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OISD 139

FOR RESTRICTED
CIRCULATION

No.

INSPECTION
OF
PIPELINES-OFFSHORE

OISD STANDARD 139


First Edition, March 1990
Amended Edition, September 2001

OIL INDUSTRY SAFETY DIRECTORATE


Government of India
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
OISD STANDARD - 139
First Edition
March 1990
Amended Edition,
September 2001

FOR RESTRICTED
CIRCULATION

No.

INSPECTION
OF
PIPELINES-OFFSHORE

Prepared by
COMMITTEE ON DESIGN AND
INSPECTION OF PIPELINES

OIL INDUSTRY SAFETY DIRECTORATE


7th Floor, New Delhi House,
27, BARAKHAMBA ROAD,
NEW DELHI – 110 001.

NOTE

OISD publications are prepared for use in the oil and gas industry under
Ministry of Petroleum & Chemicals. These are the property of Ministry of
Petroleum & Chemicals and shall not be reproduced or copied and loaned or
exhibited to others without written consent from OISD.

Though every effort has been made to assure the accuracy and reliability
of the data contained in this documents. OISD hereby expressly disclaims any
liability or responsibility for loss or damage resulting from their use.

These documents are intended to supplement rather than replace their


prevailing statutory requirements.

Note 3 in superscript indicates the


modification/changes/addition based on the amendments
approved in the 19th Safety Council meeting held in
September, 2001July, 1999
FOREWARD

The Oil Industry in India is 100 years old. Due to various collaboration
agreements, a variety of international codes, standards and practices are in vogue.
Standardisation in design philosophies and operating and maintenance practices at a
national level was hardly in existence. This, coupled with feed back from some
serious accidents that occurred in the recent past in India and abroad, emphasised
the need for the industry to review the existing state of art in designing, operating and
maintaining oil and gas installations.

With this in view, the then Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in 1986
constituted a Safety Council assisted by Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD)
staffed from within the industry, in formulating and implementing a serious of self
regulatory measures aimed at removing obsolescence, standardising and upgrading
the existing standards to ensure safer operations. Accordingly, OISD constituted a
number of Functional Committees comprising of experts nominated from the industry
to draw up standards and guidelines on various subjects.

The present standard on “Inspection of Pipelines - Offshore” was prepared by


the Functional Committee on “Design and Inspection of Pipelines”. This standard is
based on the accumulated knowledge and experience of industry members and
the various national and international codes and practices. This standard is meant to
be used as a supplement and not as a replacement for existing codes and practices.
It is hoped that the provision of this standard, if implemented objectively, may go a
long way to improve the safety and reduce accidents in the Oil and Gas Industry.
Users are cautioned that no standard can be a substitute for the judgement of a
responsible and experienced engineer. Suggestions are invited from the users after
it is put into practice to improve the standard further. Suggestions for amendments to
this standard should be addressed to the Coordinator, Committee on of “Design and
Inspection of Pipelines”, Oil Industry Safety Directorate, 7th Floor, New Delhi House,
27, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi - 110 001.

This standard in no way supersedes the statutory regulations of CCE,


Factory Inspectorate or any other Statutory body which must be followed as
applicable.
COMMITTEE
ON
DESIGN AND INSPECTION OF PIPELINES
List of Members
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Name Designation & Position in
Organisation Committee
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1. Sh.V.T. Karode Chief Eng. (P/L), OIL Leader

2. Sh.R.A. Shanbhag GM (Proj), IOCL (P/L) Member/


Leader *

3. Sh.Rao Rudravajala COM, IOCL (P/L) Member

4. Sh.S.K. Goyal DGM, ONGC Member

5. Sh.C.N. Char CE (C& M), ONGC Member

6. Sh.E.M Bhumgara DGM, (T&P/L), HPCL Member

7. Sh.R.K. Mulla COM (P/L), HPCL Member

8. Sh.R.K. Dhadda Manager (P/L), EIL Member

9. Sh.G.V.S. Saiprasad Sr.Manager (P/L), GAIL Member

10. Sh.K.K. Dutta Dy.CE (P/L), OIL Member

11. Sh.R.K. Baruah SE (M), OIL Member

12. Sh.M. Bhandari Jt.Director, OISD Member


Co-Ordinator
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In addition to the above, several other experts from the industry contributed in the preparation, review
and finalisation of this document.

*(Took over as Leader w.e.f June/89 on Shri Karode’s retirement from Oil India Ltd).
INSPECTION OF PIPELINES-OFFSHORE

CONTENTS

SECTION PAGE NO.

1.0 Introduction

2.0 Scope

3.0 Definitions

4.0 Inspection items of Offshore Pipelines/System

5.0 Intelligent Pigging

6.0 Weld repair and Inspection

7.0 Hydrostatic testing of Pipelines

8.0 Inspection items of Single Buoy Mooring System

9.0 Documentation

10.0 References
INSPECTION OF PIPELINES - OFFSHORE

1.0 INTRODUCTION iii) SINGLE BUOY MOORING SYSTEM

Safety in petroleum installations and Single buoy mooring system is a terminal


pipelines comes through continuous efforts at system for loading/unloading of crude
all stages and as such it can be ensured by petroleum and other petroleum products
observing that installations and piping are from ocean going tankers within the
designed, constructed and tested as per environmental conditions existing at the
recognised engineering standards and that installation area.
they are periodically inspected and
maintained. Systems and procedures for iv) SHALL
carrying out inspection and maintenance go a
long way in ensuring safe operation. The word 'Shall' is used to indicate that
the provision is mandatory.
2.0 SCOPE v) SHOULD
This standard covers the minimum The word 'Should' is used to indicate that
inspection requirement for offshore pipelines the provision is recommendatory as sound
used in the transportation of crude petroleum, engineering practice.
petroleum products and natural gas. This also
covers minimum inspection requirements of
Telecommunication equipment 4.0 INSPECTION ITEMS OF
Instrumentation, Fire Fighting equipment and OFFSHORE PIPELINES/SYSTEM
Load Lifting equipment associated with the
offshore pipelines. The marginal onshore The following are the various inspections
portion of offshore pipelines, if any, shall be that shall be carried out to ensure safe
governed by OISD-138. operation of Offshore Pipelines/System.

This standard also includes minimum 4.1 FREE SPAN SURVEY


inspection requirements of Single buoy
mooring system (SBM). Free Span Survey shall be carried out
annually.
3.0 DEFINITIONS
4.2 LATERAL DISPLACEMENT SURVEY
i) OFFSHORE PIPELINES
Lateral Displacement Survey shall be
Offshore pipelines are those pipelines carried out annually.
which carry crude petroleum or its products
or natural gas from producing sources, 4.3 DESCALING OF PIPELINES (PIGGING)
such as, well-head platforms or from Single
buoy mooring system to main platforms in Pipelines transporting crude petroleum
the offshore and are transporting crude and liquid petroleum products shall be
petroleum or it product or natural gas from descaled annually. Pigging record shall be
main platform or Single buoy mooring maintained. Pig residue collected after
system to the place where facilities are descaling shall be examined to monitor the
available to receive them on hand. condition of the pipeline and to determine the
subsequent frequency of descaling.
ii) OFFSHORE
4.4 INSPECTION OF SACRIFICIAL ANODE
Areas beyond the line of ordinary high
water, along that portion of the coast that is Sacrificial anode shall be inspected once
in direct contact with the open seas and in three years.
beyond the line marking the seaward limit
of inland coastal waters.
4.5 CONTINUOUS POTENTIAL SURVEY 5.0 INTELLIGENT PIGGING
Continuous Potential Logging survey shall The Pipeline should be inspected once in
be done once in five years. 5 years for corrosion / dents / pits etc. by
means of electronic / intelligent pigging Note 3.
4.6 DEBRIS CLEANING The results of subsequent inspections shall be
compared with original commissioning date in
Debris cleaning should be done once in order to assess the health of the pipeline and
six months. subsequent periodicity of intelligent pigging.
4.7 CEHCKING OF LEAK DETECTION
SYSTEM
6.0 WELD REPAIR AND INSPECTION
Leak Detection System shall be checked
and calibrated for accuracy and effectiveness All weld repair and inspection shall be
of operation once in three months. carried out in accordance with provisions of
OISD 141 and API 1104, API 1107, API 2200,
API 2201 shall be referred for guidance.
4.8 INSPECTION OF VALVE

Valves shall be partially operated and 7.0 HYDROSTATIC TESTING OF


inspected once in six months to ensure PIPELINES
operability at all times.
Pre-tested pipe shall be used for all
4.9 INSPECTION OF LOAD LIFTING replacements in line with the requirements of
EQUIPMENT OISD 141, ANSI B.31.4 and ANSI B.31.8 and
API 1100 Note 3.
All load lifting equipment, wire ropes,
tackles etc. shall be inspected once in year 8.0 INSPECTION ITEMS OF SINGLE
Factory's Act shall be referred for guidance.
BUOY MOORING SYSTEM
4.10 INSPECTION OF TELECOMMUNICATION
SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT The following are the various inspections
that shall be carried out to ensure safe
i) System functional tests shall be carried operation of Single Buoy Mooring System.
out daily.
8.1 DAILY INSPECTION
ii) Telecommunication equipment shall be
inspected as per manufacturer's The following items shall be inspected daily
recommendation.
i) Free flotation of buoys
4.11 INSPECTION OF TELEMETRY ii) Draft
SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT iii) Free movement of rotating assembly.

i) System functional tests shall be carried 8.2 WEEKLY INSPECTION


out daily.
The following items shall be inspected weekly
ii) Telemetry equipment shall be inspected
as per manufacturer's recommendation. i) Mooring ropes and ancillary equipment
(e.g. supporting buoys, anti chafe chains,
4.12 INSPECTION OF FIRE FIGHTING wire ropes, hawser float, chain link on the
EQUIPMENT turn table of buoys etc.) for any defect.

OISD 142, Inspection of Fire Fighting ii) Batteries


Equipment, shall be referred.
iii) Navigational aids
4.13 INSPECTION OF SAFETY
INSTRUMENTATION 8.3 MONTHLY INSPECTION

OISD-153, Maintenance and Inspection Visual inspection of buoys and equipment


of Safety Instrumentation, shall be referred. for external corrosion, shall be carried out
once in a month.

8.4 QUARTERLY INSPECTION


iv) API 1110 - Recommended Practice for
The following items shall be inspected Pressure Testing of Liquid petroleum
quarterly Pipelines.

i) Anchor chains of buoys for wear, tear v) API 1111 - Recommended Practice for
and tension. Design, Construction, Operation and
ii) Fenders for damage Maintenance of Offshore Hydrocarbon
iii) Draft of buoys Pipelines.
iv) Hose configuration
v) Hose with respect to PLEM vi) API 2200 - Repairs to Crude Oil, Liquefied
vi) Sacrificial anodes Petroleum Gas & Products Pipelines.
vii) Swivel joints and turn table
vii) API 2201 - Procedures for Welding or Hot
8.5 YEARLY INSPECTION tapping on equipment containing
Flammables.
The following items shall be inspected yearly
viii) API 500C - Classification of Locations for
i) Expansion joints Electrical Installations at Pipeline
ii) Oil swivel seats Transportation Facilities.

8.6 INSPECTION OF HOSE ix) NACE RP-01-69 - Recommended Practice


- Control of External Corrosion on
OISD 135, Inspection of Hoses, shall be Underground or Submerged metallic
referred. Piping Systems.

9.0 DOCUMENTATION x) NACE RP-01-75 - Recommended Practice


- Control of Internal Corrosion in Steel
Formats for recording inspection findings Pipelines Systems.
shall be designed specifically for the
equipment/instrument/system used in the xi) NACE RP-06-75 - Recommended Practice
Pipelines and SBM System. - Control of Corrosion on Offshore Steel
Pipelines.
The following datas also shall be available on
xii) ASME - Boiler and Pressure Vessel code,
record in Pipeline installations
Section VIII Division I Pressure Vessels,
Section VIII 2 Alternate Rules for
i) The basic datas and parameters of the
Pressure Vessels, and Section IX-Welding
Pipeline/SBM System such as layout,
Qualifications.
length, diameter etc.
xiii) ANSI B.31.4 - Liquid Transportation
ii) A complete route strip map showing all the
System for Hydrocarbons, Liquid
details of the passage of the pipeline and
Petroleum Gas, Anhydrous Ammonia and
all isolating valve locations.
Alcohols.
iii) List of various codes to which the Pipeline
xiv) ANSI B.31.8-Gas and Distribution Piping
& SBM System have been designed.
System.
10.0 REFERENCES xv) OISD 135 - Inspection of Loading and
Unloading Hoses.
This standard shall be read in conjunction
with the following standards, codes and xvi) OISD 138 - Inspection of Cross Country
publications: Pipelines On-shore.
i) API 1104 - Standard for Welding Pipelines xvii) OISD 141 - Design and Construction
and Related Facilities. Requirements for Cross Country
Hydrocarbon Pipelines.
ii) API 1107 - Recommended Pipeline
Maintenance Welding Practices. xviii) OISD 142 - Inspection of Fire Fighting
Equipment.
iii) API 1109 - Recommended Practice for xix) OISD 153 - Maintenance and Inspection
Marking Liquid Petroleum Pipeline of Safety Instrumentations.
Facilities. xx) Factory's Act

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