Gas Escapes Handling In PE &

Steel Networks
Adani Gas
Limited

Shridhar Tambraparni
Joint President
03 June 2016
Ahmedabad
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Contents

Asset Briefs AHMEDABAD , VADODARA

Area Emergency offices
SCADA Team for Monitoring
Complaint / Request Disposal Cycle
Emergency Vans Equipped with Tools & Equipment
Planning To Reach Site Within 30 Minutes
PE Gas Escapes
Pipeline Gas Escape Handling Process
PE Gas Escape Flow Chart
PE Gas Escape Report
Domestic Gas Escapes
Domestic Gas Escape Flow Chart
Technician working during Dom. Gas Escape
Customer visit report after Dom. Gas Escape
Pipeline Surveys & Utility Co-ordination
Steel Pipeline Gas Escape Flow Chart

Gas Escapes in Steel Pipeline

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Asset Base - AHMEDABAD

Domestic Customers

2,06,427
nos

Commercial
Customers

1839 nos

Industrial
Customers

700 nos

Steel Network

176.05 km

CNG stations

47 nos

DRS

27 nos

PE Mains

1127 km

PE Services

2208 km

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Asset Base - VADODARA

Domestic
Customers

556 nos

Commercial
Customers

01 no

Industrial
Customers

84 nos

Steel Network

32.9 km

CNG stations

06 nos

DRS

05 nos

PE Mains

17.67 km

PE Services

06.87 km

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AHMEDABAD

Western
Area

Eastern
Area

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SCADA Team Monitoring Online

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omplaint / Request Disposal Cycle

Complaint receiving
CA/PA

Complaint generation in
SAP

Desktop solution
to incoming
complaints

Work
execution

Analysis
Complaint Closure in
SAP

Escalation if
required
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Emergency Vans Equipped with Tools &

Equipment

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Planning To Reach Site Within 30 Minutes

25 mins.
10
mins.

10
mins.

15
mins.

15
mins.
MAIN ROAD
5 mins.

10
mins.

AEO

10
mins.

30 mins.

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PE Gas Escapes (2015-16)

Total High Pressure( 4 bar) PE network = 1127 kms
Total Low Pressure (110 mbar) PE network = 2208 kms
Total Gas Escapes:
- @ 4 bar = 425
- @ 110 mbar = 434
Total Gas Escape
Classification

Per 100 kms

Percentage

@ 4 Bar

38

49 %

@ 110 mbar

20

51 %

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Pipeline Gas Escape Handling Process

Squeeze 1

Leak
Clamp

Squeeze 2

Damaged PE
pipe

Temp.
Bypass

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PE Gas Escape Flow Chart

Remove the leak

clamp

Open both
squeezers

Reach
Wear PPEs
and keep
mobile phone
away

Check for
presence of gas
using soap soln.
& gas detector

Barricade area

Excavate area
around
damaged pipe
Apply leak
clamp on pipe
to stop leakage
temp.
Provide bypass
to main
damaged
pipeline
Apply squeeze
on both sides
of affected
portion of
pipeline
A

Yes
Tighten both
the squeezers

Leakag
e
found

Remove Bypass

Leave

No
Cut out the
defective
portion &
replace
Check for
leakages using
soap solution
B
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PE Gas Escape Report

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Domestic Gas Escapes(2015-16)

Total no of domestic customers = 2,06,427 nos

Total no of gas escapes complaints = 2,016 nos
Complaints/ 10000 customers = 98
Classifications

Percentage

False complaints

61

Rubber tube related

14

Regulator related

18

Meter Adaptor

Others

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Domestic Gas Escape Flow Chart

1. Replace any
Wear PPEs and
keep mobile
phone away

Evacuate the
premise

Open
doors/windows
for ventilation

Check gas
conc. using gas
detector
Starting from
pipeline entry,
check all joints
with soap
solution

component if found
leaking from body

Reach

Leakag
e
found

Yes

2. Tighten leaking
component at the
joints
3. Replace fittings /o
rings if required

No
Inform the
customer

4. Double Check all

joints with soap soln.
again for any
leakages

Check
surrounding area
with gas detector

Leave

A
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Technician working during Dom. Gas Escape

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Customer visit report after Dom. Gas Escape

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Pipeline Surveys & Utility Co-ordination

Pipeline Survey
Type of Survey

Frequency

Patrolling

Monthly

Leak Detection Survey

Half Yearly

Patrolling:

Observing excavation near pipeline & safeguarding the same

Liaison with third party and explaining the route of pipeline
Submission of as-built up drawings to other agencies, if required
Checking route markers
Inspection of valve chambers and operation of PE valves

Leak Detection Survey:

Walking along the pipeline route along with gas detectors to identify leakages if any
Observing percentage of gas if any
If leakage found, rectification of the same
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Pipeline Surveys & Utility Co-ordination Cont..

Utility Co-ordination
A system for proper co-ordination with utility agencies, competent authorities
and societies in order to minimise damage to PE networks.

Getting information about excavation

Site visits/supervision

Trial pits are made before start of excavation to know exact position of
pipeline

Co-ordination with external agencies regarding schedule of activities

Levying penalty for damages

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Steel Pipeline Gas Escape Flow Chart

Barricade area

Provide bypass to
main damaged
pipeline with
stopple fittings
using Hot tap

Open U/s Valve

Close the U/s

valve to drop
pressure below 4
Bar

Remove leak
clamp

Reach

Remove Bypass

Leave
Excavate the
area around
damaged pipe

Apply leak clamp

on pipe to stop
leakage
Check for
presence of gas
using soap soln.
& gas detector

Vent gas & purge

with N2
Cut out
defective
portion &
replace
Check welding
joints using
DPT/Gamma
Rays
B

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