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?

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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
Junction Box
PIB D

“Home Run” Cable D

(Trunk)
Conventional Wiring
TB’s
87 devices

TB’s for FF
16 segments
Up to 256 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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 Saudi Aramco’s FF-ISD

H1 Interface
Card

FF Power
Supply w/
Terminator
Spur Length
& Min Voltage Block with
Short Circuit
Protection

Field Devices Terminator

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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?

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Thank You
Hamad Balhareth
Hamad.balhareth.3@aramco.com