API IP RP 1540 pdf download.DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AVIATION FUELLING FACILITIES 1.1.3 General classification The classification of aviation fuels, which will divide fuels into classes based on flash point and other considerations, will lead to determining safety separation distance of tanks, the type of tank and its fittings, handling precautions, etc. when designing and operating facilities. The...
API RP 70I pdf download.Security for Worldwide Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations 1 Scope, Purpose and Objective This publication is intended to assist the offshore oil and natural gas drilling and producing operators and contractors in assessing security needs during the performance of oil and natural gas operations. The offshore oil and natural gas indus- try uses a wide...
API RP 2X pdf download.Recommended Practice for Ultrasonic and Magnetic Examination of Offshore Structural Fabrication and Guidelines for Qualification of Technicians 1 Scope This recommended practice (RP) for nondestructive exam- ination (NDE) of offshore structural fabrication and guide- lines for qualification of personnel contains guidance on NDE methods which have evolved from fabrication experience with offshore structures. These methods are...
API Spec 16D pdf download.Specification for Control Systems for Drilling Well Control Equipment and Control Systems for Diverter Equipment 1 Scope 1.1 GENERAL These specifications establish design standards for systems, that are used to control blowout preventers (BOPs) and associated valves that control well pressure during drilling operations. The design standards applicable to subsystems and components do not include material...
API TR 17TR3 pdf download.An Evaluation of the Risks and Benefits of Penetrations in Subsea Wellheads below the BOP Stack 2 Scope The American Petroleum Institute (API) contracted with Stress Engineering Services (SES) to analyze the risks and benefits inherent in continuing to prohibit penetrations in subsea wellheads and compare them to those introduced by allowing the practice. Special attention...
API BULL 2U pdf download.Bulletin on Stability Design of Cylindrical Shells effective width : The reduced width of shell or plate which, with an assumed uniform stress distribution, produces the same effect on the behavior of a structural member as the actual width of shell or plate with its nonuniform stress distribution. elastic buckling stress : The buckling stress of...
API Bull 2V pdf download.Design of Flat Plate Structures 2.1 SCOPE 2.1.1 Bulletin 2V provides guidance for the design of steel flat plate structures. These often constitute main components of offshore structures. When applied to Tension Leg Platforms (TLPs) this Bulletin should be viewed as a complement to API RP 2T. The Bulletin combines good practice considerations with specific design...
API BULL 2V pdf download.Design of Flat Plate Structures 1.2.5 effective flange breadth: The reduced breadth of a plate subjected to bending and/or tensile load, which, with an assumed uniform stress distribution, produces the same effect on the behavior of a structural member as the actual breadth of the plate with its non-uniform stress distribution. While the effective flange width...
ANSI API RP 13M pdf download.Petroleum and natural gas industries — Completion fluids and materials 2 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 2.1 bob fixed inner cylinder of a concentric-cylinder viscometer 2.2 completion fluid any fluid used during the completion phase of a well 2.3 concentric-cylinder viscometer rotational viscometer that consists...
ANSI API Spec 16A pdf download.Petroleum and natural gas industries – Drilling and production equipment – Drill-through equipment 1 Scope This American National Standard specifies requirements for performance, design, materials, testing and inspection, welding, marking, handling, storing and shipping of drill-through equipment used for drilling for oil and gas. It also defines service conditions in terms of pressure, temperature and...