Tank Farm Transfer Piping Revamp — Inland Depot
Rerouted transfer headers, pump re-selection, surge checks and full as-built documentation for an inland petroleum depot.
Client: Confidential client — depot operator • Service: Process & Piping Engineering
Project overview
An inland depot's transfer network had accreted over fifteen years of piecemeal tie-ins: unknown dead legs, corroded supports and no trustworthy P&ID. Ventron re-engineered the transfer headers between road loading, rail siding and tankage.
The revamp was executed across three shutdown windows with the depot kept operational throughout — new headers were prefabricated from isometrics and lifted in during planned outages.
Client challenge
Product cross-contamination incidents and slow transfer rates pointed to the piping, but nobody could say with certainty what connected to what. Any revamp had to be designed from a fresh survey, verified against operations, and installed without stopping depot throughput.
Ventron solution
We surveyed every line, produced the depot's first accurate P&ID set, and designed rationalised headers with proper low-point drains, high-point vents and segregated product routing. Pump duties were rechecked with surge analysis on the new actuated valves, supports were redesigned for the full rack, and every spool was issued as a fabrication isometric. The depot now holds a complete as-built dossier.
Scope of work
- Full network survey and P&ID reconstitution
- Transfer header rerouting and pipe sizing
- Pump re-selection with surge analysis
- Support redesign and specification
- Shutdown-window installation supervision
Engineering deliverables
- As-built P&IDs, line list and isometrics
- Pump datasheets and surge report
- Support drawings and piping specification
- Hydrotest and flushing records
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