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SAUDI ARAMCO INSPECTION CHECKLIST
Valve Installation Inspection & Valve Stroking SAIC-L-2043 30-Apr-17 PIPE-
PROJECT TITLE WBS / BI / JO NUMBER CONTRACTOR / SUBCONTRACTOR
EQUIPMENT ID NUMBER(S) EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION EQPT CODE SYSTEM ID. PLANT NO.
LAYOUT DRAWING NUMBER REV. NO. PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER EC / PMCC / MCC NO.
SCHEDULED INSPECTION DATE & TIME ACTUAL INSPECTION DATE & TIME QUANTITY INSP. MH's SPENT TRAVEL TIME
SAUDI ARAMCO USE ONLY
SAUDI ARAMCO TIP NUMBER SAUDI ARAMCO ACTIVITY NUMBER WORK PERMIT REQUIRED?
ITEM
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA REFERENCE PASS FAIL N/A RE-INSP DATE
No.
Screwed bonnet & screwed body valves shall not be used in any
SAES-L-108,
A1 hydrocarbon or hazardous mat'l services unless bonnets & body end
Para. 5.1.4
connections are tack welded to body or provided with locking pin.
Union bonnet valves shall not be used in any hydrocarbon or hazardous SAES-L-108,
A2
material services. Para. 5.1.6
Integral flanged valve bodies with tapped bolt holes shall not used without SAES-L-108,
A4
CSD & Proponent approval. (lug type valves are excluded) Para. 5.2.2
Underwater isolation valve shall be ball type per 04-SAMSS-051 with SAES-L-108,
A12
minimum Class 300 rating flange face shall be ring joint type. Para. 7.2
ITEM
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA REFERENCE PASS FAIL N/A RE-INSP DATE
No.
Pressure Relief Valves (Limitations)
A) Isolation valve in stand-alone pressure relief valve inlet and discharge
piping shall be gate*, ball, high performance butterfly (flanged) or plug
valve that can be car-sealed* open. SAES-L-108,
A13
*Gate valves shall be installed with stem in or below Para. 7.3
horizontal. B) For clean gas service, the valves
shall be soft seated with double block and bleed capability if temperature
permits.
Instrumentation root isolation valves shall be API STD 602 gate valves. SAES-L-108,
A21
(for equivalent CSD specific approval req'd) Para. 7.11.1
Steam service Isolation valves, NPS 2 inch and larger, in Class 600 &
SAES-L-108,
A22 higher rated systems shall be parallel slide gate valves equipped with
Para. 7.12
cavity pressure relief system (or CSD appv'd other).
SAES-L-108,
A23 Blowdown valves in gas pipelines shall be plug valves.
Para. 7.13
Mainline bypass/equalization valves in gas service shall be inverted SAES-L-108,
A24
pressure balanced lubricated plug valves. Para. 7.14
MATERIAL LIMITATIONS (A 25 thru A27)
Valves with Bodies of cast iron, ductile iron, or low melting point SAES-L-108,
A25
alloys (brass or bronze) shall not be used in hydrocarbon services. Para. 8.1
Valves in services between -45°C and -18°C shall meet the requirements
of 04-SAMSS-003. If the service is also sour,compliance with NACE SAES-L-108,
B1
MR0175/ISO 15156 shall be specifically stated in the purchase Para. 7.1.1
requisition.
All valves in services below -45°C shall be full austenitic SS and:
SAES-L-108,
B2
Para. 7.1.2
Valve shall be permanently marked with minimum design temp.
SAES-L-108,
B3 All valves in service below -100°C shall have an extended bonnet.
Para. 7.1.3
ITEM
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA REFERENCE PASS FAIL N/A RE-INSP DATE
No.
For LPG or high pressure gases that autorefrigerate, an upstream gate
SAES-L-108,
B4 valve shall be installed in addition to a throttling valve in any line that
Para. 7.1.4
discharges to the atmosphere or to a low pressure system.
Add. Reqmts
Valves that are classified as Double Block & Bleed, shall either
Low-
(a) be of a self-relieving design, or
Temp
B5 (b) be provided with an external relief system that will relieve pressure to
Valves
the upstream or downstream side. Option (b) shall be
04-SAMSS-
approved by the Chairman of the Valves Standards Committee.
003 Para 4.2
Valves that are not classified as Double Block & Bleed, e.g., flexible
Add. Reqmts
wedge, double disc, soft-seated wedge & split wedge gate valves, floating
Low-
seat ball valves, & other similar valves, shall either
Temp
B6 (a) be of a self-relieving design, or
Valves
(b) have a 3–5 mm hole drilled in the upstream side of the closure
04-SAMSS-
element to relieve cavity pressure; such valves shall have the flow
003 Para 4.3
direction clearly marked on the body.
All bolting shall be ASTM A320, Grade L7. The corresponding nuts shall 04-SAMSS-003,
B7
be ASTM A194, Grade 4. Para. 5.3
C Other Requirements for Safety, Flow Orientation & INSPECTION AWARENESS (Also See SAIC-L-2040)
Lever operated ball valves shall be equipped with a handwheel or self SAES-L-108,
C1
locking handle to prevent accidental operation. VERIFY THIS! Para. 6.1
FLOW ARROWS POINT DOWNSTREAM IN DIRECTION OF FLOW: As Referenced
A) Uni-directional valve (swing check) 04- BS 1973,
SAMSS-005, P. 5.1.8 B) Bi-directional valves
with "Preferred" direction of flow for certain type valves shall always be Para 39 (f)
C2 installed in "preferred" direction.
Note: Globe valves (Stop and Check Type) are installedas indicated by SAES-L-108,
arrow on valve body (BS 1973, Section 39 ( f ).
Note: Other examples include butterflies 04-SAMSS-005
(SAES-L-108, Para. 6.2.2e) Sch. Q,
VALVE COMPONENT DIAGRAMS FOR THE TYPE VALVE BEING Attachment IV
INSTALLED ARE AVAILABLE TO INSPECTORS PERFORMING ANY (Procedure)
C3
VISUAL INSPECTION UPON RECEIPT & INSTALLATION.
D Butterfly Valves
SAES-L-108
Concentric butterfly valves such as API STD 609 Category A type (typ
D1
rubber linings) are permitted only for non-hydrocarbon service.
Para 6.2.1
High performance butterfly valves for hydrocarbon service shall be limited SAES-L-108
D2 to a maximum rating of Class 900. Minimum additional requirements
(hydrocarbon service) follow D3 thru D7 below. Para 6.2.2
SAES-L-108
Valves shall be API STD 609 Cat. B valves with offset-seat type
D3
construction (for hydrocarbon service).
Para 6.2.2 (a)
Valves shall be qualified fire-safe to either API SPEC 6FA, API STD 607, SAES-L-108
D4 BS 6755 Part 2. Exception: Where other system components are not
designed to be firesafe (Single-Point-Mooring systems, etc). Para 6.2.2 (b)
Body shall be of the lug-type design with tapped bolt holes, unless SAES-L-108
D5 (double) flanged type is specified. Wafer-type body is prohibited.
Para 6.2.2 (c)
Valves shall be full-rated. In systems where the normal operating SAES-L-108
D6 pressure is 103 kPa (15 psig) or less, valve may be specified with half-
rated trim (approximately 50% of the full-rated pressure). Para 6.2.2 (d)
Valves are bi-directional, and shall be installed in the "preferred" SAES-L-108
D7 direction as indicated* on the valve. (*Direction of flow arrows, etc)
Para 6.2.2 (e)
E Plug Valves
Valves shall be qualified "fire-safe" to API SPEC 6FA, API STD 607, BS 04-SAMSS-041,
E1
6755 Part 2 (when specified in P.O.) Para. 5.7
04-SAMSS-041,
E2 A plug position indicator shall be provided on all valves.
Para. 5.8
04-SAMSS-041,
E4 Slips shall be replaceable without removing the valve from the line.
Para. 5.10
Manual bleed to atmosphere with automatic thermal relief to upstream 04-SAMSS-041,
E5
piping shall be provided for all valves. Para. 5.13
Plug Valves shall be provided with AISI Type 316L stainless steel drain
04-SAMSS-041,
E6 valve in the body cavity at the lowest possible location and shall be fitted
Para. 5.14
with a AISI Type 316L stainless steel NPT threaded plug.
ITEM
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA REFERENCE PASS FAIL N/A RE-INSP DATE
No.
F Check Valves
Straight-thru union body check valves shall be used only in portions of SAES-L-108,
F1
piping systems where pipe unions are permissible. Para. 5.1.5
Dual and single plate wafer check and swing check valves shall not be
SAES-L-108,
F2 used in reciprocating pump and compressor suction and discharge
Para. 6.3.1
services or similar pulsating services.
Check valves in sizes NPS 3 inch and above shall not be installed in
SAES-L-108,
F5 vertical lines, unless approved by CSD Chairman of Valve Stds.
Para. 6.3.5
Note: Valves in skid-mounted systems are exempt from requirement
Swing Checks (unidirectional) are installed with flow arrow pointing 04-SAMSS-005,
F7
downstream. Verify Flow direction and correct installation. Para. 5.1.8
G Control Valves
Control valves shall not be used as emergency shutdown (ESD) valves SAES-J-700,
G1
(ZVs), nor as emergency isolation valves (EIVs) Sec. 4
Volume tank shall be aprovided for the pneumatic actuator and conforms
with the following:
A) Designed to a maximum pressure of 930 kPag (135 psig) at 82°C
SAES-J-700,
G3 B) Manufactured in accordance with ASME VIII D1 (stamped UM)
Para. 8.4
C) Volume tanks shall have a minimum capacity for two complete stroke
operation of the control valve at the minimum available instrument air
pressure of 415 kPag (60 psig).
Control valves and their actuating systems shall be mounted such that all
SAES-J-700,
G6 adjustments are accessible (and all indicators/gauges are readable) from
Para. 9.1
grade, permanent platform, walkway or fixed ladder.
Access space for lifting equipment shall be provided for valve and SAES-J-700,
G7
actuator assemblies weighing over 50 kg. Para. 9.1
Block & bypass valves shall be provided as standard for each control
valve installation, except for the following conditions:
A) identical pieces of equipment installed in parallel enabling on-line
maintenance of any one control valve at any one time.
B) identical process systems installed in parallel with one process system
used for spare or redundant capacity.
C) process or equipment which is only intermittently operated in
association with a continuous process (e.g., during start-up, regeneration,
etc.) SAES-J-700,
G8
D) non-critical equipment that may be shut down without affecting the Para. 9.2.1
operation of the main process
E) applications where, for safety, a block & bypass arrangement is not
desirable (e.g., to reduce leakage sources of hazardous fluids, such as
hydrogen, phenol, hydrofluoric acid, etc.)
F) applications where, for safety, manual operation by means of bypass
valve is not desired (e.g., anti-surge control, turbine speed control, fuel
control to boilers & process heaters, etc
G) applications that proponent does not require block & bypass
ITEM
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA REFERENCE PASS FAIL N/A RE-INSP DATE
No.
ITEM
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA REFERENCE PASS FAIL N/A RE-INSP DATE
No.
The bypass valve shall be manually operable and have a correct trim and
control characteristic and have a capacity at least equal to the required Cv SAES-J-700,
G10
of the control valve, but not greater than twice the selected Cv of the Para. 9.2.3
control valve.
Control valve installations without block and bypass valves shall be SAES-J-700,
G13
provided with a drain valve on each side of the control valve. Para. 9.2.5
The size of drain valve shall be large enough ,but be ¾" minimum, Drain SAES-J-700,
G14
valves shall be plugged or blinded per SAES-L-108. Para. 9.2.5
H Flare Systems:
i Valve Stroking
Prior to installation ensure, valve is easily opening and closing full stroke. Procedural
i1
Responsibility of Inspection to verify functionality. Requirement
Valves of the quarter turn type (e.g., ball, plug, or butterfly) shall have a SAES-L-108,
means to indicate the ball, plug or disk position. Design shall be such that Par. 3.2
i3
components of the indicating means cannot be assembled to falsely (ASME B16.34
indicate valve position is open or closed. Para 6.5.2)
For pipeline, valves shall be full opening type and allows passage* of a
pipeline scraper per API SPEC 6D, Section 5.2.1 & Table 1. (Figure 8 of
04-SAMSS-005,
i4 the 22nd edition)
App. D, Item 3
Required is an acceptable* Thru-Conduit Valve.
REMARKS:
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:
1. SAES-L-108 -- Selection of Valves, (21 March 2010)
2. SAES-L-110 -- Limitations on Pipe Joints and Components, (6Aug 2013)
3. SAES-J-700, Control Valves, (17 May 2015)
4. 04-SAMSS-003, Additional Requirements for Low Temperature Valves, (25 October 2009)
5. 04-SAMSS-005 -- Check Valves, Swing Type, (11 October 2010)
6. 04-SAMSS-035 -- General Requirements for Valves, (11 Sep 2013 )
7. 04-SAMSS-041 -- Expanding Plug Valve, (11 October 2010)
8. 04-SAMSS-042 -- 4-Way Diverter Valve, (11 October 2010)
9. 04-SAMSS-048 -- Valve inspection & Testing Requirements, (28 August 2013)
10. 04-SAMSS-049 -- Inspection & Testing Requirements for API SPEC 6A 10,000 psi Valves, (11 October 2010)
11. 04-SAMSS-050 -- Thru-conduit Gate Valves (API Spec 6D), (11 October 2010)
12. 04-SAMSS-051 -- API SPEC 6D Ball Valves, (11 October 2010)
13. ASME B16.34, Valves - Flanged, Threaded, and Welding End, (Mar 2013)
Attach 1 - Bridge Welding of Seal Welded & Socket Welded Valves on Process Lines (AB-036521 Sh 1)
Attach. 3 - Typical BS 1973 Stop & Check Type Globe Valve (Required Directional Flow Arrow Not Shown)