Petroleum Development Oman L.L.C.

Layout of Onshore Facilities

Document ID SP-1127

Document Type Specification

Security Restricted

Discipline Technical Safety

Owner Lucien Van Ham, MSE4

Issue Date 15/03/2016

Version 4.0

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i Document Authorisation
Authorised For Issue

Note to user:
Any deviations from this specification require approval, as detailed in the Managing Deviations
from Technical Standards, PR-2066.

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ii Revision History
The following is a brief summary of the 4 most recent revisions to this document. Details of all
revisions prior to these are held on file by the issuing department.

Version No. Date Author Scope / Remarks

1.0 Jun-99 A.C. Sluijterman Specification developed from ERD-
(UEP1) 09-03 “Layout and Spacing of Plant
Equipment and Facilities”
2.0 Jun-04 A.C. Sluijterman Revalidation and update references
(UEP1)
3.0 Oct-10 Ian Jewitt (MSE4) Updated to bring in line with current
industry practice i.e. GE GAP.2.5.2,
UK HSE CD211, API RP 752 and
API RP 753
4.0 Mar-16 Anoop Radhakrishnan SP will only reflect amendment to
(MSE41) DEP 80.00.10.11 - Layout of onshore
facilities

iii Related Business Processes

Code Business Process
CP-122 HSE management system Code of Practice
CP-117 Project Delivery Code of Practice

iv Related Corporate Management Frame Work (CMF)

Documents
The related CMF Documents can be retrieved from the Corporate Business Control
Documentation Register CMF.

Code Business Process

SP-2062 Specification for HSE cases
SP-1190 Design for Sour Service Specification
SP-1258 Quantitative Risk Assessment
SP-1075 Fire and Explosion Risk Management
PR-1172 Permit to Work Procedure
SP-2199 Design Class Selection for Capital Projects

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
i Document Authorisation ......................................................................................................... 3
ii Revision History ..................................................................................................................... 4
iii Related Business Processes ................................................................................................. 4
iv Related Corporate Management Frame Work (CMF) Documents ........................................ 4
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 6
1.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................ 6
1.2 Changes to the Specification ............................................................................................ 6
1.3 General Definitions ........................................................................................................... 6
2 Scope ..................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Review and improvement ................................................................................................. 7
3 DEP amendments/supplements ............................................................................................ 8
4 Appendix A ........................................................................................................................... 10
4.1 Appendix 1, Glossary of Definitions, Terms and Abbreviations ..................................... 10
4.2 Appendix 2, Related Business Control Documents and References ............................. 11

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1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose
Process safety experience shows that fires or explosions in congested areas of oil and
gas facilities can result in harm to people, extensive asset damage, damage to
environment and loss of company reputation. Wherever flammable hazards exist, proper
facility siting, layout and adequate spacing between processunits and equipments are
essential to loss prevention and control.
This specification specifies requirements and gives recommendations for layout of
onshore facilities.
This specification is an amendement/supplements to the Shell DEP 80.00.10.11-Gen.
February 2016, Layout of onshore facilities.

1.2 Changes to the Specification

Previous revisions of this specification was to bring in line with the industry practices. This
revision is to avoid the multiple standards and use Shell DEP 80.00.10.11-Gen. February
2016 as a main standard with amendements/ supplements.

1.3 General Definitions

The lower-case word shall indicates a requirement.
The capitalised term SHALL [PS] indicates a process safety requirement.
The word should indicates a recommendation.

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2 Scope
This specification on layout of onshore facilities is for the protection of people, asset and
limit the escalation of incident between the process units, and is intended for modifications
to existing and design of new oil and gas facilities.

2.1 Review and improvement

This specification requires revision / update whenever DEP 80.00.10.11-Gen. is revised.

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3 DEP amendments/supplements

The amendments/supplements to Shell DEP 80.00.10.11-Gen. February 2016, Layout of

onshore facilities is listed below.
1.3.2 Specific definitions
Safety Critical Equipment(SCE)
Those SCE's that enables controlled process shutdown and/or potentially controls further
incident escalation in the event of an incident are ESD, EIV ( Emergency Isolation
Valves), Instrument Air System, UPS, Active Fire Protection System(AFP), Fire & Gas
system, Blow Down Valve(BDV) and Flare System).
The statement added to define and clarify the SCE's that enables controlled process
shutdown and/or potentially controls further incident escalation in the event of an incident.
3.2.1 General
This specification is based on the assumption that the requirements of SP- 2199, Design
Class Selection for Capital Projects and SP-1075 Fire and Explosion Risk Management
are implemented.
3.2.2, point no 4 and 7, Segregation inside the property bountary.
To confirm the separation distances between process units, physical effects modelling
(PEM) shall be used.
For plant, equipment, units, tankage, buildings and connecting/supporting infrastructure
not included in Table 4.1 and (4.3) to (4.16), it SHALL [PS] be demonstrated that the risk
of escalation from a fire and/or explosion event(s) on an adjacent process unit is ALARP
using the PEM criteria below.
Release through a medium hole size, represented by a 22 mm diameter shall be used for
estimating potential damage to adjacent process unit. Potential thermal radiation contours
shall be estimated as per SP-1258, Specification for PEM and QRA as part of the Fire
and Explosion Assessment.
Pressurised hydrocarbon process equipments of adjacent process units shall not be
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located within the 37.5 kW/m thermal radiation contours. Credit for isolation and
blowdown should be considered during PEM.
The above statement added to clarify the consequence and risk assessment methodology
and spacing criteria in the context of this specification. This criteria will ensure that the
rapid escalation of a credible incident will not happen to the adjacent process unit.
Spacing within the same process unit shall be based on accessibility, operability, and
maintenability requirements.
3.2.3 Segregation outside the facility property boundary
The following shall be used for green field and brown field projects based on PEM as per
SP-1258.
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a. Within the 10 risk contour, there shall be no third party (PDO appointed personnel or
contractors for services and public) activities unless the activities are controlled and
the Emergency Response is linked to the facilities Emergency Response. When this
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cannot be achieved the 10 contours should be within the facility fence.
b. Follow the land use planning requirements mentioned in SP-1258.
3.2.4, Toxics.
As a minimum, separation distances SHALL [PS] meet the criteria set in SP-1190,
Specification for Design for Sour Service, for plants, process units, equipment, camp and
operations/buildings in toxic services.

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4.2 MINIMUM SEPARATION DISTANCES AND SITING REQUIREMENTS, point no 2

Minimum separation distances and siting requirements SHALL [PS] meet the following
criteria.
 Minimum separation distances and siting requirements specified in Table 4.1 with
a [BOLD] annotation.
 Pressurised hydrocarbon process equipments of adjacent process units shall not
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be located within the 37.5 kW/m thermal radiation contours estimated as per SP-
1258. Credit for isolation and blowdown should be considered during PEM.
4.2 MINIMUM SEPARATION DISTANCES AND SITING REQUIREMENTS
(Offplot requirements)
For separation involving producing wells, the following criteria shall be used.
Well to Well : 95m ( based on rig movement)
Sweet Well to Facility : ( recommended to have 400 m separation to prevent unwanted
plant shutdown )
Sour Well to Facility : (As per SP-1190)
Well to roads: All of the below criteria shall be met. Roads shall be located outside

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the 1.58 Kw/m fire radiation countor from a full bore rupture release down stream
of surface safety valve /chock valve.
 The 0.5 LFL from a full bore rupture release down stream of surface safety valve /
chock valve.
 The criteria mentioned in SP-1190 for toxic service.
 Emergency response requirements shall be addressed.
MSV and MPFM shall follow constructibilility, accessibility, maintainability and operability
criteria for separation.

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4 Appendix A
4.1 Appendix 1, Glossary of Definitions, Terms and Abbreviations

ALARP As Low As Reasonably Practicable

BOM Business Opportunity Manager
CCPS Center for Chemical Process Safety
CFDH Corporate Function Discipline Head
CMF Corporate Management Frame Work
DCAF Discipline Controls & Assurance Framework
DEP Design Engineering Practice
ESD Emergency Shutdown
FEA Fire and Explosion Assessment
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kW/m Kilowatt per square meter
LFL Lower Flammability Limit
MPFM Multi Phase Flow Meter
MSV Multi Selector Valve
PEM Physical Effects Modelling
PDO Petroleum Development Oman LLC
QRA Quantitative Risk Assessment
SCE Safety Critical Equipment
UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
AFP Active Fire Protection
BDV Blow Down Valve

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4.2 Appendix 2, Related Business Control Documents and References
Standard
DEP 31.40.00.10
DEP-34.17.10.30-Gen.
DEP 34.17.10.33-Gen
DEP-30.00.60.10-Gen.
DEP-30.00.60.13-Gen.
DEP-30.00.60.15-Gen.
DEP-30.00.60.16-Gen.
DEP-30.00.60.18-Gen.
DEP-30.00.60.19-Gen.
DEP-30.00.60.20-Gen.
DEP-34.17.10.35-Gen.
DEP-34.17.10.36-Gen.
DEP-80.00.10.10-Gen.
DEP-80.45.10.12-Gen.
SP-1211
SP-1258
CCPS (Centre for
Chemical Process Safety)
GE GAP Guidelines
UK HSE CD211
API RP 753
API RP 752
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Pipeline engineering (amendments / supplements to ISO
13623)
Design of blast resistant onshore buildings, control rooms
and field auxiliary rooms
Portable blast-resistant modules
Human factors engineering in projects
Human factors engineering - valves
Human factors engineering - Control room design
Human factors engineering - Human machine interface
design for situation awareness
Human factors engineering - Design and procurement of
skid-packaged units
Human factors engineering - Design for human reliability
Human factors engineering - Workspace design
Siting of onshore occupied portable buildings
Inflatable blast resistant shelters
Area classification (amendments/supplements to IP 15)
Emergency depressuring and sectionalizing
Onshore pipeline engineering
HSE Specification - Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA)
Guidelines for Facility Siting and Layout
Oil and Chemical Plant Layout and Spacing
A consultative document on proposals for revised policies
for HSE advice on development and control around large-
scale petrol storage depots
Management of Hazards Associated With Location of
Process Plant Portable Buildings
Management of Hazards Associated With Location of
Process Plant Buildings
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