Saudi Aramco’s Experience with FOUNDATION Fieldbus Hamad S. Balhareth Saudi Aramco Presentation Outline The Objective. Saudi Aramco’s Fieldbus Installation History. FF-SIF…Where are we? Concerns & Wish List. Conclusion & Questions? 2 The Objective • Present Saudi Aramco’s FF Standard Update. • Installation History and Future Projects. • FF-SIF… where are we? 3 Saudi Aramco’s Fieldbus Installation History FF has Benefits you can’t Ignore PIB Project Savings Junction Box D D “Home Run” Cable (Trunk) D Conventional Wiring TB’s 87 devices TB’s for FF 16 segments Up to 256 devices 4 Fieldbus Installation History & Future Projects 5 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 Saudi Aramco’s Fieldbus Standard Update • Requirements for FF Installation • SAES-J-904: Requirements for a Quality FF Installation 6 Saudi Aramco’s Fieldbus Installation History • Requirements for FF Installation 7 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 Saudi Aramco’s FF-ISD H1 Interface Card FF Power Supply w/ Terminator Spur Length & Min Voltage Block with Short Circuit Protection Field Devices 8 Terminator Saudi Aramco’s FF-ISS SAES-J-904: ISS Additions for FF • • • • • • • 9 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.) 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 10 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? 11 Thank You Hamad Balhareth Hamad.balhareth.3@aramco.com