API 49 : 2001
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RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DRILLING AND WELL SERVICING OPERATIONS INVOLVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE
Hardcopy , PDF
20-02-2021
English
01-01-2013
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1 SCOPE
2 STANDARDS
3 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATED DEFINITIONS
4 APPLICABILITY
5 PERSONNEL TRAINING
6 DETECTION EQUIPMENT AND PERSONAL
PROTECTION EQUIPMENT (PPE)
7 CONTINGENCY PLANNING, INCLUDING
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
8 CLASSIFICATION OF LOCATIONS
9 WELL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
10 WELLSITE SAFETY
11 SPECIAL OPERATIONS
APPENDIX A - PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND PHYSIOLOGICAL
EFFECTS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE
APPENDIX B - PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND PHYSIOLOGICAL
EFFECTS OF SULFUR DIOXIDE
APPENDIX C - A SCREENING APPROACH TO
DISPERSION OF HYDROGEN
Provides guidelines for hydrogen sulfide drilling conditions and assistance for selecting level of protection needed. Coverage includes sensor locations, portable detection equipment, wind direction indicators, mechanical ventilation, drill stem tubulars, flare system, ignition system, drilling fluid treatment, coring operations, stripping operations, well control, remote kill line, emergency telephone numbers, high priority areas, and public evacuation action.
| DevelopmentNote |
Also available in RUSSIAN version, see API 49 RUSSIAN. (03/2012) Also available in Kazakh version, see API 49 KAZAKH. (09/2014)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
40
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| ProductNote |
Reconfirmed 2001
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| PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
| API MPMS CH3.1A : 2013(R2018) | Standard Practice for the Manual Gaugingof Petroleum and Petroleum Products |
| API RP 1171:2022 | Functional Integrity of Natural Gas Storage in Depleted Hydrocarbon Reservoirs and Aquifer Reservoirs |
| API RP 59:2006(R2023) | Recommended Practice for Well Control Operations |
| API 500 : 2012 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR CLASSIFICATION OF LOCATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AT PETROLEUM FACILITIES CLASSIFIED AS CLASS 1, DIVISION 1 AND DIVISION 2 |
| API 5CT : 2012 | CASING AND TUBING |
| API RP 14C : 2017 | ANALYSIS, DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND TESTING OF SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR OFFSHORE PRODUCTION FACILITIES |
| API 6A : 2010 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELLHEAD AND CHRISTMAS TREE EQUIPMENT |
| API 5D : 2001 | SPECIFICATION FOR DRILL PIPE |
| API SPEC 16C : 2015 | CHOKE AND KILL EQUIPMENT |
| API E4 : 2003 | ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDANCE DOCUMENT: RELEASE REPORTING FOR THE OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION INDUSTRY AS REQUIRED BY THE CLEAN WATER ACT, THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT, AND THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT |
| API 6J : 1992 | BULLETIN ON TESTING OF OILFIELD ELASTOMERS - A TUTORIAL |
| API 505 : 1997 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR CLASSIFICATION OF LOCATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AT PETROLEUM FACILITIES CLASSIFIED AS CLASS I, ZONE 0, ZONE 1, AND ZONE 2 |
| NFPA 70 : 2017 | NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
| API 2015 : 2014 | REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFE ENTRY AND CLEANING OF PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS |
| ISA S12.15 PT1 : 1990 | PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR HYDROGEN SULFIDE DETECTION INSTRUMENTS (10-100 PPM) |
| API 53 : 2012 | BLOWOUT PREVENTION EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS FOR DRILLING WELLS |
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