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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Docket No. 940557-4157]

 

Announcement of the American Petroleum Institute's Standards 
Activities

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of intent to develop or revise standards and request for 
public comments and participation in standards development.

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SUMMARY: The American Petroleum Institute (API), with the assistance of 
other interested parties, continues to develop standards, both national 
and international, in several areas. This notice lists the 
standardization efforts currently being conducted. The publication of 
this notice by the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(NIST) on behalf of API is being undertaken as a public service. NIST 
does not necessarily endorse, approve, or recommend the standards 
referenced in this notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

    The American Petroleum Institute develops and publishes voluntary 
standards for equipment, operations, and processes. These standards are 
used by both private industry and by governmental agencies. All 
interested persons should contact in writing the appropriate source as 
listed for further information. Currently the following standardization 
efforts are being conducted:

General Committee on Pipelines

1115  Operation of Solution Mined Underground Storage Facilities
1122  Emergency Preparedness and Response
1123  Pipeline Public Education Program
1129  Pipeline Integrity Standards

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M.H. Matheson, Manufacturing, 
Distribution, and Marketing, American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005.

General Committee on Marketing

Pollution Prevention Wholesale
Pollution Prevention Retail
1500  Storage and Handling of Aviation Fuels at Airports
1584  Four-inch Aviation Hydrant System
1604  Removal & Disposal of Used Underground Storage Tanks
1615  Installation of Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks
1628  A Guide to the Assessment and Remediation of Underground 
Petroleum Releases
1632  Cathodic Protection of Underground Storage Tanks and Piping 
Systems
1637  Using the API Color-Symbol System to Mark Equipment and Vehicles 
for Product Identification at Service Stations and Distribution 
Terminals
1637A  Using the API Color-Symbol System to Mark Equipment and Vehicles 
for Identification at Service Stations and Distribution Terminals

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Carroll, Manufacturing, 
Distribution, and Marketing, American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005

General Committee on Refining

Technical Data Book, Petroleum Refining
521  Guide For Pressure-Relieving & Depressurizing Systems
526  Flanged Steel Safety Relief Valves
530  Calculation of Heater Tube Thickness in Petroleum Refineries
531M  Measurement of Noise From Fired Process Heaters
575  Inspection of Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks
541  Squirrel-Cage Induction Motors 250 HP and larger
553  Control Valve Applications
619  Rotary-Type Positive Displacement Compressors for General Refinery 
Services
620  Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure Storage 
Tanks
631  Measurement of Noise From Air Cooled Heat Exchange
650  Welded, Steel Tanks for Oil Storage
653  Tank Inspection, Repair, Alt. & Reconstruction
662  Plate Type Heat Exchangers
672  Packaged, Integrally Geared for General Refinery Service 
Centrifugal Air Compressors
673  Special Purpose Fans
674  Positive Displacement Pumps--Reciprocating
677  General Purpose Gear Units for Refinery Service
685  Sealless Centrifugal Pumps
686  Installation of Mechanical Equipment
2508  Design and Construction Ethane & Ethylene Installations

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Chittim/Gary Carroll, 
Manufacturing, Distribution, and Marketing, American Petroleum 
Institute, 1220 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005

Safety and Fire Protection Subcommittee

2003  Protection Against Ignitions Arising Out of Static, Lightning, 
and Stray Currents
2005  Service Station Safety
2009  Safe Welding and Cutting Practices in Refineries, Gasoline 
Plants, and Petrochemical Plants
2023  Guide for Safe Storage and Handling of Heated Petroleum Derived 
Asphalt Products and Crude Oil Residue
2026  Safe Descent onto Floating Roofs of Tanks in Petroleum Service
2027  Ignition Hazards Involved in Abrasive Blasting of Atmospheric 
Hydrocarbon Tanks in Service
2030  Guidelines for Application of Water Spray Systems for Fire 
Protection in Petroleum Industry
2217A  Guidelines for Work in Inert confined Spaces in the Petroleum 
Industry
2219  Safety Operating Guidelines for Vacuum Trucks in Petroleum 
Service
2350  Overfill Protection for Petroleum Storage Tanks

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myron N. Price, Health and 
Environmental Affairs, Safety and Fire Protection, American Petroleum 
Institute, 1220 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005

Committee on Petroleum Measurement

MPMS  Chapter 12.2 (Parts 1-5) Calculation of Petroleum Quantities 
Using Dynamic Measurement Methods and Volumetric Correction Factors
MPMS  Chapter 12.3 Volumetric Shrinkage Resulting From Blending Light 
Hydrocarbon with Crude Oils
MPMS  Chapter 14.3 Part 2 Specification and Installation Requirements 
for Orifice Plates, Meter Tubes and Associated Fittings
MPMS  Chapter 21.2 Liquid Flow Measurements Using Electronic Metering 
Systems
MPMS  Chapter 19.2 Evaporation Loss From Internal and External Floating 
Roof Storage Tanks
Testing Protocol for Roof Seals and Fittings Internal and External 
Floating Roof Tanks

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S.P. Chamberlain/L. Slagle, 
Exploration & Production Department, American Petroleum Institute, 1220 
L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005

General Committee on Exploration and Production Oilfield Equipment and 
Material Standards

1B  Oil Field V-Belting
2C  Offshore Cranes
2D  Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Cranes
2T  Planning, Designing and Constructing Tension Leg Platforms
4F  Drilling and Well Servicing Structures
4G  Maintenance and Use of Drilling and Well Servicing Structures
5A2  Thread Compounds for Casing, Tubing, and Line Pipe
5A5  Field Inspection of New Casing, Tubing, and Plain End Drill Pipe
5B  Threading, Gaging, and Thread Inspection of Casing, Tubing, and 
Line Pipe Threads
5C3  Formulas and Calculations for Casing, Tubing, Drill Pipe, and Line 
Pipe Properties
5C5  Evaluation Procedures for Casing and Tubing Connections
5CT  Casing and Tubing (U.S. Customary Units)
5CT  Casing and Tubing (Metric Units)
5D  Drill Pipe
5L  Line Pipe
5LC  CRA Line Pipe
5LD  CRA Clad or Lined Steel Pipe
5L9  Unprimed External Fusion Bonded Epoxy Coating of Line Pipe
5T1  Imperfection Terminology
6A  Valves and Wellhead Equipment
6A1  Ring Groove Measurement
6AF  Capabilities of API Flanges Under Combinations of Load
6AM  Material Toughness
6D  Pipeline Valves (Steel Gate, Plug, Ball and Check Valves)
7  Rotary Drilling Equipment
7A1  Testing of Thread Compounds for Rotary Shouldered Connections
7G  Drill Stem Design and Operating Limits
7K  Rotary Drill Stem Elements
8A  Drilling and Production Hoisting Equipment
8B  Procedures for Inspection, Maintenance, Repair, and Remanufacture 
of Hoisting Equipment
8C  Drilling and Production Hoisting Equipment (PSL 1 and PSL 2)
9A  Wire Rope
9B  Application, Care, and Use of Wire Rope for Oil Field Services
10A  Well Cements
10B  Cement Testing
10D  Bow-Spring Casing Centralizers
xxx  Cement Sheath Evaluation
xxx  Well Cementing Temperatures
11AX  Subsurface Sucker Rod Pumps and Fittings
11B  Sucker Rods
11C  Reinforced Plastic Sucker Rods
11E  Pumping Units
11S  Operation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Electric Submersible 
Pump Installations
11S3  Electric Submersible Pump Installations
11S4  Sizing and Selection of Electric Submersible Pump Installations
11V1  Gas Lift Valves, Orifices, Reverse Flow Valves and Dummy Valves
500  Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at 
Petroleum Facilities
xxx  Oilfield Packers
xxx  Inspection and Maintenance of Production Piping
12P  Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Tanks
3B-1  Standard Procedure for Field Testing Water-Based Drilling Fluids
13B-2  Standard Procedures for Field Testing Oil-Based Drilling Fluids
13C  Drilling Fluid Processing Equipment
13D  The Rheology of Oil-Well Drilling Fluids
13I  Standard Procedure for Laboratory Testing Drilling Fluids
13J  Testing Heavy Brines
14F  Design and Installation of Electrical Systems for Offshore 
Production Platforms
15HR  High Pressure Fiberglass Line Pipe
15LE  Polyethylene Line Pipe (PE)
15LR  Low Pressure Fiberglass Line Pipe
15 TR  Fiberglass Tubing
16A  Specification for Drill Through Equipment
16C  Specification for Choke and Kill Systems
16F  Marine Drilling Riser Equipment
16R  Design, Rating and Testing Marine Drilling Riser Couplings
xxx  Temperature Effects of Non-Metallics in Drill Through Equipment
17D  Subsea Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment
17F  Subsea Control Systems
17G  Design and Operation of Completion/Workover Riser Systems
17H  ROV Interfaces with Subsea Equipment
17I  Installation of Subsea Control Umbilicals
27  Determining Permeability of Porous Media
31  Standard Format for Electromagnetic Logs
33  Standard Calibration & Format for Gamma Ray & Neutron Logs
34  Standard Format for Hydrocarbon Mud Logs
40  Core Analysis Procedures
41  Performance Data on Cementing & Hydraulic Fracturing Equipment
43  Evaluation of Well Perforated Systems
44  Sampling Petroleum Reservoir Fluids
45  Analysis of Oilfield Waters
49  Drilling & Drill Stem Testing of Wells Containing Hydrogen Sulfide
50  Protection of the Environment for Gas Processing Plant Operations
51  Protection of the Environment for Production Operations
52  Protection of the Environment for Drilling Operations
53  Blowout Prevention Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells
55  Production & Gas Processing Plant Operations Involving Hydrogen 
Sulfide
66  Digital Well Data Standard Interchange Format
D12A  API Well Number & Standard State, County, Offshore Area Codes
Model Form of Offshore Operating Agreement
xx  Well Servicing/Workover Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide
xx  Rheology of Cross Linked Fracturing Fluids
xx  Evaluation of Cartridge Filters (E&P Operations)
xx  Cargo Handling at Offshore Facilities
xx  Long Term Conductivity Testing of Proppants

ADDRESSES: Exploration & Production, American Petroleum Institute, 700 
North Pearl, Suite 1840 (LB 382), Dallas, TX 75201

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Write the following persons for 
information on indicated standards at the above address: Jim Greer--API 
6, 16 and 17 series standards; Chuck Liles--API Drilling and Production 
Practices; Mike Loudermilk--API 1B, 11, 12 and 14 series; Randy 
McGill--API 5 and 15 series; Jennifer Six--API 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 13 
series; Mike Spanhel--API 2 series.

    Dated: June 13, 1994.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 94-14777 Filed 6-16-94; 8:45 am]
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