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Pipeline Testing and Drying Philosophy

Table of Contents
1

SCOPE AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS ................................................ 3

1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5

DATA AND ASSUMPTIONS ............................................................................. 5

2.1
2.2
2.3

PHILOSOPHY BASIS ....................................................................................... 5

ASSUMPTIONS .............................................................................................. 5
ITEMS TO BE DEFINED ................................................................................... 6

MANDATORY REFERENCES .......................................................................... 7

3.1
3.2
3.3

SCOPE OF DOCUMENT .................................................................................. 3

DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................. 3
ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................ 3
SYSTEM OF UNITS......................................................................................... 4
QUALITY, HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT .............................................. 4

REGULATIONS AND STATUTES ....................................................................... 7

PROJECT DOCUMENTATION ........................................................................... 8
DESIGN CODES............................................................................................. 8

SUPPORTING REFERENCES.......................................................................... 9
4.1
4.2

PROJECT DOCUMENTATION ........................................................................... 9

DESIGN CODES............................................................................................. 9

Table of Figures
Figure 1-1: Outline System Schematic ...................................................................... 3

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Table of Holds
HOLD No.

Description

Section

FEED Full system commissioning philosophy document

No.

4.2

Requirement for onshore sectional valve

2.2

Extent of the required inhibition

2.3

Hydrotest water disposal into sea

2.3

Resourced plan and cost estimate for testing and drying

the pipeline.

2.3

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SCOPE AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

1.1

Scope of Document

This document presents the pre-commissioning philosophy for the onshore and offshore sections of
the CO2 pipeline from the Kingsnorth Power Station to the Hewett field. Figure 1-1 is an outline
schematic of the overall system.
Figure 1-1: Outline System Schematic

1.2

Definitions

COMPANY

E.ON UK or its nominated representative.

CONTRACTOR

The companies designated on the purchase order form as

being the selected Contractor of materials and services.

WORK

The task, process or operation being conducted by the

CONTRACTOR on any tier on behalf of COMPANY.

Shall

Indicates mandatory requirement

Should

Indicates preferred course of action

May

Indicates optional course of action

1.3

Abbreviations

ALARP

As Low as Reasonably Practicable

API

American Petroleum Institute

ASME

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

BS

British Standard

CCS

Carbon Capture and Storage

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CO2

Carbon Dioxide

DECC

Department of Energy and Climate Change

DP

Dynamic Positioning

DSV

Diving Support Vessel

ESD(V)

Emergency Shut Down (Valve)

FEED

Front End Engineering Design

HSE

Health and Safety Executive

ID

Inner Diameter

IID

Intelligent Inspection Device

ISO

International Standardisation Organisation

Mt

Million tonnes

MMscfd

Million Standard Cubic Feet per day

N/A

Not Applicable

ND

Nominal Diameter

NPS

Nominal Pipe Size

OD

Outside Diameter

PWA

Pipeline Works Authorisation

QHSE

Quality, Health, Safety & Environment

ROV

Remotely Operated Vehicle

SAWL

Submerged Arc-Welding Longitudinal

SI

System International

SSIV

Subsea Isolation Valve

UKCS

United Kingdom Continental Shelf

WHP

Wellhead Platform

1.4

System of Units

Units to be used throughout the FEED design are defined in ref. [M30], Overall Project Units.
During the injection and production regimes, the CO2 may exist in the gas, liquid or dense phases
with varying densities. As a result, the flow rate in this report is given in tonne/day and Mt/year
(as opposed to MMscmd). Specific assumptions made to adapt this mass flow rate to its equivalent
volume flow rate will be clearly stated in the relevant reports.

1.5

Quality, Health, Safety and Environment

All pre-commissioning activities shall be performed in accordance with E.Ons quality, health, safety
and environmental (QHSE) requirements. Reference [M25] and [M29] present quality and HSE
objectives for Phase 1 of the project.

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2
2.1

DATA AND ASSUMPTIONS

Philosophy Basis
Pipeline Material will be an appropriate grade of Carbon Steel such as SAWL, ISO 3183,
L450MO (DNV SAWL 450 with supplementary requirements to be defined);
Hydrotesting will not be conducted against valves or fittings, all hydro testing will be against
pipe caps or blank flanges;
Offshore pipeline section will be flooded with inhibited sea water, and this water will be used
for hydrotest and leak testing;
Weight coating of pipelines to ensure hydrodynamic stability even when pipeline is filled with
air or nitrogen;
Pipeline will be capable of running all types of pigs both before and after commissioning;
Commissioning will generally involve water and gas flows from Kingsnorth to Hewett;
Inhibited sea water can be disposed of at sea at the platform, subject to the appropriate
environmental consultations and approvals;
The line will be dewatered from the Kingsnorth power station using a pig train pressurised
with air which will be supplied by the pre-commissioning contractor;
After construction the pipeline will be cleaned and gauged as per standard offshore pipelay
practice. The cleaning method to be adopted and the required cleanliness specification shall
be agreed during FEED;
The onshore and offshore pipeline systems shall be leak tested in accordance with the
requirements of the appropriate design codes;

2.2

Assumptions
Currently there is no allowance for an SSIV close to the platform;
There may be one mid line safety valve in the onshore section of pipeline (HOLD 2);
All free water must be demonstrated to have been removed from the pipeline before CO 2
can be introduced and also before valves and fittings are fitted. Therefore, commissioning of
the line shall be done immediately after final drying. Otherwise it is advised to carry out a
second dewatering run using bi-directional pig and minimum of 2 foam pigs driven by air.
This operation is to continue until the pigs arrive free of water (foam pig is fully dry);
Drying of the pipeline will use resources available from the power station (to drive gauging
pigs, methanol slugs etc.);
Final drying of the onshore section can be by air or vacuum drying using resources from the
power station;
Final closing flange connections will be leak tested using low pressure dry air or nitrogen or
similar;
Final closing welds (Golden Welds) will not be manual welds and they will be 100% X-Ray
Inspected;
Pipeline will be required to cater for both gas and potential dense phase flow during the
demonstration period;

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The air dryness spec is 24 ppmv or better with 100 ppmv for short, upset conditions.
However, the specification delivered to the pipeline will ensure that no free water or hydrate
potential will exist in the pipeline or CO2 transport system;
Standard conditions that will govern the design flowrate are assumed as 1.01325 bara, and
15 deg. C;
Onshore pipeline section will be flooded with treated water (abstraction source to be
confirmed) for hydrotest/leaktest;
It is assumed that the pipeline system will have a design life of 40 years;

2.3

Items to be Defined
The selection of inhibition chemicals and dosage for the hydrotest medium shall take into
consideration any scheduled or potential interval between flooding and commissioning
operations; HOLD 3
Whether hydrotest water can be disposed into sea at the beach and how discharge is
handled; HOLD 4
Resourced plan and cost estimate for testing and drying the pipeline to the required level of
dryness. HOLD 5

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MANDATORY REFERENCES

3.1

Regulations and Statutes

Pipeline construction and burial requirements shall comply with all related directives from the
appropriate Port Authorities and Councils. In addition, the following acts and regulations shall be
complied with:
[M1]

Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007;

[M2]

Coast Protection Act 1974;

[M3]

Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007;

[M4]

Continental Shelf Act 1964;

[M5]

Environmental Protection Act 1990;

[M6]

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974;

[M7]

Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005;

[M8]

Offshore Installations and Wells (Design and Construction, etc.) Regulations 1996;

[M9]

Offshore Petroleum Production and Pipelines (Assessment of Environmental Effects)

Regulations 1999;

[M10]

Pipeline Safety Regulations 1996;

[M11]

The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 1994 (SI 1994
No. 3247);

[M12]

Pressure Equipment Regulations 1996.

Pipeline Works Authorisation shall comply with all related Pipeline Inspectorate (Department of
Energy) directives. In addition, the following guidelines and regulations shall be complied with:
[M13]

Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), Petroleum Act 1998:
Offshore Pipelines, Guidelines for the completion of pipeline works authorisations (PWA's);

[M14]

EIA Offshore Petroleum Production and Pipe-lines (Assessment of Environmental Effects)

(Amendment) Regulations;

[M15]

EPC-2002 The Offshore Installations (Emergency Pollution Control) Regulations;

[M16]

EU ETS-2005 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2005 (as

amended);

[M17]

FEPA Part II (as amended) 1985 Food and Environmental Protection Act 1985, Part II
Deposits in the Sea (as amended);

[M18]

Habitats-2001 Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations;

[M19]

OCR 2002 Offshore Chemicals Regulation;

[M20]

OPRC-1998 The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response Co-operation

Convention) Regulations;

[M21]

PPC Offshore Combustions Installations (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Amendment)

Regulations 2007;

[M22]

OPPC-2005 Offshore Petroleum

Regulations;

[M23]

ODS-2008 The Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances)

(Amendment) Regulations;

Activities

(Oil

Pollution Prevention and Control)

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[M24]

3.2

F-Gases 2008 The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2008.

Project Documentation

[M25]

FEED Health and Safety Plan, KCP-GNS-SHE-PRO-0001;

[M26]

FEED Offshore Pipeline Project Data, KCP-GNS-PLD-DPR-0004;

[M27]

FEED Full System Commissioning Philosophy HOLD 1;

[M28]

FEED Offshore and Onshore Pipeline Design Philosophy, KCP-GNS-PLD-DPR-0001;

[M29]

FEED Project Quality Plan, KCP-GNS-QMG-REP-0001;

[M30]

FEED Overall Project Units, KCP-EEN-PCD-DPR-0001;

[M31]

FEED Onshore Pipeline Project Data, KCP-GNS-PLD-DPR-0005.

3.3

Design Codes

[M32]

DNV OS F101: 2008 Submarine Pipeline Systems;

[M33]

ASME B31.4: Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and Other Liquids;

[M34]

DNV CO2 Pipeline Transmission Guidelines (CO2PIPETRANS) (In preparation);

[M35]

BS EN 14161Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries Pipeline Transportation Systems;

[M36]

BS PD 8010:2004 Code of Practice for Pipelines Part 1: Steel Pipelines on Land and Part 2:
Subsea Pipelines.

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SUPPORTING REFERENCES

4.1

Project Documentation

[S1]

Kingsnorth Phase II CO2 Pipeline Project, Pipeline Design Basis, 80011-BOD-PL-001;

[S2]

Kingsnorth Phase II CO2 Pipeline Project, Transport of CO2 by Pipeline, 80011-RPT-EN-001;

[S3]

Kingsnorth Phase II
80011-RPT-PL-001;

[S4]

Kingsnorth Phase II CO2 Pipeline Project, Project Summary Report, 80011-RPT-PM-003;

[S5]

Submission D168, Basis of Design for the Offshore Installation;

[S6]

Overall Offshore Route Map Sheet 1 of 4 (General Restriction Areas), 80011-PL-3-011.

4.2

Design Codes

[S7]

BS EN ISO 16708 Petroleum and Natural

Systems-Reliability-based Limit State Methods;

[S8]

BS 7361-1:1991 Cathodic Protection. Code of Practice for land and Marine applications;

[S9]

DNV-RP-F109:2007 On-Bottom Stability Design of Submarine Pipelines;

CO2

Pipeline

Project,

Offshore

Gas

Pipeline

Industries-

Routing

Pipeline

Report,

Transport

[S10] DNV-RP-F105:2006 Free Spanning Pipelines;

[S11] DNV-RP-F103:2003 Cathodic Protection of Submarine Pipelines by Galvanic Anodes;
[S12] ISO 15589 Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries-Cathodic Protection of Pipeline
Transportation Systems-Part 1: On-Land Pipelines (2003), Part 2: Offshore Pipelines (2004).

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