Deviation Deviation

Cause(s) Consequence(s) Safeguard(s) Action(s) required (and by whom)

No. Guide Word Parameter Unit
1. Level control valves close.
Decrease in level and
1 Flow No flow HPS Blocked inlet to HPS. 2. Pressure control valve None.
pressure.
close.

1. Pressure control valve. 2.

Blocked vapour outlet of
2 Increase in pressure. Pressure relief valve 3. None.
HPS
Rupture disc

1. Interface level control

Blocked sour water Increase in interface level valve 2. Pressure control
3 None.
outlet of HPS and pressure. valve 3. Pressure relief valve
4. Rupture disc

1. Weir compartment level

Increase in weir
Blocked hydrocarbon control valve 2. Pressure
4 compartment level and None.
outlet of HPS control valve 3. Pressure
pressure
relief valve 4. Rupture disc

Control valve on water

5 outlet of HPS Increase in interface level 1. Bypass control valve None
malfunctions and closes.

Control valve on light

Refer to item 4. Plus, gas
6 liquid outlet of HPS fails Refer to item 5 None
blowby.
closed
7 LPS Blocked inlet to LPS Refer to item 1 Refer to item 1 None

Control valve on water

8 Refer to item 3 Refer to item 3 None
outlet of LPS fails closed

1. Level control valves on

9 High
hydrocarbon and sour water
Increase in level and outlets 2. High high level
HPS Variations in upstream None.
pressure. alarms 3. High high pressure
alarm 4. Pressure relief valve
5. Rupture disc

HPS light liquid control

10 LPS Refer to item 9 Refer to item 9 None
valve fails open
Level control valve of Increase in pressure 1. Pressure control valve 2.
light liquid on HPS fails leading to an exceedance Pressure relief valve 3.
11 LPS None
open leading to gas of maximum allowable Rupture disc 4. High high
blowby into LPS pressure of LPS pressure alarm

Variable upstream flow

12 Low HPS Refer to item 1 1. Level control valves None
to HPS or pipe leakage
Liquid level is low low
and gas blowby occurs
leading pressure Design Engineer for Node 4 is to install check
13 Reverse HPS Level increases in HPS None
downstream to increase valve at HPS outlet.
relative to upstream
pressure

Decrease in pressure in
Vapour control valve on 1. Low low pressure alarm
HPS leading to poor
14 Pressure No HPS HPS malfunctions and and bypass control valve for None
separation and off-spec
sticks open pressure
product

15 Low HPS Refer to item 12 Refer to item 12 Refer to item 12 Refer to item 12
16 LPS Refer to item 12 Refer to item 12 Refer to item 12 None

Vessel exceeds maximum

allowable pressure leading 1.Pressure relief valve 2.
Pressure control valve of
17 High HPS to a mechanical failure of Rupture disc 3. High high None
HPS fails
the HPS and incident pressure alarm
occuring

Level control valves

18 malfunction leading to Refer to item 9 Refer to item 9 None
increase in level
Pressure regulator
19 LPS between HPS and LPS Refer to item 16 Refer to item 16 None
malfunctions

Light liquid could congeal,

reducing separation
Very low ambient efficiency. Liquid pipes for
20 Temperature Low HPS 1. Temperature indicator None
temperature. the inlet and outlet of HPS
and LPS could freeze
leading to cracks.
Deviation Deviation
Cause(s) Consequence(s) Safeguard(s) Action(s) required (and by whom)
No. Guide Word Parameter Unit

More liquid in separators

lost to the vapour phase.
Air cooled heat Pressure increases due to
21 High HPS None. See 14
exchanger 1 fails more liquid flashed off as
vapour. Thermal stresses
increases on vessel

1. Low level alarm on water

Decrease in pressure. Gas
Variable upstream flow side 2. Solenoid switch None. NB: Add solenoid valve after control valve
22 Level Low HPS blowby to light liquid
to HPS linked to level control valve in case control valve fails (Krystel)
outlet.
on liquid hydrocarbon outlet

Variable upstream flow Decrease in pressure, poor

23 LPS Refer to item 16 None
to LPS separation.

1. Level sensor and control

Pump on water stream Poor separaton of light
at light liquid/water
malfunctions causing liquid and water. Water
24 High HPS interface. 2. High high alarm None
more water flow to HPS spills over weir. Increase in
for light liquid/water
inlet pressure
interface

25 LPS Refer to item 19 Increase in pressure Refer to item 19 None