Annexure - I

Minimum Inter Distances for Various Station Facilities (Other than LPG)

S. From or To 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
No.
1 Booster or Mainline X 16 X 16 30 30 30 16 30 30 X X X X
Pump Shed
2 Scraper Launcher or 16 X X 16 30 16 16 16 30 16 X X X X
Receiver
3 Filters or Metering X X X 16 30 16 30 16 30 16 X X X X
or Sampling point or
Sump Tanks
4 Control Room UPS 16 16 16 X 16 16 X X 30 X 16 16 16 16
or SCADA-Telecom
or Office building
5 Fire Pump House or 30 30 30 16 X 12 X 16 60 X X 30 30 30
Fire water storage
tanks
6 Compound Wall 30 16 16 16 12 X X 6 16 X 5 16 16 16
7 Elect Substation or 30 16 30 X X X X X # # 16 30 30 30
Switch Yard or
Transformers
8 Motor Control 16 16 16 X 16 6 X X # # 16 16 30 30
Centre or Power
Control Centre or
Variable Frequency
Drive
9 API Oil Water 30 30 30 30 60 16 # # X # X 30 30 X
Separators (open
type)
10 Service Building 30 16 16 X X X # # # X 16 16 16 16
(Stores or
Amenities)
11 Station Block Valves X X X 16 X 5 16 16 X 16 X X X X
12 Metering System X X X 16 30 16 30 16 30 16 X X X X
13 Sump Tank (U/G) X X X 16 30 16 30 30 30 16 X X X X
14 API Separator X X X 16 30 16 30 30 x 16 X X X X
(closed type)

Notes:

I. All distances are in meters. All distances shall be measured between the nearest points on the
perimeter of each facility.
II. # - Safety distances as per OISD-STD-118.
III. For other station facilities not covered in the above shall be governed by OISD- STD- 118.
IV. x - Any distance suitable for constructional and operation convenience.
V. Firewater hydrant or monitors shall be installed at a minimum 15 m away from the equipment or
facilities to be protected.
VI. For the distance from compound wall, the distance mentioned in this table and the requirement of
local bylaws (if any) whichever is higher shall govern.