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1 Scope............................................................. 2
2 Conflicts and Deviations................................. 2
3 References..................................................... 2
4 Purchase Order Information........................... 4
5 Material Requirements................................... 4
6 Requirements for Design,
Cutting and Fitting.................................. 6
7 Bending.......................................................... 9
8 Welding.......................................................... 9
9 Inspection and Tests...................................... 9
10 Product Marking and
Preparation for Shipment.............................. 10
1 Scope
1.1 This specification defines the minimum mandatory requirements governing the
fabrication of steel pipe spools, including welding, heat treatment, and testing.
1.2 This specification may be used for piping made of alloy steels for low and high
temperature applications. In this case, exceptions and additions to this
specification will be stated in the Purchase Order or its attachments.
1.3 The governing code shall be ASME B31.3 unless B31.1, B31.4 or B31.8 is
specified in the Purchase Order as required.
Commentary Note:
Manufacturing of CRA clad pipe spools and clad piping components are covered
in 01-SAMSS-044 and 02-SAMSS-012, respectively.
2.1 Any conflicts between this specification and other applicable Saudi Aramco
Materials System Specifications (SAMSSs), Engineering Standards (SAESs),
Standard Drawings (SASDs), or industry standards, codes, and forms shall be
resolved in writing by the Company or Buyer Representative through the
Manager, Consulting Services Department of Saudi Aramco, Dhahran.
2.2 Direct all requests to deviate from this specification in writing to the Company
or Buyer Representative, who shall follow internal company procedure |
SAEP-302 and forward such requests to the Manager, Consulting Services
Department of Saudi Aramco, Dhahran.
3 References
The purchase and manufacture of material covered by this specification shall comply with
the latest edition (as per the purchase order date) of the references listed below, unless
otherwise noted:
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5 Material Requirements
All materials supplied by the Vendor for piping elements or structural attachments shall
conform to the requirements of the applicable Saudi Aramco mandatory documents and
industry code, and shall be traceable to mill certificates. Used or reclaimed materials or
materials of unknown specification are not permitted.
5.1 Pipe
5.2.2 Pipe sizes of 1-inch and smaller in vibration service, shall have bracing
in accordance with Standard Drawing AB-036521. Where bracing cannot
be effectively provided, nipples with Schedule 160 shall be installed.
5.3 Flanges
5.4 Unless otherwise shown on the Purchase Order drawings, the pipe fittings shall
be as follows:
5.4.1 Butt welding pipe fittings shall be used for nominal pipe sizes 2-inch and
larger. Butt welding pipe fittings shall be in accordance with
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5.4.3 All unions shall conform to MSS-SP-83, Class 3000 for nominal pipe
sizes 1 and smaller. The material shall be carbon steel per
ASTM A105, ASTM A350 or alloy steel per ASTM A182, depending on
design requirements.
5.4.4 For nominal pipe sizes 1 and smaller, forged steel welding bosses
shall conform to either Standard Drawing AE-036175 or AD-036643 or
be equivalent to ASTM A105 integrally reinforced fittings, pressure
class 3000 minimum.
Steel plate used for reinforcing pads, sleeves, saddles and other structural
attachments shall conform to a code listed plate material with specified
minimum yield strength of 241.3 MPa (35,000 psi) or greater, depending on
design requirements.
5.6.1 Pipes shall meet the requirements of Annexes K & H of API SPEC 5L.
6.1 Drawings
6.1.1 The Vendor shall prepare detailed shop fabrication drawings based on
the Purchase Order drawings. The shop drawings shall be submitted to
the Buyer for approval prior to fabrication.
6.1.2 Any details not shown on Buyer's drawings shall be designed by the
Vendor in accordance with the applicable ASME piping code.
6.1.3 Standard piping symbols used on Piping Detail Sheets and Isometric
Detail Sheets are identified on Standard Drawing AB-036227.
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6.1.4 Approval of Vendor's drawings by the Buyer does not relieve the Vendor
of the responsibility for compliance with the code, this specification and
the Purchase Order requirements.
6.2.1 The reinforcement pad shall be in accordance with the Standard Drawing
AB-036719.
6.2.2 A 3-6 mm weep hole shall be provided for each reinforcing. The weep
hole shall not be mechanically plugged nor seal welded but can be
plugged with grease after the required testing.
Mitered bends or miter pipe joints are not permitted. A mitered joint is defined
as a joint with an angular offset larger than three degrees.
6.4.1 For butt-weld connections of wall thickness ratio of joined pipes greater
than 1.5, end preparations and geometry shall comply with ASME B16.25.
6.4.2 Threaded and socket welded joints shall be limited to 1-1/2 and smaller.
For socket-welded connections, the axial gap between male and female
component, as shown in Figure 328.5.2C of ASME B31.3 code, shall be
maximum of 3 mm and minimum of 1.5 mm.
6.4.3 Seal welding is required of all threaded joints up to the first block valve
except in the following services:
a) Thermowells.
b) Bar stock plugs downstream of a seal-welded block valve.
c) Special devices such as access fittings and scraper signals.
d) Joints which require frequent disassembly and are located
downstream of a seal welded block valve, e.g. sample connections.
e) Instrument piping downstream of the primary instrument isolation
valve.
f) Pipe union ring threads and joints with elastomer O-rings.
g) Threaded joints, downstream of a seal welded root valve, which
discharge directly to an open drainage system or to the atmosphere.
h) Extended body valves with integrally reinforced welding end per
API STD 602.
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6.5.1 Pipe unions shall not be installed in the pipe section between the main
pipe run and root valve.
6.5.2 Integrally reinforced fittings shall be designed to abut the pipe wall with
a full penetration weld.
6.5.4 The use of LokRing coupling is limited to piping 2 inch maximum for
instrument air, nitrogen gas, and water service.
6.5.5 Bushings with one size reduction shall not be used. Only hex head steel
bushings shall be used. Flush steel bushings are not permitted.
6.6.1 The ends of pipe and pipe spools to be joined by girth welds during field
installation, shall be prepared and matched to facilitate fit-up in the field
unless it is indicated in the drawing where extra length is to be cut back
in the field for adjustment. Corresponding welding ends shall be clearly
marked.
6.6.2 All welding ends shall be beveled with an angle of 35 degrees, 5 degrees,
and a root face of 1.6 mm. The bevels shall be either machine-cut bevels
or smooth, clean, slag-free flame cut. The end plane shall be normal to the
pipe axis as defined on the piping drawing, within 0.25 degrees.
6.7.2 Lateral offset of branches and connections from centerline of run shall
not exceed 1.6 mm.
6.7.3 Flange bolt holes shall straddle the established centerlines. Rotation of
flanges, measured as the offset between elevation of bolt holes on
opposite sides of a flange centerline shall not exceed 1.6 mm.
6.7.4 The tilt of a flange measured at the periphery across any diameter shall
not exceed 1 mm from the square position.
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6.7.6 Pipe spools and bends shall be checked and corrected after heat
treatment to assure proper alignment of flanges and correct centerline
dimensions.
6.7.7 Bend tolerances are: bend angle 0.5 degree and bend radius 1% unless
otherwise indicated on Company drawing or Purchase Order.
7 Bending
Furnace hot bends or induction bends shall comply with the requirement of
01-SAMSS-039.
8 Welding
8.1 All welding, heat treating, and non-destructive testing shall be in accordance
with the following specifications:
a) SAES-W-011 for ASME B31.3 applications.
b) SAES-W-012 for ASME B31.4 and ASME B31.8 applications.
8.2 Repairs
Unsuccessful weld repairs after the second attempt shall be cut out as a cylinder
and shall be replaced with a new section of pipe and/or fittings.
8.3 Radiography
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All inspection and testing shall be performed as per Saudi Aramco Inspection
Requirements Form 175-013100.
9.1.1 When all openings on a pipe spool are either flanged or threaded, the
spool shall be hydrostatically tested. When no test pressure is indicated
in the Purchase Order, the hydrostatic test pressure shall be based on the
flange rating as shown in ASME B16.5, but not less than the minimum
test pressure per ASME B31.3 paragraph 345.4.2.
9.1.2 The Vendor shall provide the necessary blind flanges, plugs, caps, or
plates required for the hydrotest.
9.1.3 Piping spools which have welding ends shall not be pressure tested
unless provisions for test ends have been indicated in the Purchase Order
documents. For piping spools which are not to be pressure tested, all
weld joints shall be 100% inspected by using the NDT methods specified
in the Purchase Order.
9.2 Inspection
The Vendor shall give an advance notice in writing to the Buyer for all tests
required for the fabrications. All materials, certificates, fabrication, testing and
examinations shall be subjected to verification by Buyer's Inspector in
accordance with ASME B31.3 Chapter VI for full compliance with this
Specification and the Purchase Order drawings and other requirements.
Inspection shall be carried out at the place of manufacture.
10.1 Identification
10.1.1 Each spool shall be marked with the purchase order number and spool
number painted at the ends as shown on the drawings. The numbers
shall not be less than 25 mm in height. In addition, the spool number
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10.2 Cleaning
All loose foreign material and weld spatter shall be removed from the inside and
outside of the spool. The spool shall be clean and dry.
10.3 Painting
Unless otherwise specified in the Purchase Order, the pipe spools shall not be
painted or coated.
10.4 Protection
10.4.1 When spools are supplied with blind flanges, they shall be bolted on
with the specified gaskets and stud bolts. Other flange faces shall be
protected by a suitable cover bolted to the flange.
10.4.2 Threaded bosses shall be fitted with steel bar stock plugs. Threaded pipe
ends shall be provided with steel or malleable iron pipe caps as
temporary closure. Threads shall be coated with a graphite and oil paste.
10.4.3 Welding ends shall be protected against damage during handling and
shipment by means of a securely fastened bevel protector.
10.4.4 Pipe and fittings shall not be stored directly on the ground.
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10.4.7 Lined and coated pipe and fittings shall be lifted with wide fabric or
rubber-covered slings.
Revision Summary
9 July 2014 Revised the Next Planned Update, reaffirmed the content of the document, and reissued as
major revision. As directed by the new SAEP-301, the document was routed to affirm the
contents are up-to-date.
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