Fire risk assessment on slug catcher at gas operation station

• Main Authors: Kusuma, Bagus Candra, Hakam, Mohamad, Jamiin, Mohammad Abu
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Availability; Emergency equipment; Emergency management; Emergency procedures; Emergency response; Flammable gases; Gas pipelines; Radiation; Risk assessment; Service stations; Thermal radiation
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0231292

The oil and gas industry has a very important role in ensuring the availability of gas and oil to meet national gas needs and availability. As one of the tasks to ensure the fulfillment of this, one of the most important tasks is the function of gas transportation and distribution. In carrying out the transportation of gas, there are several equipment that certainly have the potential for danger and high risk, especially the risk of fire because the media being transported are flammable and explosive materials. One of the equipment that has great potential in a gas station is the Slug Catcher. Slug catcher are equipment for minimize the slug from oil and gas pipeline at anytime can result in a fire. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct a Fire Risk Assessment on Slug Catcher at gas stations based on applicable standards and regulations to assess the adequacy of the current protection system or equipment and emergency management system in gas transportation activities. This research steps uses data collection, modeling and interviews. The results of assessing the consequences of the release of ignited hydrocarbons show that the thermal radiation of a jet fire depends on the source of the leak. The worst case in terms of thermal jet fire radiation is slug catcher at a leak of 100 mm which has a thermal radius of 35 kW/m2 with a distance of 14 yard. This company has a good emergency management system, and also has clear emergency response procedures and a well-trained team.