DRP001-OUF-SPE-Q-000-512 B1 Pipeline Weld Numbering Procedure
DRP001-OUF-SPE-Q-000-512 B1 Pipeline Weld Numbering Procedure
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CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................. 4
DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................. 5
1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 6
1.1 General............................................................................................................................ 6
2. SCOPE ................................................................................................ 6
3. PROJECT DOCUMENTS, CODES AND STANDARDS ............................................... 6
3.1 American Petroleum Institute ........................................................................................... 6
3.2 Project Documents .......................................................................................................... 6
4. QUALITY, HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT................................................ 6
4.1 Safety Representative ..................................................................................................... 6
5. WORK PROCEDURE ................................................................................. 7
6. LINE UP .............................................................................................. 7
6.1 Initial Planning ................................................................................................................. 7
6.2 Line - Up Operation ......................................................................................................... 7
7. MAINLINE WELDING ................................................................................. 7
7.1 Initial Planning – Mainline Welding .................................................................................. 7
8. WELD NUMBERING AND WELDER’S IDENTIFICATION ........................................... 8
8.1 Weld Numbering Instructions ........................................................................................... 8
8.2 Constructing the Weld Number ........................................................................................ 8
8.2.1 Service Identifier ....................................................................................................... 8
8.2.2 Prefix Identifier .......................................................................................................... 9
8.2.3 Sequential Number ................................................................................................... 9
8.2.4 Suffix Identifier .......................................................................................................... 9
8.3 Welders Identification Instructions ................................................................................. 10
8.4 Pipe Tracking Instructions.............................................................................................. 11
ABBREVIATIONS
CS Carbon Steel
GMAW Gas Metal Arc Welding (Automatic Welding with Gas Protection)
RA Risk Assessment
UT Ultrasonic Testing
DEFINITIONS
Contractor Joint Venture (JV) of Petrofac International LTD & Samsung Engineering
Co. Ltd.
Works Carbon Steel Line Pipes Line Up, Welding and Weld Numbering Activities
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 General
Refer to the Pipeline overall route map document no.DRP001-OUF-650000-Y-PP-
002 , Pipeline Schematic Diagram document no. DRP001-OUF-650000-Y-FSK-001,
and Pipelines Design basis document no. DRP001-OUF-SPE-Y-650-001 for full
description of the Duqm Refinery Project.
2. SCOPE
This document outlines the requirements for carbon steel line pipes Line Up and
Weld Numbering activities during the construction phase of Duqm Refinery Project.
It defines the rules for safe and proper line up and welding activities and ensures
compliance with Contractor/ Company requirements.
The Project CS pipeline systems consist of 5 numbers product Export pipelines as
summarised in the Pipelines Design basis, document no. DRP001-OUF-SPE-Y-650-
001.
5. WORK PROCEDURE
As a minimum, the work procedure shall include:
Plan/layout of entire line up and weld numbering operations
Methods of carrying out line up and weld numbering
Resources, such as equipment, machinery and manpower to be utilised during
line up / welding and weld numbering
6. LINE UP
6.1 Initial Planning
Contractor shall make plans for safe access to the facilitate line up. Contractor shall
align and weld together the joints of pipes into a continuous pipeline. All pipeline field
welds shall be executed in accordance API 1104 Welding of Pipeline and related
Facilities and all applicable approved welding procedures.
The pipeline production welding may be either Manual Welding Process (SMAW),
GTAW and/or mainline automatic welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding Process
(GMAW).
6.2 Line - Up Operation
Prior to alignment, the end of each pipe joint shall be bevelled in accordance with
bevel design on the approved welding specifications / procedure using a pipe-facing
machine for GMAW or oxy acetylene with grinding for SMAW. All refuse from pipe
facing machine shall be removed from ROW and disposed in approved dumpsites.
Bevelled ends, whether mill or field made, shall be smooth and uniform and the
dimensions and geometry shall be in accordance with the joint design in the approved
welding specifications / procedures. Burns, small score marks, indentations or other
small defects within the joint preparation area shall, at the discretion of the
Contractor’s inspector, be blended out by grinding, otherwise the joint shall be re-
prepared. The bevelled ends of each joint of pipes and in the area (50 mm from
edge) immediately adjacent shall be thoroughly cleaned of paint, rust, mill scale, dirt
and other foreign matter by use of power driven wire buffing wheels or hand wire
brush.
The inside of each joint of pipes shall be inspected and adequately cleaned to remove
dirt, debris and other foreign matter.
7. MAINLINE WELDING
7.1 Initial Planning – Mainline Welding
Contractor shall provide welding machines, line-up clamps, bevelling machines,
welding electrodes, welding wire, gas, and all other equipment and supplies required
for the welding operations as qualified by PQRs.
Qualified welders and welding operators shall use approved welding specifications
and procedures to perform production welding. For automatic welding, welding shall
be performed using approved and qualified equipment.
Contractor shall monitor welding at a level required to ensure compliance with the
requirements of project welding specifications referenced in Section 3 of this
specification.
PG PLPG Product
NP Naphtha Product
DP Diesel Product
FTI Welds done by Tie-In crew that are not Pressure tested.
R Weld that was repaired once, sequential weld number remains the
same with addition of “R” after the weld number.
RR Welds that was repaired twice, sequential weld number remains the
same with addition of “RR” after the weld number.
CO Weld that was removed from the line, Cut Out, sequential weld
number remains the same with addition of “CO” after the weld
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number.
CO2 Weld that was removed from the line a second time Cut Out twice,
sequential weld number remains the same with addition of “CO2”
after the weld number.
A If a weld requires a complete cut out and it requires a pup piece (i.e.
two welds). Tie-in crew shall create two new welds, the original weld
that was cut out shall use the original number followed by “CO” and
the additional weld shall carry the same number as the original weld
upstream followed by the suffix “A”.
A,B,C If for some reason some welds are added to the line after it has been
originally welded and numbered, the additional welds shall carry the
same sequential weld number with the Prefix “TI” for Tie-in and Suffix
“A” for the first weld downstream of the existing weld, and suffix “B”
for the second weld etc.
Pass Identification
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Root pass welders shall be the first welders to identify their work, with the ditch side
welder’s ID above the work side welder’s ID, both under the number “1” pass
identification (Bead), see example below.
Hot pass welders shall be the second welders to identify their work, with the ditch
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side welders’ ID above the work side welders’ ID, both under the number “2” pass
identification (Hot Pass), see example below.
Fill pass welders shall be the next group of welders to identify their work, with the
ditch side welders’ ID above the work side welders’ ID, both under the number “3,4,5”
etc. depending on which fill passes were done, see example below.
Pass identification
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Welder’s Identification Number Work Side Welder’s Identification Number Ditch Side
All welders’ identification numbers shall be tallied using Welder’s ID Tally Sheet and
recorded in the project database.
All pipes numbers and pipe length shall be tallied and entered in the Pipe Book,
including pipe measured lengths, diameters, wall thicknesses, grade, heat numbers,
pipe suppliers, bends, etc.