34-SAMSS-119

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Materials System Specification

34-SAMSS-119 22 June 2009

Bi-Directional Meter Prover

Custody Measurement Standards Committee Members Fadhl, Khalid Ahmed, Chairman Roumi, Sulaiman Hamad, Vice Chairman Awami, Luay Hussain Bakhsh, Abduljalil Hamed Britton, Richard Leo Far, Husain Salah Grainger, John Francis Hijji, Abdullah Saleh Jumah, Yousif Ahmed Khan, Farooq Saeed Marri, Saeed Mohammad Othman, Fahad Adel Rockwell Jr., William Allen Sanna'A, Zaki Abbas Shaikh Jaffar, Abdullah Mohammed Torairi, Mohammed Saleh Trembley, Robert James

Saudi Aramco DeskTop Standards Table of Contents 1 Scope............................................................. 2 2 Conflicts and Deviations................................. 2 3 References..................................................... 2 4 Definitions...................................................... 5 5 General Requirements................................... 6 6 Modifications to Industry Standard................. 7 7 Testing and Inspection................................. 13 8 Accessories.................................................. 14 9 Identification Tagging................................... 14 10 Shipping Requirements................................ 15 11 Documentation............................................. 15

Document Responsibility: Custody Measurement 34-SAMSS-119

Issue Date: 22 June 2009

Next Planned Update: 22 June 2014 Bi-Directional Meter Prover

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1 Scope

This specification defines the minimum mandatory requirements for sphere-type bi-

directional meter provers for use proving or calibrating royalty and custody transfer

meters in crude oil, liquid petroleum products and non-refrigerated liquefied petroleum

gases (e.g., butane, propane, mixed LPG's) service. The specification covers the

requirements of a complete skid-mounted, packaged unit, including the pipe-prover,

outlet block valve, control valve, piping, local instruments and auxiliary equipment for

meter proving.

2 Conflicts and Deviations

2.1 Any conflicts between this specification and other applicable Saudi Aramco

Materials System Specifications (SAMSSs), Engineering Standards (SAESs),

Standard Drawings, (SASDs), or industry standards, codes, and forms shall be

resolved in writing by the Company or Buyer Representative through the

Manager, Process & Control Systems Department of Saudi Aramco, Dhahran.

2.2 Direct all requests to deviate from this specification in writing to the Company or

Buyer Representative, who shall follow internal company procedure SAEP-302

and forward such requests to the Manager, Process & Control Systems

Department of Saudi Aramco, Dhahran. The Chairman, Custody Measurement

Standards Committee, shall be solely responsible for interpreting this material

specification and determining whether a vendor's proposal meets the requirements

contained herein.

3 References

Material or equipment supplied to this specification shall comply with the latest edition

of the references listed below, unless otherwise noted.

3.1 Saudi Aramco References

Saudi Aramco Engineering Procedures

SAEP-21 Project Execution Requirements for Saudi Aramco

Royalty/Custody Metering Systems

SAEP-50 Project Execution Requirements for Third Party

Royalty/Custody Metering Systems

SAEP-302 Instructions for Obtaining a Waiver of a

Mandatory Saudi Aramco Engineering

Requirement

http://standards/docs/SAEP/PDF/SAEP-302.pdf







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Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards

SAES-A-112 Meteorological and Seismic Design Data

SAES-H-100 Painting Requirements for Industrial Facilities

SAES-H-101 Saudi Aramco Paints and Coating Systems

SAES-N-001 Basic Criteria, Industrial Insulation

Saudi Aramco Materials System Specifications

01-SAMSS-010 Fabricated Carbon Steel Pipe

01-SAMSS-017 Auxiliary Piping for Mechanical Equipment

01-SAMSS-035 API Line Pipe

02-SAMSS-009 Design and Fabrication of Scraper Traps

04-SAMSS-001 Gate Valves

04-SAMSS-041 Expanding Plug Valve

04-SAMSS-042 4-Way Diverter Valve

09-SAMSS-080 Shop Applied Baked Internal Coatings

12-SAMSS-007 Miscellaneous Steel Structures

17-SAMSS-515 Auxiliary Electrical Systems for Skid-Mounted

Equipment

34-SAMSS-611 Safety Relief Valves

34-SAMSS-711 Globe Control Valves

34-SAMSS-718 Electric Motor Operated Valve Actuators

34-SAMSS-831 Instrumentation for Packaged Units

Saudi Aramco Standard and Library Drawings

AB-036019 Thermowell Assembly and Detail

AC-036045 Details Vent, Drain and Sample Connections

AE-036175 Details of Heavy Welding Boss for Threaded

Connections to Vessels and Lines

AA-036513 Custody Transfer Metering and Proving Station

(Liquid), Typical Schematic

AB-036646 Royalty & Custody Transfer Metering and

Proving Station (Liquid), Schematic

DC-950040 Pressure Indicators & Switches Locally Mounting

Instrument Piping Details

http://standards/docs/SAES/PDF/SAES-A-112.pdf

http://standards/docs/SAES/PDF/SAES-H-100.pdf


http://standards/docs/SAES/PDF/SAES-N-001.pdf

http://standards/docs/SAMSS/PDF/01-SAMSS-010.pdf














http://standards/docs/Standard_Drawings/PDF/AB-036019-001.pdf

http://standards/docs/Standard_Drawings/PDF/AC-036045-001.pdf

http://standards/docs/Standard_Drawings/PDF/AE-036175-001.pdf

http://standards/docs/Standard_Drawings/PDF/AA-036513-001.pdf


http://standards/docs/Library_Drawings/PDF/DC-950040-001.pdf




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Saudi Aramco Forms and Data Sheets

8020-119-ENG ISS for Bi-Directional Meter Prover

8020-200-ENG ISS for Pressure Transmitters-Smart (Abs., Gage

and DP)

8020-212-ENG ISS for Pressure and Differential Pressure Gauges

8020-213-ENG ISS for Pressure and D/P Switches

8020-400-ENG ISS for Temperature Transmitters

8020-416-ENG ISS for Resistance Temperature Detectors

8020-418-ENG ISS for Thermowells

8020-611-ENG ISS for Safety Relief Valves

8020-711-ENG ISS for Globe/Angle Control Valves

8020-718-ENG ISS for Electric Motor Operated Valve Actuators

8020-831-ENG ISS for Package Unit Instrumentation

Form 175-342800 Bi-Directional Meter Prover

NMR-7907 Non Material Requirements

3.2 Industry Codes and Standards

API Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards (MPMS)

Chapter 4.2 Displacement Provers, 3rd

Edition, Sept., 2003

Chapter 4.7 Field Standard Test Measures

Chapter 4.8 Operation of Proving Systems

Chapter 7 Temperature Determination

Chapter 11.2.3 Water Calibration of Volumetric Provers

Chapter 11.2.3M Water Calibration of Volumetric Provers (Metric)

Chapter 12.2.4 Calculation of Base Prover Volume by Waterdraw

Method

Other API Standards

API SPEC 5L Specification for Line Pipe

American National Standards Institute

ANSI C80.1 Rigid Steel Conduit – Zinc Coated (GRC)

AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code-Steel

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ASME B31.3 Chemical Plant & Petroleum Refinery Piping

ASME B1.20.1 Pipe Threads, General Purpose (Inch)

NFPA 70 National Electrical Code

National Electrical Manufacturers Association

NEMA RN 1 Polyvinyl-Chloride (PVC) Externally Coated

Galvanized Rigid Steel Conduit and

Intermediate Metal Conduit

International Electrotechnical Commission

IEC 60751 Industrial Platinum Resistance Thermometer

Sensors

4 Definitions

Buyer or Purchaser: The Company (Saudi Aramco, AOC, or ASC) actually placing

the order for the material. The buyer can be a third party metering customer.

Buyer's Representative: The person acting on behalf of the Buyer, who may be from

the Engineering, Inspection, Purchasing, or User organization.

Custody Transfer Measurement: A specialized form of measurement that provides

quantity and quality information used for the physical and fiscal documentation of a

change in ownership and/or responsibility of commodities. The following

measurements are custody transfer measurements:

Measurement of hydrocarbon liquid or gas movements (deliveries or receipts)

between Saudi Aramco and its customers, suppliers, or transport contractors.

Measurement of hydrocarbon liquid or gas transfers between Saudi Aramco

refineries, fractionation plants, bulk plants, terminals, pipelines, VELA ships,

etc., where the measurement is used for accounting or loss control.

Nearshore: Any outdoor, onshore location within one kilometer from the shoreline of

the Arabian Gulf; all of the Ras Tanura Refinery and Terminal; and within three

kilometers from the shoreline of the Red Sea.

Prover Skid: The field portion of a metering system consisting of the meter prover,

outlet block valve, flow control valve, piping, instruments, electrical equipment and

associated structural steel.

Third Party Inspector: An independent inspection agency whose function is to

conduct an unbiased inspection of certain systems, equipment, materials, etc., against a

set of standards, guidelines or procedures. For purposes of this SAEP, the Third Party




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Inspector has particular knowledge of and experience with industry custody

measurement standards and procedures.

Vendor: The party that supplies or sells integrated metering systems, metering

equipment, or components.

5 General Requirements

5.1 Design Criteria

The prover shall be furnished in accordance with Instrument Specification

Sheet, Form 8020-119-ENG.

5.2 Units of Measurement

The units of measurement shall be either U.S. Customary or metric units as

designated on Instrument Specification Sheet, Form 8020-119-ENG.

5.3 Environmental Conditions

5.3.1 Temperature

Equipment and instrumentation shall operate continuously under the

following ambient air temperatures without any degradation of the

manufacturer's guaranteed performance:

Indoor Air Conditioned

Outdoor Sheltered

(1)

Outdoor Unsheltered

Maximum 35°C (95°F)

55°C (131°F)

65°C (149°F)

Minimum 10°C (50°F)

0°C (32°F)

0°C (32°F)

Note: (1): "Sheltered" refers to permanent, ventilated enclosures or buildings,

or permanently fixed sunshades with a top and three sides".

5.3.2 Outdoors

Equipment and instrumentation shall be designed to operate under the

environmental and meteorological conditions specified SAES-A-112.

5.3.3 Offshore and Near-shore Environment

Equipment and instrumentation which is not enclosed or hermetically

sealed, but is situated offshore or nearshore, shall be protected against

corrosion and operational failure due to wind-borne sea water spray and

the accumulation of wetted salt (NaCl).



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6 Modifications to Industry Standard

The following paragraph numbers refer to API Manual of Petroleum Measurement

Standards, Chapter 4, Proving Systems, Section 2, "Displacement Provers", 3rd

Edition,

September 2003 (API MPMS Chapter 4.2) which is a part of this specification. The

text in each paragraph is an addition, modification, exception, or deletion to the

requirements of API MPMS Chapter 4.2, as noted.

6.1 Para. 2.6 (Temperature Stability)

(Addition): The prover calibrated section shall be insulated in accordance with

SAES-N-001 unless otherwise instructed on the Instrumentation Specification

Sheet, Form 8020-119-ENG.

6.2 Para. 3.1 (Materials & Fabrication)

(Addition): Provers, including the prover loop, shall be skid-mounted. The skid

shall be designed to ensure a practical overall size for shipping and

transportation. General requirements shall be per Saudi Aramco Drawings

AB-036646 for Royalty measurement and AA-036513 for Custody

measurement. Structural welding shall meet the requirements of AWS D1.1.

Stairs or side step ladders shall be provided for equipment and instruments that

are not easily accessible from grade level. Minimum platform clear width shall

be 0.70 meter. Galvanized steel grating shall be used that complies with the

requirements of 12-SAMSS-007. Beam, davit properly positioned and or lifting

lugs shall be provided for entire skid mounted units and also for components

weighting in excess of 20 kg, and which cannot be handled properly by a sling.

All skid-mounted piping and pressure containing components shall be designed

and constructed in accordance with ASME B31.3 and 01-SAMSS-010. Welding

bosses shall be installed in accordance with Standard Drawing AE-036175. An

approved vendor shall provide the prover.

(Addition): Seamless pipe meeting the requirements of ASME B31.3 shall be

used when the required pipe diameter is 24 inches or less. API SPEC 5L Grade

B or X60 straight seam pipe manufactured by the submerged arc welding

process shall be used when the required pipe diameter is greater than 24 inches.

Internal weld seams in the calibrated section (including the longitudinal weld

seam for SAW pipe) shall be machined or ground smooth and shall be free of

any grooves.

(Addition): The following Saudi Aramco specifications shall apply:

01-SAMSS-010 Fabricated Carbon Steel Pipe

01-SAMSS-017 Auxiliary Piping for Mechanical Equipment

01-SAMSS-035 API Line Pipe

http://standards/docs/SAES/PDF/SAES-N-001.pdf



http://standards/docs/Standard_Drawings/PDF/AA-036513-001.pdf



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(Addition): The allowable tolerance of the prover piping shall be in accordance

with API SPEC 5L.

(Addition): Long radius (3R) elbows shall be used for all bends between

detector switches (calibrated section).

(Addition): Flange connections shall be provided on the interchange side of

both detector switches to permit removal of the calibrated section without

disturbing the interchange portion of the prover.

(Addition): Process connections for pressure and differential instruments shall

be ½ inch NPT tapered thread per ASME B1.20.1.

(Addition): All electrical wiring, terminations and other requirements shall be in

accordance with 34-SAMSS-831; Instrument Specification Sheet, Form

8020-831-ENG; and 17-SAMSS-515.

(Addition): Conduit shall be threaded, rigid steel per ANSI C80.1 and shall be

hot-dip galvanized per NEMA RN 1.

(Addition): Conduit fittings shall be cast or forged steel, cast iron or malleable

iron, either hot-dip galvanized or zinc electroplated.

(Addition): Supplies to DC instrument loads: Voltage stabilization shall be

provided to maintain the output voltage within tolerable limits of the loads

served.

(Addition): All field transmitters shall be installed facing the same direction to

ease maintaining and calibrating the instruments.

6.3 Para. 3.2 (Internal & External Coating)

(Addition): The internal surfaces of the calibrated section shall be coated with a

baked-on phenolic coating in accordance with 09-SAMSS-080.

(Addition): External steel surfaces shall be painted as follows unless otherwise

specified:

Onshore Installations

Non-galvanized steel shall be coated in accordance with SAES-H-101, APCS-4.

SAES-H-100 shall apply.

Offshore Installations

All steel shall be coated in accordance with SAES-H-101. SAES-H-100 applies.












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Commentary Note:

The Vendor may propose an alternate surface preparation and finishing system with the quotation, for Buyer's approval.

6.4 Para. 3.3 (Temperature Measurements)

(Exception): A temperature transmitter shall be installed on the outlet piping of

the prover. A test thermowell with chained plug shall be installed downstream

of temperature transmitter at a distance not to exceed 0.3 m. A second test

thermowell with chained plug shall be installed on the inlet piping of the prover.

(Addition): Thermowells shall be furnished in accordance with Instrument

Specification Sheets, Form 8020-418-ENG.

Thermowells shall be installed in accordance with Standard Drawing AB-036019.

(Addition): The transmitter shall be a microprocessor based smart unit that uses

a platinum resistance temperature detector (RTD) as its primary element. The

temperature transmitter and RTD shall be furnished in accordance with

Instrument Specification Sheets, Form 8020-400-ENG and Form

8020-416-ENG, respectively. The RTD shall be Pt100, four-wire design, with

an alpha coefficient of 0.00385 per IEC 60751. The calibrated span of the

transmitter shall normally be -18 to 65°C (0 to 150°F). The overall

transmitter/RTD accuracy shall be ±0.2% of the calibrated span or better.

(Modification): Temperature instruments shall meet the requirements of

API MPMS 7.

6.5 Para. 3.4 (Pressure Measurements)

(Exception): A pressure transmitter and a pressure gauge shall be installed

downstream of the test thermowell on the outlet piping of the prover. A second

pressure gauge shall be installed upstream of the test thermowell on the inlet

piping of the prover.

(Addition): The pressure transmitter shall be furnished in accordance with the

Instrument Specification Sheet, Form 8020-200-ENG. The pressure transmitter

shall be a microprocessor based smart unit with a reference accuracy of

±0.075% of calibrated span or better and shall be provided with over-range

protection. Pressure sensor installation manifolds shall have vent, drain and test

connections.

(Addition): Pressure gauges shall be furnished in accordance with the

Instrument Specification Sheets, Forms 8020-212-ENG. Pressure gauge

accuracy shall be ±0.5 % of span or better. The standard ranges shall be










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selected such that the normal operating pressure falls between 30% and 70% of

the scale range. Pressure gauges shall be glycerin filled.

(Addition): The pressure transmitter and gauges shall be installed in accordance

with Detail 1 or 2, as applicable, of Library Drawing DC-950040.

6.6 Para. 3.5.1 (Sphere Displacers)

(Addition): Sphere materials shall be compatible with the product to be

handled.

6.7 Para. 3.6 (Valves)

(Addition): A block valve shall be furnished on the outlet of the prover

assembly.

(Addition): In liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) applications, the outlet block

valve shall be a double block-and-bleed plug valve meeting the requirements of

04-SAMSS-041. The cavity bleed on the double block-and-bleed valve shall be

equipped with a pressure gauge, and isolation valve which is capable of

discharging to a flare or other safe location.

(Addition): In crude oil and petroleum product applications, the outlet block

valve shall be a gate valve meeting the requirements of 04-SAMSS-001.

(Addition): In all cases, the outlet block valve shall be furnished with an electric

motor operated actuator meeting the requirements of 34-SAMSS-718 and

Instrument Specification Sheet, Form 8020-718-ENG. The operator shall be

capable of manual operation in the case of loss of power.

(Addition): A globe-type control valve shall be installed in the outlet piping

between the pressure transmitter/gauge and outlet block valve. The valve shall

meet the requirements of 34-SAMSS-711 and Instrument Specification Sheet,

Form 8020-711-ENG.

6.8 Para. 3.7 (Connections)

(Addition): Vents shall be installed at high points on the prover launch

chambers to permit removal of trapped air. No vents or drains shall be installed

between detector switches. The number of vents and drains on the inlet piping

to a prover shall be kept to a minimum. All vent and drain connections except

those on the prover outlet piping shall be provided with a means to permit

examination for, or prevention of, leakage during operation of the prover. Each

such drain connection shall be furnished with a spectacle blind on the discharge

side of the drain valve. The skid drain system piping shall slope to a single

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discharge point. Vent, drain and sample connections shall be per Standard

Drawing AC-036045.

(Addition): A single thermal relief valve shall be installed between the prover

4-way valve and the control valve. The relief valve shall meet the requirements

of 34-SAMSS-611 and Instrument Specification Sheet, Form 8020-611-ENG.

6.9 Para. 3.7.1 (Connections for Prover Calibration)

(Addition): Two 3-inch or larger water draw connections shall be provided for

each pipe prover. One connection shall be located upstream of the pressure

gauge and test thermowell on the inlet piping. The other connection shall be

located between the temperature and pressure instruments, and the control valve

on the outlet piping.

6.10 Para. 3.7.3 (Flange Connections in the Calibrated Section)

(Addition): For all provers other than portable provers, flanged connections

shall be used for all bends located between detector switches (calibrated

section).

(Addition): Flanges installed between the detector switches shall be flat faced,

match bored, doweled and match-number die stamped in pairs. Flange o-ring

material shall be compatible with the liquid to be measured.

6.11 Para. 3.8 (Detectors)

(Addition): Detector switches shall be mechanical type with hermetically sealed

contacts and shall be suitable for installation in a Class 1, Division 2 area per

NFPA 70, National Electrical Code.

(Addition): Detector switches shall have a repeatability of 0.2 mm or less.

(Addition): Each detector switch shall be non-adjustable and shall be provided

with a means for sealing the switch in place with a lead-and-wire seal.

6.12 Para. 3.12.2 (Launching/Receiver Chambers)

(Addition): Prover ball launching chambers shall have a 45-degree inclination

downwards toward the calibrated section.

(Addition): Each launch chamber shall be fitted with a quick-opening closure

which conforms to 02-SAMSS-009. Threaded closures shall not be used.

6.13 Para. 3.12.3 (Flow Reversal)

(Addition): The 4-way diverter valve shall be in accordance with

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04-SAMSS-042. The valve shall be fitted with the Vendor's standard hydraulic

operator, or an electric motor operator meeting the requirements of

34-SAMSS-718 and Instrument Specification Sheet, 8020-718-ENG.

(Addition): The 4-way diverter valve shall be sized to ensure that maximum

velocity through the port is less than 4.6 m/s (15 ft/s) and shall be provided with

a differential pressure indicating switch, to allow monitoring of the valve seal

during proving.

(Addition): If the 4-way diverter valve is equipped with a hydraulic operator, an

electro-hydraulic system shall be furnished to power the valve.

(Addition): A snap-acting-type differential pressure-indicating switch meeting

the requirements of Instrument Specification Sheet, Form 8020-213-ENG, shall

be furnished to provide remote indication of 4-way valve seal integrity. The

switch shall have a normal range of at least 10 psia to 30 psia as a minimum.

The switch shall have hermetically sealed contacts and shall have a repeatability

of ±1.5% of full-scale range.

6.14 Para. 4.3.3 (Volume)

(Modification): The minimum volume between the detector switches shall be

sufficient to ensure the accumulation of at least 10,000 unaltered pulses during

each 1-way trip of the prover displacer.

(Addition): The K factor (pulse output per unit volume) used for prover sizing

shall equal 95% of the lowest nominal K factor from the meters to be proved.

For turbine meters, the K factor used for prover sizing will normally come from

the largest meter.

6.15 Para. 4.3.4 (Displacer Velocities)

(Addition): If the prover will be used for proving multiple meters, the prover

shall be sized to handle the anticipated maximum and minimum flow rates of the

largest and smallest meters, respectively.

6.16 Para. 4.3.4.1 (Maximum Displacer Velocities)

(Modification): The prover diameter shall be selected to limit the sphere

displacer velocity in the calibrated section to 1.5 m/s (5 ft/s) at the maximum

normal linear (continuous) flow rate for the largest meter to be proved.

6.17 Para. 4.3.4.2 (Minimum Displacer Velocities)

(Modification): The prover shall be designed to maintain the displacer velocity

above 0.15 m/s (0.5 ft/s) at the minimum design flow rate.








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6.18 Para. 4.3.6 (Minimum Calibrated Section Length)

(Addition): The minimum distance between the detector switches shall be

10 meters.

6.19 Para. 4.3.7 (Pre-Run)

(Addition): The maximum normal linear flow rate of the largest meter to be

proved shall be used to determine the minimum pre-run length.

7 Testing and Inspection

7.1 Hydrotest

Prior to application of internal coating, external paint and insulation, all piping

and piping components shall be hydro-tested in accordance with ASME B31.3

and 01-SAMSS-010.

7.2 Prover Calibration

The prover volume shall be calibrated at the factory using the waterdraw method

in accordance with API MPMS Chapters 4.8, 11.2.3 or 11.2.3M, as applicable,

and 12.2.4. The basic functionality of the prover shall be verified during the

factory calibration.

The prover calibration shall be conducted by an approved third-party inspector

and witnessed by Saudi Aramco.

Sphere inflation shall not be less than 2% nor more than 4% of the inside

diameter of prover calibrated section. The actual sphere inflation shall be

annotated on the prover calibration certificate.

7.3 Factory Acceptance Test (FAT)

If the prover is furnished as part of a metering system, its performance shall be

verified as part of the FAT for the metering system in accordance with the

requirements set forth in SAEP-21 or SAEP-50, as applicable.

7.4 Site Acceptance Test (SAT)

The performance of the meter prover and associated equipment shall be verified

during a SAT in accordance with the requirements set forth in SAEP-21 or

SAEP-50, as applicable.

7.5 Inspection

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requirements as specified in Saudi Aramco Inspection Requirements Form

175-342800.

8 Accessories

The Vendor shall provide the following accessories:

Sphere extractor tool.

Filler pump and all connection & fittings needed to inflate the sphere, for sphere-

type displacers.

Sizing-ring or calipers for sizing the sphere.

Two spare spheres with storage hangers.

Two spare detector switches.

Two spare seals for quick opening closures

The Vendor shall furnish standard test measures meeting the requirements of API

MPMS Chapter 4.7 as specified on the Instrumentation Sheet, Form 8020-119-ENG.

The test measures shall have volumes calibrated "to deliver" by the U. S. National

Institute of Technology and Standards or other approved weights and measures agency.

9 Identification Tagging

An identification tag of an AISI Series 300 (Austenitic) type stainless steel shall be

attached to the equipment securely with similar stainless steel or Monel fasteners. The

tag shall be marked by raised letters or die stamping with the following information and

shall be located so that the information can be read after the equipment is installed:

Purchase Order Number

Manufacturer

Part/Model Number

Serial Number

Material

Date of Manufacture

Equipment Tag No.

Pipe Size, Outside Diameter, Inside Diameter, Wall Thickness

ID, Wall thickness (inch/mm), Base Prover

Volume (U. S. bbl @ 60 F & Liter @ 15°C)

Coefficient of Cubical Expansion

Modulus of Elasticity (Kpa)

Design Nominal K-factor

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Manufacturer, Type and Thickness of Internal Coating

10 Shipping Requirements

10.1 General

All equipment and internals being shipped shall be braced and temporary

supports shall be provided, if required, to prevent damage during shipment.

10.2 Internal Protection

The internals of all piping, fabricated and assembled equipment shall be

completely cleaned and dried to the satisfaction of the Saudi Aramco Inspector.

A non-toxic vapor phase corrosion inhibitor (CORTEC VCI-609, or equivalent)

shall be applied to the internal surfaces of all piping fabricated and assembled

equipment.

10.3 External Protection

All external surfaces shall be prepared and coated in the shop with the complete

Saudi Aramco coating system (primer and final coats).

All bolts, nuts and the faces of open flanged connections shall be coated with

temporary protective coating such as petroleum paste.

Permanent blind flanges or covers shall be installed with the gaskets and bolts

required for service.

Each connection shall be fitted with a neoprene gasket, and vapor tight steel

cover. The cover shall be held in place by a minimum of four equally spaced

bolts.

10.4 Electronic and Electrical Equipment

The vendor shall determine if electronics and instruments are susceptible to

damage from shock, weather or extremes of temperature during shipment. If

required, such items shall be removed after the functional test and shipped

separately.

11 Documentation

The supplier shall provide nonmaterial items as shown on Form NMR-7907.

Revision Summary

22 June 2009 Revised the "Next Planned Update". Reaffirmed the contents of the document and reissued with editorial changes.

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