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Generic list. Add / delete rows as appropriate to suit your plant.
Use for self-check or as template. Add more columns in landscape layout or in A3 size for more P&IDs P&ID No
No Issue 00x
A General/ Drafting
1 Approved Legend Sheet. Does it carry details of all loops shown simplified in P&IDs
2 General notes common to all P&IDs: Capture in legend sheets. Don’t repeat in P&IDs
3 Format: Title Block, Project Name, Logo, Proprietary/ Confidential Information statement
4 P&ID Name/ Number/ Revision Number/ Signatures
5 P&ID List with correct revision numbers against each P&ID
6 Layout: Not Congested. Right Font size
7 Thick, Thin Lines to identify major/ minor process/ utility lines. Package or Skid Limit lines
8 Equipment No and Description + Spare. Details match with PFD/ Datasheet
9 Streams match with PFD
10 Control valves and control schemes match with PFD
11 Isolatable sections: SDVs/ BDVs match with PSFD
12 Revisions Identified. Previous revision markups removed
13 Holds identified and listed
14 Notes minimized and kept short. Show short notes right on the spot next to the object/ line
15 In and out stream names, arrows, destinations match other P&IDs
16 Future Expansion provisions
17 Modifications of existing P&IDs - changes clouded

B Wellheads
1 Start-up pressurization. Diesel/ methanol injection in LP side. Low temp/ hydrate/ MOC Issues
2 Caution Box: “Throttle choke and pressurize slowly watching for low temperature/ icing
downstream. Hydrate/ icing/ deposit blockage may lead to high downstream pressure”
3 Viscous oils. Waxy deposits congeal and plug. High backpressure and restart difficult. Heat
trace/ insulate/ flush the lines with hot produced or seawater as soon production stops
4 Sand: Sand probes. Target Tees. Metal seated ball valves
5 No small bore PT annulus tubing downstream of SDV. P&ID Note: “SDV close to Wellhead”

C Flowlines and Pipelines

1 Avoid 2” pressurization lines across import/ export SDVs. Small bore rupture. Go for 4” min
2 If HIPPS, check Process Safety Time (PST). PSV in LP section for HIPPS valves leak
3 Slugging: V-Bore ball valve pinched sequentially based on Inlet Sep LCV in DCS. Longer lines first
4 Slugging: Mark in P&ID: “Slug prone lines. Support properly”
5 Water Injection: Caution Box: “Oil, Gas and H2S may backflow. Caution while breaking flanges”
6 API 14C - Flowline: SDV/ PAHH/ PALL. Check valves at manifold
LP header/ flowlines. PSV based on SIL study or 2 out of 5 wells
7 API 14C - Pipeline In: SDV + check valve. Out: PAHH/ PALL/ PSV + check valve

D Pig Launchers/ Receivers

1 Design Pressure. Thermal PSV. PSV if designed to ASME. No PSV if designed to pipeline code
2 2” pressure balance/ equalization line with a NO valve, from inlet piping to door end
3 Nozzles: Minimize holes. All tappings for vent, utility, PSV and PG from 2” balance line
4 Drain: Close to the door in Receiver. Close to outlet in Launcher. Slope marked towards drain
5 P&ID Note: “Door to face seaside or fence”
6 P&ID Note: “IDs of minor barrel, outlet valve bore and main line should match”
7 Potential dead leg in the cavity between DBB valves. High corrosion
8 Drip trays/ drain arrangements for handling pigs

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9 Launcher/ Receiver valves interlock. Some do. Many don’t. Check with client

E Vessels & Columns

1 Design Pressure/ PSV set point. Full or Partial Vacuum? Alarm and trip set points
2 Min inlet straight length. P&ID Note: “No valve or expansion/contraction/ bends within 10D”
3 Inlet Device/ Demister/ Tray/ Packed Beds / Spray nozzles Indicated
4 Instrumentation: PG/TG/LGs/ Foam Detector. 3 Nozzles for Interphase measurement. Column
TI/TT thermowells in vapor space are longer than the TI/TT thermowells in downcomer. Add a
note to specify required location to order correctly. (R Sundar)
5 Level settings tabulated. LALL based on Process Safety Time (PST) for outlet SDV to close
6 Note: LT of LIC to track LT of trips and provide discrepancy alarm
7 Inlet Slug Control - by pinching V bore ball valves in inflow lines or inlet LCV
8 Avoid vapor outlet PCV to compressor. Blocked outlet + Starves/ fluctuates compressor feed
9 Flare PCV. No need to size for 100%. 40-60% OK per Dynamic Simulation. Better control
10 Test Sep: Vapor outlet dPCV for better pressure control + give constant ∆P for LCVs
11 Do NOT oversize Inlet Sep for 10% to 90% water cut. Vary LAL/NLL/LAHH over years
12 Minimum vessel elevation for pump NPSH etc
13 Blanket Gas/ PVRV/ Blowoff hatch/ Vent Bird-Bug Screen/ Flame Arrestor + Glycol-Water seal
14 Vent, drain, steam-out, utility supply, purging lines. Open drains and vents plugged/ blinded
15 Start-up, shut down, initial fill connection, Manholes/ handholes shown
16 Nozzles numbers and locations match data sheets. Nozzle class if different from piping
17 Vortex breaker on liquid outlets
18 Vessel Trim Material/ Line numbered
19 Insulation, Tracing/ Heating/ Jacket requirements - for LG/LT. Radar type LT for heavy oil
20 Caution Box: Mercury/ Sand Accumulation. Pyrophoric materials. HC/ H2S release on wetting
21 Desanding jets/ sand removal
22 Sand: Liquid outlet nozzles to project 6” above vessel bottom to stay clear of sand accumulation
23 Low sand/debris collection weir in Drain Vessels, near inlet. Manhole u/s of weir
24 Gas blowby to d/s LP vessel. Option to up pressure to eliminate load + reduce LP Flare size
25 Column Top Pressure control details. Vacuum Column Pressure control
26 Column Temperature control details
27 Column Bottom PSV if trays/ packings can choke
28 Piping 3D Review: No flanges within vessel skirt. No piping blocking of manholes. PSV pipes
29 API 14C: PAHH/ PALL/ LAHH/ LALL/ PSV. Check valves at vapor and liquid outlets
30 P&ID Caution Box: “Vent first and then drain under gravity”

F Storage Tanks
1 Depiction - Cone Roof, Floating, Tank in Tank
2 Pressure settings
3 Blanket Gas/ PVRV/ Blowoff hatch/ Vent Bird-Bug Screen/ Flame Arrestor + Glycol-Water seal
4 Grouped vents of tanks in similar service reduce blanket gas demand. Check vent isolation.
Poor vapor freeing in connected tanks while doing hot work in one is a common cause of fire
5 Heating coils. Discharge heater. Agitator. Mixers
6 Level settings tabulated
7 Note: LT of LIC to track LT of trips and provide discrepancy alarm
8 Inlet velocity: Limit for non-conducting fluids like Naphtha to avoid static electricity spark
9 Vent size > Inlet size
10 Bunding requirement shown
11 Piping 3D Review: No piping blocking of manholes
12 Caution Box: “Water ingress in tanks storing hot oil. Water boil off + roll over/ steaming issues”

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13 API 14C: LAHH/ LALL/ PSV/ Vent + Flame Arrestor

Low Temperature Storage Tanks - Double Walled Tanks. (R Sundar)

1 Show correctly the number and size of PSVs and VRVs, to plan and add access platform/
manifold/ routing etc and avoid later hiccups
2 Check P&ID/ Datasheet: All piping and Instrument connections are on top only
3 Check withdrawable submerged pumps are shown in a pipe column with FB isolation valve and
N2 purge. Annulus Pumps to pump out leaks. Similar arrangement
4 Tank bottom tank electrical heater: Provided with TI/TAL.
5 Add a note: Platform access to PSVs and VRVs; Electrical lift to operating platform in top
6 BOG Compressors: Duty + Standby or N + 1

G Heat Exchangers
1 Depiction - PCHE, Shell & Tube, Air Cooler - Bays & Fans
2 Inlet/ outlet TG/ PG/ Vent/ Drain. All nozzles as in datasheet
3 Hot & Cold fluids sides shown correctly. Cold fluid flows up. Hot fluid flows down
4 Temperature control. Auto-variable speed/ pitch or switched off fans in Air cooler
5 Process or Cold/ Hot Side bypass?
6 Inlet distribution to parallel HX/ symmetrical piping to various bays/ bundles
7 Two phase lines outlets free drain to d/s vessel
8 Insulation
9 Space for Shell/ Tube mechanical/ chemical cleaning. Spare bundle for dirty stock/ Wellfluids
10 Inlet / Outlet Isolation
11 Backwash connections in Cooling Water side
12 Butterfly flow-balancing valve in Cooling / Heating Medium lines
13 Steam-out connections. Design T if steam-out
14 LP side protection. Thermal PSVs on cold side
15 Tube rupture - SDVs, inlet check valve. 2 RDs in series on shell. 1 set for LP/MP. 2 sets for HP
16 Elevation requirement for thermosyphon reboilers. Square pitch in Kettle reboiler
17 Spared reboiler? Go for its own thermal PSV. Accidental heating medium introduction case!
18 High Temp protection HX downstream
19 Winterizing requirements
20 Isolation
21 Seawater Coolers: Seawater on tube side
22 API 14C: Process/ Cold side - PAHH/ PALL/ PSV. Hot/ LP side - PAHH/ PALL/ PSV

H Fired Equipment
1 Depiction - Helical/ VC/ Box/ Cabin/ Twin Cell
2 No of tube passes. FIC per pass? FALL at outlet. Inlet/ outlet symmetrical in vaporizing service
3 DG at fire box floor and top + below and above stack damper
4 TG at fire box top + above/ below each service in convection + TG/TAH at convection exit
5 Skin thermocouples for each pass - near radiant outlet and on shock tubes
6 Snuffing steam to fire box and header box. Steam : air decoking or pigging connections
7 Soot blower steam. Plant Air for pneumatic motors
8 Flame detection/ FAL for pilot/ main flame
9 Fuel: PCV / PALL for pilot line. PCV/FCV / PAL for main fuel. TSO - SDV in fuel inlet
10 Fuel Oil: Atomising steam? Waste Gas: Flame Arrestor or Seal?
11 Stack O2/ CO analysers. Flue Gas sampling at stack
12 Minimum height of air intake stack to avoid hydrocarbon suck in and explosion
13 SDV location minimum distance for equipment/ fired heater - fuel gas and snuffing steam
14 Ball or plug valves for fuel
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15 Caution Box: “Purge before a light-up and after a failed light up. Avoid explosions”
16 API 14C: PAHH/ PALL/ LAHH/ LALL/ TAHH process + stack. Check valves at vapor + liquid outlets
17 API 14C: SDV/ PAHH/ PALL for Fuel Gas. Flame Detector. Natural Draft: Flame Arrestor @ air
inlet. Stack arrestor @ stack. Forced Draft: Motor interlock. Air PALL

I Pumps
1 Depiction to match pump and driver type
2 Min flow: RO for pumps < 35 kW. Common FCV < 250 kW. Individual FCV +FALL > 500 kW. Min
flow routed not to suction but to suction source vessel. PCV spill back in PD pump
3 Large pumps: Suction PALL, discharge PAHH + recycle cooler. Others: dPG across inlet filter in
clean service. If dirty dPA. FALL if pump head curve is flat
4 Avoid common spare pump for 2 different services. Wrong line up + inability to trip a pump on
LALL/ PAHH can cause accidents and losses
5 Auto-Start requirement. Suction header sized for n+1 pumps to start standby pumps
6 Heater Feed: Spare pump on separate power source or turbine drive. Hold-up in source vessel
7 Light ends pump vents routed back to source vessel
8 Cryogenic pumps discharge thermal PSV
9 Pressure rating. Spec break at suction valve inlet
10 Pulsation Dampeners + PSV u/s of discharge block valve for Positive Displacement Pumps
11 Suction graduating cylinder in metering/ dosing pumps
12 Utility Connection at suction to purge after a shutdown before opening the pump casing - in
Amine and Light Ends or hot and heavy viscous fluids to avoid congealing
13 Pump Seal Plan + Seal Flush System + Cooling + Lube Oil System P&IDs referenced
14 Suction filter
15 Check valve at discharge d/s of min flow. Bleed between check and block valves
16 Standby pump kept hot via discharge check valve bypass in hot service > 150°C. In recip pumps,
a common line from discharge to pump suction
17 Insulation. Heat tracing
18 Suction + Discharge Vent & Drain
19 Suction/ Discharge PG/ TG
20 Flat-top eccentric reducer in suction. Min 5-10D straight length
21 Check: Layout/ piping that suction line is as short as possible. Pipers route it long
22 Freeze protection?
23 API 14C: Suction SDV for Pipeline Pump. Discharge PAHH/ PALL/ PSV + check valve

J Compressors
1 Depiction to match compressor and driver type. Driver details and controls
2 Min flow recycle/ Anti-Surge/ suction PCV/ FIC. Suction PCV spill back in Recip
3 Suction Filter. PALL located d/s of suction filter + Discharge PAH/ PAHH/ TAH/ TAHH/ PSV
4 Auto-Start requirement. Suction header sized for n+1 to start standby compressors
5 Settle-out pressure. Stages in common casing settle-out together
6 Slope shown in inlet line towards scrubber and d/s of ASV
7 Pulsation Dampeners for Recip Compressors
8 Blowdown
9 Check valve, non-slam type at outlet. Bleed between check and block valves
10 Dry Gas Seal: Treated gas. Condensing liquids in saturated gas damage seal on trip/ cooling
11 Cooling + Lube Oil System P&IDs referenced
12 Discharge SDV opening permissive dPT tapped upstream of discharge check valve
13 Bellows/ Expansion/ Flexi-piping
14 Insulation. Suction/ Discharge Acoustic Lining
15 N2 purge connection d/s of suction and u/s discharge block valves
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16 Suction/ Discharge PG/ TG
17 Suction + Discharge + Casing Vent & Drain
18 Chemical cleaning. Suction passivation requirements
19 Discharge Cooling Arrangement
20 Vendor package limit. Vibration monitoring
21 Piping Review: Include compressor auxiliary piping in design reviews as is done for main lines
23 API 14C: Suction SDV / PAHH/ PALL/ PSV. Discharge TAHH/ PAHH/ PALL/ PSV + check valve

K Piping
1 Line size, number, Piping Class details. New line number on spec/ class changes
2 Minimum 2” size to avoid “Dropped Object Rupture”
3 Valve sizes in lines without numbers
4 Valve type - ball, globe, gate, butterfly. Check valve type - non-slam, wafer, swing shown right
5 Spec breaks - Pressure and Temperature
6 “Do Not Pocket” in 2-Phase or condensing or corrosive lines; Pump/ Compressor suction; flare
7 Top take off identified for vapour lines; fuel gas and oil
8 Steam purge connections at dead-ends of transfer lines
9 Transfer line sonic velocity limitations in vacuum service
10 Two phase and slug prone lines identified with note “Two Phase. Slugs. Support properly”
11 Equipment isolation: Spec blinds (open/closed)/ spades/ removable spools/ DBB (Double Block
and bleed). DBB is required for instrumentation tappings too. Include a separate DBB legend in
P&ID Legend sheet. Piping may miss and buy a single valve. (R Sundar)
12 LO/ LC/ CSO/ CSC/ NO/ NC/ Interlock/ FB valves identified
13 Minimize LO/LC in consultation with client to safety critical items. In an emergency CSO/ CSC/
NO/ NC enable fast and timely response
14 SDV location specified at a minimum distance from equipment/ fired heater
15 SDVs at either end of HC piping on offshore bridges to minimize loss of inventory
16 Pressure equalization across SDV >6” and dP > 2 bar. Warm-up bypass
17 Specific valve etc location note “LG visible from” “Locate LCV/FCV/PCV close to”
18 Battery limit valve + spec blind
19 Steam lines: Valve at header + inlet/ outlet of user
20 DBB with a check valve for utility supply to piping/ equipment. Avoid permanent connection
21 Flare, vent and drains routed to a box and not to a header that runs across P&IDs. Hook-up
sequence is based on equipment locations and shown correctly in header P&IDs
22 Vent & Drains spec breaks in 600# and above at header and not after valve. Choked P >150#
23 Vent: ‘Safe Location’ identified. Silencers or Bird/ Bug Screen as required
24 Insulation flanges and gaskets for dissimilar metals
25 Details of actuated valves, sampling etc to match legend sheet
26 Gravity flow lines. Vacuum breaker goose neck in overboard dump lines
27 Slopes or Free draining marked
28 Sample connections. Sample connections with vent/drain hook-ups in H2S/ aromatics service.
Coolers for hot liquid / sample drains. Gas sample tapped from pipe top; from side for liquids
29 Sand/ slurry lines identified. Target Tees. Metal seated ball valves?
30 Seal legs and overflow lines defined
31 Upstream and d/s straight lengths stated for flow meters
32 Corrosion Probe / Coupon
33 Chemical injection points. Injection quills
34 Chemical cleaning or passivation
35 Special items identified: Inline mixers; spray nozzles; Flame Arrestors; pulsation dampeners etc
36 LT/HT interface: Min 10D or 3 m u/s of HT. Cold Creep u/s from LT source min 50D/ 10m
37 Insulation: Acoustic, hot, cold and personnel protection > 60°C or < 10°C
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38 Note: “Inspection windows in insulation. Check Corrosion under insulation (CUI) periodically”
39 “Do NOT Insulate” identified for internally lined vessels
40 Electrical or steam tracing identified. Vessel bridles traced as required
41 No orphan check valves - checks without d/s block valves to avoid d/s system shutdown
42 Vendor package limit or Contractor Scope of Work. Tie-In Points. Check against vendor P&ID
43 Minimum 20D before a bend after PCV/LCV/ Steam - Water Injection points
44 Minimum distance between Scrubber and Glycol Contactor. Line insulated/ heat traced
45 Piping Review: Dead pockets or low point dead legs minimized
46 Piping Review: MOC. HTHA attack. Design out incompatible components being interchanged
47 Piping Review: Small bore pipes that branch off large pipes have failed due to poor support/
vibrations. Usually in compressor or pump discharge lines

L Filters/ Strainers
1 Spare. Inlet/ outlet Valves. Wash connection
2 Vent, Drain, PGs
3 dPG/ dPT - dPA
4 FI, if required

M Packages
1 Equipment listed with Tag No
2 Tie-in points marked with numbers, matching main P&IDs

N Instruments
1 Symbols right. All instruments numbered correctly
2 Alarms before trips. Trip set points
3 Control & trip action signals shown correctly. Cascading controls/ trips. PSD/USD/ESD
4 ESD/ HIPPS / BDV valves marked right
5 Interlocks
6 Interface with vendor package/ other facilities
7 Control valve size, u/s and d/s block valves, bleed, drain and bypass. FO/FC positions. TSO?
Note: NO SOV on control valve. Separate SDVs only
8 Control valve noise issues
9 PT compensation for flow meters. FO upstream of FCV. TTs marked 10D d/s of FI/ PT
10 Dirty service: Diaphragm type instruments
11 Spec breaks d/s of LCV/PCV/FCV
12 Minimum 20D from LCV/PCV/FCV to downstream PSV to avoid pressure fluctuations
13 Minimum 20D from LCV/PCV/FCV to downstream bends to avoid erosion
14 Minimum distance from LCV/FCV to upstream source in flashing service
15 Strainers u/s turbine/ rota meters in dirty service or control valve with small parts
16 Check DBB requirement is captured in Instrumentation legend sheets too (R Sundar)
17 Gas Chromatograph Fast Loop: Locate Gas Chromatograph in a 2” line across a high ΔP device,
e.g. control valve to avoid dead time in sampling. (R Sundar)

O Relief & Flare

1 PSV type depiction
2 PSV size. Set Press. Inlet LO - LC. Outlet LO valves. u/s bleed. FB at inlet
3 Set points staggered for multiple PSVs. Size Vs Set Point - RP 526, as bigger the PSV lower is SP
4 PSV sparing philosophy - thermal/ fire cases
5 Inlet isolation for thermal/ fire PSVs or spared trains equipment. For inspection in dirty service
6 Weep holes in PSVs discharging to atmosphere
7 Slopes or Free draining: PSV/BDV inlet & outlet
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8 Top take off for PSV inlet. Top entry for PSV outlet
9 Purge connections. Steam purge to PSV tail pipes in coking service
10 Heavy oil: Heat trace PSV inlet and outlet to unit blowdown/ CDD provided with a heating coil
11 RD: In fouling, slurry, polymerizing and coking services. Short inlet or protrude into source
12 RD: PAH/PG in between RD and PSV
13 LT/HT interface: Min 10D or 3 m u/s of HT. Cold Creep u/s from LT source min 50D/ 10m
14 “No Pockets” d/s of LT source to avoid icing/ hydrate blockage. Dry Ice blockage in CO2 service
15 Acid Gas: S + Iron Sulphide deposits blockage. Avoid routing SO2 streams to Acid Gas Header;
add RDs upstream of PSVs in SO2 sources; spec blind SO2 maintenance vents
16 Purge: Header dead ends. Higher rates with lighter than air gas. Sweep gas with hot releases
17 Flare header P&ID as per plot plan layout
18 Flare Header MOC: Don’t count on heating to avoid SS/LTCS
19 Avoid subsea U pockets to offshore flare
20 Low Temperature Storage Tanks usually require a number of large sized PSVs and VRV (Vapor
Relief Valves). Instead of showing a single tag items, show correctly the number and size to plan
and add access platform/ manifold/ routing etc and avoid later hiccups (R Sundar)
21 Long run large dia flare headers. Tough to pneumatic test and supports are not usually
designed for hydrotest. Add a note, if hydrotest is required. (R Sundar)
22 Onshore oil terminal. Do not run flare headers on the ground. Results in liquid accumulation
and oil spewing out of flare tips. Burning liquid rain and black soot deposits

P Drain
1 Spec Blind at source vessel nozzle. 2 ball valves. Not 1 ball + 1 globe. Avoid closed spec blind
2 Gas blowby calculations for sources > 300#. CDD vapor outlet sized to limit CDD pressure <DP
3 Heating coil in viscous service
4 Combine with LP Flare KOD?
5 Isolation: “LO” valves at inlet and gas outlet to reduce purging/ turnaround time during start-up
6 Low sand/debris collection weir in drain vessels, near inlet. Manhole u/s of weir
7 Caution Box in Mercury Service: “Mercury laden sludge. Wear PP while scooping out”
8 Drain Line: No check valve. Can get stuck with muck, mill scale, sand, sludge, waxy stuff
9 Note: Rodding/ Flushing and Cleaning requirements

Q Fuel Gas/ Diesel

1 2 x 60-100% inlet PCVs in Fuel Gas KOD with offset set points. Backup PCV takes up immediately
2 Dyn Sim: Pressure fluctuations on start/ stop of a large user (GT) to set PCV/ PALL/PAHH
3 System for n+1 GT to start standby GT
4 SS piping downstream of Filter Sep to avoid mill scale pick up and damage to burner tips
5 Caution Box: “Cold fuel gas piping may condense heavies in fuel gas during start-up and
damage burner tips and GT blades. Vent gas upstream of GT till fuel gas piping is warmed up to
avoid damage to GT components”
6 Diesel Tank: Bird/Bug Screen in vent
7 Diesel Tank: Internal coating on top 1/3 height. Humid air water condensation and corrosion

R Utilities - Air/ Oxygen/ Nitrogen, Heating & Cooling Medium

1 HM: Pump: Add a RO + 2” ball valve across discharge check valve to keep stand-by pump warm
2 HM/ CM Return: To Expansion Vessel and NOT pump suction to degas decomposition products
and detect any HC leak at users early. HC detector on Expansion Vessel vapor outlet
3 HM/ CM Expansion Tank elevation marked
4 HM: WHRU. FALL at coil outlet and not inlet to detect coil leak
5 HM: Check supply temp limit to sensitive stocks. Mix with return oil to cool to get right temp?

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6 Caution Box: “Water trapped after hydro-test/ flushing can expand enormously when HM
enters causing steam explosion. Consider oil as hydrotest medium to keep water out”
7 Flow Balance: Inlet globe valve at each WHRU to flow balance among WHRUs. System
hydraulics + static pressure differential usually results in unbalanced flow. Or individual FCVs
8 Air: 2 PCVs in supply line + another PCV in utility air supply line to maintain backpressure
9 Air: Receivers 15-20 minutes supply for safe shutdown, with pressure from say 10 to say 4 bar
10 Utility distribution P&ID as per plot plan layout
11 Inst Air Volume Bottles. Add a note. “Instead of a large common air bottle provide individual
smaller bottles in each major process unit for flexibility and independent operation. (R Sundar)

S QA/QC Comments
1 IDC/ Client/ TQ/ Previous revision comments incorporated
2 Hazop actions captured/ listed

T Start-up/ Operation/ Shutdown Requirements

1 Purging, venting, draining requirements shown. Temporary strainers provided/ identified
2 Safety shower/ Eye wash required near chemical handling areas
3 Water ingress in tanks storing hot oil. Water boil off/ steaming + roll over issues

U FPSO
1 Separators. Calming baffles + time delays on trips. Sense levels in vessel centre
2 Locate separators and columns near centre to minimize impact on levels and performance
3 CDD elevation may momentarily go up w.r.t to source
4 Piping Review: FW FRP pipe potential rupture near HC tanks. How large flows from auto-start of
large pumps can be drained without flooding and listing FPSO”.

V Supplier P&IDs
1 GT: Caution Box: “Purged enclosures. Asphyxiation risk. Check O2 levels. Use buddy system”
2 UPS: Caution Box: “H2 generated during charging can cause explosion/ fire. Check venting”
3 Electrical: Caution Box: “Do NOT locate primary and backup components in the same place”
4 Electrical: Caution Box: “Secondary local FW Pump switches in case a local fire prevents access
to FW Pumps local switch box”

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