Saudi Aramco’s

Experience with

FOUNDATION Fieldbus

Hamad S. Balhareth

Saudi Aramco

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Presentation Outline

The Objective.

Saudi Aramco’s Fieldbus Installation History.

FF-SIF…Where are we?

Concerns & Wish List.

Conclusion & Questions?

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The Objective

• Present Saudi Aramco’s FF Standard

Update.

• Installation History and Future Projects.

• FF-SIF… where are we?

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Saudi Aramco’s Fieldbus Installation History

FF has Benefits you can’t Ignore

Project Savings

PIB D

“Home Run” Cable (Trunk)

D

Junction Box

D

TB’s for FF

16 segments

Up to 256 devices

Conventional Wiring

TB’s

87 devices

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Fieldbus Installation History & Future Projects

Current FF Installations/Projects in Aramco • Abqaiq Plants – 3 Separate (expansion 1000pts - installed)

• Qatif GOSP (grassroots 2000pts - installed)

• Jeddah Refinery (moderization 500pts - installed)

• Riyadh Refinery DHT (new unit 1000pts - installed)

• Zuluf GOSP2 (modernization 400pts - installed)

• SA GOSPs (modernization 400pts - installed)

• Hawiyah NGL (grassroots 5000+ FF points - installed)

• AFK GOSP/Gas Plant (grassroots 7000+ FF points - installed)

• KURS GOSP (grassroots 1000+ FF points - installed)

• Rabigh Refinery/Chemical (grassroots16000+ FF points - installed)

• Khurais Producing Dept. (grassroots 4490 points – installed)

• Ras Tanura Refinery DHT (new unit 737pts - Installed)

• Karan Projects (grassroots 2324pts - Installed)

• Manifa Project (grassroots 19000+ FF points – development)

• WASIT (grassroots 9059+ FF points – design) – 69910 total so far.

• RTIP Projects(grassroots 40000+ FF points – design) close to 110,000 total so far

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Saudi Aramco’s Fieldbus Standard Update

• Requirements for FF

Installation

• SAES-J-904:

Requirements for a

Quality FF Installation

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Saudi Aramco’s Fieldbus Installation History

• Requirements for FF Installation

J-904 Requirements:

Redundant H1 Interface Cards

Redundant FF Power Supply / Segment

Spur Short Circuit Protection EEx nL Installation

With Control - Max. 10 devices per Segment

Monitor Only - Max. 12 devices per Segment

Max. 2 final control devices (valves) per Segment

Risk Assessment – Spare Capacity

Plus Much More

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H1 Interface

Card

FF Power

Supply w/

Terminator

Block with

Short Circuit

Protection

Terminator Field Devices

Spur Length

& Min Voltage

Saudi Aramco’s FF-ISD

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Saudi Aramco’s FF-ISS

SAES-J-904: ISS Additions for FF

• LAS capable (yes/no)

• Minimum Operating Voltage (Vdc)

• Quiescent Current Draw (mA)

• Polarity Sensitive Termination (yes/no)

• DD revision level

• Channel number and Description,

(e.g., Channel 1 - Sensor 1, Channel 2 - Body Temperature, Channel 3 - Sensor 2, etc.).

• Function Blocks Available, (e.g., AI_1, AI_2, PID_1, etc.)

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Saudi Aramco’s FF Concerns & Wish List

Aramco’s Biggest FF Problems:

1. Investigating Plug-In and Snap-On Software

2. Reliability of Diagnostic Alerts

3. Contractor knowledge of Commissioning FF

Devices

4. Lack of True OpEx Saving Experience

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Conclusion

• FF technology is the way to go.

• It would be a complete failure if FF-SIF

diagnostic alerts are not reliable.

• Can the black channel technology be

implemented for control instruments?

Thank You

Hamad Balhareth

Hamad.balhareth.3@aramco.com