API STD 672 pdf download.Packaged, Integrally Geared Centrifugal Air Compressors for Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas Industry Services 1 Scope 1.1 This standard covers the minimum requirements for constant-speed, packaged, general purpose integrally geared centrifu- gal air compressors, including their accessories. This standard is not applicable to machines that develop a pressure rise of less than 0.35 bar (5.0 psi) above...
API SPEC 9A pdf download.Steel wire ropes for the petroleum and natural gas industries — Minimum requirements and terms of acceptance 1 Scope This International Standard specifies the minimum requirements and terms of acceptance for the manufacture and testing of steel wire ropes not exceeding rope grade 2160 for the petroleum and natural gas industries. Typical applications include tubing lines,...
API RP 75 pdf download.Recommended Practice for Development of a Safety and Environmental Management Program for Offshore Operations and Facilities 1.1 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE 1.1.1 Owners and Operators This recommended practice is intended to assist in devel- opment of a management program designed to promote safety and environmental protection during the performance of offshore oil and gas and sulphur operations....
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 941 pdf download.Steels for Hydrogen Service at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures in Petroleum Refineries and Petrochemical Plants 1 Scope This recommended practice summarizes the results of experimental tests and actual data acquired from operating plants to establish practical operating limits for carbon and low alloy steels in hydrogen service at elevated temperatures and pressures. The effects on the resistance...
API RP 2214 pdf download.Spark Ignition Properties of Hand Tools 1 General 1.1 SCOPE This publication emphasizes that the use of nonferrous hand tools, sometimes referred to as nonsparking tools, is not war- ranted as a Þre prevention measure in petroleum operations. 1.2 BACKGROUND As early as 1930, Þre protection engineers in the petroleum industry questioned the justiÞcation for recommending...
API 598 pdf download.Valve Inspection and Testing 1 General 1.1 SCOPE 1.1.1 This standard covers inspection, examination, supple- mentary examinations, and pressure test requirements for resilient-seated, nonmetallic-seated (e.g., ceramic), and metal- to-metal-seated valves of the gate, globe, plug, ball, check, and butterfly types. Resilient seats are considered to be: a. Soft seats, both solid and semi-solid grease type (e.g., lubricated...
API 609 pdf download.Butterfly Valves: Double Flanged, Lug- and Wafer-Type 1 Scope 1.1 This standard covers design, materials, face-to-face dimensions; pressure-temperature ratings; and examination, inspection, and test requirements for gray iron, ductile iron, bronze, steel, nickel-base alloy, or special alloy butterfly valves that provide tight shutoff in the closed position and are suitable for flow regulation. Two categories of butterfly...
API 594 pdf download.Check Valves: Flanged, Lug, Wafer and Butt-welding 1 General 1.1 SCOPE This standard covers design, material, face-to-face dimen- sions, pressure-temperature ratings, and examination, inspec- tion, and test requirements for two types of check valves. 1.1.1 Type ‘A’ check valves are short face-to-face as defined in Tables 2A and 2B and can be: wafer, lug, or double flanged;...