INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED

PARADIP REFINERY
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
AVU & SR-LPG TREATMENT UNIT Rev-06 Validity:31-Dec-2022

AVU. SOP/ SOP For: FAILURE OF ALL 3 RCO PUMP (010-P-007 A/B/C) Revision No : 06
Department: Equipment involved: Process Unit:
AVU
010-F-101,010-F-201,010-F-002
Production &
010-P-007 A/B/C, 010-C-001, 010-C-007
SR-LPG Treatment Unit

PPE’s Required Tools required Think & discuss JSA Requirement

 Helmet  Wheel Key  Location of nearby Eye and safety shower.
 Safety Shoe  Fire Water Hose  Emergency escape route before starting the job.
 Hand Gloves  Fire Extinguisher  Nearby MCP
 Ear plug  Portable Gas Detector  Nearby Fire monitor Not Required
 Gas Detector  Ignitor  Wind direction
 Face Shield  CCTV Camera
 IFR Suit  Fire Tender Approach Route

HAZARDS INVOLVED:
SL.
Hazards involved Precautions to be taken
No.
1 Low RCO flow in VDU Furnace Ensure firing is stopped to avoid coking in coil.

2 Thermal sock in furnace

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 INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED
PARADIP REFINERY
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
AVU & SR-LPG TREATMENT UNIT Rev-06 Validity:31-Dec-2022

Do’s & Don’ts:

SL
Do’s Don’ts
No.
Either hydrocarbon / coil purging steam should flow in coils till furnace box
1 Do not allow the furnace run dry
is cooled.
2 Inform Panel Officers / Shift in Charge Don’t bypass any process interlocks / approved procedure.
Don’t allow movement of unauthorized personnel in the nearby
3 Use PPEs
area
4 Use face shield, heat resistance hand gloves, heat resistant suits, IFR suits. Don’t keep open any drains to atmosphere in open condition

PRE START CHECK:

Action to be taken by Signature
SL Potential
Job description Control measure EA/ EA/
No. Hazard SIC Panel SIC Panel
JEA JEA
Header should be
Ensure Coil purging steam in F-
Hammeri properly warmed up
1 101/201/002 is warmed up condition √ √
ng in Coil and IVs to be fully
free of condensate.
opened.
2

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 INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED
PARADIP REFINERY
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
AVU & SR-LPG TREATMENT UNIT Rev-06 Validity:31-Dec-2022

DETAILED STEPS:
Action taken by Signature
Sl. Potential
Job description Control Measure EA/ EA/
No. Hazard SIC Panel SIC Panel
JEA JEA
High COT  Monitor COT and
Loss of flow from all 3 pump of RCO
1 Low Flow in reduce Firing as per √ √
pump (010-P-007 ABC) is observed. Furnace requirement.
 Check XZVs in field
for physically verify √ √ √
valve closure.
 Fully Close Vent
On flow reducing below trip value Gas XZV, FG and
2 ensure furnace F-002 is tripped on Coil Coke Up FO control valves. √
Low Low Pass Flow Interlock. Route Vent gas to
Atm.
 Physically isolate all
FO, Vent Gas and √ √
FG burners.
Stop VR export and Start VDU
circulation from P-25 ABC to E-  Ensure flow in all
3 Coil Coke Up √ √ √
127/227 A-E to F-002 to C-007 for passes.
furnace cooling.
Maximize velocity steam in  Ensure flow in all
4 Coil Coke Up √ √ √
convection section of the furnace. passes.

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 INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED
PARADIP REFINERY
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
AVU & SR-LPG TREATMENT UNIT Rev-06 Validity:31-Dec-2022

Action taken by Signature

Sl. Potential
Job description Control Measure EA/ EA/
No. Hazard SIC Panel SIC Panel
JEA JEA
Break Vacuum and drop VGO/HVGO  Ensure flow in all
to VDU column bottom to dilute the passes.
5 column bottom material. On Bottom Coil Coke Up  Ensure running of √ √
ID / FD fans for
temp < 200 Deg C take FLO for
cooling of box.
dilution.
 Ensure coil purging
If VDU circulation could not be steam is dry.
established in VDU furnace,  Monitor VDU
6 Hammering √ √ √
introduce coil purging steam in all pressure, break
passes. vacuum with
Nitrogen
Loss of flow from P-25 A/B/C to DCU  Reduce firing in F-
High Delta T 101/201 based on
7 will reduce Furnace Preheat √
in Furnace flow.
Temperature in F-101/201.
 Advises BOOT-3 to
reduce crude flow.
Loss of flow in RCO Pump will Monitor C-001
8  Inform RSM, UIC, √ √
increase Crude Column level. level
Downstream units
about pump failure.
Reduce stripping steam flow to C-001  Monitor AGO color.
9 Monitor C-001
and on trip level, ensure stripping  Route products to √ √ √
level
steam XZV is closed. off spec.

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 INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED
PARADIP REFINERY
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
AVU & SR-LPG TREATMENT UNIT Rev-06 Validity:31-Dec-2022

Action taken by Signature

Sl. Potential
Job description Control Measure EA/ EA/
No. Hazard SIC Panel SIC Panel
JEA JEA

Reduce Flow from P-003 A/B/C to C- Monitor C-  Start for CDU

10 001. 001/V-003 shutdown. √
level
11  Gradually reduce
Reduce firing in F-101/201 √ √
firing in F-101/201
 Check XZVs in field
for physically verify √ √
valve closure.
On continuous loss of flow in RCO  Fully Close Vent
pump, stop CDU furnace (F-101/201) Gas XZV, FG and
12 and cool. If no HC flow is available in FO control valves. √ √ √
Hot furnace, start coil purging steam in Route Vent gas to
all passes. Atm.
 Physically isolate all
FO, Vent Gas and √ √
FG burners.
13 Start activities for CDU and VDU
 √ √ √
shutdown as per procedure.

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