Electrical Safety Operating Procedures Version 7.

ESOP 15 BOUNDARY PROCEDURE FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE

POWER SYSTEM HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
- INTERIOR

1. GENERAL

1.1 The Infrastructure Power system generation, transmission and distribution,

with its associated substations and electrical plant, requires clearly defined
boundaries of responsibility to be established for the Control personnel, who
are involved in the system control and operation of these interconnected HV
electrical systems.
1.2 The ESR require a CP to be appointed in writing for each section of a HV
system, within defined electrical boundaries, and this PROCEDURE
identifies where such boundaries exist in the Infrastructure Power system
generation, transmission and distribution system.
1.3 Attached to this PROCEDURE, are a SCHEDULE and a set of single line
diagrams, which clearly define system boundaries and identify each PDO
operations Electrical group, including MEWresponsible for a system's
control and operation.
Appendix A (SCHEDULE) and Appendix B (list of single line diagrams)
refer.

2. IDENTIFICATION OF PDO & 3RD PARTY

OPERATIONS ELECTRICAL GROUPS OF PERSONNEL

2.1 Solely for the purpose of this PROCEDURE it is necessary to choose terms
that clearly identify personnel who are to control and operate circuits and
APPARATUS that make up the total interconnected electrical system.
2.2 The Area Operations (PFAT : Production Flow Asset Team) Electrical
Supervisor and personnel responsible to this post have been referred to
collectively as 'Distribution Staff' and shall be identified as 'DIST' in this
PROCEDURE.
2.3 The Head of Power System Operations & Maintenance personnel
responsible to this post have been referred to collectively as 'Transmission
staff' and shall be identified as 'TRANS' in this PROCEDURE.
2.4 The Area Estate Services Electrical Supervisors and the personnel
responsible to this post have been referred to collectively as 'Estate Services
Staff' and shall be identified as 'EST' in this PROCEDURE.
2.5 Staff employed by the Ministry of Electricity and Water have been referred
to collectively as 'Ministry of Electricity and Water Staff' and shall be
identified as 'MEW' in this PROCEDURE.
Note: Exactly who the above identified groups of PDO staff are in terms of
reference indicators depends on the organisational structure in place at the
time. ESOP 0 defines for the current organisational structure the reference
indicators for each group of PDO staff.

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3. SELECTION OF SYSTEM CONTROL

BOUNDARIES

3.1 Within any defined boundary, one CP shall be responsible for agreeing to all
operations, allowing circuits or busbars to be SWITCHED, ISOLATED,
EARTHED and ELECTRICAL SAFETY DOCUMENTS issued.
3.2 The CP shall consult with other CPs when the SWITCHING PROGRAMME
he is agreeing to will affect the electrical systems for which they are
responsible.
[see SP-1104 (ESR) Rule 5.2.2]
Example: If a switchboard controlled by 'TRANS' requires to be
isolated, then the 'TRANS' CP shall consult with the 'DIST'
CP, in case the isolation will affect any radial feeders which
are normally controlled by 'DIST'.
3.3 The control boundaries of the HV electrical systems interconnected by the
132kV overhead line shall be at the following points:-
a) The busbar spouts of isolatable metal clad circuit breakers feeding single
line radial feeders.
b) The tee-off points of the radial feeders on the 33kV overhead line rings
supplying the production facilities.

4. OPERATION OF APPARATUS

4.1 SWITCHING or the application and removal of CMEs shall be with the
agreement or at the direction of the CP responsible for that circuit or busbar.
Actual SWITCHING operations shall be performed in accordance with a
SWITCHING PROGRAMME. For apparatus which has the facility of
remote SWITCHING by Scada, for which 'DIST' is responsible for control,
then the 'TRANS' authorized person in the Yibal or Marmul Control Room
using the Scada equipment may act as an operator.
4.2 'TRANS' and 'DIST' personnel may operate any apparatus and apply and
remove CMEs on circuits for which they are not operationally responsible,
but only after request and agreement of the CP responsible for that circuit or
busbar.

5. SCHEDULE OF SYSTEM CONTROL

A Schedule of System Control Responsibilities has been produced for the

Infrastructure Power system generation, transmission and distribution
systems, to assist personnel in identifying which CP is responsible for
controlling a specific circuit within the overall system, in accordance with
the requirements laid down by the ESR.

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APPENDIX A

SCHEDULE OF SYSTEM CONTROL RESPONSIBILITIES

Note: This schedule shall be used in conjunction with the relevant single line
diagram(s), listed in appendix B.
a) TRANSMISSION & GENERATION 'TRANS' for:
· All equipment within the boundaries of the 132kV substations.
· All equipment within the boundaries of the power stations.
· All 66kV and 132kV transmission lines.
· All 33kV ring feeder and associated line isolators originating from 132kV
substations and power stations.
· Incomers and bussections of switchgear at production facilities originating
from 132kV substations and power stations.
· Incomers and bussections of switchgear in the camp/industrial substations
originating from 132kV substations and power stations.

b) DISTRIBUTION 'DIST' for:

· All 33kV overhead line high voltage feeders, except as described above.
· All distribution and electrical equipment at production facilities.
· All distribution equipment in the camp/industrial facilities.

c) ESTATE SERVICES 'EST' for:

· All electrical equipment within the boundaries of the R.O plants, except
for the main incomer feeders which are controlled by 'DIST'.
· All building services at PDO camp and industrial facilities.

d) MINISTRY OF ELECTRICITY & WATER 'MEW' for:

· All electrical distribution equipment to Wadi Aswad, Kabeeshat and
Arraha and the distribution network within those places, including the
33kV disconnectors and the 33kV auto recloser at the Natih tee-off from
the 33kV ring main.
· All electrical distribution equipment to and inside Haima town
downstream of the outgoing auto-recloser at the Bahja camp/Haima town
tee-off. The auto-recloser is controlled by ‘DIST”

· All electrical distribution equipment to Ghubrat village downstream of the

fuses installed in the terminal pole of the 33kV overhead line to well
Jalmud 4. The switch and fuses of this terminal pole are controlled by
‘DIST”.

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APPENDIX B

LIST OF SINGLE LINE DIAGRAMS

BOUNDARY DETAILS

Note: The following single line diagrams, form part of this ESOP
DRAW.
ISSUE
NO. AREA DESCRIPTION/SUB AREA REV.
DATE
EFD 4 ....
0252 003 ANZAUZ-NIMR ANZAUZ,SUWAIHAT,BAHJA,SAYYALA 12/99 C
HUBARA,RIMA,RUNIB & NIMR-EAST
252 004 NIMR- NIMR-WEST,AMIN,AMAL & MARMUL 12/99 C
MARMUL
0252 005 LEKHWAIR- LEKHWAIR,YIBAL,FAHUD & NAHADA 10/98 B
FAHUD
0252 006 ALHUWAISA- ALHUWAISA, SAIH NIHAYDA, 10/98 B
BARIK SAIHRAWL AND BARIK

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