[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43584-43586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20739]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology


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 comment and participation in standards development.

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SUMMARY: The American Petroleum Institute, 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 efforts are 
being conducted:
     General Committee on Pipelines.

Risk Management for Pipelines
    500  Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at 
Petroleum Facilities, Recommended Practice for
    1117  Lowering In-Service Pipelines
    1123  Development of Public Education Programs by Hazardous Liquid 
PL Operators
    1129  Pipeline Integrity Standard

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Prentiss Searles, Manufacturing, 
Distribution, and Marketing, American 

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Petroleum Institute, 1220 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
     General Committee on Marketing.

Pipeline Meter Provers
Recommended Practice for Installation of Service Station CNG Equipment
    1529  Aviation Fueling Hose
    1581  Specifications and Qualifications Procedures for Aviation Jet 
Fuel/Separators
    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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Read, 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
    530  Calculation of Heater Tube Thickness in Petroleum Refineries
    536  Post Combustion NOX
    546  Form-Wound Brushless Synchronous Motors--500 Horsepower and 
Larger
    553  Control Valve Applications
    556  Fired Heaters and Steam Generators
    571  Recognition of Conditions Causing Deterioration or Failure
    572  Inspection of Pressure Vessels
    574  Inspection of Piping, Tubing, Valves, and Fittings
    575  Inspection of Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks
    576  Inspection of Pressure-Relieving Devices
    577  Inspection of Welding
    578  Construction Material Quality Assurance
    579  Fitness-for-Service
    580  Risk-Based Inspection
    591  User Acceptance of Refinery Valves
    594  Water and Wafer-Lug Check Valves
    598  Valve Inspection and Testing
    600  Steel Gate Valves--Flanged and Butt-Welding Ends
    602  Compact Steel Gate Valves
    607  Fire Test for Soft-Seated Quarter-Turn Valves
    609  Butterfly Valves: Double Flanged, Lug and Wafer-type
    611  General Purpose Steam Turbines
    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
    650  Welded, Steel Tanks for Oil Storage
    653  Tank Inspection, Repair, Alt. & Reconstruction
    660  Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers
    661  Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers
    662  Plate-Type Heat Exchangers
    671  Special Purpose Couplings
    672  Packaged, Integrally Geared (Centrifugal Air Compressors) for 
General Refinery Service
    673  Special Purpose Fans
    677  General-Purpose Gear Units for Refinery Service
    685  Sealless Centrifugal Pumps
    686  Installation of Mechanical Equipment
    941  Steels for Hydrogen Service at Elevated Temperatures and 
Pressures in Petroleum Refineries and Petrochemical Plants
    945  Avoiding Environmental Cracking in Amine Units
    2000  Venting Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks: 
Nonrefrigerated and Refrigerated
    2508  Design and Construction Ethane & Ethylene Installations

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Chittim or Prentiss Searles, 
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 Location of Process 
Plant Buildings
    2001  Fire Protection in Refineries
    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
    2201  Procedures for Welding or Hot Tapping on Equipment in Service
    2217A  Guidelines for Work in Inert Confined Spaces in the 
Petroleum Industry
    2219  Safe Operating Guidelines for Vacuum Trucks in Petroleum 
Service
    2221  Manager's Guide to Implementing a Contractor Safety Program
    2350  Overfill Protection for Petroleum Storage Tanks
    2510A  Fire Protection Considerations for the Design and Operation 
of Liquified Petroleum (LPG) Storage Facilities

for further information contact: Andrew Jaques or 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--Conventional 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 or Steve Chamberlain, 
Exploration and Production Department, American Petroleum Institute, 
1220 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.

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     General Committee on Exploration and Production Oil field 
Equipment and Materials Standards.

1B  Oil Field V-Belting
2A-WSD  Planning, Designing and Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms--
Working Stress Design
2A-LRFD  Planning, Designing and Constructing Fixed Offshore 
Platforms--Load and Resistance Factor Design
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
15LR  Low Pressure Fiberglass Line Pipe
15TR  Fiberglass Tubing (under development)
16A  Specification for Drill Through Equipment
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)
117H  ROV Interfaces with Subsea Equipment (under development)
17I  Installation of Subsea Control Umbilicals (under development)
17J  Specification for Flexible Pipe (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
40  Core Analysis Procedures (to be combined with API 27)
43  Evaluation of Well Perforator Systems
44  Sampling Petroleum Reservoir Fluids
45  Analysis of Oil Field 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
53  Blowout Prevention Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells
59  Well Control Operations
64  Diverter System Equipment and Operations
65  Standard Calibration of Gamma Ray Spectroscopy Logging Instruments 
and Format for K-U-Th Logs
66  Exploration and Production Data Digital Interchange
D12A  API Well Number & Standard State, County, Offshore Area Codes
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)
2T  Planning, Designing and Constructing Tension Leg Platforms
4F  Drilling and Well Servicing Structures
5A3  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)
5C7  Recommended Practice for Coiled Tubing Operations in Oil & Gas 
Well Service (under development)
SD  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)
6A  Valves and Wellhead Equipment
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 Drill Stem Elements
7A1  Testing of Thread Compound for Rotary Shouldered Connections
7G  Drill Stem Design and Operating Limits
7K  Drilling Equipment
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)
1IAX  Subsurface Sucker Rod Pumps and Fittings
11E  Pumping Units
11S  Operating, 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
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: Jim Greer/Chuck Liles, Exploration & Production, American 
Petroleum Institute, 700 North Pearl, Suite 1840 (LB 382), Dallas, TX 
75201-2845.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact the following persons by 
writing 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: August 16, 1995.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 95-20739 Filed 8-21-95; 8:45 am]
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