API Bull 2TD pdf download.Guidelines for Tie-downs on Offshore Production Facilities for Hurricane Season 1 Drilling and Workover Drilling Units 1.1 BACKGROUND The oil and gas industry has experienced rig failures and movement of rig components during recent hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico. Some, if not all, of the failures are attributable to the tie-down components. Occurrences on both...
API RP 5SI pdf download.Recommended Practice for Purchaser Representative Surveillance and/or Inspection at the Supplier 1 Scope 1.1 PURPOSE AND COVERAGE The purpose of this Recommended Practice (RP) is to provide guidelines for the surveillance and/or inspection of API products at supplier locations. This Recommended Practice establishes a set of general guidelines addressing the protocol between purchas- ers, suppliers and...
API RP 6DR pdf download.Repair and Remanufacture of Pipeline Valves 1 Scope This Recommended Practice (RP) provides guidelines for the repair and remanufacture of steel ball, check, gate, and plug valves normally used in pipeline applications, as defined by API Spec 6D. This RP covers repair or remanufacturing of end user’s (owner’s) valves for continued service in the owner’s production...
API Publ 2384 pdf download.2005 Survey on Petroleum Industry Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Summary Report: Aggregate Data Only 2005 data pertaining to U.S. occupational injuries, illnesses and fatalities for an employer’s own employees were submitted to the American Petroleum Institute (API) by sixty-five oil and gas companies, employing persons with a total work experience of 356 million hours. In...
API SPEC 2Y pdf download.Specification for Steel Plates, Quenched-and-Tempered, for Offshore Structures 1 Scope 1.1 COVERAGE This specification covers two grades of high strength steel plate for use in welded construction of offshore structures, in selected critical portions which must resist impact, plastic fatigue loading, and lamellar tearing. Grade 50 is covered in thicknesses up to 6 in. (150 mm)...
API MPMS 19.1A pdf download.Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards Chapter 19—Evaporative Loss Measurement When a product is stored in a tank having a higher pressure setting than required by Fig. 5, the working loss may be estimated for this condition by use of values obtained from Fig. 5 and Fig. 8. By deducting the pressure required, as determined from Fig....
API IP RP 1597 pdf download.PROCEDURES FOR OVERWING FUELLING TO ENSURE DELIVERY OF THE CORRECT FUEL GRADE TO AN AIRCRAFT There are many documented cases of misfuelling and a variety of causes have been identified. In the majority of these incidents there was a lack of grade confirmation, meaning that the fuelling staff did not confirm with the customer the...
API Bull 24 pdf download.Downward Solute Plume Migration: Assessment, Significance, and Implications for Characterization and Monitoring of “Diving Plumes” Risk-based decision-making can provide a framework for gauging the effort level required in a site investigation. Generally, the effort level for site characterization should be commensurate with the potential threat level to a receptor. At sites with a high level of...
API RP 95F pdf download.Interim Guidance for Gulf of Mexico MODU Mooring Practice— 2006 Hurricane Season 1 Scope This document provides guidance and processes and, when combined with an understanding of the environment at a particular location, the characteristics of the unit being utilized, and other factors, may be used to enhance operational integrity in the sur- vival condition. This...
API Publ 4758 pdf download.Strategies for Addressing Salt Impacts of Produced Water Releases to Plants, Soil, and Groundwater The exploration and production (E&P) industry uses great care during the handling and disposal of the produced water that is generated as part of oil and gas production. However, unintentional releases can occur. Depending on the chemical composition of the produced water...