SP 2154

Petroleum Development Oman L.L.C.
Document title:
Document ID SP-2154
Document Type Valves Technical Specification
Security Unrestricted
Discipline Mechanical – Static/Piping
Owner Abdulnabi Al-Balushi, UEP/1S
Issue Date 17-July-2018
Version 3
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part of this document may be disclosed to others or reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in
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i Document Authorisation
Authorised For Issue
Revision: 3
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

0 15 July Mahesh Manjakuppam Srinivasan First Issue
2013
1 15 July Mahesh Manjakuppam Srinivasan Second Issue
2014
2 07 Dec Mahesh Manjakuppam Srinivasan Third Issue
2015
3 17 July Mahesh Manjakuppam Srinivasan Fourth Issue
2018
iii Related Business Processes

Code Business Process (EPBM 4.0)
EP 64 Design, Construct, Modify or Abandon Facilities
iv Related Corporate Management Frame Work (CMF) Documents

The related CMF Documents can be retrieved from the Corporate Business Control Documentation
Register CMF.
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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 ....................................................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Purpose ....................................................................................................................................... 7
1.2 Changes to the Specification ...................................................................................................... 7
1.3 Summary of main changes ......................................................................................................... 7
1.4 Priority documents ...................................................................................................................... 7
1.5 Exceptions .................................................................................................................................. 7
1.6 Reference Documents ................................................................................................................ 7
2 General requirements: ...................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 Design and Construction ............................................................................................................ 9
2.2 Seat rings, Stem and Sealing ..................................................................................................... 9
2.3 Seal Materials ...........................................................................................................................10
2.4 Valve Operator ..........................................................................................................................10
2.5 Valve lifting and supporting provision .......................................................................................11
2.6 Weld overlay .............................................................................................................................11
2.7 Vent / Drain Connection (For ball valves) .................................................................................12
2.8 Painting, Coating, Preservation & Packing ...............................................................................12
2.9 Sub Contracting ........................................................................................................................12
3 Special Valves ................................................................................................................................13
3.1 ESD/ HIPPS Ball Valves (Additional requirements) .................................................................13
3.2 Choke Valves (Additional requirements) ..................................................................................13
4 Inspection and Testing (Applicable for Ball, Gate, Globe, Check, DBB/SBB ball type valve and
Triple Eccentric Butterfly valve) .............................................................................................................14
4.1 Inspection / Testing Requirements: ..........................................................................................14
4.2 TAT (Type Acceptance Testing) requirements: ........................................................................15
4.3 Miscellaneous ...........................................................................................................................15
5 Appendix A - Glossary of Definitions, Terms and Abbreviations ...................................................16
6 Appendix B – Typical Lip seal Arrangements and other details .....................................................18
7 Appendix C–Typ. Arrang. of CRA sleeve weld detail in drain/vent port of Weld overlay valves: ..21
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..........................................................21
8 Appendix D–Typical arrangements of Vent with threaded plug connection: .................................22
9 Appendix E– Selection of Threaded Vent or Flanged Vent/Drain connection: ..............................23
10 Appendix F– Procedure for Valve preservation and packing ...................................................24
11 Appendix G- Points to be clarified in TBE ................................................................................25
12 Appendix H- User Feedback Page ...........................................................................................26
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1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose
This specification shall apply to on plot valves (MESC and Non-MESC categories) under
Hydrocarbon / sour / toxic / steam service. This is in addition to the applicable International
codes, MESC specification, SHELL SPE and technical requisition. The purpose of this
specification is to upgrade the valve integrity in terms of reliability and safety. In general the
specification is applicable for Ball, Gate, Globe, Check, DBB/SBB ball type valve and Triple
Eccentric Butterfly valve.
1.2 Changes to the Specification

This specification shall not be changed without approval from the Custodian, CFDH Mechanical
(Static), who owns this specification. If you think any part of this specification is not correct,
write your comments on a copy of the User Comments Form. The form (Appendix H) is
included as the last page of this specification. Send the copy with your comments and personal
details to DCS after discussion with (CFDH –Static).
1.3 Summary of main changes

Changes to this specification (SP) with respect to previous version are highlighted with red
colour font.
1.4 Priority documents

In case of conflict between documents relating to an enquiry or order the following priority of
documents shall apply:
 This document
 PO / Requisition Sheet and Project Specification.
 Standards, Specifications and Codes referred to in this document.
1.5 Exceptions
Any proposed exceptions or variations to this specification shall be submitted to the Company
or its representative for approval prior to manufacture.
In case of any conflict between the requisition/datasheet and this specification, vendor shall
seek approval from the Company.
Any work completed with unauthorised modifications may be rejected by the Company. Any
subsequent re-work shall be in accordance with this specification and shall be to the
Manufacturer’s/Supplier’s account.
1.6 Reference Documents

API 6D Specification for pipeline valve
Petroleum and Natural Gas industries - Pipeline

ISO 14313
transportation system Petroleum and Natural Gas
industries-Pipeline valves
ISO 17292 Metal ball valves for petroleum, petrochemical and allied
industries
ISO 10434 Bolted bonnet steel gate valves for the petroleum,
petrochemical and allied industries
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ISO 15761 Steel gate, globe and check valves for sizes DN 100 and
smaller, for the petroleum and natural gas industries
Specification for Steel check valves (flanged and butt-
BS 1868
welding ends) for the petroleum, petrochemical and allied
industries
Specification for Steel Globe and Globe Stop and Check
BS 1873
Valves (Flanged and Butt-Welding Ends) for the
Petroleum, Petrochemical and Allied Industries
API 609 Butterfly Valves: Double-flanged, Lug- and Wafer-type
API 6A Specification for Wellhead Equipment
ASME B16.34 Valves – Flanged, Threaded and welding end
ASME B16.10 Face to Face and End to End Dimensions of valves
ASME B31.3
Process Piping
BS EN 10204
Metallic products Types of inspection documents
ISO 10474 Steel and Steel Products- Inspection documents
DEP 30.00.60.20-Gen Physical Workspace Design.
Age-Hardened Nickel-Based Alloys for Oil and Gas

DEP 39.01.10.32-Gen Drilling and Production Equipment
(Amendments/Supplements to API STD 6ACRA)
SPE77/130 Ball valves (Amendments/Supplements to ISO 14313)
SPE77/300A Synopsis of Procedure and Technical specification for

Type Acceptance Testing (TAT) of Industrial valves
SPE77/313 Valves with CRA Cladding
SPE77/312 Fugitive Emission Production Testing
SPE77/302 Valves-General requirements
SP-2041 Selection of cracking resistant material for H2S containing

Environments
SP-1246 Specification for Painting and Coating of Oil and Gas
Production Facilities
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2 General requirements:
2.1 Design and Construction

Vendor shall have performed required design calculations for all the valves for which they are
approved in the PDO PGSC list. The detailed calculation report should be made available if
required by company or buyer at any time of execution of job. FEM analysis shall be performed
for all the valve categorised to API 6A rating and materials not listed in the ASME B 16.34.
For carbon steel valve, minimum 3 mm corrosion allowance shall be considered in the design
unless otherwise specified in the requisition.
The cast body of valve shall not have any sharp contour which may see crack, shrinkage and
blow hole as the molten materials may not flow smoothly to the sharp corner of the valve during
casting.
For the valves of “multi-piece construction e.g. a three-piece ball valve, wall thickness shall be
based on Paragraph 6.1.2 (c) of ASME B16.34 Latest version.
2.2 Seat rings, Stem and Sealing

The stem or shaft retainer ring or collar shall be integral with the stem. Stem or shaft retention
by means of body/stem threads are not allowed.
If the seal material specified in the requisition as thermoplastic, it should be of Lip seal type for
ball valves. PTFE flat ring, instead of Lip seal on static/dynamic seal area is acceptable for the
floating ball valves, if vendor qualifies his design with TAT or comply with Cl. 4.2 of this
specification.
Chevron or V pack may be acceptable for stem sealing in lieu of Lip seals.
Refer Appendix-B for the typical arrangement of lip seal arrangement in the ball valve. Ball
valve Seat ring shall have primary lip seal with a fire safe graphite ring. The valve without
secondary graphite seal on the seat side may be acceptable if vendor qualifies such design
with fire safe design test.
The metal seated ball valve shall have hard facing with stellite-6/12/21 or Tungsten carbide or
chromium carbide. The hard facing of metal seated high pressure ball valves (ASME 1500 #
and higher) shall be with Tungsten carbide or Chromium carbide by HVOF process. The
temperature limit for the tungsten carbide is max. 200 °C, for higher temperature Chromium
carbide shall be used.
Hard facing of stellite is not acceptable on the 13%Cr / DSS / SDSS base metal.
The requirements of hard face coating of tungsten carbide (TC) or chromium carbide shall be:
 Thickness of minimum 250 microns after grinding and polishing.
 Tensile Bond Strength>10,000 psi
 Min. Hardness 1050HV for Tungsten Carbide / 900HV for Chromium Carbide.
The ball Valve rated API 10000# and above shall be metal seated.
For CS ball valve with trim material of DSS or SDSS or Alloy 825 / 625 construction, the seal
pocket of static/dynamic lip seal or chevron seal shall be with Alloy 625 weld overlay in
accordance with MESC SPE 77/313. The body/bonnet joint shall have primary static seal or
gasket suitable for the designated pressure class as specified in the MESC. No “O” ring
(elastomeric) is allowed in the Body /bonnet joint as pressure containing seal.
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The bearing material of valve shall be equal to trim material. However, in the CS integrated
trunnion mounted ball valve, the material of bearing retainer/support plate may be of CS metal
but the interface of Ball & CS shall have the pad /thrush washer which is same as the trim
material (Refer Appendix-C for typical detail).
17-4 PH material shall not be used in sour service.

API 6A 718 is replaced with API 6A CRA and if vendor uses API STD 6ACRA 718 material,
then the same shall comply with DEP 39.01.10.32-Gen. 2017.
2.3 Seal Materials

Spring for the Lip seal shall be of Eligiloy (UNS R30003) material. The make of the lip seal
should be Saint Gobain / GFD / ESA srl / Effeciemme.
Vendor shall produce material specification and EN10204 3.1 certificates for the lip seal as part
of MRB (Manufacturing record book).
2.4 Valve Operator

Manually operated valves shall be operated by a lever, wrench or hand wheel. The direction of
operation shall be clockwise for closing the valves. The maximum force required to initially
crack open a valve at maximum differential pressure with a hand wheel or lever of more than
125 mm (5 in) in diameter or length shall not exceed 445 N (100 lbf), as measured on the rim of
the hand wheel or the end of the lever or wrench.
For hand wheels or levers between 50 mm (2 in) and 125 mm (5 in) in diameter or length(i.e.
intended for one-handed operation) the maximum force shall not exceed 66 N (15 lbf), as
measured on the rim of the hand wheel or end of lever or wrench.
The maximum dimension of hand wheel and lever shall be according to requirements of API 6D
except the maximum hand wheel diameter is limited to 500 mm. With PDO prior approval, the
hand wheel diameter more than 500mm may be acceptable for the valve of higher size and not
intent for frequent operation.
Valve that requires more than 100 turns to go from fully open to fully closed should be equipped
with mobile operators or locally operated actuators (hydraulic, electric or pneumatic) upon
confirmed by company.
Gear Operator shall be provided for manual valves in accordance with the following table:
ASME Valve Type

Class Gate Globe / Plug Ball Butterfly
DN 350 DN 250 (NPS
DN 150 (NPS 6”) DN 200 (NPS 8”)
150 (NPS 14”) 10”)
and larger and larger
and larger and larger
DN 300 (NPS
DN 200 (NPS 8”) DN 100 (NPS 4”) DN 200 (NPS 8”)
300 12”)
and larger and larger and larger
and larger
600
900
1500
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=>2500
Notes: 1. Valve torques can vary for different manufacturers and shall be checked to
ensure appropriate selection of gear operators based on the maximum and
sustained force requirements provided in this specification...
2. Manufacturers can provide gear operators for lesser size also as per their
standards.
3. The size indicated in the table represents flange size.
The gear box output torque rating shall be at least 1.5 times the maximum required operations
torque of the valve.
Gear operator shall be heavy duty, totally enclosed, grease-filled, self-locking type, and dust
and weather proof to IP 55, suitable for outdoor installation. [Where specified, the gear
enclosure shall be water proof/splash proof to IP 65.] The gear operator shall be adjustable at
180 degree increments in the field.
2.5 Valve lifting and supporting provision

Valves weighing 250Kg and heavier shall be equipped with lifting lugs. Lifting provision shall be
designed with supporting calculations and weight bearing data. Lifting provision position shall
allow for safe handling of valve with Gear box or actuator.
Eye bolt as lifting lug is not acceptable. Lifting lug material shall be of same material as that of
valve body material.
Valve shall have saddle or leg bottom support for the valve weighing more than 750kg with gear
box/actuator and the supports should be designed to take care of the vertical loads 1.5 times
the weight of the valves with operators and corresponding lateral loads considering 0.3 friction
factor. The support height shall be as minimum as possible.
2.6 Weld overlay

For top entry ball valve with requirements of CRA body & bonnet, the CRA internal weld overlay
shall be done, only for size 8” NPS (200DN) and above.
If stellite is specified as hard facing, it shall be weld overlay and minimum finished thickness of
welded-on hard facing material shall be 3.0 mm, unless otherwise specified. However for small
bore valves (2” NPS and below), 1mm thickness is acceptable. The hard facing shall be as per
SPE 77/302(latest).
The weld overlay of valve body vent /drain port shall be similar to the arrangement shown in the
Appendix-C.
Whenever Alloy 825 weld overlay is specified in the MESC datasheet, the welding consumable
shall be of Alloy 625 as specified in MESC SPE 77/313.
Whenever SS 316L overlay is specified for complete wetted parts in the datasheet, it shall meet
the following minimum technical requirements.
 Minimum 3mm Thickness of weld overlay. (Min of 2 layer required)

 Ferrite (3 – 8%) on PQR as well as Production.
 Hardness requirements for sour service (<250 HV10) on the PQR as well as Production.
 Chemistry control as per 316L requirement on PQR.
 Welds chemistry tests from the surface shall be taken as per design requirement for the
production.
 IGC ASTM A262 Practice E test on the PQR).
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2.7 Vent / Drain Connection (For ball valves)

Threaded vent or flanged vent/drain connection shall be selected as per the Appendix-E.
The plug material shall be same as the trim material. Refer Appendix-D
No seal welding should be performed on the plug after shop or field Hydro testing. The vent
plug shall have threaded cover cap as shown in the sketch.
The flanged connections shall be butt welded to the body or pad type flanged. No socket
welded pipe with flange connection is permitted. If a pad type flanged connection is applied, it
may be integrally machined with the valve body. The bolting, gasket and flange rating shall be
same as for the valve.
Vendor shall show the details of vent / drain arrangement in the valve general arrangement
drawings for company approval.
2.8 Painting, Coating, Preservation & Packing

The painting and coating of valve body is recommended as per SP-1246. Type of coating
system shall be selected based on the operating temperature of the valve. The Alloy 625 /825 /
Alloy28 body does not require any coating/painting but coating requirement of SS/DSS/SDSS
material shall be based on project specific material selection report.
Vendor can also use their manufacturer standard coating/painting system with the prior
approval from PDO.
Refer Appendix-F for valve preservation and packing.
2.9 Sub Contracting
All valves are deemed to be machined, assembled and tested at the company approved
premises. Any deviation to this requires a prior approval from the company, which must be
obtained at the time of bidding stage.
If any works are outsourced after company approval, the manufacturer shall maintain full
QA/QC control over sub contracting activities.
The sub contractor of Weld overlay works shall be approved by company prior to commence of
any weld over lay works.
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3 Special Valves
3.1 ESD/ HIPPS Ball Valves (Additional requirements)
HIPPS & plant boundary ESD valves:

These valves shall be of trunnion type with metal seat arrangement and minimum size of 2”
NPS. The upstream of the valve seat shall be with single piston effect and the downstream seat
with double piston effect. The SP (single Piston) and DP (Double Piston) shall be marked
permanently on the respective seat side and flow arrow shall be embedded on the body.
However, the valve shall be suitable for bi-directional isolation.
The Seat ring shall have primary lip seals (2 nos.) with a fire safe graphite ring on the DPE side.
Single Lip seal is acceptable on the SPE side. The stem side shall have minimum two (2)
primary lip seals or U or V shaped packing with fire safe secondary seals. The grease fitting
shall be provided between primary and secondary seal on the stem side with two in-built check
valves. The Grease thread (BSP thread) fitting shall be anti blow out plug type and with two
(seals). The material of grease fitting shall be same of valve trim material.
No seat sealant injection shall be provided for these valves.
For all other IPF valves (unit ESD/PSD) following requirement shall be met:
 The type of ball valve & seat shall be as per MESC datasheet.
 If the valve is trunnion type, the upstream of the valve seat shall be with single piston
effect and the downstream seat with double piston effect with bi-directional flow design
(i.e. two lip seals on DPE side).
3.2 Choke Valves (Additional requirements)

Choke valves shall comply with PSL / PR requirements as follows
 Valves used for sour liquid or non–sour service with ASME class≤ 1500# shall be
minimum comply with API 6A PSL2 and PR1 requirements.
 Valves used for sour gas service irrespective of rating or any non-sour service with
ASME class 2500# shall be minimum comply with API 6A PSL2 and PR2 requirements.
 Valves used for ASME class >2500# shall be minimum comply with API 6A PSL3G and
PR2 requirements.
 Flow characteristic shall be of equal percentage characteristic.
 Choke valve shall comply with fugitive emission Class B as per SPE 77/312.
 The valve material requirements for choke valves shall fully comply with SPE 77/302
(Valve General Requirements).
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4 Inspection and Testing (Applicable for Ball, Gate, Globe, Check,

DBB/SBB ball type valve and Triple Eccentric Butterfly valve)
4.1 Inspection / Testing Requirements:
Vendor shall not commence the manufacturing of valves unless the ITP is approved by
company or buyer.
The duration of hydrostatic shell test (at 1.5 times of rated pressure) shall be as per API 6D.
However, valve samples from each category (Based on each MESC/Non-MESC) of ordered lot
shall be hydrostatic shell tested with minimum test duration of 1 hour Hydrostatic shell test for 1
hour duration shall be at rated pressure instead of 1.5 times of rated pressure and this
requirement is applicable only for all casting valves. Criteria for selecting the number of
samples for each category shall be as per the below requirement.
If valve quantity in each category is:
(a) <10, then 1 no. of valve shall be selected for testing
(b) >10 & <500, then 2% or 5 nos. of valves whichever is lesser shall be selected for testing.
(c) >500 & <1000, then 1% of valves shall be selected for testing.
(d) >1000, then 10 nos. of valves shall be selected for testing.
The minimum duration of hydrostatic seat leak test (at 1.1 times of rated pressure) shall be 5
minutes for valve size 18” NPS & below and 10 minutes for valve size 20” NPS & above. One
(1) valve from each category (Based on each MESC/Non-MESC) of ordered lot shall undergo
15 minutes seat test at rated pressure (applicable for both forged and cast valves). In the event
of failure, the valve shall be repaired and retested and another two (2) valves from same
category to be selected in random for 15 minutes seat test.
2% of valve from each category shall be tested as per H11 or H10 of API 6D in case the valves
are identified with single and double piston effect combination or both seats are with double
piston effect respectively.
All butt end valves (Both forging and casting) shall be considered as IC-IV of SPE 77/302.
Metal seated ball valves which are subjected to hydrostatic seat test, the allowable leakage rate
shall be ISO 5208 Rate B and ISO 5208 Rate D for high pressure gas seat test.
The high pressure gas seat test shall be applied for the valves identified in Cl 3.1 of this SP and
for the early project tie-in valves in gas service as per Cl H.4.3.1 of API 6D.
For metal-seated ball valves, a low-pressure gas seat test shall be executed in accordance with
Annex H.3.3 of API 6D specification. However the acceptance leakage rate shall be in
accordance with ISO 5208 Rate B.
For all the ball Valves rated API 10000# and above, seat leakage criteria shall be PSL 3G as
per API 6A.
For steam service valves, the TAT as per SPE 77/300A is mandatory and no waiver is
applicable. In addition 2% or 5 nos. of valve samples (Based on each MESC/Non-MESC)
whichever is lesser shall undergo elevated temperature seat test at rated pressure with
acceptable leakage Rate D as per ISO 5208. Sample valves shall be based on each category
(Based on each MESC/Non-MESC) of the ordered lot.
The valves not undergoing Low pressure gas/pneumatic seat test after Hydrostatic pressure
test, shall be carried out Low pressure Gas /pneumatic shell test to ensure that the fittings
(vent/drain/) on the valves body are properly retro fitted after the valves are drained /dried.
The minimum Inspection and Testing requirements shall be in accordance with Appendix-J of
SP-2269.
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4.2 TAT (Type Acceptance Testing) requirements:

The TAT as per SPE 77/300A is mandatory for HC service valves, which shall be witnessed by
PDO or PDO approved TPI in case the valves were not already qualified by SHELL with TAT.
If the waiver to TAT is required, vendor shall fully comply with the following requirements in
addition to MESC, SPE 77/302 and section 4.1 of this specification applicable to each of the
specific Purchase Order.
 All the cast & forged valves irrespective of materials shall be assigned IC-IV for the
class above 900# and IC-III for the casting valves class 900# and below or as per
inspection criteria of SPE 77/302, whichever is stringent.
 Check valve shall be 5 times seat tested @ rated pressure for 25% of valves from each
category (Based on PO, Type, Material, size, rating).
 Floating ball valves shall be 5 times seat tested @ rated pressure for 25% of valves
from each category (Based on each MESC/Non-MESC) of ordered lot.
 For ball valves the soft seal material (Lip seals) material shall be from Saint-Gobain or
GFD and provide 2.2 material certificates for TPI witness prior to assemble the valves.
 Vendor shall carry out FE (Fugitive Emission) testing for the sample as per the table
indicated below @ random selection. The criteria for sample selection shall be as per
4.1 of SPE 77/312.
PO SIZE SAMPLE STRATEGY FOR TESTING
X ≤ 100 20%
101≥ X ≤1000 15%
X > 1000 10%
 20% of production tests including the FE tests shall be witnessed and certified by PDO
approved TPI but the TPI involvement shall be at vendor cost.
4.3 Miscellaneous
 All isolation ball valves for early project tie-in in gas service shall be trunnion type, the
upstream of the valve seat shall be with single piston effect and the downstream seat
with double piston effect with bi-directional flow design (i.e. two lip seals on DPE side).
The valve name plate shall contain this valve tag no which shall be provided by
procurement contractor.
 Slim line DBB/SBB needle valves which are not covered in this specification shall be
provided with five times seat tested @ rated pressure for 20% of valves from each
category (Based on PO, Type, Material, size, rating).
 Ball valves in utility service (Nitrogen, Air, Water), Fire water, Produced water &
Injection water, which are not covered in this specification, are acceptable with
elastomeric O-ring seal material in-lieu of lip seals. However for produced water and
injection water, elastomeric O-rings are acceptable up to 16” NPS, 1500# and below
only. Elastomeric O-ring seal materials shall be AED (Anti Explosive decompression)
type. The recommended elastomeric O-ring material is Viton-AED type (James Walker
Type 58/90, James Walker Type 58/98).
 Valves used in Fire water / Air / Nitrogen service do not require TAT. However these
valves shall be 5 times seat tested @ rated pressure in addition to the all other required
pressure test.
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5 Appendix A - Glossary of Definitions, Terms and Abbreviations
A.1 Terms and Definitions

Company Petroleum Development Oman LLC. The Company may also
include an agent or consultant authorised to act for and on
behalf of the Company.
Buyer EPC/EMC/ODC contractors.
Corporate Functional The person within the Company responsible for the discipline
Discipline Head to which the standard belongs
Manufacturer/Supplier The party which manufactures or supplies equipment and

services to perform the duties specified by the Company.
User The Company Manufacturer/Supplier or Consultant that uses

this document.
shall Indicates a requirement.
should Indicates a recommendation.
may Indicates a possible course of action.
Fire tested design A design subjected successfully to fire testing
Fire safe design A design that by the nature of its features and materials is
capable of passing a fire test
A.2 Abbreviations
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
BCD Business Control Document
CFDH Corporate Functional Discipline Head
DCS Document Control Section
NDE Non Destructive Examinations
HIPPS High Integrity Pressure protective system
ESD Emergency Shut Down
MPI Magnetic Particle Inspection
RED Requisition for Engineering Documents
TBE Technical Bid Evaluation
CRA Corrosion Resistant Alloy
EPC Engineering, Procurement and Construction
EMC Engineering and Maintenance services Contract
ODC Off-plot Delivery Contract
MESC Material and Equipment Standards and Code
PGSC Product Group Service Code
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DSS Duplex Stainless Steel

SDSS Super Duplex Stainless Steel
NPS Nominal Pipe Size
DN Diameter Nominal
PTFE Polytetraflouroethylene
ISO International Standards Organization
ITP Inspection & Test Plan
WPS Welding Procedure Specification
PQR Procedure Qualification Record
TAT Type Acceptance Testing
TPI Third Party Inspection
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6 Appendix B – Typical Lip seal Arrangements and other details
Typical Ball Valve Body/Bonnet arrangement with Lip seal
Typical Stem side seal Arrangement with Lip seals
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Typical Arrangement of Lip seal on the ball valve seat ring
Notes:
1. The arrangement shown in the above sketch is just representative only. Vendor should
provide as per their approved standards meeting all the required specifications.
2. The Lip seals provided on the CS body / bonnet, the seal pocket shall be weld overlay as
per section 2.2.
3. The requirement of 2 nos. of primary lip seals for seat ring is applicable for DPE seat. Single
lip seal is acceptable for SPE seat.
4. Secondary fire safe Graphite seal on seat side may not be required, if vendor qualifies his
design with the fire safe certificate.
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Typical Arrangement of integrated trunnion mounted ball valve
Typical Arrangement of external trunnion mounted ball valve
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7 Appendix C–Typ. Arrang. of CRA sleeve weld detail in drain/vent

port of Weld overlay valves:
Notes:
1. The arrangement shown in the above sketch is just representative only.
2. The sleeve shall be with Anti blow out arrangement.
3. Drilling of port shall be done after completion of internal body weld overlay. Vendor to
ensure concentricity of drill.
4. The sleeve should be cold fitted.
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8 Appendix D–Typical arrangements of Vent with threaded plug

connection:
THREADED VENT DETAIL
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9 Appendix E– Selection of Threaded Vent or Flanged Vent/Drain

connection:
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10 Appendix F– Procedure for Valve preservation and packing
Valve packing shall be sufficient to withstand handling during loading / unloading, transport by
sea or inland transport by truck on unpaved graded roads and storage at site. The extreme
environmental conditions such as high ambient temperature, humidity, dust/sand etc shall be
considered in the design and selection of packaging methods. As a minimum following shall be
followed; vendor may take additional measures as necessary.
Preservation
 Valves shall be completely cleaned to remove debris, dirt and foreign matter and thoroughly
dried (no water pockets/ moisture) inside and outside prior to packing for shipment.
 Internal surfaces of CS valves shall be protected by rust preventive.
 Light grease shall be applied on RF flanges.
 Protective heavy grease on RTJ groove.
 Silica gel pouch to be kept inside the valve bore.
 All valves flange faces shall be protected with plastic or metal end cap. Metal end cap shall be
with minimum 3mm thick rubber or neoprene gasket.
 End protection using cardboard/corrugates fibre board with masking tape is not allowed.
 Threaded or bevelled end valves shall be closed with plastic protector (caps/plug).
Packing
 For valves 2” & less shall be either secured to wooden pallet or may be individually wrapped
with bubble wrap and packaged in the box with cushioning material (i.e. foam, vermiculite,
polystyrene or wooden bars) to avoid movement during transportation.
 For valves 2” & above, hand wheel, lever may be dismantled and packed separately.
 Valves with actuator/gear box, sealant/grease injection port, drain and vent piping shall be
carefully packed and braced to eliminate damage during handling and shipping.
 Protrusion of valve stems, actuator/actuator parts etc. beyond top or sides of the box shall not
be permitted.
 Actuator accessories such as solenoid valve, air filter, regulator, positioner, pressure gauge,
pneumatic booster replays, limit switch etc. shall be properly covered with bubble wrapping to
avoid damage during transportation.
 Silica Gel pouches are also need to be kept in each box.
 Ball valves, DBB/SBB, plug valves and through conduit gate valves shall be shipped in fully
open position unless fitted with fail safe actuator. Gate, globe and needle valves shall be
shipped in fully closed position.
 Check valves shall be shipped with disc supported or secured during transit.
 For butterfly valves disc shall be slightly open.
 The wood used for boxes and pallets shall be fumigated/heat treated according to ISPM No.
15. Use of crates or carton (corrugated fibreboard) boxes is not allowed.
 Packing box up to 2000 Kg shall be provided with bottom cleats of minimum 75mm thickness
to ensure clearance for lifting by forklift.
 Packing box up to 10,000 kg shall be provided with suitable bedding to ensure that slings can
be fixed easily for safe and fast lifting by cranes, adequate tension steel straps shall be
supplied.
 Packing box over 10,000 kg shall be suitable for single point lift by crane, using wire rope
slings. Steel protection plates with proper protective inside lining shall be applied at slinging
edges to prevent cutting.
 Packing inspection is mandatory prior to enclosing the box. IRN (Inspection Release note)
shall be issued only after verification.
Revision: 3
11 Appendix G- Points to be clarified in TBE
SP-2154 – VALVES TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION –Points to be clarified in

TBE for Critical / Bulk orders.
GENERAL
1. Capacity of the factory along with the current work load for the ordered period.
2. Shutdown time if any for factory / foundry.
3. Is holidays considered in the delivery schedule
4. Vendor delivery period shall mention clearly if any hold point from client side
like:
i) Production will not take place unless drawing approved.
ii) Production will not take place unless ITP approved.
5. Location where the machining, testing (In house or outsourced) will be done
shall be clearly mentioned.
6. Sub vendors name and location for Casting / forgings.
7. In the event of order, Vendor’s agreement for submission of the Supplier

document register list on regular basis. It shall be with the revision status of the
vendor documents along with the dates.
8. Agreement on vendor document turn around cycle as per the project
requirement.
TECHNICAL
9. Design spec and material compliance followed for the quoted valves
10. Compliance to the Lip seal arrangement (For Stem seal, Shell seal and Seat
back seal) as per the specification.
11. Minimum coating thickness (after grinding and polishing) for the metal seated
valves as per the specification.
12. Compliance to valve operator requirement as per the specification.
13. Compliance to lifting and supporting provision for the valves as per the
specification.
14. Compliance to Vent and Drain connection for the valves as per the
specification.
15. Regarding painting and coating of valves as per the specification.
16. Compliance to additional Inspection and Testing requirements as per the
specification.
Revision: 3
12 Appendix H- User Feedback Page
SP-2154 – VALVES TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION USER FEEDBACK

FORM
Any user who identifies an inaccuracy, error or ambiguity is requested to notify

the custodian so that appropriate action can be taken. The user is requested
to return this page fully completed, indicating precisely the amendment(s)
recommended.
Name:
Ref ID Date:
Page Ref: Brief Description of Change Required and Reasons
To: UEP/10S - Mahesh Manjakuppam Srinivasan

Custodian of Document Date:

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Petroleum Development Oman L.L.C.

Document Type Valves Technical Specification

Discipline Mechanical – Static/Piping

Owner Abdulnabi Al-Balushi, UEP/1S

Issue Date 17-July-2018

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Version No. Date Author Scope / Remarks

iii Related Business Processes

iv Related Corporate Management Frame Work (CMF) Documents

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1.2 Changes to the Specification

1.3 Summary of main changes

1.4 Priority documents

1.6 Reference Documents

Petroleum and Natural Gas industries - Pipeline

API 6A Specification for Wellhead Equipment

ASME B16.34 Valves – Flanged, Threaded and welding end

ASME B16.10 Face to Face and End to End Dimensions of valves

ISO 10474 Steel and Steel Products- Inspection documents

DEP 30.00.60.20-Gen Physical Workspace Design.

Age-Hardened Nickel-Based Alloys for Oil and Gas

SPE77/300A Synopsis of Procedure and Technical specification for

SPE77/312 Fugitive Emission Production Testing

SPE77/302 Valves-General requirements

SP-2041 Selection of cracking resistant material for H2S containing

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2.1 Design and Construction

2.2 Seat rings, Stem and Sealing

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17-4 PH material shall not be used in sour service.

2.3 Seal Materials

2.4 Valve Operator

ASME Valve Type

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DN 50 (NPS 2”) DN 50 (NPS 2”) DN 50 (NPS 2”)

2.5 Valve lifting and supporting provision

2.6 Weld overlay

 Minimum 3mm Thickness of weld overlay. (Min of 2 layer required)

2.7 Vent / Drain Connection (For ball valves)

2.8 Painting, Coating, Preservation & Packing

2.9 Sub Contracting

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3.1 ESD/ HIPPS Ball Valves (Additional requirements)

HIPPS & plant boundary ESD valves:

3.2 Choke Valves (Additional requirements)

 Flow characteristic shall be of equal percentage characteristic.

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4 Inspection and Testing (Applicable for Ball, Gate, Globe, Check,

4.1 Inspection / Testing Requirements:

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4.2 TAT (Type Acceptance Testing) requirements:

5 Appendix A - Glossary of Definitions, Terms and Abbreviations

A.1 Terms and Definitions

Buyer EPC/EMC/ODC contractors.

Manufacturer/Supplier The party which manufactures or supplies equipment and

User The Company Manufacturer/Supplier or Consultant that uses

shall Indicates a requirement.

should Indicates a recommendation.

may Indicates a possible course of action.