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Juan Carlos

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Ramirez

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28-02-05

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Client Review & Comments / Implementation

Juan Carlos D.Buccellato F.Girodet

Ramirez

Rev.

Date
DD-MM-YY

Status

Issued for

Originator

F.Girodet

Checked

Approved

Company :

The Shell Petroleum Development Company

of Nigeria Limited (SPDC)

This document contains information which is proprietary to Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC). This information is to be held in
confidence. Disclosure, reproduction or other use of this document is prohibited without the prior written consent of SPDC.

Contractor :

SOKU LGSP DE-BOTTLENECKING PROJECT

Company contract No. :

Type of document :

E 15253

PROJECT PROCEDURE

Contractor's / Subcontractor's document identification :

Codes :

F 1 0 0 4 4

Other identification :
Rev.

1 0 0 Q U A 0 5 . 8 1 0 0 0 4 0 C 1

Saipem s.a.

Document title :

BACKFILLING AND CLEAN UP

Company document No. :

SPDC 2004 0091049

Company document Type :

E13

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INDEX
1.

SCOPE AND PURPOSE..................................................................................................................... 4

2.

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS.............................................................................................................. 4

3.

DEFINITIONS...................................................................................................................................... 4

4.

RESPONSABILITIES.......................................................................................................................... 4

5.

ACTIVITIES DESCRIPTION.............................................................................................................. 4

6.

INSPECTION AND TESTING.............................................................................................................. 5

7.

FLOW CHART.................................................................................................................................... 5

8.

SAFETY.............................................................................................................................................. 6

9.

QUALITY RECORDS.......................................................................................................................... 6

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1.

SCOPE AND PURPOSE

The scope of this Procedure is to establish a detailed description of operations that shall be performed
during padding, backfilling and clean up activities in the construction of flow lines for LGSP De-Bottlenecking
Project.
2.

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

Quality Control Plan:

Inspection and Testing Plan
Project Specifications:
a- Construction Spec S-25
b- DEP 31.40.00.10
Applicable standards and codes:
a- ANSI/ASME B 31.8
3.

F10044-100-QUA-05.81-00025
F10044-100-QUA-05.81-00035
Pipeline Construction
Pipeline Engineering
Gas transmission and distribution pipeline system

DEFINITIONS

COMPANY :

Shell

CONTRACTOR : Saipem
CONTRACT: The whole set of documents enclosed in the volumes making up the Contract
documentation.
PROJECT: SOKU LGSP De-Bottlenecking project.
RECORD: Document that shows results achieved or providing evidence of activities performed.
SITE: The site locations where WORK is to be performed.
4.

RESPONSABILITIES

Quality Manager: He is responsible to prepare and issue this procedure, in co-operation with the Quality
Engineer
Project Manager: He is responsible to ensure that information concerning the work is available on site.
Construction Manager: He is responsible to ensure that the quality of the work is maintained.
The Site Superintendent: He is responsible to follow the requirements of this procedure to ensure that the
contents are applied, and also responsible for safe use, handling during joint coating activities.
Discipline Supervisor (Foreman): Shall be responsible for performing all necessary activities to ensure that
the quality of the work has the minimum requested level of quality indicated by this procedure.
QC Supervisor: He is responsible to monitor and co-ordinate on site the execution of the job, collect all
relevant Quality Records verifying its adequacy and make sure if the records are correctly filled out and
archived.
The QC inspector: He shall be responsible for performing all necessary inspections, as established in this
document and in the Quality control plan, ITP and shall be responsible for issuing the related quality records,
obtaining all necessary approvals and preservation of the documents.
5.

ACTIVITIES DESCRIPTION

This Section of the procedure shall apply to under ground pipes (3 layers PE). Each of them has to be read
and interpreted in conjunction with the related specifications prepared for the project and described also in
Section 2, for backfilling and clean up activity.
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5.1
Prior to start of any backfilling operations, the pipeline section and its appurtenances shall be
checked to verify that the specified cover is assured
The section of the pipeline must be lowered on soft bed of the trench. This soft bed shall be prepared
from the soil of the excavation, and shall be free from gravel, rock or lumps of hard material. The
method of preparation of the soft bed shall be by mechanical or manual means. It shall be carefully
placed around the pipe in layers not exceeding 15 cms, deep and uniformly compacted. Placement
and compaction of soft surround material shall be continued up to a thickness of 20 cms above the
crown of the pipe across the full width of the pipe trench as per indicated in construction specifications
5.2
Similarly, backfill material shall be the same as material from the bulk excavation from the
trench, which shall also be free from gravel, rock or lumps of hard material
5.3
Where the trench has been excavated through or along drive ways, walks, roads, and at live
stock passage ways and other locations indicated on the Typical drawings, the padding shall be
thoroughly compacted by Contractor with approved hand tools, or mechanical equipment to achieve a
good compaction around the pipe and to avoid any settlement
5.4
While in track or roads crossings it is required to have the ground regarded to its original
contour where restoration is necessary to assure the safety of the pipeline and the passage of traffic,
for capping of backfilling along the pipeline conventional mounding over the pipeline without any
mechanical compaction shall be acceptable.
5.5 The backfill shall be completed by the formation of crown along the pipeline, shaped with grader
and without mechanical compaction.
If the backfill material (excavated material) is insufficient or cannot be rid off objectionable materials
e.g. rocks, stones, herbs etc thereby rendering it unsuitable for placement around the pipe, the
contractor shall locate and transport suitable soft material (which meets the requirements of the
specification) in sufficient quantities to completely surround the pipe and cover it to adequate depth.
The material shall be used both as bedding and padding material in areas of hard rock, stones or
where the natural ground is evident to be hard.
The thickness of the bedding shall be 150-mm minimum. This shall be guaranteed by taking spot
measurement and quality of the soft material.
Soft material used as padding material shall cover the pipe to at least 200mm thick.
5.6
If any road crossing by open cut method, the backfill shall be well compacted by mechanical
means and the surface shall be restored to its original uncut status.
To achieve the above objective and also to eliminate settlement problems, material (well compacted)
shall be used as backfill material over cut roads
5.7
The backfill material unless otherwise specified , along the trench line the cover form the top of
the pipe to consolidated mud or ground level shall not be less than 60 cms., except through irrigated
fields and rocky lands where the backfilling shall be completed in accordance with construction
specification S-25, clause 25.6.2 & 25.6.3.
6.

INSPECTION AND TESTING

The work performed will be monitored, verified and recorded in accordance with the Inspection and Test Plan
for Trenching mentioned at section 2.
The activities shall be recorded by Contractor discipline inspector in a daily activity report containing all the
pertinent information regarding padding, backfilling and clean up.
The Field Quality Control organization shall be responsible for collection and preservation of QA/QC
documentation, which shall be monitored by QC supervisor.
7.

FLOW CHART

N/A
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8.

SAFETY

All personnel concerned in the above mentioned activities shall follow the requirements of the HSE
design Plan No.F10044-100-SAF-05.81-02071 and F10044-100-HSE-05.81-00033, to prevent any
hazardous situation during trenching operations.

Constant care is to be taken considering that the activity is carried out in a corridor between existing
live pipelines and other facilities

The foreman and supervisor shall take special care when moving and working are done under power
and telephone lines

Contractor Safety Engineer will closely monitor and supervise safety precautions.

9.

Suitable Personal Protective Equipment will be provided for all staff deployed for BACKFILLING
activities. Use of PPE shall be enforced by close supervision of all activities.
Hazards associated with BACKFILLING activities and safeguarding measures must be identified
QUALITY RECORDS

9.1 Backfilling inspection record F10044-100-QUA-13.62-13000

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