OIL & GAS CONSTRUCTION CODES and STANDARDS

 (American Standards & Saudi Aramco Standards)

Codes and standards are necessary for piping to ensure safe and efficient design, fabrication, installation, and operation of piping systems. They provide guidelines and requirements for materials, construction, inspection, testing, and maintenance, ensuring that piping systems are designed and operated in accordance with best practices, industry standards, and regulatory requirements to protect human safety, property, and the environment.

Abbreviations:

ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

API - American Petroleum Institute.

AISI: American Iron & Steel Institute.

NACE: National Association of Corrosion Engineers.

ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials.

ANSI - American National Standards Institute.

AWS – American Welding Society.

AWWA: American Water Works Association.

ANSI: American National Standard Institute.

SAES - Saudi Aramco Engineering Standard.

SAEP - Saudi Aramco Engineering Procedure.

SAMSS - Saudi Aramco Materials System Specification.

SATIP - Saudi Aramco Typical Inspection Plan.

SAIC - Saudi Aramco Inspection Check List.

SATR - Saudi Aramco Test Report.

Most Using ASME standards for piping construction:

1. ASME B31.1 - Power piping.

2. ASME B31.2 - Fuel Gas Piping.

3. ASME B31.3 - Process piping.

4. ASME B31.4 - Pipeline Transportation system for liquid hydrocarbon & other liquid.

5. ASME B31.5 - Refrigeration Piping.

6. ASME B31.8 - Gas transmission & distribution piping system.

7. ASME B31.9 - Building services piping.

8. ASME B31.11 - Slurry transportation piping system.

Construction of Equipments

1. ASME section I: - Rules for construction of power boiler.

2. ASME Section II: - Materials.

Part A – Ferrous materials.

Part B – Non-Ferrous materials.

Part C – Specification for electrodes & filler wire.

Part D – Properties.

3. ASME Section IV: - Rules for construction of Heating Boiler.

4. ASME Section V: - Non- destructive Examination

5. ASME Section VI: - Recommended rules for care & operation of heating boiler.

6. ASME Section VII: - Recommended guidelines for care of power boiler.

7. ASME Section VIII: - Rules for construction of pressure vessels. (Division I & II)

8. ASME Section IX: - Welding & brazing qualification.

Aramco Codes:

1. SAES-A-004: General Requirements for Hydro testing.

2. SAES-A-007: Hydro Testing Fluids & Lay-Up procedures.

3. SAES-L-105: Selection of Pipes.

4. SAES-L-108: Selection of Valves. API-598: Testing & Leakage Test of Valve.

5. SAES-L-109: Selection of Flanges, Bolts & Gaskets.

6. SAES-L-110: Threaded Joints & Branch Connections.

7. SAES-L-150: Pressure Testing for Plant Piping / Pipe Lines.

8. SAES-L-310: Design of Plant Piping.

9. SAES-L-350: Construction of Plant Piping.

10. SAES-L-410: Design of pipe lines.

11. SAES-L-450: Construction of On-land & Near-shore pipe lines.

12. SAES-H-200: Handling & Storage of Pipes.

13. SAEP-351: Bolt Torqueing Procedure.

14. SAEP-379: Quality Issues Notification.

15. SAEP-380: Equipment Deficiency Report.

16. SAEP-381: Escalation Process for NCR.

17. SAEP-388: Cleaning of Piping.

18. SAPE-1151: Inspection Requirements for Procurement materials & Equipment.

19. SAEP-1160: Hydro Test Package preparation procedure.

API Standards:

1. API 5L: Specification for Line Pipe

2. API 650: Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage 

3. API 653: Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction

4. API 1104: Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities

5. API 570: Piping Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration

6. API 618: Reciprocating Compressors for Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas Industry Services

7. API 619: Rotary-Type Positive Displacement Compressors for Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas Industry Services

8. API 650 Appendix H: Internal Floating Roofs for Storage Tanks

9. API 2000: Venting Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks

10. API 12B: Bolted Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids

American Welding Society Standards:

1. AWS D1.1: Structural Welding Code - Steel

2. AWS D1.6: Structural Welding Code - Stainless Steel

3. AWS D1.2: Structural Welding Code - Aluminium

4. AWS D1.5: Bridge Welding Code

5. AWS D10.12M: Guide for Welding Mild Steel Pipe

6. AWS D17.1: Specification for Fusion Welding for Aerospace Applications

7. AWS A5.1: Specification for Carbon Steel Electrodes for Shielded Metal Arc Welding

8. AWS A5.18: Specification for Carbon Steel Electrodes and Rods for Gas Shielded Arc Welding

9. AWS A5.20: Specification for Carbon Steel Electrodes for Flux Cored Arc Welding

10. AWS A2.4: Standard Symbols for Welding, Brazing, and Non-destructive Examination.