GP 03-05-01 Fill and Discharge Lines and Auxiliary Piping for Storage Tanks and Vessels July 2008

Fill and Discharge Lines and

Auxiliary Piping for Storage Tanks
and Vessels
GP 03-05-01

Scope
1) [I] This Global Practice (GP) covers the design and layout of piping, and the location of associated
equipment, for storage tanks and storage vessels.
2) [I] Requirements for Foam Systems or Cooling Water Deluge and Spray Systems are not covered by
this GP.

Refining/Chemicals, Downstream
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Table of Contents

1. Required References...............................................................................................3
1.1. ASME–American Society of Mechanical Engineers.......................................3
2. Additional Requirements........................................................................................3
2.1. Global Practices–ExxonMobil Engineering Practices.....................................3
3. Piping Auxiliaries and Connections......................................................................3
3.1. Additional Requirements for Refrigerated Storage Vessels...........................4
3.2. Additional Requirements for Pressurized (Excluding Refrigerated) Storage. 4
4. Piping Layout and Installation...............................................................................5

5. Additional Requirements for Asphalt and "Hot" Oil [Above 250°F (120°C)]
Storage Vessels.......................................................................................................6

6. Additional Requirements for Stored Products Classified as Electrostatic

Charge Accumulators.............................................................................................7

Record of Change............................................................................................................8

Attachment: Purpose Code Definitions......................................................................10

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1. Required References
This section lists the Practices, codes, standards, specifications, and publications that shall be used with
this document. Unless otherwise specified herein, use the latest edition.

1.1. ASME–American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASME B31.3 Process Piping

2. Additional Requirements
[*] This section lists the additional Practices, codes, standards, specifications, and publications that shall
be used with this document only where specified. Unless otherwise specified herein, use the latest
edition.

2.1. Global Practices–ExxonMobil Engineering Practices

GP 03-02-04 Pressure Relieving Systems

GP 03-12-01 Valve Selection
GP 09-04-01 Atmospheric Storage Tanks
GP 19-01-01 Paint and Protective Coatings

3. Piping Auxiliaries and Connections

1) [M] All tank nozzles, except those on the roofs of fixed roof storage tanks, shall be valved, using
block valves per GP 03-12-01 located at the tank nozzles.
2) [S] Protection against liquid thermal expansion shall be per GP 03-02-04.
3) [S] [*] A valved bypass to an API Low Type or Regular Type nozzle shall be provided around
elevated inlet nozzles or jet mixing nozzles to permit initial filling without splashing or spraying.

3.1. Additional Requirements for Refrigerated Storage Vessels

1) [S] The block valve adjacent to the vessel in the main process piping (fill and discharge lines) shall be
motor actuated. The valve actuator and leads shall be fireproofed up to and through the diked area or
other spill containment area. An emergency OPEN–CLOSE pushbutton control shall be located in
the control center.

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2) [S] [M] All connections below the liquid level shall be provided with a block valve, installed as
follows:
a) For single wall vessels, the block valve shall be located adjacent to the shell insulation.
b) For double wall vessels, the block valve shall be located adjacent to the outer shell. There shall
be no flanged joints between the connection to the inner wall and the flange at the block valve.
Piping connections between the vessel and the block valve are prohibited.
3) [S] Liquid drawoff piping leading to the atmosphere or to an open container shall be double valved.

3.2. Additional Requirements for Pressurized (Excluding

Refrigerated) Storage
1) [S] Liquid drawoff piping leading to the atmosphere, or to an open container, shall be double valved
if the vessel contains stocks that can auto-refrigerate. The valve next to the shell shall be a quick
action type, such as a metal-seated plug valve. The second valve, for flow control, shall be of a type
suitable for partially open operation.
2) [S] Water drawoff piping shall discharge at a point not less than 15 ft (4.5 m) from the peripheral
boundary of the storage vessel. The discharge shall be so located that any flammable liquid spillage
will drain away from the vessel.
3) [S] The block valve adjacent to the storage vessel in the main process piping—fill lines—if located
below the liquid level, and discharge lines—shall be motor actuated and remotely controlled from
outside the dike. The valve actuator and leads shall be fireproofed up to and through the diked area or
other spill containment area.

4. Piping Layout and Installation

1) [R] Tank piping shall have a minimum of one elbow between the tank and dike wall.
Stress caused by various load combinations and their respective allowable stresses are given below:

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Load Combination Allowable Stress

T+R SR
P+W SA
T+R+S 2SR
Where:
T = Thermal expansion or contraction of piping and tank
Radial movement and rotation of tank nozzle due to tank wall bulging caused
R=
by hydrostatic head and pressure
P = Design pressure of pipe
W = Weight of pipe and contained fluid plus any sustained external loadings
S = Tank settlement
SR = Allowable stress range per ASME B31.3
SA = Allowable stress at design temperature per ASME B31.3

2) [R] Moment exerted on the tank nozzles by the connected pipe shall be limited to the maximum
allowable moment calculated for the nozzle in accordance with GP 09-04-01.
3) [M] Aboveground piping, either extraneous or associated with tanks or vessels, shall not run through
separately diked areas of other tanks or vessels. However, piping at atmospheric storage tanks within
a group may cross intermediate toe walls within that group.
4) [S] [*] Pumps and piping manifolds shall be located outside the diked area or other spill containment
area, except that pumps may be located within the diked area to limit the suction line pressure drop of
heavy, viscous stock. In such cases, remote shut-off facilities shall be provided outside the diked
area.
5) [S] Ancillary equipment for the operation of the storage tanks, such as air eliminators, filters,
refrigeration equipment, and air-cooled heat exchangers shall be located outside the diked area or
other spill containment area. The location of shell and tube exchangers shall be governed by the
following:
a) [A] Exchangers integral with the piping system may be located within the diked area for
atmospheric storage operations if approved by the Owner's Engineer.
b) Exchangers associated with refrigerated storage operations shall be located outside the diked area.
6) [O] Process unit feed tanks shall have separate filling and discharge systems to avoid sending slugs of
water to the process units.
7) [R] Permanent piping shall not be connected to the tank shell until after completion of tank
hydrostatic testing.

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8) [R] A protective coating system in accordance with GP 19-01-01, as for Underground Steel Pipe,
shall be applied to portions of piping passing through dikes or dike sleeves. A sleeve is required
where pipes pass through concrete dikes.
9) [S] The annular space between pipe and pipe sleeve shall be packed with a sealant material from
outside the dike and a minimum of 6 in. (150 mm) of fire resistant material, such as ceramic fiber,
from inside the dike. A sliding joint packed with fire retardant material or a metallic bellows joint
(between pipe sleeve and outside surface of process pipe) may be used. Sleeves shall be provided
with low point drain holes. For horizontal installations, drain holes shall be located near each end of
the sleeve.

5. Additional Requirements for Asphalt and "Hot" Oil

[Above 250°F (120°C)] Storage Vessels
1) [S] Fill and discharge systems shall not have connections to other systems to reduce the risk of
injection of water or light ends [Reid Vapor Pressure of 15 psia (103.4 kPa) or greater].
2) [A] [O] Only external steam tracing, or self limiting electric tracing when approved by the Owner's
Engineer, shall be used on fill and discharge lines. Steam jacketing is not permitted.
3) [S] [O] Air lines connected to asphalt lines or hot oil piping, through which air is supplied to blow the
product to tankage, shall be provided with a water knockout drum with drainage facilities. The
section of air piping downstream of the knockout drum shall not contain low points. A valved drain
shall be provided in the air line immediately upstream of the block valve at the connection to the
piping.

6. Additional Requirements for Stored Products Classified

as Electrostatic Charge Accumulators
1) [S] Overhead fill lines are prohibited for products classified as electrostatic charge accumulators (oil
with an electrical conductivity less than 50 pS/m).
2) [S] Where filters are installed on tank inlet piping, pipe design shall provide residence time between
the filters or wire screens with pore size less than 150 microns (more than 100 mesh/in.) and the tank
to allow for electrostatic charge "relaxation."
a) At least 30 seconds for products with conductivities < 50 pS/m
b) At least 100 seconds for products with conductivities < 2 pS/m
This may be accomplished by enlarging or lengthening the affected portion of the inlet piping.

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Record of Change
Version 1.0.0 Date: 07/01
Location Action Description
Initial Publish.

Version 1.0.0 Date: 07/03

Global Practice version number and format updated to comply with new
process; however, original publish date remains, and no content was
modified.

Version 2.0.0 Date: 06/04

Section 3, Modification Revised wording of rationale.
Item 3
Section 3, Added Added requirement and rationale for check valve in inlet lines.
Item 4
Section 3.1, Modification Revised location of pushbutton control based on Safety feedback.
Item 1

Version 2.1.0 Date: 07/08

Section 3.1, Added Added requirement for extent of fireproofing.
Item (1)
Section 3.2, Added Added requirement for extent of fireproofing.
Item (3)
Section 4, Added Added clarification on pump location.
Item (4)
Section 4, Added Added clarification on equipment location.
Item (5)
Section 6 Removed Removed previous item 2 (to be added in GP 09-07-01).
Section 6 Removed Removed previous item 3 (to be added in GP 09-07-01).
Section 6, Added Added residence times based on product conductivities
Item (2) (to previous item 4).
All Global Modifications To standardize the format of the Global Practices and to meet other
Practices requirements, the following changes have been implemented:
"For ExxonMobil Use Only" has been replaced with "For Company Use
Only."
A copyright waiver has been added in the first page Footer.
The definition of asterisks in the Scope has been deleted. The asterisk is
now defined in the Purpose Code attachment and is used within brackets
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as other Purpose Codes.

Multiple paragraphs within a Section have been numbered.
The standard text for Required References has been modified.
The standard text for Additional Requirements has been modified.
The [S] Purpose Code has been modified.
The following Purpose Codes have been added:
[*] for additional information or decision required of Owner's
Engineer.
[A] for approval requirements before beginning work or finalizing
design.

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Attachment: Purpose Code Definitions

Code Description

* Assigned to paragraphs that require the Owner's Engineer to provide additional information or
make a decision.
A Assigned to paragraphs that require approval from the Owner's Engineer before the work may
proceed or the design is finalized.
C Assigned to paragraphs whose primary purpose is reduced costs. Reduced cost in this context
refers to initial investment cost and does not include life cycle cost considerations. Life cycle
cost considerations are captured under reliability, maintainability, or operability purpose codes.
E Assigned to paragraphs whose primary purpose is driven by environmental considerations.
Environmental considerations typically include specifications intended to protect against
emissions/leakage to the air, water, and/or soil. Deviations from the specifications contained
in such paragraphs require formal review and approval according to local environmental
policy.
I Assigned to paragraphs that provide only clarifying information, such as Scope statements,
definitions of terms, etc.
M Assigned to paragraphs whose primary purpose is to provide for maintainability of equipment
or systems. Maintainability provisions are those that facilitate the performance of maintenance
on equipment/systems either during downtimes or during onstream operations.
O Assigned to paragraphs whose primary purpose is to assure operability of equipment or
systems. Operability is the ability of the equipment/system to perform satisfactorily even
though conditions are off-design, such as during start-ups, process swings, subcomponent
malfunction, etc.
R Assigned to paragraphs whose primary purpose is to improve or assure the reliability of
equipment or systems. Reliability is a measure of the ability of equipment/systems to operate
without malfunction or failure between planned maintenance interventions.
S Assigned to paragraphs containing specifications/guidance where the primary purpose is the
avoidance of incidents impacting personnel safety, operational safety, and the public in general
and/or involving responses to emergency situations. Any deviation from the specifications
contained in such designated paragraphs requires formal review and approval according to
local safety policy.
Personnel Safety: Refers to incident-related personnel injuries or illness, e.g., burns, cuts,
abrasions, inhalation of or exposure to dangerous substances, etc., that
could result in medical treatment, restricted work, lost-time incidents, or
fatalities.
Operational Refers to the prevention and control of process releases, fires, and/or
Safety: explosions that could result in damage to equipment, process disruption,
or personnel injury or illness.

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