Hot Tapping & Double Line Stop Work for Rerouting of Existing Pipeline

Client	Mumbai Aviation Fuel Farm Facility Pvt. Limited (MAFFL)
Country	Mumbai, India
Year	2018 – 2022
Service details	Wellube’s hot tapping and line stopping service is a cost-effective way of enabling repairs, maintenance, modifications, or reconfiguration work on existing piping systems – on either a planned or emergency basis. Our hot tap operation prevents unwanted shutdowns and keeps critical piping and pipeline systems online during tie-ins, relocations, repairs, retrofits, and routine maintenance. To know more, get in touch with us at enquiries@wellube.com

Summary of the Project

Wellube successfully provided complete design, engineering, project management, and implementation of one 10” and 20” hot tap each, two 10” double position line stops and four 20” double position line stops on ATF Pipelines for rerouting of the pipelines & decommissioning of tanks.

Client Requirement

The client wanted to reroute their existing Aviation Turbine Fuel Pipeline (ATF) and create a branch connection, as their old tank farms were being removed and replaced with new ones.

Challenges Faced

There were several challenges faced during the execution of the project, such as delay in obtaining permits as the project location was a high-security area. The COVID-19 pandemic also caused delays due to restrictions. We also had to proceed with extra caution due to cyclones affecting the project location. The Wellube team tackled all the challenges with proactive planning and preparation to ensure smooth execution.

Unique Solution Delivered

Our team did a site survey to understand the client’s requirements and the site conditions. This helped us discuss their expectations and create a customized project execution plan. The overall scope of the project included one 10” and 20” hot tap each, two 10” double position line stops and four 20” double position line stops.

The Wellube team worked on the project from end to end. Our design and engineering team worked on manufacturing the extruded type of hot tap and line stop fittings based on the dimensions of the pipeline in order to avoid extra weld joints on the fittings.

The project locations of the hot tap and line stop were excavated, after which our team completed the 10” Hot Tap with flow through guide bar, 20” and 10” Hot Tapping, as well as 10”, and 20” Double Line Stop work on the ATF Pipelines for rerouting of the pipelines and decommissioning of the tanks.

Our qualified in-service welders also performed welding on the fittings during the execution, thus managing the complete project in-house and providing the customer with the same quality through every stage of the project.

Benefits Delivered

• The project was executed with complete QHSE compliance and safety.
• End-to-end integrated solution provided.
• Technical support is provided by Wellube’s team of specialists.
• The client was completely satisfied with our execution, and we were recognized with an award during the client’s contractor meet.