PIP PNE00003 COMPLETE REVISION

Process Unit and Offsites Layout Guide June 2013

Table 1 - Recommended Offsites Equipment Spacing

ROW

BLOWDOWN FACILITIES (DRUMS,

PUMPS, STACKS)

A A FIRED BOILERS

BLDG HIGH OCCUPANCE

B 30 (100) A
(> 15 PERSONS) Notes:
BLDG LOW OCCUPANCY 1. This table does not account for vapor cloud explosions, customer safety and property
C A A A
(15 PERSONS OR LESS) protection, environmental or flare vent/stack dispersal requirements.
2. Distances are in meters (feet).
D A A A A BUILDINGS UTILITY
3. Distances are from PIP Member Company input.
4. "A" indicates that an engineering/ safety decision is required. For location of buildings,
E 30 (100) A A A A COOLING TOWER
refer to Section 9.1.
5. "B" Indicates refer to NFPA 30.
F 15 (50) 30 (100) A A 30 (100) A ELECTRICAL OVERHEAD POLE LINES
6. "C" Indicates refer to NFPA 58.
7. "D" Indicates refer to API 2510.
G 15 (50) 15 (50) A A 6 (20) 30 (100) A ELECTRICAL MAIN SUBSTATIONS 8. Greater spacing may be required if control or distribution center serves more than one
ELECTRICAL CONTROL AND
H 30 (100) 30 (100) A A 0 30 (100) A A
DISTRIBUTION CENTERS (SEE NOTE 8)

I 15 (50) 8 (25) A A 0 6 (20) A A A FIRE STATIONS, FIRE PUMPS

J 61 (200) 30 (100) A A 15 (50) 30 (100) 8 (25) 15 (50) A A FLARE STACKS

K A A A A A A A A A A A HIGHWAYS, ROADS & PUBLIC AREAS

L 61 (200) 30 (100) A A 15 (50) 30 (100) 6 (20) 0 0 15 (50) A A LOADING AND/OR UNLOADING RACKS

NATURAL GAS METERING STATIONS

M 30 (100) 61 (200) A A 46 (150) 30 (100) 15 (50) 30 (100) 15 (50) 61 (200) A 30 (100) A
(MAIN PLT)

N 15 (50) 30 (100) A A 30 (100) 30 (100) 8 (25) 30 (100) 30 (100) 30 (100) A 30 (100) 30 (100) 3 (10) PIPEWAYS (MAJOR)

O 6 (20) 6 (20) A A 6 (20) 8 (25) 0 6 (20) 0 6 (20) A 0 6 (20) 3 (10) A PUMPS (FLAMMABLE)

P 15 (50) 15 (50) A A 15 (50) 15 (50) 5 (15) 30 (100) 8 (25) 30 (100) A 30 (100) 30 (100) 15 (50) 5 (15) 1 (3) PUMPS (NONFLAMMABLE)

Q 8 (25) 2 (5) A A 0 A 5 (15) 5 (15) 5 (15) 0 A 5 (15) 5 (15) 3 (10) 0 1 (3) 1 (3) RAILROADS (MAIN LINES -R/W)

R 61 (200) 30 (100) A A 0 30 (100) 8 (25) 8 (25) 0 15 (50) A A 61 (200) 8 (25) 0 30 (100) 15 (50) N/A RAILROADS (SPURS-CENTER LINE)

S 15 (50) 8 (25) A A A 11 (35) A A A 15(50) A A A 8 (25) A 5 (15) A A A OIL-WATER SEPARATORS (API-CPI)

T 30 (100) 61 (200) A A 46 (150) 30 (100) 15 (50) 30 (100) 15 (50) 61 (200) A 30 (100) 30 (100) 30 (100) 6 (20) 3 (10) 5 (15) 30 (100) 30 (100) 8 (25) SEWER MAINS (FLAMMABLE)

U 8 (25) 15 (50) A A 6 (20) 6 (20) 6 (20) 6 (20) 6 (20) 6 (20) A 3 (10) 3 (10) 3 (10) A 3 (10) 3 (10) 3 (10) 3 (10) 3 (10) A PLANT ROADS (EDGE)

PROPERTY LINES (OTHER THAN ROADS &

V 5 (15) 5 (15) A A 5 (15) 8 (25) 1 (4) 5 (15) 5 (15) 12 (40) A A 6 (20) 5 (15) 1 (3) 3 (10) 3 (10) 3 (10) A 5 (15) A A
RAILROADS)
PRESSURE STORAGE VESSELS, 500,000
W 61 (200) 30 (100) A A 8 (25) 8 (25) 8 (25) 0 A 8 (25) A A 30 (100) 8 (25) 8 (25) 30 (100) 15 (50) N/A A 30 (100) 3 (10) A N/A
GAL OR LESS
SPHERES AND SPHEROIDS (OVER
X 61 (200) 61 (200) A A 46 (150) 15 (50) C, D 30 (100) 15 (50) 61 (200) A 61 (200) 30 (100) 30 (100) 8 (25) C, D 8 (25) 61 (200) 30 (100) 61 (200) 8 (25) A B, C, D B, C, D
500,000 GAL)

Y 61 (200) 91 (300) A A 76 (250) 30 (100) C, D 61 (200) 30 (100) 91 (300) A 91 (300) 30 (100) 30 (100) 15 (50) C, D 8 (25) 61 (200) 30 (100) 61 (200) 15 (50) A B, C, D B, C, D B, C, D NFPA CLASS III LIQUID STORAGE

ATMOSPHERIC, LOW & INTER VAPOR

Z B B A A B B 8 (25) B B 61 (200) A B B B B B B B A B A A B, C, D B, C, D B, C, D B, C, D
PRESS STORAGE)

AA 61 (200) 61 (200) A A 61 (200) 61 (200) 8 (25) 61 (200) A 76 (250) A 61 (200) 46 (150) A 3 (10) A A 61 (200) A 61 (200) A A B, C, D B, C, D B, C, D B, C, D B, C, D PROCESS UNITS

BB 30 (100) 30 (100) A A 15 (50) 15 (50) 3 (10) 30 (100) 15 (50) 61 (200) A 30 (100) 61 (200) 30 (100) 5 (15) A A 30 (100) A 61 (200) 6 (20) 5 (15) 30 (100) 61 (200) 61 (200) A 46 (150) 15 (50)

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