DEP SPECIFICATION

DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SUBSEA PRODUCTION

SYSTEMS (BASED ON ISO 13628)

DEP 37.80.00.30-Gen.

September 2010

DESIGN AND ENGINEERING PRACTICE

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PREFACE
DEP (Design and Engineering Practice) publications reflect the views, at the time of publication, of Shell Global
Solutions International B.V. (Shell GSI) and, in some cases, of other Shell Companies.
These views are based on the experience acquired during involvement with the design, construction, operation and
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international, regional, national and industry standards.
The objective is to set the recommended standard for good design and engineering practice to be applied by Shell
companies in oil and gas production, oil refining, gas handling, gasification, chemical processing, or any other such
facility, and thereby to help achieve maximum technical and economic benefit from standardization.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................4
1.1 SCOPE........................................................................................................................4
1.2 DISTRIBUTION, INTENDED USE AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS .........4
1.3 DEFINITIONS .............................................................................................................4
1.4 CROSS-REFERENCES .............................................................................................4
1.5 SUMMARY OF CHANGES.........................................................................................5
1.6 COMMENTS ON THIS DEP .......................................................................................5
2. APPLICATION OF ISO 13628 ...................................................................................6
2.1 GENERAL ...................................................................................................................6
2.2 ADDITIONAL SHELL REQUIREMENTS....................................................................6
2.3 PROJECT-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................6
3. REFERENCES ...........................................................................................................7
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A APPLICATION OF ISO 13628...........................................................................8
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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 SCOPE
This DEP specifies requirements and gives recommendations for specifying the design,
manufacture, testing, operations and abandoment of subsea producion systems and
equipment.
This DEP specifies which parts of ISO 13628 to apply and specifies whether additional
Shell requirements are necessary.
NOTE: The various parts of ISO 13628 were developed, and are being developed, together with the API 17
series of standards.

This is a revision of the DEP of the same number dated December 2004; see (1.5)
regarding the main changes.

1.2 DISTRIBUTION, INTENDED USE AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS

Unless otherwise authorised by Shell GSI, the distribution of this DEP is confined to Shell
companies and, where necessary, to Contractors and Manufacturers/Suppliers nominated
by them. Any authorised access to DEPs does not for that reason constitute an
authorization to any documents, data or information to which the DEPs may refer.
This DEP is intended for use in subsea oil and gas production facilities.
When DEPs are applied, a Management of Change (MOC) process should be
implemented; this is of particular importance when existing facilities are to be modified.
If national and/or local regulations exist in which some of the requirements could be more
stringent than in this DEP, the Contractor shall determine by careful scrutiny which of the
requirements are the more stringent and which combination of requirements will be
acceptable with regards to the safety, environmental, economic and legal aspects. In all
cases the Contractor shall inform the Principal of any deviation from the requirements of
this DEP which is considered to be necessary in order to comply with national and/or local
regulations. The Principal may then negotiate with the Authorities concerned, the objective
being to obtain agreement to follow this DEP as closely as possible.

1.3 DEFINITIONS
The Contractor is the party which carries out all or part of the design, engineering,
procurement, construction, commissioning or management of a project, or operation or
maintenance of a facility. The Principal may undertake all or part of the duties of the
Contractor.
The Manufacturer/Supplier is the party which manufactures or supplies equipment and
services to perform the duties specified by the Contractor.
The Principal is the party which initiates the project and ultimately pays for its design and
construction. The Principal will generally specify the technical requirements. The Principal
may also include an agent or consultant authorised to act for, or on behalf of, the Principal.
The word shall indicates a requirement.
The word should indicates a recommendation.

1.4 CROSS-REFERENCES
Where cross-references to other parts of this DEP are made, the referenced section
number is shown in brackets. Other documents referenced by this DEP are listed in
(Appendix A).
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1.5 SUMMARY OF CHANGES

This DEP is a revision of the DEP of the same number dated December 2004. The main,
non-editorial changes are as follows.
Old New Change
section section
General General The previous edition was a straight endorsement of the published
parts of ISO 13628. This edition recognises that Shell needs to add
requirements on top of ISO 13628 and it provides a path for doing
this.
General General This edition also identifies the parts of ISO 13628 that are planned
but not yet published.

1.6 COMMENTS ON THIS DEP

Comments on this DEP may be sent to the DEP Administrator at [email protected],
using the DEP Feedback Form. The DEP Feedback Form can be found on the main page
of "DEPs on the Web", available through the Global Technical Standards web portal
http://sww.shell.com/standards and on the main page of the DEPs DVD-ROM.
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2. APPLICATION OF ISO 13628

2.1 GENERAL
All published parts of ISO 13628 shall be applied for subsea production systems, for the
scope that they cover.
Appendix A lists the published and planned parts of ISO 13628.

2.2 ADDITIONAL SHELL REQUIREMENTS

For some applications, the applicable part of ISO 13628 is considered inadequate without
specifying additional Shell requirements. These are identified in Appendix A.

2.3 PROJECT-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Even with the additional Shell requirements identified in Appendix A, it is recognised that
there will be some project-specific requirements that cannot be specified globally, e.g.:
- wellstream fluid characteristics;
- equipment and system configuration;
- functional requirements;
- interfaces;
- project-specific testing.
Data on such items shall be provided by the Principal.
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3. REFERENCES

In this DEP, reference is made to several ISO and API standards. Rather than duplicating
them here their numbers and titles can be found in Appendix A.
NOTE: The DEPs and most referenced external standards are available to Shell staff on the SWW (Shell
Wide Web) at http://sww.shell.com/standards/.
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APPENDIX A APPLICATION OF ISO 13628

Table A.1 identifies the status of the various parts of ISO 13628 and indicates their
equivalent API standards.
Table A.1 also spcifies which of these standards require additional Shell requirements to be
specified, and the plans for developing those requirements in the form of DEPs.
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Table A.1 STATUS OF ISO 13628 AND RELATED API STANDARDS AND DEPS
ISO Title Status API standard (status is Additional Shell Comments
standard issued unless stated) requirements
13628-1 Petroleum and natural gas industries – Design and Issued RP 17A To be specified by the Once the amended ISO 13628-1 is
operation of subsea production systems – Part 1: General November 2005 Principal (see Comment) published, a DEP-Gen. will be planned to
requirements and recommendations specify materials requirements additional
to those in ISO 13628-1 Clause 6.
13628-2 Petroleum and natural gas industries – Design and Issued Spec 17J To be specified by the DEP 37.81.42.30-Gen. is planned, which
operation of subsea production systems – Part 2: July 2006, plus Principal (see Comment) will specify additional requirements.
Unbonded flexible pipe systems for subsea and marine Corr. 1, 2009
applications
13628-3 Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries – Design and Issued RP 17C To be specified by the A DEP-Gen. will be planned to specify
operation of subsea production systems – Part 3: Through July 2006 Principal (see Comment) additional requirements (number yet to be
Flowline (TFL) Systems allocated)

13628-4 Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries – Design and Issued Spec 17D To be specified by the DEP 37.80.00.36-Gen. is planned, which
operation of subsea production systems – Part 4: Subsea June 1999 Principal (see Comment) will specify additional requirements.
Wellhead and Tree Equipment
13628-5 Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries – Design and Issued Spec 17E To be specified by the DEP 37.80.02.36-Gen. is planned, to cover
operation of subsea production systems – Part 5: Subsea October 2002 Principal (see Comment) umbilical manufacture.
Umbilicals
DEP 37.80.03.30-Gen. is planned, to cover
umbilical transportation and installation
13628-6 Petroleum and natural gas industries – Design and Issued Spec 17F To be specified by the DEP 37.80.00.33-Gen. Design and
operation of subsea production systems – Part 6: Subsea May 2006 Principal (see Comment) Operation of Subsea Production Control
production control systems Systems (Ammendments/Supplements to
ISO 13628-6:2006) - Issued
DEP 37.80.02.37-Gen. is planned, to cover
Deepwater subsea controls, power, and
chemical distribution manufacturing
DEP 37.80.03.31-Gen. is planned, to cover
Deepwater subsea controls, power, and
chemical distribution hardware installation
DEP 37.80.02.38-Gen. is planned, to cover
Umbilical topside termination and interface
equipment
13628-7 Petroleum and natural gas industries – Design and Issued RP 17G To be specified by the DEP 37.80.10.30-Gen. is planned, which
operation of subsea production systems – Part 7: November 2005 Principal (see Comment) will specify additional requirements.
Completion/workover riser systems
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Table A.1 STATUS OF ISO 13628 AND RELATED API STANDARDS AND DEPS (continued)
ISO Title Status API standard (status is Additional Shell Comments
standard issued unless stated) requirements
13628-8 Petroleum and natural gas industries – Design and Issued RP 17H To be specified by the DEP 37.80.30.31-Gen. is planned but will
operation of subsea production systems – Part 8: Remotely December 2002, Principal (see Comment) probably not be worked because
Operated Vehicle (ROV) interfaces on subsea production plus Corr. 1, 2005 ISO 13628-8 is expected to be replaced by
systems ISO 13628-13 in 2012.

13628-9 Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries – Design and Issued RP 17M To be specified by the DEP 37.80.30.34-Gen. is planned but will
operation of subsea production systems – Part 9: Remotely June 2000 Principal (see Comment) probably not be worked because
Operated Tool (ROT) Intervention Systems ISO 13628-9 is expected to be replaced by
ISO 13628-13 in 2012.
13628-10 Petroleum and natural gas industries Design and operation Issued Spec 17K To be specified by the DEP 37.80.01.34-Gen. is planned, which
of subsea production systems – Part 10: Specification for October 2005 Principal (see Comment) will specify additional requirements.
bonded flexible pipe
13628-11 Petroleum and natural gas industries – Design and Issued RP 17B To be specified by the DEP 37.81.42.30-Gen. is planned, which
operation of subsea production systems – Part 11: Flexible September 2007, Principal (see Comment) will specify additional requirements.
pipe systems for subsea and marine applications plus Corr. 1, 2008

13628-12 Petroleum and natural gas industries – Design and Planned RP 2RD To be specified by the DEP 37.81.10.10-Gen. is planned, which
operation of subsea production systems – Part 12: Dynamic 2011 Principal (see Comment) will specify additional requirements.
production risers
13628-13 Petroleum and natural gas industries – Design and operation Planned RP 17H To be specified by the ISO 13628-13 will replace ISO 13628-8
of subsea production systems – Part 13: Remotely Operated 2012 Principal (see Comment) and ISO 13628-9.
Tool and interfaces on subsea production systems
A DEP-Gen. will be planned to specify
additional requirements (number yet to be
allocated)
13628-15 Petroleum and natural gas industries – Design and operation Planned RP 17P (planned) To be specified by the A DEP-Gen. will be planned to specify
of subsea production systems – Part 15: Subsea structures 2011 Principal (see Comment) additional requirements (number yet to be
and manifolds allocated)
13628-16 Petroleum and natural gas industries – Design and operation Planned Spec planned To be specified by the A DEP-Gen. will be planned to specify
of subsea production systems – Part 16: Specification for 2012 Principal (see Comment) additional requirements (number yet to be
flexible pipe ancillary equipment allocated)
13628-17 Petroleum and natural gas industries – Design and operation Planned RP planned To be specified by the A DEP-Gen. will be planned to specify
of subsea production systems – Part 17: Recommended 2012 Principal (see Comment) additional requirements (number yet to be
practice for flexible pipe ancillary equipment allocated)