Procedure Cum Check List: Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited
Procedure Cum Check List: Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited
Procedure Cum Check List: Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited
: GSPC/SubPPL/IP&CL/01
LIMITED Rev. No. : 00
Issued : 12-03-2015
Title : Procedure cum Check List for Inspection of Subsea Pipeline
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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 2
1.1 Scope ....................................................................................................................................... 2
1.2 Reference Documents .............................................................................................................. 2
1.3 Abbreviations……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2
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1.0 Introduction
This document is prepared to identify the scope of activities for inspection of subsea pipeline
to enable capturing of data for Risk Based Assessment of system along with Engineering
criticality assessments (ECA) , as per requirement. This Inspection activity is to ensure GSPC to
Operate and manage their assets continuously with the highest levels of integrity and safety.
Optical fibre cable is piggy back. One umbilical is also laid alongside from PLQP to SSIV.
1.1 Scope
This document is applicable to the Deen Dayal Field (Block KGOSN/2001/03) situated offshore
from the Yanam – Kakinada coast of Andhra Pradesh, India
This document is concerned with the subsea Pipelines.
1.3 Abbreviations
Abbreviations Description
CP Corrosion Protection
DGPS Differential Global Positioning System
DP Dynamic Positioning
m Meters
mm Millimetres
MSL Mean Sea Level
PTW Permit To Work
ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle
SSIV Sub Sea Isolation Valve
WT Wall Thickness
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2.1 DDW-Field
The Company has discovered a significant reserve of gas in the western part of the Contract
Area and discovery has been named as Deen Dayal West (DDW) with the KG#8 discovery well
located 15 KM offshore in 60 meters of water depth. The reservoir is characterized by high
temperature and high pressure.
Surface facilities for Deen Dayal West Development have four components (i) Wellhead
Platform (WHP), (ii) Process cum Living Quarters Platform (PLQP) (iii) Multiphase subsea
pipeline to OGT with slug catcher and (iv) Onshore Gas Terminal (OGT).
General Visual Inspections (GVIs) during steady state operation will provide information /
highlight any threats / damage to the production assets visual externally. Examination and
analysis will lead to proper action for mitigation or to leave with the same in case it emerges
that, it will not affect the operation in time to come.
Special inspection would be required, in case of any significant environmental event or when
third party damage is reported, to confirm location and orientation of the assets and to record
any damage or debris. Possibility of integrating any other relevant job with special inspection
will be explored at that point of time. This will help in optimising the cost.
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Inspection events can be scheduled as tasks and would be considered work orders that could
be entered into a Maintenance Management system.
Inspection of export trunk pipelines will involve the following activities to either confirm the
adequacy or condition/status of items mentioned below:
Adequacy of the CP system;
Damage or deformation to the lines;
Areas of free-spanning or buckling or determine the extent;
Monitoring stabilization including rock protection berms;
Debris around pipeline;
Marine growth measurements ,if any; and,
Internal pig inspection.
The inspection of pipelines requires traversing the total route of subsea pipeline either by
flying the ROV or Diver, and so it is different from that of static or Rotary equipment, the
ROV should have boom arms fitted with lights and cameras for total coverage in single trip,
as pipeline is of 20”diameters.
In case the same ROV system is required for carrying out baseline survey then two runs will
be required:
Internal pig inspections will be conducted to establish baseline wall thickness and defects
measurements for trending and future risk based inspection scheduling. Then, optionally,
will be repeated after 5 years, on basis of assessment of result of maintenance pigging
analysis along with Iron count & SRB.
A side-scan sonar inspection of the shallow water section of the export trunk lines and
Effluent line will be required in order to establish any exposures.
Risers will be treated and inspected with Platform jacket inspection, as the requirement will
differ. More over this forms part of structure section than pipeline. Risers and
appurtenances will be inspected as part of the PLQP jacket inspection.
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MSV with suitable diver or ROV and Dynamic Positioning 2 capability to perform inspection
on the Pipelines for pipeline section in sea will be mobilised along with suitable diver / ROV
compliment. In the river section big boats like MSV will not be very helpful. Small boat with
survey with Sonar facility will be required for this section.
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1. Mobilize the barge / small boat. Deploy, setup, calibrate and test the survey equipment.
2. Start survey from the shallowest section possible
3. Record and plot the SSS swath using the survey equipment. .
4. Follow the route of the pipeline to complete survey of this section of the pipeline route.
5. Terminate the inspection when in 15m of water or till measurement /Inspection is possible
in estuarine section.
A shallow draft vessel with draft of less than 1.5 meters with sufficient space for 4 additional
personnel apart from Marine crew will be required for this section. Inspection of this
portion will be done with a reduced spread of inspection equipment to determine the level
of cover of the pipelines in the estuarine region.
The vessel should have sufficient office space to setup equipment and record the results of
the survey.
The primary survey spread will be side scan sonar or preferably multi-beam swath
bathymetry. The main advantage of multi beam swath bathymetry, like Kongsberg
GeoSwath plus System, is the accuracy of mapping, the ease of deployment (pole mounted
sensor heads) and high speed mapping of features.
d) Task Matrix
Minimum Activities required to complete this inspection are listed below, in place of an
exhaustive workscope.
Component
GVI
CP
Anode
Coating
Fix
Burial
Debris
Free Span
Scour
Damage
Exposure
SSS
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4.0 Pipelines
Damage
Anode /CP Condition
Free Span
Berm
Leak Observations
Bolted item
Scour
Burial
Stabilization
Coating Condition / damage
Crossing
1. Report of all events recorded, all anomalies observed and all measurements required at the
recorded KP from the baseline surveyed line-file.
2. Executive summary of the recorded events and anomalies.
3. Digital Video Media Files of the Inspection.
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Reference Documents
The primary function of the pipeline is to convey the gas from the PLQP/WHP to
History:
Onshore Gas Terminal (OGT).
General Visual Inspection (GVI) is carried out to identify and locate any damage or
upset conditions which may have occurred in the system during service period
with potential to affect the production and protective systems.
Aim: After GVI, different methodology can be deployed for further ascertaining the
Integrity of pipeline system.
Inspection / survey will be carried out as per methods described elsewhere in
document in different water section.
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Field CP Gradient system with qualified qualified Inspector having minimum 500
hrs of Inspection experience.
Coating Damage Inspection equipment ( DCVG or equiv)
[Optional] Rotary Hydraulic Brushes (or Equiv)
[Optional] ROV Work Blast
Or Equivalent Diver spread
Work
PTW required in accordance with Subsea Pipeline requirement
Permit:
Reporting:
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COMPLETION:
Inspectors
Signature Date
Name
Client
Signature Date
Name
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