MECHANICAL JOINT INTEGRITY

•Joint integrity management (bolted joints) – purging/breaking

containment/make joint/integrity test (pressure test/leak test/service
test/golden joints)
•Relevant standards (detail referenced)
•Practice and procedures (BP and industry)

GAS LEAK MANAGEMENT

•Statistic. (source)
•Theory behind (why N2)
•Select purging medium.

•Relevant standards (detail referenced)

•Practice and procedures (BP and industry)
MECHANICAL JOINT INTEGRITY GAS LEAK MANAGEMENT

Why: potentially catastrophic consequences

Aim: manage leaks: long term/mid term/ short term
Scope: construction – commission – operation

Why: fire / explosion / fatality / reputation / environment

Aim: manage leaks:
long term: no leak
mid term: control the possibility of leak to occur
short term: manage leaks (fix / manage)
MECHANICAL JOINT INTEGRITY

Scope: construction – commission – operation

construction – commission
•GOC: gasket / flange / piping material and schedule / correct bolting
technique / alignment.
• No stress
• Test pressure
• Temperature

operation
Vibration / thermal cycling / critical joints identified
Maintenance: SIRP / COW / leak test
In service inspection (leak searching PM)

Guidance of
Bolted Joint Bolted Joints
leak Reduction
 To

P: 110% MAWP
90% PSV
Temp: ambient/service
media
GAS LEAK MANAGEMENT (EMERGENCY)

•Emergency repair if needed (EA approve for non-compliance engineering solution)

•Assessment the severity
•Investigate and find root cause of gas leak.
•Carry out Operational Risk Assessment
•Carry out TRA L2 for additional gas leak monitoring and managing.
•Plan / schedule for repair.
GAS LEAK MANAGEMENT (PLANNED)

•Statistic to cover dynamic (110% MAWP for piping and 90% PSV setting)
•Why N2:
•No possibility for explosion to occur if flange joints failed
•Available in market for long time (simple technique)
•Ability to represent service fluid (gas) in behavior
•Can represent liquid.

•Relevant standards (API…)

•Practice and procedures (BP and industry)
•Select purging medium: plant N2, N2 bottle, N2 intensify (haskel pump, liquid N2, compression
engine)
•Select leak testing medium
•Standard of leak test pressure:
•Vessel section: 90% PSV setting.
•Piping section: 110% MAWP,
•Criteria: balance between manageable risks (as results of TRA L2) and cost (practicality)