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Qualification Standards on Performance Type Testing for Valves used Top Side and in Facilities
March 9th, 2012 Valve Manufacturers Association Technical Seminar

Major Oil Companies & Countries with Qualification Requirements

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Current Qualification Codes

National and Internation Standards AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE API 6A: Specification for Wellhead API 17D: API 591: API 622: Design

and Christmas Tree Equipment

(Oct 2010)

and Operation of Subsea Production Systems -Subsea Wellhead and Tree Equipment (Nov 2011) Process Valve Qualification Procedure (Dec 2008) Type Testing of Process Valve Packing for Fugitive Emissions
(Oct 2011)

BRAZILIAN NORM ABNT NBR 15827:

Industrial Valves For Installations Of Exploration, Production, Refining and Transport of Petrol Products Requirements for Design and Prototype Test (Oct 2007)

INTERNTIONAL STANDARD ORGANIZATION ISO 15848-1: Industrial Valves - Measurement,

Test and Qualification Procedures for Fugitive Emissions

Methods of monitoring and testing

(2006)

RUSSIAN GOST R 53402 Valves.

(2009)

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Current Qualification Codes

Company Specifications SHELL MESC SPE 77/300: "PROCEDURE AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR TYPE ACCEPTANCE TESTING (TAT) OF INDUSTRIAL VALVES (December 2008) MESC SPE 77/312: "FUGITIVE EMISSION PRODUCTION TESTING (AMENDMENTS/SUPPLEMENTS TO ISO 15848-2)"

(June 2007)

PETROBRAS ABNT NBR 15827: INDUSTRIAL VALVES FOR INSTALLATIONS OF EXPLORATION, PRODUCTION, REFINING AND TRANSPORT OF PETROL PRODUCTS REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN AND PROTOTYPE TEST (Oct 2007) CHEVRON SSM-PU-54.02-A: QUALIFICATION TESTING OF SUBSEA EQUIPMENT (Sept 2008)

EXXONMOBIL GP 03-12-09

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VALVES

(March 2008)

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Current Qualification Codes Fire Testing

National and Internation Standards AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE API 6FA: Specification for Fire API 607:

Testing of Valves

(July 2006)

Fire Test for Quarter-turn Valves and Valves Equipped with Nonmetallic Seats (Nov 2011)

BRAZILIAN NORM Accepts ISO 10497 INTERNTIONAL STANDARD ORGANIZATION ISO 10497: Testing of valves - Fire type-testing

requirements
(2010)

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Qualification Diversities
Australian projects are driving the most onerous testing Subsea valve qualifications being used on critical platform valves and onshore isolation valves Onshore facility valves all to be qualified per ISO 15848-1 Chevron projects Platform valves on Congo River crossing to be qualified per API 6A appendix F and endurance per API 17D ExxonMobil projects RasGas special qualification on ESD and HIPPS valves PNG temperature and cycle testing of pipeline valves Global demand for valves to be qualified is spreading from project to project
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Qualification Requirements API 6A

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Qualification Requirements API 6A

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Qualification Requirements API 6A

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Qualification Requirements API 6A

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Qualification Requirements API 17D

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Qualification Requirements API 17D

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Qualification Requirements ABNT NBR 15827

Covers all valves from class150 to 2500

Fire testing is per ISO 10497

Calculation complete with FEA on each size and class valve only, actuator exempt model has to validated tolerances have to evaluated and justified seal material design and choices justified

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Qualification Requirements ABNT NBR 15827

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Qualification Requirements ABNT NBR 15827

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Qualification Requirements ABNT NBR 15827

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Qualification Requirements API 591

This standard is a quality qualification whereas the others are performance qualifications. Valve is factory tested per API 598 then based on a suggested sized a quantity is disassembled. Components are dimensionally checked. Material is examined per table 1 Stem/drive train is tested for strength.

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Qualification Requirements API 591

Pressure containing castings are examined with radiography

Pressure containing components are examined with magnetic particle and two valves are destructively tested for compliance.

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Qualification Requirements ISO 15848-1

While not a through leakage qualification, it is yet another qualification being imposed that has cost implication. Testing has similar aspects of temperature and mechanical cycles

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Qualification Requirements ISO 15848-1

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Qualification Requirements GOST R 53402

Most Russian customers now accept API 6D without a qualification test. Gazprom still requiring qualification testing on some sizes- categorized as Special tests.

GOST standards from one edition to the next one more and more comply to ISO standards, especially with respect to leak class (GOST 9544-2005 Class A).
Latest edition of GOST 9544-2005 has more or less similar requirements and criteria as ISO5208 and/or API6D, API598.

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Qualification Requirements - Shell

MESC SPE 77/300 and 77/315 are consolidated in T-2.973.873

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Qualification Requirements - Shell

6 cycles per seat & 21 cycles for stem Repeated at ambient, maximum temperature and minimum temperature

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Qualification Requirements - Shell

FE coverage from SPE 77/312

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Qualification Requirements - Chevron

Excerpt from SSM-PU-54.02-A: QUALIFICATION TESTING OF SUBSEA EQUIPMENT

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Qualification Requirements - Chevron

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Qualification Requirements - Chevron

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Qualification Requirements - ExxonMobil

Excerpt from GP 03-12-09 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VALVES

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Qualification Goals
Confirm ability to seal against through leakage over a given number of cycles

Confirm seals perform at maximum and minimum temperatures

Validate valve operating torque/thrust at ambient, maximum and minimum temp Determine fugitive emission performance at ambient, max. and min. temp

Prove environmental containment

Prove robustness/stability of metallic trims Prove soft seal combinations

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Qualification Groups - examples

Material classes Carbon & low alloy steel Austenitic alloys Duplex alloys Seal classes Nitrile elastomers Fluorocarbon elastomers PTFE seals Graphoil Metal Temperature classes -20C to 120C -20C to 150C -46C to 150C

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Qualification Cycles
Integrate performance testing with ISO 15848-1 fugitive emission testing Add C00 category at 200 cycles Check through leakage & torque every 10 cycles At least one check at ambient, min and max. temp.

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Qualification Range
Coverage is for a single model design Pressure class and size adopt range from Shell spec 77/312 Seal classes - have to be tested Material classes - a reduced number of tests may be agreed with certifying authority provided test performance is proven to be unaffected Temperature class or range may be per standard or agree with CA.

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Qualification Way Forward

Form under ISO or API a new work group to expand FE standard or create a new performance one

Timing - now, otherwise subsea standards will migrate in to the void

How Volunteer to participate in a work group Why - This assures the interest of your company and country are represented

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