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Saudi Arabian Oil Company: Table 1 Minimum Cover Requirements

The document provides minimum cover requirements for burying cables or installing conduit underground. It lists 10 steps for ensuring proper installation, including removing debris from the ditch, laying down sand cushions, placing protective tiles over the cables, backfilling soil, and marking the cable route. Cables operating over 1,000V must be buried at least 920mm deep, while cables under 600V only need 610mm of cover.

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Saudi Arabian Oil Company: Table 1 Minimum Cover Requirements

The document provides minimum cover requirements for burying cables or installing conduit underground. It lists 10 steps for ensuring proper installation, including removing debris from the ditch, laying down sand cushions, placing protective tiles over the cables, backfilling soil, and marking the cable route. Cables operating over 1,000V must be buried at least 920mm deep, while cables under 600V only need 610mm of cover.

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NOTES:

SAUDIARAMCO.
1. REMOVE STONES AND RUBBLE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE DITCH.

TABLE 1 2. POUR A FIRST CUSHION OF AT LEAST 150mm OF DRY SAND


FREE FROM STONES AND RUBBLE.

OF
MINIMUM COVER REQUIREMENTS 3. LAY CABLES OR INSTALL CONDUIT ON THE SAND CUSHION.

CONSENT
THE CABLE OR CONDUIT MUST BE BURRIED AT NO LESS
(DEPTH OF BURIAL) THAN THE DEPTHS INDICATED IN TABLE 1.
MILLIMETERS FROM GRADE LEVEL TO SEE SAES-P-104 FOR EXCEPTIONS ( REDUCED DEPTHS).

TTEN
THE TOP SURFACE OF CABLE OR CONDUIT

WRI
4. POUR A SECOND CUSHION OF 300mm OF CLEAN DRY SAND
ABOVE THE CABLE OR CONDUIT.

THE
DIRECT DIRECT BURIED DUCT BANK OR
SYSTEM 5. PLACE A PROTECTIVE COVER OF RED CONCRETE TILES

THOUT
BURIED PVC OR HDPE DIRECT BURIED
VOLTAGE (SAMS NO. 09-259-471), RED PLASTIC TILES OR PVC COATED
CABLES CONDUIT PCV COATED RSC

WI
STEEL FENCE FABRIC ON TOP THE SECOND CUSHION OF SAND.

NG
600V AND BELOW 610 460 460 (1)

DRAWI
6. BACKFILL ABOVE THE CONCRETE OR PLASTIC TILES OR

OVER 600V TO 35 KV 920 610 460 (1) FENCE FABRIC COVER WITH THE SOIL FROM THE DITCH.

S
STONES OR CINDER MUST NOT BE USED.

THI
OVER 35 KV 1070 760 460 (1)

FROM
7. SEPARATION BETWEEN POWER CABLES AND OTHER CABLES
RED CONCRETE TILE MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAES-P-104.
50mm THICK, (1) 610 UNDER ROADS AND OTHER AREAS

NED
SUBJECT TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.

OBTAI
RED PLASTIC TILE, OR 8. MINIMUM SEPARATION BETWEEN CABLES OPERATING AT
1,000V OR ABOVE (UNLESS ARMORED, TYPE MC, OR IN
PVC COATED STEEL
CONDUIT), AND CABLES OPERATING AT LESS THAN

BE
FENCE FABRIC
1,000V, SHALL BE 300mm.

PART,SHALL
MINIMUM SEPARATION BETWEEN CABLES OPERATING AT
GRADE 34.5KV OR BELOW, SHALL BE 1 M.

BACKFILL SOIL 9. MARK THE CABLE ROUTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD

N
I
DRAWING AB-036326 OR AB-036273.

FULL,OR
10. VALUES OF LINEAR DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS.

N
I ON
REPRODUCTI
[Link]
1
TABLE

DRAWING RESPONSIBILITY :

ELECTRICAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE

OF
SEE

PROPERTY
REVISION VALIDATION

300
THIS REVISION NO. 17 IS COVERED, FOR ALL APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION

MINIMUM DRY SAND COVER REQUIREMENTS, PER SAEP-334, UNDER DRAWING COMPLETION CERTIFICATE NO:

SOLE
30036301-0119-001

THE
DESIGN CERTIFICATION REVIEW FOR KEY DRAWINGS OTHER
(DESIGN AGENCY) REQUIRED (SAUDI ARAMCO)

ARE
ENGG./DATE CERTIFIED BY/DATE CONST. AGENCY/DATE OPERATIONS/DATE BY/DATE

N
HEREI
[Link]. DATE REVISION DESCRIPTION
150

NED
DIRECT BURIED MINIMUM DRY SAND CUSHION 17 01/27/19 UPDATED REVISION

CONTAI
CABLE OR CONDUIT JOB ORDER/EWO NO.
THIS REVISION IS NOT TO BE USED FOR
30036301 CONSTRUCTION UNTIL CERTIFIED AND DATED

ON
NFORMATI
300 ( MINIMUM )
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
DRAWING TYPE

INSTALLATION STD

I
THE
DIRECT BURIED ELECTRIC

AND
SECTIONAL VIEW CABALE AND CONDUIT

NG
DRAWI
STD. DWG. SAUDI ARABIA

S
PLANT NO. INDEX DRAWING NUMBER SHT. NO. REV. NO.

THI
990 P AD-036874 001 17
Saudi Aramco 2636 ENG. (09/03)

RESTRICTED VECTOR CADD-04

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