 continuous or intermittent services. • The control valve manufacturer shall be made responsible for correctly SAES-J-700, para. 7.1 sizing the actuators based on the technical specification(s) and the data specified on the ISS. • Each control valve connected to a Distributed Control System (DCS), shall SAES-J-700, para. 7.6 be operated through its own field wiring, on a standard 4 - 20 mA signal or standard digital communication signal in compliance with SAES-J-003. • Positioners, Electro-Pneumatic (I/P) Transducers and Boosters for control SAES-J-700, para. 8.1 valves • A handwheel shall be provided on valves when local manual control is SAES-J-700, para. 8.2 required by the Proponent. • Each control valve shall be provided with a valve position indicator. SAES-J-700, para. 8.7.1 • The direction of flow shall be cast or steel-stamped on the valve body, or SAES-J-700, para. 8.8.1 alternatively a stainless steel arrow shall be permanently fixed… • Name plates shall be provided for all control valves. SAES-J-700, para. 8.8.2 • Control valves shall be installed in horizontal lines. During flushing and SAES-J-700, para. 9.1 hydrotesting the control valves shall be removed from the piping system.
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QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES • Block and bypass valves shall be provided as standard for each control SAES-J-700, para. 9.2.1 valve installation except… • The type of bypass valve shall be similar to that of the control valve and SAES-J-700, para. 9.2.3 manually operable. • PROVISION of Protective Shields and Flame Impingement Shields SAES-J-700, para. 9.3 • CONTROL BUILDINGS Design/Construction SAES-J-801 • Double doors shall be installed to provide outside access to the control SAES-J-801, para. 6.3.5 room, equipment rooms and rack rooms as required. • All incoming cables must be sealed in accordance with Section 15.4 of SAES-J-801, para. 7.3.2 SAES-P-104 and SAES-O-126. • Cabinets shall not be mounted on blast resistant walls. SAES-J-801, para. 7.3.4 • Battery rooms shall be ventilated in accordance with SAES-K-002 and SAES-J-801, para. 7.6.2 SAES-P-103. • Plumbing installations and fittings shall be in accordance with SAES-S-060. SAES-J-801, para. 8.5 • Critical instrument and control systems shall be connected to a UPS system. SAES-J-801, para. 10.4.1 • Instrument Air Supply Systems SAES-J-901 • All equipment of the air system shall be capable of being isolated by block SAES-J-901, para. 4.1.4 valves. • Instrument Air Compressors selection criteria SAES-J-901, para. 4.3 • Provision of instrument air receiver to damp out system fluctuations and to SAES-J-901, para. 4.4 provide surge capacity in the event of duty compressor shutdown • Provide regenerative desiccant air dryer and not refrigeration dryers SAES-J-901, para. 4.5.2 • All safety relief valves for instrument air service shall be equipped with a SAES-J-901, para. 4.7.6.2 lifting device. • Instrument Air Distribution System – General Requirements SAES-J-901, para. 4.8.1 • Pressure testing of supply system and distribution system per SAES-L-150, SAES-J-901, para. 5.0 using dry instrument air or inert gas is required (hydrotest not permitted). • Electrical Systems for Instrumentation SAES-J-902 • Supply voltages for all process instruments SAES-J-902, para. 6.1.3 (Table 1) • Cables used for instrumentation signals shall be selected per Table 2. SAES-J-902, para. 7.2 (Table 2) • All wiring shall be tagged at each end with each wire tag having two labels. SAES-J-902, para. 11.1 • Required safety ground and instrumentation circuit ground must conform to SAES-J-902, para. 12.1 NEC, Article 250. • INTRINSICALLY SAFE SYSTEMS SAES-J-903 • FOUNDATION FIELDBUS SYSTEMS SAES-J-904 • CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS SAES-K-402 • Centrifugal compressors in process air or gas service shall comply with 31- SAES-K-402, para. 4.1.1 SAMSS-001. • Compressor skids shall be grade mounted, and compressor nozzles shall be SAES-K-402, para. 4.1.6 upward facing. • Shaft seals shall be of the dry gas seal type unless specific process SAES-K-402, para. 4.3.1 conditions dictate otherwise… • RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS SAES-K-403 • Plant or Instrument air compressors furnished to 31-SAMSS-002 shall be SAES-K-403, para. 4.1.9 provided with sunshades for protection against the additional heat load due to solar radiation. • Direct seawater cooling of the compressor is not acceptable. SAES-K-403, para. 4.2.1 • Air compressors shall be located in non-classified areas whenever possible. SAES-K-403, para. 6.1 • Steam Turbines SAES-K-501 • Combustion Gas Turbines SAES-K-502 • DIESEL ENGINES SAES-K-511 • Field tests of valves SAES-L-008 para. 4.7 • Buttweld/socket weld end valves 1 ½” and less are exempt from field test SAES-L-008 para. 4.7.5
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QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES • Welded bonnet valves 4” and less permitted in hydrocarbon services if SAES-L-008 para. 5.1.3 approved by responsible operating dept. • Screwed bonnet valves not allowed in hydrocarbon/hazardous services SAES-L-008 para. 5.1.4 unless bonnets are tack welded to the body….. • Union bonnet valves not permitted in hydrocarbon/hazardous services SAES-L-008 para. 5.1.6 • Top entry valves required for critical valves to facilitate in-line maintenance SAES-L-008 para. 5.2.3 • 2” and less THREADED/SOCKET WELDED valves to be Class 800 SAES-L-008 para. 5.3.2 • Chainwheel operated emergency isolation valves or threaded body valves SAES-L-008 para. 5.6.2 not permitted • Gate valves with back seats not to be installed with stems below horizontal SAES-L-008 para. 5.7.1 except…… • Seal welding required for all threaded connections on valve bodies SAES-L-008 para. 5.7.2.1 • Inside-screw-rising-stem (ISRS) and non-rising-stem (NRS) valves NPS 2 SAES-L-008 para. 5.8 inch and smaller shall not be used in hydrocarbon services. • Check valves in sizes NPS 3 inch and above shall not be installed in vertical SAES-L-008 para. 6.3.5 lines, unless specifically approved by the Chairman of the Valve Standards Committee. • Atmospheric vents/drains shall be plugged/blinded on discharge side SAES-L-008 para. 7.7 • Instrumentation root isolation valves shall be gate valves SAES-L-008 para. 7.11.1 • Valve Body/TRIM MATERIALS requirements SAES-L-008 Table 1 • Hot tap limitations SAES-L-052 para. 4.0 • Applicable CODES/STDS. for pressure piping systems SAES-L-100 • Definitions of General Terms (on/off plot, plot limit, flowline,etc.) SAES-L-100, para. 4.0 • PIPING Standards REVISIONS not mandatory retroactively SAES-L-100, para. 5.5 • Services excluded from ASME B31 PIPING CODE SAES-L-100, para. 5.6 • Process piping to comply with ASME B31.3 as minimum SAES-L-100, para. 6.2 • Transportation piping to comply with B31.4/31.8 SAES-L-100, para. 6.3/6.4 • Numbering Structure of New Piping Standards L-Series SAES-L-100, para. 7.0 • CODE BREAK & PLOT LIMITS SAES-L-100, para. 8.0 • What are considered CRITICAL Piping/Equipment? SAES-L-100, para. 9.6 (also see SAES-O-100) • Regulated Vendors List for Pipes and Fittings SAES-L-101 • Regulated Vendors List for Valves SAES-L-102 • Piping Material Specs SAES-L-105 • Valve trim number designation SAES-L-105, para. 4.2 Table 1 • Min. pipe size to be ½”NPS except tubing/piping in Category D fluid, etc. SAES-L-105, para. 5.4.1 • 1 ¼”, 2 ½”, 3 ½” &5” not to use except for equipment connections SAES-L-105, para. 5.4.2 • X-42 thru X-60 may be substituted for Grade B for repairs and maintenance SAES-L-105, para. 5.4.3 • ERW & HFI welded pipe (along with seamless pipe) permitted outside SAES-L-105, para. 5.4.5 process plant limits per B31.4/31.8 • Locknuts, street elbows, street tees and reducing elbows not permitted SAES-L-105, para. 5.5.2 • Use of DURABOLT for offshore/underground piping SAES-L-105, para. 5.6.2 • Materials containing ASBESTOS prohibited SAES-L-105, para. 6.1.3 • Use of Duplex SS limited to water service SAES-L-105, para. 6.1.5 • CS piping require PWHT under ff. services: caustic soda, MEA, DGA, etc. SAES-L-105, para. 6.3.2 • Saudi Aramco PIPING SERVICE CODES SAES-L-105, para. 7.2.5 • Line class index & cross-reference between new and old classes SAES-L-105, para. 9.0 Table 1 • Double block valves for drains/vents (applicable to 900# rating and above) SAES-L-105, page 76 • Safety shields over flanged joints for hazardous services SAES-L-109, para. 4.5 • Flange Materials SPECS SAES-L-109, para. 5.0 • Match flanges with pipe of unequal strength per ASME B16.5 & B31 codes SAES-L-109, para. 5.6 • Flange types/ requirements SAES-L-109, para. 6.0 • WN flanges with tapered hub are primary selection for flanged joints in SAES-L-109, para. 6.1 metallic piping systems of 2” & larger
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QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES • Slip-on flanges not permitted in severe cyclic conditions, etc. SAES-L-109, para. 6.4 • Lap joint flanges also not permitted in severe cyclic conditions SAES-L-109, para. 6.5 • Blind flanges are for end closures and not to be drilled for other connections SAES-L-109, para. 6.6 such as drains, etc. • Flange facings requirements SAES-L-109, para. 8.0 • Assembly of Raised face to ring joint companion flanges permissible if SAES-L-109, para. 8.4 approved by CSD • Blinds/ Jackscrews requirements SAES-L-109, para. 10.0 • GASKET REQUIREMENTS SAES-L-109, para. 11.0 • USE OF PIKOTEK GASKETS SAES-L-109, para. 11.4/11.5 • Spiral wound Gasket area not to be coated SAES-L-109, para. 11.6 • Recommended WN FLANGE materials for general service SAES-L-109, Table 3 • Bolting requirements SAES-L-109, para. 12.0 • Welded joints requirements SAES-L-110, para. 5.0 • Maximum size of Socket Weld joints SAES-L-110, para. 5.2.1 • Socket weld axial gap between male/female components to be 3 to 1.5mm SAES-L-110, para. 5.2.3 • Prohibited piping joints (caulked/soldered/brazed, etc.)/components in SAES-L-110, para. 6.0 pressure piping system • Threaded joints requirements SAES-L-110, para. 7.0 • Minimum number of pipe threads engagement SAES-L-110, para. 7.4 • Seal weld up to first block valve… SAES-L-110, para. 8.2 • Exceptions to Seal Welding SAES-L-110, para. 8.3 • PTFE not to be used on Threaded Connections where seal welding is req’d. SAES-L-110, para. 8.5 • Threaded/Socket Welding fittings, unions, bushings requirements SAES-L-110, para. 10.0 • Threaded/socket weld fittings to be class 3000/6000 or higher SAES-L-110, para. 10.1 • Pipe unions in hazardous services to be class 3000 threaded/socket forged SAES-L-110, para. 10.2 steel • Threaded Bushings with one pipe size reduction not permitted/Flush steel SAES-L-110, para. 10.3 bushing not permitted • Pipe plugs in metallic piping shall be solid bar stock SAES-L-110, para. 10.7 (also see SAES-L-105, para. 5.5.5) • Miter elbows prohibited SAES-L-110, para. 11.4 • Branch connection requirements SAES-L-110, para. 12.0 • Vent/drain connections not allowed on TEES, Elbows and reducers SAES-L-110, para. 12.3 • Use of SPECIALTY/PROPRIETARY COUPLINGS SAES-L-110, para. 13.0 • Use of POSITIVE SEAL COUPLINGS limited to 12” onshore non SAES-L-110, para. 13.2.1 hazardous service • Piping Flexibility Analysis Requirements SAES-L-120, para. 6.0 • Piping Load Conditions SAES-L-120, para. 7.0 • Friction forces from Supports & Guides SAES-L-120, para. 7.7 • SIS REQUIRED for Piping and Pipelines SAES-L-125 • Materials for Low Temperature Service SAES-L-130 • Pipes/Fittings/Flanges in Wet Sour Service where SSC is possible to SAES-L-132, para. 4.4.2 comply with NACE-MR0175-2002 • Seamless linepipe, ERW pipe per 01-SAMSS-016 considered HIC SAES-L-132, para. 4.4.3a/b RESISTANT • Piping materials selection SAES-L-132, Table 1 • Max. FLUID VELOCITIES REQUIRED in CS Piping SAES-L-132, para. 5.0 • Determining CORROSIVE environments SAES-L-133, para. 6.0 • CORROSION CONTROL MEASURES SAES-L-133, para. 7.0 • Corrosion allowance required SAES-L-133, para. 7.3 • Determining CRACK-INDUCING ENVIRONMENT SAES-L-133, para. 8.0 • CRACKING CONTROL MEASURES SAES-L-133, para. 9.0 • Wall Thickness Requirement for CS pipe 4” & larger SAES-L-136, para. 5.3
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QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES • Restrictions on use of ERW, SPIRAL WELDED, CS & Iron Pipe Spec SAES-L-136, para. 6.0 • Derate X70/65 to X60 for on plot piping SAES-L-136, para. 6.7 • Sch 40 NPS 2” & Below only permitted in non hazardous service SAES-L-136, para. 6.10 • RV required in fully blocked pipeline sections SAES-L-140 para. 4.1 • Pressure test requirements SAES-L-150 • 100% X-RAY in lieu of hydrotest SAES-L-150, para. 5.7 • Instrument Impulse Lines to be Leak tested SAES-L-150, para. 5.12 • Pressure test not required on minor repairs deemed impractical to test but SAES-L-150, para. 9.1 service test required • Weld-plus-ends pneumatic testing SAES-L-150, para. 10.2 • On-plot piping design package includes P&ID, Iso's, etc. SAES-L-310, para. 7.0 • Plant Piping Design Factors and Allowable Stresses SAES-L-310, para. 8.3 • Pipe smaller than ¾” not permitted in hydrocarbon services except…. SAES-L-310, para. 10.2 • Minimum STRUCTURAL Pipewall Thickness SAES-L-310, para. 10.4 (Table 1) • Minimum pipewall thickness for CS pipes SAES-L-310, para. 10.5 (Table 2) • Deadlegs requirements SAES-L-310, para. 11.4 • Exemptions to Deadlegs SAES-L-310, para. 11.4.4 • Pipe expanded joints not permitted regardless of service types SAES-L-310, para. 11.5.4 • Pipe clearance between BOP and finished grade to be 300mm SAES-L-310, para. 12.3 • Minimum 50 mm clearance between plant piping and any structures SAES-L-310, para. 12.4 • Minimum cover for on-plot buried piping SAES-L-310, para. 13.3.3 • Dummy supports requirements SAES-L-310, para. 14.7 (also see SAES-L-350, para. 13.2 • END ANCHORS requirements SAES-L-310, para. 15.1 • Intermediate anchors required at center of expansion loops/offsets SAES-L-310, para. 15.2 • Branches 4” & less to be 24” from any fixed obstruction SAES-L-310, para. 12.5 • WEAR PADS & SADDLES SAES-L-310, para. 16.2 • Drinking/Firewater systems prohibited to be connected to process SAES-L-310, para. 19.10/19.11 equipment • Pipes shall not be stored directly on ground SAES-L-350, para. 7.1 • Examples of non-pressure containing welded attachments SAES-L-350, para. 8.4 • Flange alignment for in-plant piping construction SAES-L-350, para. 9.5/9.6/9.7 • PWHT of piping spools with non-pressure containing attachment welds SAES-L-350, para. 10.3 • ORIFICE FLANGES Requirements SAES-L-350, para. 10.4 • Jackscrews required where SPEC plate is installed SAES-L-350, para. 10.5 • Branch connections and their Reinforcements not to cover girth welds SAES-L-350, para. 10.6 • Plant piping wear pads to have rounded corners SAES-L-350, para. 11.3 • Pipe cleaning during pre-commissioning SAES-L-350, para. 15.0 • Transition zones not to be encompassed by concrete or asphalt SAES-L-350, para. 16.4.1 • Min. external coating extension of 1 meter at transition point SAES-L-350, para. 16.4.2 • Plant Piping MARKING/PAINTING/INSULATION SAES-L-350, para. 20/21/22 • B31.3 piping acceptable with B31.4/31.8 if approved by CSD SAES-L-410, para. 5.2 • Cost effectiveness as basis for Pipe Sizing SAES-L-410, para. 7.1 • Pipelines Design Factors & Stress Level SAES-L-410, para. 8.0 (Table 1) • 0.5DF for flowlines 50m from SSD fence but not less than 150m from SAES-L-410, para. 8.4 production header, and for pipelines within 150m of plant SSD fence • Pipelines WEAR pads to have rounded corners SAES-L-410, para. 8.7.3 • Pipelines Wall Thickness Limitations SAES-L-410, para. 11.6 (Table 3) • Buried P/L Top of Pipe to be 450mm min. below finished grade SAES-L-410, para. 12.2 • Non-restrained pipelines require expansion offsets SAES-L-410, para. 12.5.3 • Aboveground pipelines/BERMED OVER PLs require crossings at selected SAES-L-410, para. 13.2 locations • Spacing of PARALLEL pipelines SAES-L-410, para. 13.3 • Min. clearance between pipelines and any structures SAES-L-410, para. 13.4 Jerry Hernandez Page 11 11/28/2005 QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES • Pipeline markers requirement SAES-L-410, para. 13.5 • Buried P/L End Anchors Required SAES-L-410, para. 14.1 • Intermediate Anchors Required SAES-L-410, para. 14.3 • Camel Crossings not to be used as End Anchors SAES-L-410, para. 14.4 • Ring girders pipe supports SAES-L-410, para. 14.5 • PIPELINES CLEARANCE from FINISHED GRADE SAES-L-410, para. 14.6 • Pipeline Support Spacing/Use of Guides & STOPS SAES-L-410, para. 14.7/14.8 • Sectionalizing of long pipelines using block valves SAES-L-410, para. 15.0 • Flowline isolation block valve required outside SSD fence SAES-L-410, para. 15.2 • Check valves required in each branch at intersection point SAES-L-410, para. 16.1 • Bypasses around the check valves shall be installed where there is a SAES-L-410, para. 16.3 requirement for eventual pumping of water or other liquids from the GOSP to a well site. • Vents/drains on pipelines per Operations requirement SAES-L-410, para. 17.1 • P/L SCRAPING REQUIREMENTS SAES-L-410, para. 18.0 • Provide Scraper Traps where periodic scraping is required SAES-L-420, para. 4.1 • SCRAPER TRAP Design Requirements SAES-L-420, para. 6.0 • Long radius bends required in pipelines with scraping facility SAES-L-420, para. 7.5 • Horizontal scraper traps to have sliding supports SAES-L-420, para. 7.7 • 4” Min. distance between anchor rebar and sleeve to ensure CP of pipeline SAES-L-440, para. 7.4 • Right of way (ROW) during and after pipeline construction SAES-L-450, para. 7.2 • P/L Vents/Drains not req’d. unless approved SAES-L-450, para. 9.1 • P/L Temporary Vents/Drains to be plugged and seal welded SAES-L-450, para. 9.2 • Long radius elbows required in Pipelines SAES-L-450, para. 10.2.1 • Pipe supports to be on stable base 1.8m dia. to prevent future settling SAES-L-450, para. 13.6 • CP Bonding stations MAYBE required where pipeline crosses or comes SAES-L-450, para. 14.2 near another buried line • Max. allowable unsupported length before backfilling SAES-L-450, para. 14.5 • P/L Cover Requirements SAES-L-450, para. 14.6 • LPG, gas & oil flowlines min. cover of 900 mm SAES-L-450, para. 14.6.3 • Installation in Sandy Areas SAES-L-450, para. 14.8 • 200 mm sand annulus around buried pipe required SAES-L-450, para. 14.8.3 • 6” marl cover or crude oil stabilizing for sand retention SAES-L-450, para. 14.8.5 • Half Trenching ALLOWED where economically justified SAES-L-450, para. 14.9.3 • Top of BERM to be 2 X pipe diameter SAES-L-450, para. 14.9.3g • Berm sides not be Steeper than 35 degrees SAES-L-450, para. 14.10.2 • Installation Requirements in RIVERS/WADIS SAES-L-450, para. 14.11 • THRUST BORING REQUIREMENTS SAES-L-450, para. 16.0 • CASINGS to be used for RAILROAD CROSSINGS SAES-L-460, para. 6.2 • Pipeline crossing to be near perpendicular to road SAES-L-460, para. 6.8 • Pipeline protection against vehicle collision SAES-L-460, para. 6.9 • TRAFFIC Load Classification SAES-L-460, para. 7.3 • Steel casing wall thickness SAES-L-460, para. 8.3 (Table 1) • Casing corrosion protection SAES-L-460, para. 9.0 • Minimum cover for P/L crossings under Railroads & Highways SAES-L-460, para. 10.3 (Table 2) • Non metallic piping not permitted in hydrocarbon services SAES-L-610, para. 4.1.1 • Plastic piping to be shielded from UV rays SAES-L-610, para. 4.1.5 • Threaded flanges not permitted in non metallic piping systems SAES-L-610, para. 4.2.2 • Flanged joints in non metallic piping to be made with flat face flanges…. SAES-L-610, para. 4.3.1a • Non metallic piping joints to be outside concrete anchor blocks SAES-L-610, para. 4.3.10 • RTR piping is approved for Firewater Service SAES-L-610, para. 4.1.2 • Non metallic piping DESIGN REQUIREMENTS SAES-L-610, para. 4.2 • Transition from non metallic to metallic SAES-L-610, para. 4.3.2/4.3.3
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QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES • Riser Design Factor is 0.5 SAES-L-810, para. 4.2 • Submarine P/Ls & Risers DESIGN Requirements SAES-L-850, para. 5.0 • Use of Underwater Valves to be Avoided SAES-L-850, para. 6.2 • Submarine P/Ls Coating Requirements SAES-L-850, para. 7.1/7.2 • UNDERWATER WELDING PROVISIONS SAES-L-850, para. 7.6 • Definition of ‘Building” SAES-M-001 para. 1.0 • Saudi Aramco fence requirements SAES-M-006 • Coating required for steel in contact with insulation SAES-N-001 para. 7.1 • Removable insulation plugs required for UT SAES-N-001 para. 8.2.2 • Electrical grounding required SAES-P-111 • Concrete paving requirements SAES-Q-001 para. 4.19 • FBE coated rebars requirements SAES-Q-001 para. 5.5 • Min. required concrete cover SAES-Q-001 para. 5.8 • Aluminum conduits/pipes not to be embedded in structural concrete SAES-Q-001 para. 6.5 • Concrete placement requirements SAES-Q-001 para. 7.0 • Min. 7 days water curing for structural concrete SAES-Q-001 para. 10.3 • Use of plasticized vapor sheet barrier beneath slabs/foundations SAES-Q-001 para. 11.1/2 • Coat with coal tar all concrete surfaces in contact with earth SAES-Q-001 para. 11.4 • Top of concrete to be 6” above finished grade SAES-Q-005 para. 4.3.2a • Anchor bolt size min. 20 mm SAES-Q-005 para. 4.7.3 • Double nut on anchor bolt for uplifting/vibration protection SAES-Q-005 para. 4.7.4 • Anchor bolt/sleeve to be 4” from concrete surfaces SAES-Q-005 para. 4.7.5 • Foundations spacing for heavy machineries SAES-Q-007 para. 5.15 • Cement based non-shrink grout requirements SAES-Q-010 • Epoxy grout requirements SAES-Q-011 • Saudi Aramco Water Systems SAES-S-040 • Sprinkler and Standpipe Systems in Buildings SAES-S-050 • Saudi Aramco Plumbing Code SAES-S-060 • Plastic piping installation to be done only by qualified personnel SAES-S-070 para. 8.0 • Trench width/min. cover for plastic pipe installation SAES-S-070 para. 9.14 • Flange connections required for dissimilar piping materials SAES-S-070 para. 15.1 • Thrust block required at every change of direction for RTR and SAES-S-070 para. 17.1 thermoplastic • Thermoplastic pipe not to be in contact with concrete SAES-S-070 para. 17.4 • Plastic piping hydrotest requirements SAES-S-070 para. 18.0 • GTAW reqd. for all passes of butt welds in nozzles/piping less than 1” dia. SAES-W-010, 011, 012 para.5.2.2 • GTAW for root pass of butt welds on 2” or less SAES-W-010, 011, 012 para.5.2.3 • DMW not permitted for pressure containing welds in sour service SAES-W-010, 011, 012 para. 6.4.2 • Buttering of weld joints SAES-W-010para. 11.3.4.1 SAES-W-011 para. 11.3.5 SAES-W-012 para. 10.3.5 • SS and non ferrous materials to be cleaned with grinding wheels/SS brushes SAES-W-010, 011 para. 11.4.3 not used previously on other materials SAES-W-012 para. 10.6.3 • Tack welds to be done by qualified welders only SAES-W-010, 011 para. 11.5.1 SAES-W-012 para. 10.9.1 • Peening prohibited unless approved by CSD SAES-W-010, 011 para. 11.12.1 SAES-W-012 para. 10.16.1 • Back purging required for GTAW/GMAW on P5 materials or higher SAES-W-010, 011 para. 11.14.1 SAES-W-012 para. 10.18.1 • Use of nitrogen as backing gas on austenitic SS prohibited SAES-W-010, 011 para. 11.14.4 SAES-W-012 para. 10.18.2 • Seal welding requirements SAES-W-010, 011 para. 11.15 SAES-W-012 para. 10.19
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QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES • Preheat requirements SAES-W-010, 011 para. 12.0 SAES-W-012 para. 11.0 • PWHT requirements SAES-W-010, 011 para. 13.0 SAES-W-012 para. 12.0 • Hardness test requirements SAES-W-010, 011 para. 14.0 SAES-W-012 para. 13.0 • Welds may be repaired twice……… SAES-W-010para. 16.1 SAES-W-011 para. 18.1 SAES-W-012 para. 17.1 • Cracked welds except crater cracks to be cut out SAES-W-010para. 16.2 SAES-W-011 para. 18.2 SAES-W-012 para. 17.2 • Welding electrodes conditioning and storage requirements SAES-W-010, 011, 012 Table 1 • 4” min. offset distance between girth and long. welds SAES-W-012 para. 10.5 • 2 welders required for pipelines above 16” dia. SAES-W-012 para. 10.7.1 • Min. distance between parallel butt welds to be the greater of ¾” or 3x w.t. SAES-W-012 para. 10.20.1 SAES-W-011 para. 11.16.1 • Back welding may be used SAES-W-012 para. 10.21 SAES-W-011 para. 11.17 • Provide CP for all submerged and buried metallic marine structures, SAES-X-300, para. 4.2.1 equipment and pipelines using galvanic anode systems, impressed current anode systems, or their combination • Install an impressed current system where AC power is available SAES-X-300, para. 4.2.2 • Minimum design life for the cathodic protection systems shall be 25 years SAES-X-300, para. 4.3 for galvanic and 20 years for impressed current… • DC cables connected to the rectifier shall be AWG #4 (25 mm²) or larger. SAES-X-300, para. 4.8 • Energize all impressed current anodes within 30 days of installation SAES-X-300, para. 6.2 • Repair of anodes or anode cables is not permitted SAES-X-300, para. 5.3.2 • Cathodically protect all buried pipelines with impressed current systems SAES-X-400, para. 4.2.1 • Minimum design life of both impressed current and galvanic anodes SAES-X-400, para. 4.3 systems shall be 20 years • Anodes to be installed deeper than 15 meters shall be classified as "deep" SAES-X-400, para. 4.6.2 anode beds, and… • Use oil immersed rectifier units at all locations inside hydrocarbon plant SAES-X-400, para. 4.7.1 areas, within 30 meters of a hydrocarbon plant perimeter fence (outside), or within 1 km of a coastline • Install soil access test stations at 20 meter intervals in paved areas, directly SAES-X-400, para. 4.9.2 over the pipeline • At pipeline transitions through asphalt or concrete, provide 30 cm of SAES-X-400, para. 4.9.3 unpaved soil around the transition, for potential monitoring • Bonding requirements… SAES-X-400, para. 4.10 • Protect transformers, rectifiers, and photovoltaic power supplies located SAES-X-400, para. 5.8.1 outside existing plant security fences from damage, with a type IV fence • CP is required for the internal surfaces of metallic tanks and vessels if…. SAES-X-500, para. 4.1.1 • The minimum design life for galvanic or impressed current anode systems SAES-X-500, para. 4.3.1 shall be either 7 years, or the testing and inspection (T&I) period, whichever is greater. • Anode materials…. SAES-X-500, para. 4.6 • All buried D.C. cables (anode, bond, positive, and negative) shall be SAES-X-500, para. 5.4.2 identified by cable route markers in accordance with Standard Drawing AB- 036351 • Guardrails are required around unfenced rectifiers and junction boxes SAES-X-500, para. 5.6.2 located inside plants and exposed to potential damage from vehicular traffic • CP of Plant Facilities… SAES-X-600
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QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES • Onshore oil, gas, and water injection well casings with a life expectancy SAES-X-700, para. 1.2 greater than five years shall be provided with impressed current cathodic protection • Well casings with backfilled cellars made from steel, steel reinforced SAES-X-700, para. 1.4 concrete, or dielectric materials shall be provided with two prepackaged 27.5 kg (60 lb) magnesium anodes (17-SAMSS-006) installed inside each wellhead cellar to mitigate landing base corrosion • CP systems for well casings shall be commissioned within 6 months after SAES-X-700, para. 6.1.1 the completion date of the well • Provide impressed current CP systems for bare steel reinforcement in SAES-X-800, para. 1.0 existing concrete structures exposed to corrosive environment • Design the cathodic protection system for 40 years life or the remaining life SAES-X-800, para. 5.1 of the structure, whichever is less • Custody transfer metering station for dry hydrocarbon gas service (natural SAES-Y-101 gas and ethane rich gas • The metering station shall be skid mounted, fully automated system AND SAES-Y-101, para. 7.2 shall be designed for unattended operation and measurement. • Orifice plates requirements SAES-Y-101, para. 8.0 • Each meter station shall be equipped with isolating block valves located SAES-Y-101, para. 13.1 outside the meter skid. • Field instrumentation shall be provided for measuring the differential SAES-Y-101, para. 15.1.1 pressure, static pressure and temperature • Royalty Metering of Hydrocarbon Liquids SAES-Y-102 • What is Royalty measurement? SAES-Y-102, para. 1.0 • Selection shall be limited to turbine meters… SAES-Y-102, para. 4.4.1 • Custody metering of hydrocarbon liquids SAES-Y-103 • Process Control Systems SAES-Z-001 • Pipelines Leak Detection System SAES-Z-003 • Process Automation Networks (PANs) Connectivity SAES-Z-010 • EIS preparation - Responsibilities SAEP-20 para. 4.0 • Max. T&I interval for Saudi Aramco EQUIPMENT SAEP-20 para. 5.5 Table I & 5.5.9 • Subsequent OSI intervals shall not exceed the max. intervals per Table II. SAEP-20 para. 5.5.6 Table II • EIS Deviation/T&I Extension SAEP-20 para. 5.8 • EIS Revision SAEP-20 para. 5.9 • An annual T&I summary report shall be prepared by the responsible SAEP-20 para. 5.10 Operations Inspection Unit, signed by the facilities' Operations Engineering Superintendent and transmitted to the Operations Inspection Division of the Inspection Department by January 31 of each year. • Standard Drawings are mandatory to the extent indicated by specific Saudi SAEP-110, para. 3.1 Aramco Engineering Standards (SAESs) and Saudi Aramco Materials System Specifications (SAMSSs). • SAMSSs are material or equipment specifications that establish minimum SAEP-119, para. 3.1 engineering, design, fabrication, and testing requirements for procured material or equipment and cover material or equipment that are procured on a repetitive basis. • SAESs are generally not applied retroactively to the maintenance and repair SAEP-125, para. 3.1 of existing facilities unless there is HSE impact… • PAS Obsolescence Criteria SAEP-135, para. 3.1 • Basic purpose of an SAER (Saudi Aramco Engineering Reports)? SAEP-201, para. 1 • Instructions for obtaining WAIVERS SAEP-302, para. 3.0 • "After-the-Fact" Waiver Request SAEP-302, para. 3.3 • Library Drawings differ from Standard Drawings, being not mandatory SAEP-305, para. 1.1 and.. • SAEP-306 only for piping designed to ASME B31.4/31.8 SAEP-306, para. 1.0 • Metal loss on fittings not in SAEP-306 scope SAEP-306, para. 3.1.4 Jerry Hernandez Page 15 11/28/2005 QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES • Non-corrosion damage, such as cracks, dents, gouges or grooves, shall be SAEP-306, para. 3.2.3 identified and reported to the Responsible OED or CSD for evaluation. • 10% rule on press. Design thickness with pipe still maintaining integrity SAEP-306, para. 3.3.2 • Evaluate strength of corroded pipelines SAEP-306 • Insp. Dept. audits autonomous Insp. Units SAEP-308, para. 1.0 • Abqaiq Plants Ops. Eng. Insp./Corr. Unit shall inspect Community SAEP-309, para. 4.6 Facilities in Al-Farhah and Abqaiq main camps, Abqaiq bulk plant (PLT- 279) in Abqaiq Community Industrial area, Industrial & Management Training Centers and Operation Support Facilities in Al-Farhah and Abqaiq main camps. • SACCID/INSP. is responsible for community facilities in Udhailiyah, SAEP-309, para. 4.7 Mubarraz/Al Hasa area and at the Qurayyah Aramco Beach Facility. • Uncovering U/G sections limited to 15.24 m separated by buried sections of SAEP-310, para. 3.1.2.3 equal length • 400 mm working clearance for P/L repair SAEP-310, para. 3.1.2.4 (SAES-W- 012) • About Pyrophoric materials SAEP-310, para. 3.1.4.1.3 • All mechanized repair equipment to be located upwind SAEP-310, para. 3.1.4.1.5 • Maximum allowable welding press. to avoid weld blow out SAEP-310, para. 3.1.4.5 • USE Low hydrogen electrodes FOR WELDING ON LINES UNDER SAEP-310, para. 3.1.4.5.6 PRESSURE • No welding on compressed air lines SAEP-310, para. 3.1.4.5.7 • Flow is required during welding SAEP-310, para. 3.1.4.5.10 • ‘No flow’ situations to be approved by GS Ops. Engineering and Ops. Supt. SAEP-310, para. 3.1.4.5.11 • For a pipeline crack, rupture or any other case which cannot be repaired by SAEP-310, para. 3.2.2 hot tapping, patching or sleeving, the failed section shall be removed by cold cutting and a replacement section installed. • Minimum length of replacement section (insert) to be not less than 2D SAEP-310, para. 3.2.2.3.1 • Length of transition or pup pieces welded to other pipe, fittings or valves to SAEP-310, para. 3.2.2.3.2 be 6” or longer • Steel tapered plugs (for repair) not permitted on normally scraped lines SAEP-310, para. 3.2.3.1.1 • Full encirclement sleeves to use on leaking lines or on lines below pressure SAEP-310, para. 3.2.3.3.1 design thickness • Backing strips required on sleeves with longitudinal butt-welded seam SAEP-310, para. 3.2.3.3.2 • Minimum length of repair sleeve to be 4” (no maximum length) SAEP-310, para. 3.2.3.3.2 • Sleeve thickness required SAEP-310, para. 3.2.3.3.3 • Repair of Surface Defects and External Corrosion SAEP-310, para. 3.2.4 • Repairs of HIC in pipelines SAEP-310, para. 3.2.5 • Required repairs on internally coated lines SAEP-310, para. 3.2.7 • It is permitted to weld across an existing long., spiral or girth weld seam of SAEP-310, para. 3.3.1.3 the P/L. • Required welding sequence on repair sleeves SAEP-310, para. 3.3.3 • A minimum of two (2) magnesium anodes shall be used for supplemental SAEP-310, para. 3.7.2 cathodic protection. • Installation of Hot Tapped connections SAEP-311 • No hot tap permitted when HIC or lamination is evident SAEP-311, para. 3.5.7 • The hot tap machine shall have Pressure test once every four months and SAEP-311, para. 3.8.2.1 overhaul once every 12 months. • A body and high pressure seat test (on both sides of the seat) shall be SAEP-311, para. 3.8.6 performed in the shop on all hot tap valves prior to installation. • After installation of the branch connection, but prior to installing the SAEP-311, para. 3.8.7 reinforcing pad or full encirclement ring, a full hydrostatic pressure test shall be applied to the branch connection. • A pneumatic test of 173 kPa (ga) (25 psi) shall be applied to the reinforcing SAEP-311, para. 3.8.8 pad or ring after installation. Jerry Hernandez Page 16 11/28/2005 QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES • Use of weld plus ends couplings SAEP-312 • Use of PLIDCO split sleeves SAEP-313 • Use of PLIDCO repair clamps SAEP-314 • Installation of stopple fittings SAEP-315 • All coating applicators to be certified SAEP-316, para. 3.1 • T & I of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers SAEP-317 • RV installation/deletion/changes SAEP-318 • Dhahran OID responsible for overall administration of RV program SAEP-318, para. 6.1 • Each RV shall be identified by attaching a corrosion resistant metal tag SAEP-318, para. 9.1 FIRMLY secured by a 16 gage stainless steel wire. • The RV number shall be die stamped on the body of screw type valves, on SAEP-318, para. 9.3 the outlet flange of flanged RVs. Also, stamping of the mating pipe flange or installing a field RV number tag is recommended to avoid installation errors. • All other RVs shall be painted with the mandatory aluminum color, as per SAEP-318, para. 9.6 SAES-B-067. • TEST RVs used for PRESSURE TESTING shall be identified with a SAEP-318, para. 12.3 corrosion resistant metal tag and… • A RV in a mothballed facility shall remain in SAP system under Relief SAEP-318, para. 13.0 Valve equipment category and... • RV routine T&I and Maintenance SAEP-319 • The MAXIMUM TEST INTERVAL shall be 36 months except… SAEP-319, para. 5.2 • A RV shall, as a minimum, be shop disassembled at every third test interval SAEP-319, para. 5.2.1 for an internal inspection. • CSD issued Technical Alert 16/94 (Alert16) which requires the integral SAEP-319, para. 5.2.3 RVs in Grove Model B-5 ball valves to be replaced… • Intervals for RVs in Mothballed Facilities… SAEP-319, para. 5.6 • As a minimum, PRESSURE TEST RVs shall be DISASSEMBLED SAEP-319, para. 5.7.2 annually. • RV shop disassembly shall be required when… SAEP-319, para. 7.9 • After each successful T&I, an external inspection on a RV shall be SAEP-319, para. 7.18 conducted by Inspection Unit to ensure proper installation and identification. • An In-place RV T&I shall be approved when it is feasible and safe to adjust SAEP-319, para. 10.1 a RV on line, and the RV has satisfied the disassembly requirements. • SAUDI ARAMCO welders certification SAEP-321 • Contractor Welders certification SAEP-323 • Inspection Requirements for Pressurized Equipment SAEP-325 • RBA FOR IN-PLANT STATIC EQUIPMENT SAEP-343 • Minimum requirements to assemble pressure containing bolted flanged SAEP-351 joints including bolt tightening… • HIPS - When should they be considered or applied? SAEP-354, para. 4.1 • Pressure Relief Valve Conventional and Balanced Types SAEP-1027 • During every T & I, inspect lube/seal oil and fluid power systems to SAEP-1028 determine the need for chemical cleaning. • Weld Test Supplements SAEP-1101 THRU 1117 • Use of Form 3099A RV Authorization SAEP-1131 • Use of RV test stand SAEP-1132 • RV TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION SAEP-1134 • OSI ADMINISTRATION SAEP-1135 • SAUDI ARAMCO NDT Personnel certification SAEP-1140 • CONTRACTORS NDT Personnel certification SAEP-1142 • RADIOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION SAEP-1143 • MAGNETIC PARTICLE EXAMINATION SAEP-1144
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QUICK GUIDE TO SAUDI ARAMCO STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES • PENETRANT EXAMINATION SAEP-1145 • MANUAL UT TESTING SAEP-1146 • Inspection Department is responsible on all capital projects managed by or SAEP-1150 for Saudi Aramco. • Approving ready-mixed concrete mix design to avoid redundancy of SAEP-1152 reviewing previously accepted mixes… • ELECTRICAL INSPECTION 00-SAIP-51 • SMALL PIPE NIPPLE INSPECTION 01-SAIP-01 • RETIREMENT THICKNESS OF IN-PLANT PIPING 01-SAIP-02 • Saudi Aramco procedure for hydrotesting flexible piping… 01-SAIP-05 • Inspection and evaluation instructions for the installation of the HDPE 01-SAIP-07 (High Density Polyethylene) molded flange/pipe liner... • Inspection of Positive Seal Coupling Systems 02-SAIP-01 • Inspection requirements for use of metal studs in buildings… 12-SAIP-50 • Inspection Procedure for Conduit/Cable Trays 15-SAIP-50 • Inspection requirements prior to and during installation of PVC coated rigid 15-SAIP-51 steel conduits. • Inspection and the witnessing of specific tasks performed during the routine 16-SAIP-11 scheduled maintenance of GRAM type high voltage oil switches rated 2.4 kV to 34.5 kV. • Inspection guidelines to be followed for the installation of Cathodic 17-SAIP-50 Protection Deep Anode Beds… • Inspection of AIR-COOLED HEAT EXCHANGERS 32-SAIP-11 • Guidelines of conducting HAZOP SAER 5437 • Guidelines for acceptance, alarm, and shutdown vibration limits for rotating SAER 5659 equipment throughout Saudi Aramco… • Corrosivity of multiphase system SAER 5686 • Concrete Repair Manual SAER 5803