ISO 13623:2009-06 (E)

Petroleum and natural gas industries - Pipeline transportation systems

Contents

Page

Foreword .........................................................................................................................................................vi
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................vii
1

Scope ...............................................................................................................................................1

Normative references ....................................................................................................................3

3
3.1
3.2

Terms, definitions and symbols ...................................................................................................5

Terms and definitions ....................................................................................................................5
Symbols ..........................................................................................................................................7

4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4

General ............................................................................................................................................7
Health, safety and the environment .............................................................................................7
Competence assurance .................................................................................................................8
Compliance .....................................................................................................................................8
Records ...........................................................................................................................................8

5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6

Pipeline system design .................................................................................................................8

System definition ...........................................................................................................................8
Categorization of fluids .................................................................................................................8
Hydraulic analysis ..........................................................................................................................9
Pressure control and overpressure protection ...........................................................................9
Requirements for operation and maintenance ...........................................................................9
Public safety and protection of the environment .....................................................................10

6
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
6.10
6.11
6.12
6.13
6.14
6.15
6.16

Design of pipeline and primary piping .......................................................................................10

Design principles .........................................................................................................................10
Route selection .............................................................................................................................10
Loads .............................................................................................................................................12
Strength requirements .................................................................................................................15
Stability .........................................................................................................................................19
Pipeline spanning .........................................................................................................................20
Pressure test requirements .........................................................................................................20
Other activities .............................................................................................................................21
Crossings and encroachments ...................................................................................................23
Adverse ground and seabed conditions ....................................................................................24
Section isolation valves ..............................................................................................................24
Integrity monitoring .....................................................................................................................24
Design for pigging ........................................................................................................................24
Fabricated components ...............................................................................................................25
Attachment of supports or anchors ...........................................................................................26
Offshore risers ..............................................................................................................................27

7
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7

Design of stations and terminals ................................................................................................28

Selection of location ....................................................................................................................28
Layout ............................................................................................................................................28
Security .........................................................................................................................................28
Safety .............................................................................................................................................29
Environment .................................................................................................................................29
Buildings .......................................................................................................................................29
Equipment .....................................................................................................................................29

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7.8
7.9
7.10
7.11
7.12
7.13
7.14
7.15

Piping ............................................................................................................................................ 30
Emergency shutdown system .................................................................................................... 30
Electrical ....................................................................................................................................... 31
Storage and working tankage .................................................................................................... 31
Heating and cooling stations ..................................................................................................... 31
Metering and pressure control stations .................................................................................... 31
Monitoring and communication systems ................................................................................. 31
Compressor stations for on-land gas supply systems ........................................................... 32

8
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4

Materials and coatings ................................................................................................................ 32

General material requirements for pipelines and primary piping .......................................... 32
Line pipe ....................................................................................................................................... 35
Components other than pipe ...................................................................................................... 35
Coatings ....................................................................................................................................... 36

9
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5
9.6
9.7
9.8

Corrosion management .............................................................................................................. 38

General ......................................................................................................................................... 38
Internal corrosivity evaluation ................................................................................................... 38
Internal corrosion mitigation ...................................................................................................... 39
External corrosion evaluation .................................................................................................... 40
External corrosion mitigation ..................................................................................................... 42
Monitoring programmes and methods ...................................................................................... 43
Evaluation of monitoring and inspection results ..................................................................... 44
Corrosion-management documentation ................................................................................... 44

10
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8
10.9
10.10
11
11.1
11.2
11.3
11.4
11.5
11.6
11.7
11.8
11.9
12
12.1
12.2
12.3
12.4
12.5
12.6
13
13.1
13.2
13.3
13.4
13.5
13.6

Construction ................................................................................................................................ 44
General ......................................................................................................................................... 44
Preparation of the route on land ................................................................................................ 45
Preparation of the route offshore .............................................................................................. 46
Welding and joining .................................................................................................................... 46
Coating ......................................................................................................................................... 47
Installation of pipelines on land ................................................................................................. 47
Installation of offshore pipelines ............................................................................................... 49
Cleaning and gauging ................................................................................................................. 52
As-built surveys ........................................................................................................................... 52
Construction records .................................................................................................................. 52
Testing .......................................................................................................................................... 52
General ......................................................................................................................................... 52
Safety ............................................................................................................................................ 53
Procedures ................................................................................................................................... 53
Acceptance criteria ..................................................................................................................... 54
Tie-ins following testing ............................................................................................................. 54
Testing equipment ....................................................................................................................... 54
Test documentation and records ............................................................................................... 55
Disposal of test fluids ................................................................................................................. 55
Protection following test ............................................................................................................. 55
Pre-commissioning and commissioning .................................................................................. 56
General ......................................................................................................................................... 56
Cleaning and gauging procedures ............................................................................................ 56
Drying procedures ....................................................................................................................... 56
Functional testing of equipment and systems ......................................................................... 57
Documentation and records ....................................................................................................... 57
Start-up procedures and introduction of transported fluid .................................................... 57
Operation, maintenance and abandonment ............................................................................. 57
Management ................................................................................................................................. 57
Operations .................................................................................................................................... 60
Maintenance ................................................................................................................................. 61
Changes to the design condition ............................................................................................... 68
Life extension ............................................................................................................................... 69
Abandonment ............................................................................................................................... 70

Annex A (normative) Safety evaluation of pipelines ................................................................................. 71

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Annex B (normative) Supplementary requirements for public safety of pipelines for category D and
E fluids on land .............................................................................................................................75
Annex C (informative) Pipeline route selection process ...........................................................................78
Annex D (informative) Examples of factors for routing considerations ..................................................79
Annex E (informative) Scope of procedures for operation, maintenance and emergencies ................81
Annex F (informative) Records and documentation ..................................................................................83
Bibliography ...................................................................................................................................................84

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