Petroleum Development Oman L.L.C.: Document Title: Drain Systems Specification
Petroleum Development Oman L.L.C.: Document Title: Drain Systems Specification
Petroleum Development Oman L.L.C.: Document Title: Drain Systems Specification
Document ID SP-1126
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Petroleum Development Oman LLC Effective: Jun-12
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i DocumentAuthorisation
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.
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 Scope.............................................................................................................................. 6
1.2 Compliance with this Specification..................................................................................6
1.3 Process Definition........................................................................................................... 6
2 Drain Systems....................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Objective of Drainage Systems.......................................................................................7
2.2 Classification of Drainage Systems.................................................................................7
2.2.1 Open Non-Hazardous Drain...........................................................................7
2.2.2 Open Hazardous Drain..................................................................................7
2.2.3 Closed Drain.................................................................................................. 7
2.2.4 Process Drains............................................................................................... 8
2.3 Sources and Destination of Various Drains.....................................................................9
2.4 Design Considerations................................................................................................... 10
2.4.1 Open Drain Systems....................................................................................10
2.4.2 Closed Drain System...................................................................................10
2.4.3 Instrument Drains......................................................................................... 11
2.4.4 Sample Drains............................................................................................. 12
2.4.5 Tank Drains.................................................................................................. 12
2.4.6 Closed Drain Vessel.....................................................................................12
2.4.7 Vent System.................................................................................................12
2.4.8 Drain Pumps................................................................................................ 13
2.4.9 Process Drains.............................................................................................13
2.4.10 Laboratory Drains........................................................................................14
2.4.11 Other Process Chemicals Drains.................................................................14
3 Related Business Control Documents.................................................................................15
Appendix A Glossary of Abbreviations..................................................................................16
1 Introduction
1.1 Scope
The objective of this document is to specify the design/engineering requirements and
selection of drainage systems for on-shore oil and gas facilities. The drainage systems
are needed for maintenance of equipment, piping, and instruments and to reduce risk of
fire and environmental pollution.
Drainage streams are produced from many sources and these guidelines are for the safe
collections and disposal of these streams.
This specification does not cover domestic wash water or sewage drain systems for
accommodation areas, buildings and control rooms which SHALL[PS] be separate from
plant drain systems.
Open Non-Hazardous Drain This system provides drainage for areas, which are
classified as non-hazardous according with DEP
80.00.10.10-Gen. The drain system from these areas,
referred to as the Open Non-Hazardous Drain (ONHD),
handles fluids collected from open drip pans, tundishes
and floors in non-hazardous areas.
Open hazardous Drain This system provides drainage for areas, which are
classified as hazardous according with DEP 80.00.10.10-
Gen. The drain system from these areas, referred to as
the Open Hazardous Drain (OHD), handles fluids
collected from open drip pans, tundishes and floors in
hazardous areas.
Closed Drains These drains form a closed drain system and dispose of
liquids from closed equipment, vessels and pipework.
These drains can either drain into a blanketed vessel with
the drain system operating at slightly above atmospheric
pressure, or alternatively drain into an atmospheric vessel
by which the drain system operates at atmospheric
pressure.
Process Drains These drains are continuous discharges from process
systems due to normal operation of the plant.
Sour Service Refer PDO SP-1190 for sour service definition with
respect to personnel safety.
Sour Liquid The liquid, which can contribute to designate a facility as
sour service, as mentioned above shall be considered as
sour liquid in this specification.
2 Drain Systems
Hydrocarbon fluids shall be routed to a closed drain system from process vessels and
pipe works only after depressurisation to atmospheric pressure.
TABLE – 1
FLUID SOURCE AND DRAIN SYSTEM
DESTINATION
Key:
X = Drain System to be used.
Y = Washing operation & discharge
Notes:
(1) Sour liquid to be routed to closed drain.
(2) Volatile hydrocarbons to be routed to closed drain.
(3) A local drain collection facility (tank/pot) should be provided if the
contents of the fluid are likely to partially vaporise. The drain from
this local facility is to be connected to Open Hazardous Drain by
piping with a normally closed isolation valve in between. Vent from
the local facility can either terminate locally at 1 metre above the
building roof or can be connected to the atmospheric pressure flare
system. Dispersion calculations shall be carried out f or sour service
in the case of local vent.
(4) Laboratory drains SHALL[PS] have local facilities to drain various
chemicals. Only oily-water drain can be connected to OHD via a
water-sealed pipe discharging into the OHD gully outside the
laboratory wall.
(5) Drains for different types of chemicals shall be independent. Disposal
of the contents of such drains shall depend on type of chemicals
handled.
The underground drain header shall be at least one size larger than the maximum drain
connection size used for the process side of equipment / piping.
Drain piping shall be adequately and continuously sloped at 1:200 minimum to eliminate
the possibility of creating liquid pockets. Elbows, bends and flanges should be avoided
as much as possible. Possibility of blockage by sludge/sand shall be assessed and
appropriate measures such as 45 bends, larger diameter pipe, etc. should be taken.
The drain connection SHALL[PS] be positioned at the bottom of the process vessel. A
back flushing connection on the drain line underneath the vessel should be installed if
there is a possibility of blockage from deposits of sludge, sand, wax, etc. in the vessel
(see Figure 2).
Sufficient rodding-points must be installed if sand/solids are expected. Water hose
connections may be fitted at the rodding points (see Figure 2).
There SHALL[PS] be no drain valve or any other means of isolation downstream of a
specification break, which could cause the drain system to be over-pressurised. The
single exception is the isolation valve installed at the drain header for drain vessel
maintenance, which shall be kept locked open during normal operation.
Guidelines provided in DEP 31.38.01.11-Gen. Piping General Requirements, section
3.4 shall be followed for general requirements for buried drain headers.
Closed drain systems and open drain systems SHALL[PS] not be interconnected.
The CD system SHALL[PS] be used only to empty equipment containing hydrocarbon
liquids prior to equipment maintenance. Liquid levels in equipment are lowered to the
minimum practical level using the normal process connections and it is essential that
the equipment is fully depressurised before draining via the CD system.
Depressurising may lead to cooling of the vessel contents which should be allowed to
regain ambient temperature before being admitted to the drain system. Only after this
procedure has been completed will the equipment be emptied to drain. To reinforce this
procedure, all closed drain lines must be isolated from equipment by double block
valves and intervening spade or spectacle blind A removable spool may be used where
draining is infrequent.
To avoid the possibility of heating up of contained hydrocarbon and cause flashing
inside the drain header, hot oil/fluid drains shall be routed separately to the Drain
Vessel.
Spent hot oil (dead oil) may be drained into OHD after it is allowed to cool down to the
ambient temperature or 45 Celsius, whichever is higher.
Remote facilities with small inventories i.e., remote manifolds do not need hard pipe to
closed drain system. A simple system to a pit in the final inventories with a vent and a
facility for vacuum truck would be sufficient.
quantity is high. A sample draw-off point in sweet, non volatile service, may be
connected to the Open Hazardous Drain System, via a tundish (see Figure 6 & 7).
Samples from systems 600# and above SHALL[PS] be collected via a sample point
with a block and needle valve arrangement for filling the sample bottles.
PDO Standards
Shell Standards
International Standards
CD Closed Drain
CFDH Corporate Functional Discipline Head
DEP Design and Engineering Practice
ERD Engineering Reference Document
ESD Emergency Shutdown
FIG Figure
IP Institute of Petroleum (UK)
kPa Kilo-Pascal’s
L Low Level (of liquid)
LC Locked-Closed or Level Controller
LG Level Gauge
LI Level Indicator
LIC Level Indicator and controller
LL Low-Low Level (of liquid)
LO Locked-Open
LZA Level Emergency Alarm
NC Normally Closed
ONHD Open Non-Hazardous Drain
OHD Open Hazardous Drain
PDO Petroleum Development Oman LLC
PSD Process Shutdown
PA Pressure Alarm
PG Pressure Gauge
RO Restriction orifice