Engineering Service Request

Request Information
Title: Clarification on Lay-up after Hydrotest. Request # 4043558843
Requester Name: Requester Org: Request Date:
Shivputtrayya Manjunath Math (MATHSM) Hook-Up/Tie-in Div ( 30027110)
Current Responsible Employee : Status: Current Step:
Mohammed Faisal Al Subaie (SUBAMF0N) Awaiting Input Implementation Concurrence
Details
Main Information
Field Name Selected Value(s)
Equipment Number OFFSHORE PROJECT DEPARTMENT
ES Department Consulting Services Department
Plant Number OFFSHORE PROJECT DEPARTMENT
Please specify if this is a PMT No
request
Priority High (Division Head#s approval )
Assigned Group Corrosion Engineering
Service Type Materials Engineering
Notes
Justification:
On behalf of Offshore Project Department (OPD) and Hook-up and Tie-in
Division (HTD). I the undersigned hereby submit my write-up to seek
clarification on Lay-up requirement per SAES-A-007 Edition Aug 18, 2019.
Additional Information:
The query is related to Lay-up requirement on following below steel
grades (reference taken from Table 3 of SAES-A-007) below.

SAES-A-007, Table 3: Maximum Water Contact Time Limits (refer two

categories printed between Quote and Unquote sections).

Assets: Pipelines, Piping and Pressure Vessels.

Material Category:

1 I (Carbon and Low Alloy Steel).

2 II C (254 SMO UNS 31254 and Alloy 625).
3 II D (90-10 Cu-Ni UNS C70600/ C70610 / C7060X).
4 II E (Titanium Alloy).
5 III (RTR/GRE Materials).

Note: Maximum Contact Time Limits = 30 Days (for the above mentioned
material category Sr. No. 1 to 5).

Assets: Pipelines, Piping and Pressure Vessels.

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 Engineering Service Request

Request Information
Title: Clarification on Lay-up after Hydrotest. Request # 4043558843
Requester Name: Requester Org: Request Date:
Shivputtrayya Manjunath Math (MATHSM) Hook-Up/Tie-in Div ( 30027110)
Current Responsible Employee : Status: Current Step:
Mohammed Faisal Al Subaie (SUBAMF0N) Awaiting Input Implementation Concurrence

Material Category:

1 II A (Austenitic Stainless Steel 316/316L).

2 II B (Duplex Stainless Steel).

Note: Maximum Contact Time Limits = 14 Days (for the above mentioned
material category Sr. No. 1 to 2).

Refer below two (2) references taken from SAES-A-007.

# SAES-A-007 Para 9.1 The introduction of hydrostatic test water shall

be properly planned and scheduled as close as possible to the equipment
and/or system start-up date. Partial or complete refilling of the system
counts as continuous, cumulative time.

# SAES-A-007 Para 9.2 Assets shall be laid-up per section 9.4 if water
contact time exceeds the limits set in Table 3. This is regardless of
the purpose behind water usage; e.g. flushing, cleaning, etc.

When we (OPD-HTD) perform hydrostatic pressure testing the testing

tenures are 10 minutes or 30 minutes for Piping spools and 2 hours for
Pipeline spools.

Query:
The Lay-up requirements comes into play, when the water contact exceeds
the limits set in Table 3. In our case, when we perform hydrostatic
pressure testing the test duration is (aforementioned 10 minutes or 30
minutes for Piping spools and 2 hours for Pipeline spools). If we add up
hydrostatic pressure testing preparation time i.e., the time consumed to
fill the water in the spools till pressurization completion time we
never exceed one (1) or two (2) days. Therefore, we don#t see our
testing criteria falls under the boundary of SAES-A-007 Para 9.2 which
leads us to believe we do not have to perform lay-up for the material

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 Engineering Service Request

Request Information
Title: Clarification on Lay-up after Hydrotest. Request # 4043558843
Requester Name: Requester Org: Request Date:
Shivputtrayya Manjunath Math (MATHSM) Hook-Up/Tie-in Div ( 30027110)
Current Responsible Employee : Status: Current Step:
Mohammed Faisal Al Subaie (SUBAMF0N) Awaiting Input Implementation Concurrence

listed at Table 3 of SAES-A-007. Please confirm my understanding is

correct?

Note: Our hydrostatic pressure testing water are in full compliance to

SAES-A-007 Table 2 (Hydrostatic Testing/Wet Lay-up Water Quality).

Should Corrosion Control Standard Committee member seek any

clarification on this particular CRM-ESR request, they must feel free to
reach out to ESR initiator.

Regards,

***
Manjunath. Math.
Offshore Projects Department (OPD).
Hook-Up & Tie-In Division (HTD).
DPC-811, Tanajib.
Desk Phone: +966 - 13 - 3789245.
Phone: +966 500979939.
Recommendation:
Dear Manjunath,

Your interpretation of the SAES-A-007 mandatory requirements is correct.

For the durations that you have mentioned in your request, there are no
lay-up requirements for the piping or pipeline spools.

Please note that in all cases, the piing/pipeline spools shall be

protected from water, dust, and foreign material ingress. If a completed
piping/pipeline system is being pressure tested, then it is important to
ensure that such systems are properly drained (dewatered), dried, and
laid up as required by the standard.

Kindly complete the customer satisfaction survey associated with this

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 Engineering Service Request

Request Information
Title: Clarification on Lay-up after Hydrotest. Request # 4043558843
Requester Name: Requester Org: Request Date:
Shivputtrayya Manjunath Math (MATHSM) Hook-Up/Tie-in Div ( 30027110)
Current Responsible Employee : Status: Current Step:
Mohammed Faisal Al Subaie (SUBAMF0N) Awaiting Input Implementation Concurrence

CRM-ESR request.

Kind regards,
Hendrik J. Debruyn
Engineering Consultant - Corrosion
Vice Chairman - Corrosion Control Standards Committee
CSD

Auto Approvals
Agent Title Agent Name Agent Position Title Status Status Date
Approver Mohammad Abdulrahman Al Acting as - Project Manager Completed 03/09/2021
Suwaiyel

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