SAUDI ARAMCO ID/PID - 18-May-05 - REV 0 (Standards Cutoff - August 2004)

SAIC NUMBER DATE APPROVED QR NUMBER

SAUDI ARAMCO INSPECTION CHECKLIST
Trench Excavation and Preparation Inspection SAIC-L-1002 18-May-05 CIVIL-
PROJECT TITLE WBS / BI / JO NUMBER CONTRACTOR / SUBCONTRACTOR

EQUIPMENT ID NUMBER(S) EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION EQPT CODE SYSTEM ID. PLANT NO.

LAYOUT DRAWING NUMBER REV. NO. PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER EC / PMCC / MCC NO.

SCHEDULED INSPECTION DATE & TIME ACTUAL INSPECTION DATE & TIME QUANTITY INSP. MH's SPENT TRAVEL TIME
SAUDI ARAMCO USE ONLY
SAUDI ARAMCO TIP NUMBER SAUDI ARAMCO ACTIVITY NUMBER WORK PERMIT REQUIRED?

SAUDI ARAMCO INSPECTION LEVEL CONTRACTOR INSPECTION LEVEL

ITEM
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA REFERENCE PASS FAIL N/A RE-INSP DATE
No.

A SANDY AREAS

The pipe shall be embedded in clean sand not less than 200mm above SAES-L-450
A1
the top of the pipe. Sec. 14.8.3

The bottom of pipes in the trenches shall be 150mm above the highest SAES-L-450
A2
recorded ground water level. Sec. 14.10.4

The top of all pipes shall not be closer to the finished grade than one half SAES-L-450
A3
the cover thickness required at any point along their length. Sec. 14.8.1

The pipe trenches shall be free of rocks and other materials that can SAES-L-450
A4
damage the pipe or the pipe coating. Sec. 14.8.2

Clean sand or soil bedding materials shall not contain rocks larger than SAES-L-450
A5
12mm in diameter. Sec. 14.8.3

B Installation in Rock Areas

Direct laying of pipelines on a 150 mm (6 inch) sweet sand pad is

allowed if there is economic justification and no technical complications,
and shall meet the following:

a) The line size is 12 inch pipe size or less.

b) The actual flowing temperature is less than 160°F. SAES-L-450
B1
c) The cost of trenching and/or blasting is more than the cost of Sec. 14.9.2
additional sand cover.
d) The rocky area is relatively very flat and no severe overbends exist
along the route of the line.
e) The PMT and Chairman of the Piping Standards Committee reviews
the details.

Pipelines directly laid on sweet sand per item B1 above above shall be SAES-L-450
B2
buried with the required pipe cover. Sec. 14.9.2

Rock Areas (If Half Trenching is Allowed)

C

The minimum width of the bottom of the pipe trenches shall be 600mm SAES-L-450
C1
plus the outside pipe diameter. Sec. 14.9.3b

The minimum trench depth shall be such that the top of the pipe is below SAES-L-450
C2
the original ground surface by 50mm in ripable or hard marl areas. Sec. 14.9.3a

The pipe centerline shall be 150mm below finished grade when the top of
SAES-L-450
C3 rock layer is closer to finished grade elevation by more than half the pipe
Sec. 14.9.3a
diameter plus 150mm.
Clean sand (shall not contain stones larger than 12 mm size) or soil pipe
SAES-L-450
C4 bedding material shall be 100mm thick minimum and shall cover all rock
Sec. 14.9.3c
protrusions.

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SAUDI ARAMCO ID/PID - 18-MAY-05 - REV 0 (Standards Cutoff - August 2004)
SAIC NUMBER DATE APPROVED QR NUMBER
SAUDI ARAMCO INSPECTION CHECKLIST
Trench Excavation and Preparation Inspection SAIC-L-1002 18-May-05 Civil
PROJECT TITLE WBS / BI / JO NUMBER CONTRACTOR / SUBCONTRACTOR

ITEM
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA REFERENCE PASS FAIL N/A RE-INSP DATE
No.

No rock shall protrude through the clean sand pipe bedding layer at the SAES-L-450
C5
bottom of any pipe trench. Sec. 14.9.3c

Sand pads or sand bags at 9 meters maximum spacing shall be placed

SAES-L-450
C6 at the bottom of the trench to support the pipe 100mm off the prepared
Sec. 14.9.3.c
bottom.

D Sabkha Areas

Pipe shall be laid in trench dug in a compacted sand fill construction road SAES-L-450
D1
built on the undisturbed sabkha surface. Sec. 14.10.1

The top of the pipe shall be below the level of the construction road by at SAES-L-450
D2
least 100mm. Sec. 14.10.2

SAES-L-450
D3 The side of the fill shall not be steeper than 35 degrees.
Sec. 14.10.2
The construction road shall be wide enough to permit the centerline of
SAES-L-450
D4 the trench to be dug not less than three pipe diameters from the top edge
Sec. 14.10.2
of the fill.

The width of the sand pad shall be 3m in Sabkha areas and is required SAES-L-450
D5
on only one side of the pipeline. Sec. 14.10.2

The bottom of pipes in the trenches shall be 150mm above the highest SAES-L-450
D6
recorded ground water level. Sec. 14.10.4

E Rivers & Wadis

When the buried pipeline is installed through a river bottom, wadi or

SAES-L-450
E1 other places where water run-off occurs, concrete coated pipe shall be
Sec. 14.11
used.
SAES-L-450
E2 The use of concrete blocks over the pipe is prohibited.
Sec. 14.11
Alternative methods to provide stability shall be reviewed and approved
SAES-L-450
E3 by the supervisor of Civil Engineering Unit in CSD and the Chairman of
Sec. 14.11
the Piping Standards Committee.
REMARKS:

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:
1- SAES-L-450 -- Construction of On-Land and Near Shore Pipelines, 30 September 2003

Contractor / Third-Party Saudi Aramco

Construction Representative* PMT Representative
Work is Complete and Ready for Inspection: T&I Witnessed QC Record Reviewed Work Verified
Name, Initials and Date: Name, Initials and Date:

QC Inspector PID Representative

Performed Inspection Work / Rework May Proceed T&I Witnessed QC Record Reviewed Work Verified
Name, Initials and Date: Name, Initials and Date:

QC Supervisor Proponent and Others

Quality Record Approved: T&I Witnessed QC Record Reviewed Work Verified
Name, Organization,
Name, Sign and Date:
Initials and Date:

*Person Responsible for Completion of Quality Work / Test Y = YES N = NO F = FAILED

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