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1- American Petroleum Institute (API)

API 510 Pressure vessel inspection code: Maintenance inspection, Rating, Repair and Alteration

Technical Data Book Petroleum Refining, 6th Edition includes the 11th and 12th Revision
API PUBL 999
package, 1997, 1491 pages

API RP 2003 Protection Against Ignition Arising out of Static, Lightning, and StrayCurrents

Recommended practice for planning, desgining, and constructing fixed offshore platforms - load
API RP 2A-LRFD
and resistance factor design

Recommended practice for planning, desgining, and constructing fixed offshore platforms -
API RP 2A-WSD working stress design containsengineering design principles and practics that have evolved
during the development of offshore oil resources

API RP 500 Classification of locations for elctrical installation

Sizing , selection, and Installation of pressure- relieving devices in refineries part 1- Sizing and
API RP 520 P1
selection

API RP 520 P2 Sizing , selection, and Installation of pressure- relieving devices in refineries part 2 installation

API RP 521 Guide for pressure-relieving and depressuring systems

API SPEC 5CT Specification for casing and tubing (US customary units)

API SPEC 5L Line pipe

API SPEC 6A Wellhead and chrismas tree equipment

API SPEC 6D Pipeline valves (Gate, plugs, ball, and check valves
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Welding of pipelines and related facilities, 57 pages covers gas and arc welding for the
production of high quality welds in carbon and low alloy steel piping used in the compression,
API STD 1104
pupming, and transmission of crude petroleum, petroleum products, and fuel gas, and where
applicable, to distribution systems

API STD 600 steel gate valves - flanged and butt welding ends

Centrifugal pumps for petroleum, heavy duty chemical, and gas industry services. Covers the
API STD 610 minimum requirements for centrifugal pumps, including pumps runnig in reverse as hydraulic
power recovery turbines, for use in petroleum, heavy duty chemicals, and gas industry services

API STD 620 Design and construction of large, welded, low pressure storage tanks

Welded steel tanks for oil storage. Covers material, design, fabrication, and testing requirement
for vertical, cylindical, aboveground, closed and open top, welded steel storage tanks in various
API STD 650
sizes and capacities for internal pressures approximating atmospheric pressure, but a higher
internal pressure is permitted when additional requirements are met

RP 2A Planning , Designing , and Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms

Spec. 2B Fabrication of Structural Steel Pipe

Spec. 2C Offshore Cranes

RP 2D Operation and Maintenance Of Offshore Cranes

Spec. 2F Mooring Chain

RP 2G Production Facilities on Offshore Structures

Spec. 2H C-Mn Steel Plate for Offshore Platform Tubular Joints

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Bull. 2U Stability Design of Cylindrical Shells

Bull. 2V Stability Design of Flat Plate Structures.

Ultrasonic Examination of Offshore Structural Fabrication and Guidelines for Qualification of
RP 2X
Ultrasonic Technicians.
RP 2Z Pre- production Qualification for Steel Plates for Offshore Structures.

Std. 4A Steel Derricks.

Std. 4D Portable Masts.

Bull.5A2 Thread Compounds for Casing , Tubing , and Line Pipe

RP 5A5 Field Inspection of New Casing , Tubing , and Plain- End Drill Pipe

Spec. 5B Threading , Gauging , and Thread Inspection of Casing , Tubing , and Line Pipe Threads

RP 5B1 Gauging and Inspection of Casing , Tubing , and Line Pipe Threads

RP 5C1 Care and Use of Casing and Tubing.

Spec. 5D Drill Pipe

RP 5L2 Internal Coating of Line Pipe for Non-corrosive Gas Transmission Service

RP 5L4 Care and Use of Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Line Pipe.

RP 5L8 Field Inspection Of New Line Pipe

Bull. 5T1 Imperfection Terminology

Spec. 6A Wellhead and Christmas-tree Equipment

Bull. 6AF Capabilities of API Flanges under Combinations of Load.

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Bull. 6AM Material Toughness.

Spec. 6AR Repair and Re-manufacture of Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment.

Spec. 6D Pipeline Valves.

RP 7E Care and Use of Oil-Field Boilers.

Spec. 8A Drilling and Production Hoisting Equipment.

RP 8B Hoisting Tool Inspection and Maintenance Procedures.

Spec. 9A Wire Rope.

RP 9B Application , Care, and Use of Wire Rope for Oil-Field Service

RP 10E Application of Cement Lining of Steel Tubular Goods. Handling, Installation and Joining

Bull. 11K Data Sheet for the Design of Air-exchange Coolers.

RP 11T Installation and Operation of Wet-Steam Generators.

RP 11V5 Operation , Maintenance , and Trouble-Shooting of Gas Lift Installations

RP 11V7 Repair, Testing, and Setting Gas Lift Valves.
Spec. 12B Bolted Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids.

Spec. 12D Field Welded Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids.

Spec. 12F Shop Welded Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids.

Spec. 12J Oil and Gas Separators.

Spec. 12K Indirect Type Oil-Field Heaters.

Spec. 12P Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Tanks.
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Spec. 14A Subsurface Safety Valve Equipment.

RP 14B Design , Installation , Repair , and Operation of Subsurface Safety Valve Systems
Analysis , Design , Installation , and Testing of Basic Surface Safety Systems for Offshore
RP 14C
Platforms
RP 14E Design and Installation of Offshore Production Platform Piping Systems

RP 14F Design and Installation of Electrical Systems for Offshore Production Platforms.

Spec.15 HR High-Pressure Fibreglass Line Pipe.

Spec. 15 LP Thermoplastic Line Pipe.

Spec.15 LR Low-Pressure Fibreglass Line Pipe.

RP 15L4 Care and Use of Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Line Pipe.

RP 17B Flexible Pipe.

RP 49 Safe Drilling of Well Containing Hydrogen Sulphide.

RP 500A Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations in Petroleum Refineries.

Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Drilling Rigs and Production Facilities
RP 500B
on Land and on Marine Fixed and Mobile Platforms.

RP 520-(1) Design and Installation of Pressure – Relieving Devices in Refineries: Design.

RP 520-(2) Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure- Relieving Devices in Refineries

RP 521 Guide for Pressure-Relieving and Depressing Systems.

Std. 526 Flanged Steel Safety-Relief Valves.

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Std. 527 Commercial Seat Tightness of Safety Relief Valves with Metal-to-Metal Seats.
RP 530 Calculation of Heater Tube Thickness in Petroleum Refineries.
RP 540 Electrical Installations in Petroleum Processing Plants.
Std. 560 Fired Heaters for General Refinery Services.
RP 571 Conditions Causing Deterioration or Failure.

RP 572 Inspection of Pressure Vessels , Heat Exchangers, Condensers, and Coolers

RP 573 Inspection of Fired Boilers and Heaters

RP 574 Inspection of Piping, Tubing , Valves , and Fittings

RP 575 Inspection of Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks.

RP 576 Inspection of Pressure Relieving Devices.

Std. 590 Steel Line Blanks.

Std. 593 Plug Valves. Ductile Iron Flanged End.

Std. 594 Water Check Valves.

Std.597 Steel Venturi Gate Valves, Flanged and Butt-Welding End.

Std. 598 Valve Inspection and Testing.

Std. 599 Steel and Ductile Iron Plug Valves.

Std. 601 Metallic Gaskets for Raised-Face Pipe Flanges and Flanged Connections:
( Double-Jacketed , Corrugated, and Spiral-Wound )

Std. 602 Compact Steel Gate Valves.

Std. 605 Large-Diameter Carbon Steel Flanges.

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Std. 608 Metal Ball Valves: Flanged and Butt-Welding Ends.

Std. 609 Butterfly Valves: Lug-Type and Wafer-Type.

Std. 617 Centrifugal Compressors for General Refinery Service.

Std. 618 Reciprocating Compressors for General Refinery Services.

RP 651 Cathodic Protection of Above-Ground Petroleum Storage Tanks

Std. 653 Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration , and Re-construction

Std. 660 Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers for General Refinery Services

Std. 661 Air- Cooled Heat Exchangers for General Refinery Services

Std. 670 Vibration , Axial-Position ,and Bearing Temperature Monitoring Systems

Std. 678 Accelerometer-Based Vibration Monitoring System

Publ. 910 Digest of State Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules and Regulations

Publ. 920 Prevention of Brittle Fracture of Pressure Vessels

Steels for Hydrogen Service at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures in Petroleum Refineries
Publ. 941
and Petrochemical Plants
Controlling Weld Hardness of Carbon Steel Refinery Equipment to Prevent Environmental
RP 942
Cracking

RP 945 Avoiding Cracking in Amine Units.

Publ. 950 Survey of Construction Materials and Corrosion in Sour Water Strippers.

Publ. 959 Characterisation Study of Temper Embrittlement of Cr-Mo Steels.

RP 1102 Liquid Petroleum Pipelines Crossing Railroads and Highways.

Std. 1104 Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities.

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RP 1107 Pipeline Maintenance Welding Practices.

RP 1110 Pressure Testing of Liquid Petroleum Pipelines.

RP 1111 Design , Construction , Operation , and Maintenance of Offshore Hydrocarbon Pipelines

RP 1631 Interior Lining of Underground Storage Tanks.

RP 1631 Cathodic Protection of Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks and Piping Systems.

Std. 2000 Venting Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks.

RP 2001 Fire Protection in Refineries.

Publ. 2002 Inspection for Accident Prevention in Refineries.

RP 2003 Protection against Ignitions arising out of Static, Lighting, and Stray Currents.

Publ. 2004 Inspection for Fire Protection

Publ. 2007 Safe Maintenance Practices in Refineries.

Publ. 2009 Safe Welding and Cutting Practices.

Publ. 2015 Cleaning Petroleum Storage Tanks.

Publ. 2015B Cleaning Open-Top and Covered Floating Roof Tanks.

Publ. 2026 Safe Descent onto Floating Roofs of Tanks in Petroleum Service.
Ignition Hazards Involved in Abrasive Blasting of Atmospheric Storage Tanks in Hydrocarbon
Publ. 2027
Service.
Publ. 2028 Flame Arresters in Piping Systems.

Publ. 2030 Guide for Application of Water-Spray Systems for Fire Protection.
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Publ. 2200 Repairing Crude Oil, LPG, and Product Pipelines

Publ.2201 Procedures for Welding or Hot-Tapping on Equipment Containing Flammables.

Publ. 2207 Preparing Tank Bottoms for Hot-Work

Pulb. 2209 Pipe Plugging Practices.

Publ. 2210 Flame Arresters for Vents of Tanks Storing Petroleum Products.

Pulb. 2217 Guidelines for Confined Space Work in the Petroleum Industry.

Publ. 2217A Guidelines for Work in Inert Confined Spaces in the Petroleum Industry.

Publ. 2218 Fire Proofing Practices in Petroleum and Petrochemical Processing Plants.

RP 2350 Over-fill Protection for Petroleum Storage Tanks.

Std. 2510 Design and Construction of LPG Installation.

Publ. 2510A Fire Protection Considerations for the Design and Operation of LPG Storage Facilities.

Use of Pressure-Vacuum Vent valves for Atmospheric Pressure Tanks to Reduce Evaporation
Bull. 2521
Loss.

Spec. Q1 Quality Programmers.