[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5906-5908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2329]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Docket Number 950106007-5007-01]


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

1129 Pipeline Integrity Standards
1130 Computational Pipeline Monitoring

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
1529 Aviation Fueling Hose
1581 Specifications and Qualifications Procedures for Aviation Jet 
Fuel/Sparators
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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATON 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
500 Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at 
Petroleum Facilities
510 Pressure Vessel Inspection Code
521 Guide For Pressure-Relieving & Depressurizing Systems
526 Flanged Steel Safety Relief Valves
530 Calculation of Heater Tube Thickness in Petroleum Refineries
541 Form-Wound Squirrel-Cage Induction Motors--250 HP and Larger
553 Control Valve Applications
554 Process Instrumentation and Control
556 Fired Heaters and Steam Generators
571 Conditions Causing Deterioration or Failure
575 Inspection of Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks
577 Weld Inspection
591 User Acceptance of Refinery Valves
594 Water and Wafer-Lug Check Valves
600 Steel Gate Valves--Flanged and Butt-Welding Ends
608 Metal Ball Valves--Flanged and Butt-Welding Ends
614 Lubrication, Shaft-Sealing and Control-Oil Systems for Special 
Applications
616 Gas Turbines for Refinery Services
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 Centrifugal Air Compressors for General 
Refinery Service
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, Manufacturing, 
Distribution, and Marketing, American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20005.

Safety and Fire Protection Subcommittee

752  Management of Hazards Associated with Locations of Process Plant 
Buildings
2001  Fire Protection in Refineries
2009  Safe Welding and Cutting Practices in Refineries, Gasoline 
Plants, and Petrochemical Plants
2220A  (tent.) Manager's Guide to Implementing a Contractor Safety 
Program.
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 [[Page 5907]] 
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
2510A  Fire Protection Considerations for the Design and Operation of 
Liquefied Petroleum (LPG) Storage Facilities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Jaques/Ken Leonard, Health and 
Environmental Affairs, Safety and Fire Protection, American Petroleum 
Institute, 1220 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005.

Committee on Petroleum Measurement

Chapter 4.2--Conventioal Pipe Provers
Chapter 4.3--Small Volume Provers
Chapter 4.4--Tank Provers
Chapter 4.5--Master-Meter Provers
Chapter 4.6--Pulse Interpolation
Chapter 5.1--General Consideration for Measurement by Meters
Chapter 5.3--Measurement of Liquid Hydrocarbons by Turbine Meters
Chapter 5.4--Accessory Equipment for Liquid Meters
Chapter 10.4--Determination of Sediment and Water in Crude Oil by the 
Centrifuge Method (Field Procedure)
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 
Hydrocarbons 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: J.C. Beckstrom/Steve Chamberlain, 
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
2A  Planning, Designing and Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms
2T  Planning, Designing and Constructing Tension Leg Platforms
4F  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
5C6  Welding Connectors to Pipe (under development)
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 (under 
development)
5T1  Imperfection Terminology
6A  Valves and Wellhead Equipment
6A1  Ring Groove Measurement (under development)
6AV1  Verification Test of Wellhead Surface Safety Valves and 
Underwater Safety Valves for Offshore Service (under development)
6D  Pipeline Valves (Steel Gate, Plug, Ball and Check Valves)
7  Rotary Drilling Equipment
7A1  Testing of Thread Compound for Rotary Shouldered Connections
7G  Drill Stem Design and Operating Limits
7K  Rotary Drill Stem Elements
7L  Procedures for Inspection, Maintenance, Repair and Remanufacture of 
Drilling Equipment
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)
9B  Application, Care, and Use of Wire Rope for Oil Field Services
10B  Cement Testing (under development)
11AX  Subsurface Sucker Rod Pumps and Fittings
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
500  Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at 
Petroleum Facilities
xxx  Oilfield Packers (under development)
xxx  Inspection and Maintenance of Production Piping (under 
development)
13B-1  Standard Procedure for Field Testing Water-Based Drilling Fluids
13B-2  Standard Procedure for Field Testing Oil-Based Drilling Fluids
13C  Drilling Fluid Processing Equipment (under development)
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
15TR  Fiberglass Tubing (under development)
16A  Specification for Drill Through Equipment
16C  Specification for Choke and Kill Systems
16F  Marine Drilling Riser Equipment (under development)
16R  Design, Rating and Testing Marine Drilling Riser Couplings (under 
development)
xxx  Temperature Effects of Non-Metallics in Drill Through Equipment 
(under development)
17D  Subsea Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment
17F  Subsea Control Systems (under development)
17H  ROV Interfaces with Subsea Equipment (under development)
17I  Installation of Subsea Control Umbilicals (under development)

Drilling and Production Practices

27  Determining Permeability of Porous Media (to be combined with API 
40)
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 (to be combined with API 27)
43  Evaluation of Well Perforator 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 
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66  Exploration and Production Data Digital Interchange
D12A API  Well Number & Standard State, County, Offshore Area Codes
81  Model Form of Offshore Operating Agreement
xx  Well Servicing/Workover Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide 
(under development)
xx  Rheology of Cross Linked Fracturing Fluids (under development)
xx  Evaluation of Cartridge Filters (E&P Operations) (under 
development)
xx  Cargo Handling at Offshore Facilities (under development)
xx  Long Term Conductivity Testing of Proppants (under development)

ADDRESSES: Exploration & Production, American Petroleum Institute, 700 
North Pearl, Suite 1840 (LB 382), Dallas, TX 75201-2845.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Contact 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

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272.

    Dated: January 25, 1995.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 95-2329 Filed 1-30-95; 8:45 am]
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