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API 49 : 2001

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RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DRILLING AND WELL SERVICING OPERATIONS INVOLVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

02-20-2021

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2013

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)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
40
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2001
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

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