OIL/OP/06

Well Annulus Bleed procedure.

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1.1 Initial Plant Status.................................................................................................... 3
2 P,0LI:I.A,I0"...................................................................................................
P,0PA,ATIO.......................................................................................................;
3.1 Connecting te !ortable s!ool..................................................................................4
3.2 Ligting te Pilot....................................................................................................... 4
; /0P,0""9,I<I.= T>0 A..9L9"....................................................................6
? /I"CO..0CTI.= T>0 PO,TABL0 "POOL......................................................6
6 6I.AL "TAT9"......................................................................................................!

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T5is procedure can be used for OIL/ =A"/ WAT0, 8ells to depressuri@e t5e
annuli.
"e#er to P$I% &o. '0(3 #or !ressuri)ing and %raining
T5e instructions in t5is procedure s5all be follo8ed -er# $eticulousl# and in
eAactl# t5e order as gi-en 5ere. Perfor$ing actions in t5e 8rong order can
result in o-er pressuri@ation / failure of t5e spools.
'>A<OP action ite$ A3.2(
1.1 Initial Plant Status
Cluster in !roduction
%or*3 all te !lant is in o!eration
+e Fire $ Gas detection syste, in te Cluster is in o!eration.
-ll #ire e.tinguisers are !laced in location
/ellead control !anels 0 sa#ety sutdo1n syste,s are in auto,atic.
-ll s!ectacle blinds are in te nor,al o!erating condition.
2 P,0LI:I.A,I0"
2 3 In#or, %or*3 CC". 4Central control roo,5
2 3 In#or, "S6S i# rig is !resent in te cluster
2 3 6nsure all !ersonnel a7e H
2
S detectors $ 6sca!e ,as8s.
2 3 6nsure tat all F$G syste,s are in auto,atic.
2 3 -ny F$G or !rocess Inibition to be entered in te 9"6% :;;<=.
2 3 6nsure !ro!er tools are a7ailable at site.
2 3 6nsure tat te >obile burner and accessories are installed at te
cluster catc,ent !it.
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3.1 Connecting the portable spool
4 5 6nsure te !ro!er !ortable co,bination connection is a7ailable.
4 5 6nsure &itrogen s8id is ready to use
4 5 6nsure tat te !o1er is a7ailable #or te !ilot ignition !anel
? @ Select !ro!er !ortable s!ool 14a5A 24a5A 3A 4 #or 3000B rated annulus
bleed connections
? @ Select !ro!er !ortable s!ool 14b5A 24b5A 3A 4 #or '000B and 10000B
rated annulus bleed connections
4 5 6nsure te annulus isolation 2= ball and gate 7al7es are closed
? @ ;!en te 2= annulus ball 7al7e $ line u! te !ressure gauge $ read te
!ressure
4 5 6nsure te !ressure gauge is 1or8ing
? @ Isolate te -nnulus !ressure gauge and close 2= -nnulus ball 7al7e
a#ter reading
? @ "e,o7e te co7er !late on te annulus bleed
? @ Connect te s!ool 41a5 or 41b5 de!ending on te class rating o# te
bleed connection.
? @ Connect te de!ressuri)ing ose 445 to s!ool 41a5041b5 and te nearest
connection on te drain eader.
? @ Connect s!ool 42a5042b5 to s!ool 41a5041b5.
? @ Connect s!ool 435 to s!ool 42a5042b5.
4 5 6nsure tat all oter connections on te drain eader are tigtly closed
1it blind #langes. '>A<OP action ite$ A3.(
3.2 Lighting the Pilot
4 5 6nsure tat te !ortable burner is connected to te drain eader
? @ ;!en te 1= 7al7e in s!ool 435
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? @ ;!en te 1= and 2= 7al7es in s!ool 41a5041b5
? @ Connect te nitrogen s8id to s!ool 435
? @ ;!en te nitrogen su!!ly and !urge te drain eader 1it nitrogen.
Purging sould be done #or at least ' ,inutes. '>A<OP action ite$
A3.6(.
? @ Close nitrogen su!!ly.
? @ Close bot te 7al7es in s!ool 41a5041b5.
? @ %isconnect te nitrogen s8id
? @ %isconnect s!ool 42a5042b5 and 435 #ro, s!ool 41a5041b5. Failure to
disconnect te nitrogen ,ani#old can result in o7er !ressuri)ation and
#ailure o# te nitrogen ,ani#old. '>A<OP action ite$ A3.2(.
? @ Install te blind #lange bac8 on te 1= connection on s!ool 41a5041b5.
Purging ,ay be reCuired #ro, additional drain connections on te #artest
!oint on te eader based on te eader routing. '>A<OP action ite$ A3.!(.
+e #ollo1ing !rocedure is to be #ollo1edD
? @ "e,o7e blind #ro, te drain !oint tat is to be !urged.
? @ Connect nitrogen ose to tat drain !oint.
? @ ;!en nitrogen su!!ly and !urge #or at least ' ,inutes.
? @ Close nitrogen su!!ly.
? @ %isconnect nitrogen ose.
? @ Install te blind #lange bac8 on te drain !oint.
In case !urging is !er#or,ed #ro, drain eader endA s!ool 4E5 sall be
used to connect nitrogen ose.
? @ Slo1ly o!en te LPG gas to te !ilot line.
? @ Ligt te 1= !ilot #ro, te ignition !anel
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4 5 6nsure te !ilot is ;& at catc,ents !it
? @ ;!en 2= ball and gate 7al7e #ully #ro, te annulus.
? @ ;!en globe 7al7e on s!ool 41a5041b5 gradually to de!ressuri)e te
annulus.
? @ Cec8 te !ressure gauge located in te annulus as 1ell as in te
!ortable ,ani#old. Globe 7al7e !osition sould be adFusted i# reCuired
so as not to o7er !ressuri)e te do1n strea, drain eader
? @ >onitor te !ilot continuously. I# te !ilot goes o##A te de!ressuri)ation
o!eration sall be sto!!ed. '>A<OP action ite$ A3.33(
? @ &ote te initial ti,e and #inal ti,e o# de!ressuri)ation $ collect a
sa,!le to 7eri#y te #luid.
? @ ;nce de!ressuri)ation co,!leted close te 1ellead 2= annulus ball0
gate 7al7es
? /I"CO..0CTI.= T>0 PO,TABL0 "POOL
? @ "e,o7e te 1= blind #lange #ro, te 1= connection on s!ool 41a5041b5
? @ Connect s!ool 42a5042b5 to s!ool 41a5041b5.
? @ Connect s!ool 435 to s!ool 42a5042b5.
? @ Connect te nitrogen s8id to s!ool 435
? @ ;!en te 1= 7al7e in s!ool 435 and te 1= 7al7e in s!ool 41a5041b5.
4 5 6nsure te 2= globe 7al7e in s!ool 41a5042b5 is o!en
? @ ;!en te nitrogen su!!ly and !urge te Portable S!ool0drain eader
1it &itrogen. Purging sould be done #or at least ' ,inutes. '>A<OP
action ite$ A3.6(
? @ Put o## te burner
? @ Close te nitrogen su!!ly
? @ %isconnect te nitrogen s8id
? @ %isconnect te s!ool 435 #ro, s!ool 42a5042b5
? @ %isconnect s!ool 42a5042b5 #ro, s!ool 41a5041b5
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? @ Install 1= blind #lange bac8 on s!ool 41a5041b5
? @ %isconnect ose 445 #ro, s!ool 41a5041b5 and drain eader
? @ :lind te 2= drain !oint on te ,ulti!ur!ose eader
? @ %isconnect s!ool 41a5041b5 #ro, te annulus connection
? @ Ca! te annulus connection
? @ In#or, "ig "S6SA CC"*A %or*3 tat te o!eration is o7er
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+e cluster 1ells are in !roduction
-ll #ire e.tinguisers are !laced in location
Catc,ents !it !ilot is o##.
/ell -nnulus is de!ressuri)ed and isolated and line is ca!!ed
Portable co,bination s!ool is disconnected >ulti!ur!ose drain line is blinded
/ellead control !anels 0 6S%G control !anels 0 sa#ety sutdo1n syste, is in
auto,atic.
-ll s!ectacle blinds are in nor,al o!erating condition.

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