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API 55 :1995

Superseded

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RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR OIL AND GAS PRODUCING AND GAS PROCESSING PLANT OPERATIONS INVOLVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

20-02-2021

Superseded by

API 55 : 1995 : R2007

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2013

£102.89
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0 INTRODUCTION
1 SCOPE
2 REFERENCES
3 DEFINITIONS
4 APPLICABILITY
5 PERSONNEL TRAINING
6 PERSONNEL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
7 CONTINGENCY PLANNING INCLUDING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
8 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES
9 OPERATING PRACTICES
10 GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF CONTINUOUS
   HYDROGEN SULFIDE MONITORING EQUIPMENT
11 OFFSHORE OPERATIONS
12 OPERATIONS INVOLVING ENCLOSED FACILITIES
13 GAS PROCESSING PLANT 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 SULFIDE
APPENDIX D - DEFINITION OF A SOUR ENVIRONMENT

Pertains to oil and gas producing and gas processing plant operations conducted with hydrogen sulfide present in the fluids being handled.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
50
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 1995
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

API MPMS CH3.1A : 2013(R2018) Standard Practice for the Manual Gaugingof Petroleum and Petroleum Products

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API 576 : 2017 INSPECTION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES
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ASME B31.3:2016 PROCESS PIPING
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API 510 : 2014 PRESSURE VESSEL INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION
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GPA 2145 : 2016 TABLE OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES FOR HYDROCARBONS AND OTHER COMPOUNDS OF INTEREST TO NATURAL GAS AND NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS INDUSTRIES
NFPA 70 : 2017 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
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API E2 : 2006 BULLETIN ON MANAGEMENT OF NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION
CFR 30(PTS1-199) : JUL 2017 MINERAL RESOURCES - MINE SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR
CFR 30(PTS700-END) : JUL 2017 MINERAL RESOURCES - DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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