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Saudi Aramco Safety InstrumentationTechnology Development Strategy

FF General AssemblyPatrick Flanders, P.E.

Engineering Consultant

Saudi Aramco

Copyright 2011, Saudi Aramco. All rights reserved.

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Business Driver Deploy newtechnology to capture benefits

within Saudi Aramco operations

Leverage Cooperative TechnologyDevelopment Efforts

Win-Win Technology Deployment

Opportunity

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Saudi Aramco Safety Instrumentation Technology

Development Strategy

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Introduce new technologies to address deficiencies

within existing solutions.

Provide on-line functional testing methods.

Capability to trip on demand only via continuous communicationsand diagnostics

Real-time fault detection, recording and tracking.

3Success stories demonstrate the benefit of long-termsupplier/end-user partnership to tackle real-world problems.

Common objective to improve safe operations

through the deployment of new technology

within Safety Instrumentation.

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Conventional

Wellhead HIPS

PS

Hydraulic WellheadS/D system

ZV 1HH

LL

8 API3000SpecBreakValve

ASMEClass600

8 x 0.5 inW.T. Pipe

API-5L

Safety Critical Final Elements

Self-contained Fail-Safe Spring

Return Hydraulic Actuators

SSV

SSSV

Separate Process

Connections

ZV 3ZV 2

Utilized existing technology to protect downstream flowlines from over

pressure. Required manual functional testing and performanceverification.

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Wellhead HIPS with automated ZV testing

PS

Hydraulic WellheadS/D system

ZV 1HH

LL

PtA

PtB

PtC

With Local Control PanelSafety Logic Solver

8 API3000SpecBreakValve

ASMEClass600

8 x 0.5 inW.T. Pipe

API-5L

PtD

Safety Critical

Outputs to ZV 1 & 2Fail-Safe Electric Actuator

Pressure Transmitter (D) and

drain isolation valve (ZV 3)

required for TSO verification.

SSV

SSSV

Safety Critical Inputs

Pressure Transmitters A,

B, and C voted 2oo3

ZV 2

ZV 3

Leveraged technology developed in 1990s to introduce a newsolution with improved functional testing and diagnostics in 2010.

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Smart ZV

Local Control Panel

FF-SIF

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Leverage Cooperative Technology Development

Example 2.

Saudi Aramco Emerson Metso joint product development.

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Conventional ZV Local Control and Testing

1970s technology to provide local control of automated EIVs.Power operated EIVs are called ZVs within Saudi Aramco.

High Cost

Limited Functionality

Complex Design

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Smart ZV

Introduced technology in the 2000s to allow PST and local controlof automated EIVs called Smart ZVs within Saudi Aramco.

On-Line Testing

Improved Safety

Lower Cost

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FF-SIF

FF and FF-SIFon common H1

Hybrid of

conventional and FF

I/O.

Valve PST and

diagnosticfeedback in real-

time.

Field deployment at Juaymah Gas Plant in 2011Invensys Safety Logic Solver

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Win Win Deployment Opportunity

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Update Standards

and specifications

Explore options

Internally andExternally

Describe IP and

Pursue Prototype

Identify Business

Need Area

for Improvement

Field EvaluationDevelopmentDevelopment

ProcessProcess

Project

Deployment

Update

Design

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Saudi Aramco Safety Instrumentation

Technology Development Strategy

Responds to a real business need.

Introduces new solutions to old problems.

Provides a win-win collaboration opportunity.