Eni S.p.A.

Exploration & Production Division

COMPANY SPECIFICATION

PIPING CLASSES

20367.PIP.MEC.SDS

Rev. 2

November 2010

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FOREWORD

Rev. 0 Total Number of pages: 5

February 2000
Issue

Cancelling and replacing the specification 00023.PIP.MEC.SPC

Rev. 1 Total Number of pages: 8

March 2006
General review

The specification is revised according to the last revision of the specification

06732.PIP.MEC.SDS. Rev.7 “Piping Project Specifications” and relevant Piping
Classes.

Rev. 2 Pagine totali: 8

November 2010
General review

Requirements on materials have been updated in accordante with welding

specifications.

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INDEX

1 GENERAL

1.1 Scope

1.2 Normative references

1.2.1 European normative references
1.2.2 Normative references of ISO, IEC and other national organizations
1.2.3 Normative references of other organizations
1.2.4 Legislation
1.2.5 Internal normative references

2 PIPING CLASSES

2.1 General

2.2 Lines Classification

2.3 Ergonomics

2.4 Safety

2.5 Requirements for Quality Management and Quality Assurance

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1 GENERAL

1.1 Scope

The aim of this specification is to assign to every pressure piping system a “Pipe
Class” which defines, together with the reference specifications, the procedures to
be used for welding and the amount of Non Destructive Examinations (NDE).

This specification is applicable to all pressure piping systems included in the scope
of ASME B31.3 “Process Piping”, as far as plants are concerned, and ASME
B31.8 code “Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems” for the terminal
section of subsea pipes installed for Gas service on off-shore platforms.

This specification does not cover transmission pipelines (either cross-country or

submarine).

1.2 Normative references

1.2.1 European normative references

At the moment of this document issue doesn’t exist any applicable and substituting
European normative.

1.2.2 Normative references of ISO, IEC and other national organizations

At the moment of this document issue doesn’t exist any applicable and substituting
national normative.

1.2.3 Normative references of other organizations

At the moment of this document issue doesn’t exist any applicable and substituting
normative.

1.2.4 Legislation

Besides the prescriptions reported by the specifications mentioned below, the

assembling and inspection of a piping system shall satisfy all requirements of the
Laws applicable in the Country where the system shall be installed.

Currently, in Italy doesn’t exist any applicable legislation.

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1.2.5 Internal normative references

Except where otherwise specified the welds and relevant Non Destructive
Examinations (NDE) shall meet all the requirements of the latest edition of general
ENI E&P specifications listed here below:

02776.PLI.MEC.SPC Field welding of cross-country pipelines

Functional specification for welding of offshore
20413.SLI.OFF.FUN
pipeline and fittings
05703.PIP.MEC.FUN Titanium alloy piping welding
20368.PIP.MEC.FUN Carbon steel piping welding
20369.PIP.MEC.SPC 3,5% Ni steel piping welding
20370.PIP.MEC.SPC Austenitic stainless steel piping welding
20371.PIP.MEC.FUN Cr-Mo steel piping welding
20372.PIP.MEC.FUN 0.5% Mo steel piping welding
Austenitic-ferritic (duplex) stainless steel piping
20373.PIP.MEC.FUN
welding
20374.PIP.MEC.FUN Dissimilar metal piping welding
20375.PIP.MEC.FUN Nickel alloy piping welding
Carbon steel for low temperature application
20376.PIP.MEC.FUN
piping welding
20377.PIP.MEC.FUN Piping welding examination general requirements
20379.PIP.MEC.FUN Copper Nickel alloys piping welding

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2 PIPING CLASSES

2.1 General
A “Piping Class” code is assigned to each plant pipe according to Table 1 in
paragraph 2.2.
Relating to the this code the general welding specifications mentioned in
paragraph 1.2.5 define the criteria for welding (such as operating technique, filler
metal etc.) and the qualitative and quantitative levels for the Non Destructive
Examinations to be carried out.
In attributing the "Pipe Class" the following factors have been considered:
(a) type of conveyed fluid;
(b) plant location;
(c) design conditions;
(d) costs resulting from plant shut-down for repairs.

Once it has been defined, the "Pipe Class" must be shown in the Line List.
Should the lines not be classifiable among the ones listed in the following
sub-paragraph, the project engineer has the authority to attribute the Pipe Class
on the basis of the above mentioned points (a), (b), (c) and (d).

Whenever the type of fluid request additional requirements for materials (e.g. post
weld heat treatment and/or hardness tests during welding procedure qualification),
the Pipe Class shall be followed by an alphabetic letter:

S: Sour service (wet H2S); sour service is defined whenever the process fluid is
characterised by PH2S≥0.3 kPa or otherwise stated by the designer (in any
case in service condition more conservative respect to above reported).

T: execution of Post Weld Heat Treatment for any weld and any piping thickness
(e.g. for particular services as Stress Corrosion Cracking inducing
environment).

H: Hydrogen service (PH2>7 bar, T>200°C).

In this case the "Pipe Class" becomes "1T" "2N", etc.

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2.2 Lines classification

Table 1

Design
Plant
Conveyed Fluid or Plant Type Pressure Pipe Class
Location
(bar)
Gas – crude oil Whichever Whichever 1
Dangerous fluids
Whichever Whichever 1
(“M” cat. per ASME B 31.3)
Safety valves discharge,
depressurization lines and lines Whichever ------------------ 3
to flare
Oil drain system Whichever ------------------ 3

Chemical injection Same as the

Whichever Whichever relevant
(glycol included) process plant
Glycol regeneration and other
Whichever Whichever 2
process chemical
Diathermic oil and steam Whichever Whichever 2
Water treatment plants Whichever ≤ 50 3
Water pumping plants Offshore > 50 2
Water pumping plants Onshore ≤ 100 3
Water pumping plants Onshore > 100 2
Pipes installed inside
Whichever Whichever 2
hydrocarbon tanks
Refrigeration plant Offshore Whichever 1
Refrigeration plant Onshore Whichever 2
Fire fighting lines Whichever ------------------ 3
Instruments air lines Whichever ------------------ 2
Service water and water for civil
Whichever ------------------ 4
use lines
Drains Whichever ------------------ 4

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2.3 Ergonomics

There are no ergonomic requirements applicable to the activities described in this

Specification.

2.4 Safety

There are no safety requirements applicable to the activities described in this

Specification.

2.5 Requirements for Quality Management and Quality Assurance

Any requirements concerning Quality Management and Quality Assurance are

included in the appropriate Specifications attached to the Request for Bid.

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