Document Responsibility: Piping Standards Committee SAES-L-470

Issue Date: 25 September 2012

Next Planned Update: 25 September 2017 Trenchless Pipelines Construction Requirements

stipulated in Section 5, the design drawings shall also show the size and
depth of the jacking and receiving pit.

The excavation and shoreing requirements for the jacking and receving
pits shall comply with SAES-A-114 and Saudi Aramco Safety
Management Guide No. 06-002-2008.

6.4.2 The receiving pit shall be completed before starting the micro tunneling
operation.

6.4.3 All required calculations shall be conducted such as the maximum

jacking resistance, the maximum allowable face pressure or slurry
pressure and the relationship between hydraulic jacking pressure and
force applied to pipe during jacking.

6.4.4 The Micro tunneling machine shall be equipped with a control system to
enable the drilling operator to monitor at all times the X-Y coordinates of
the boring head and its longitudinal inclination, the direction of rotation,
and all other aspects of the operation to ensure a successful boring process.

7 Corrosion Protection

7.1 The external surface of steel pipe and casing shall be coated with a factory
applied external corrosion protection coating in accordance with SAES-H-002.

7.2 All pressure pipes shall have an additional Abrasion Resistance Overlay (ARO)
coating or wrapping in accordance with SAES-H-002.

7.3 All field welds shall be NDT tested and accepted then coated with an approved
field corrosion protection coating in accordance with SAES-H-002 prior to
applying the ARO layer.

7.4 Cathodic protection of cased and uncased pipeline shall be in accordance with
SAES-X-400 and applicable Saudi Aramco Standard Drawings. Casing welded
to the carrier pipe shall be considered part of the pipeline. Casing electrically
isolated from the carrier pipe shall have a separate dedicated Cathodic
Protection system.

8 Testing and Inspection

8.1 Ensure that site conditions, preparations, and selected drilling rigs equipment are
per approved pipeline trenchless package.

8.2 All drilling tracking instruments shall be calibrated at site. All battery operated
instruments shall have fresh batteries installed before use.

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