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Category: Piping Designer Resources
1 Codes and Sections Category: Trade Associations
1.1 Exploration and Production Category: Standards
1.2 Marine Transportation
1.3 Marketing Article: American Petroleum Institute
1.4 Petroleum Measurement
1.5 Pipeline Transportation
1.6 Refining
1.7 Safety and Fire Protection
1.8 Storage Tanks
1.9 Valves

Codes and Sections

Exploration and Production

Series 1: Belting
API Spec 1B - Specification for Oil Field V-belting

Series 2: Offshore Structures

API RP 2A-LRFD - Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing and Constructing Fixed
Offshore Platforms—Load and Resistance Factor Design
API RP 2A-LRFD-S1 - Recommended Practice for Supplement 1 to Planning, Designing and
Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms-Load and Resistance Factor Design
API RP 2A-WSD - Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing and Constructing Fixed Offshore
Platforms-Working Stress Design
API RP 2A-WSD-S2 - Recommended Practice for Errata/Supplement 2 to Planning, Designing and
Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms-Working Stress Design
API Spec 2B - Specification for Fabrication of Structural Steel Pipe
API Spec 2C - Specification for Offshore Cranes

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API RP 2D - Recommended Practice for Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Cranes

API Spec 2F - Specification for Mooring Chain
API RP 2FB - Recommended Practice for Design of Offshore Facilities Against Fire and Blast
Loading
API RP 2FPS - Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing, and Constructing Floating
Production Systems
API Spec 2H - Specification for Carbon Manganese Steel Plate for Offshore Structures
API RP 2I - Recommended Practice for In-service Inspection of Mooring Hardware for Floating
Drilling Units
API Bull 2INT-DG - Bulletin for Interim Guidance for Design of Offshore Structures for Hurricane
Conditions
API Bull 2INT-EX - Bulletin for Interim Guidance for Assessment of Existing Offshore Structures
for Hurricane Conditions
API Bull 2INT-MET - Bulletin for Interim Guidance on Hurricane Conditions in the Gulf of Mexico
API RP 2L - Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing and Constructing Heliports for Fixed
Offshore Platforms
API Spec 2MT1 - Specification for Carbon Manganese Steel Plate with Improved Toughness for
Offshore Structures
API Spec 2MT2 - Specification for Rolled Shapes with Improved Notch Toughness
API RP 2N - Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing, and Constructing Structures and
Pipelines for Arctic Conditions
API RP 2RD - Recommended Practice for Design of Risers for Floating Production Systems (FPSs)
and Tension-leg Platforms (TLPs)
API Bull 2S - Bulletin for Design of Windlass Wildcats for Floating Offshore Structures
API RP 2SK - Recommended Practice for Design and Analysis of Stationkeeping Systems for
Floating Structures
API RP 2SM - Recommended Practice for Design, Manufacture, Installation, and Maintenance of
Synthetic Fiber Ropes for Offshore Mooring
API RP 2T - Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing and Constructing Tension-leg
Platforms
API Bull 2TD - Bulletin for Guidelines for Tie-downs on Offshore Production Facilities for
Hurricane Season
API Bull 2U - Bulletin for Stability Design of Cylindrical Shells
API Bull 2V - Bulletin for Design of Flat Plate Structures
API Spec 2W - Specification for Steel Plates for Offshore Structures, Produced by Thermo-
Mechanical Control Processing (TMCP)
API RP 2X - Recommended Practice for Ultrasonic and Magnetic Examination of Offshore
Structural Fabrication and Guidelines for Qualification of Technicians
API Spec 2Y - Specification for Steel Plates, Quenched-and-Tempered, for Offshore Structures
API RP 2Z - Recommended Practice for Preproduction Qualification for Steel Plates for Offshore
Structures

Series 4: Derricks and Masts

API Spec 4F - Specification for Drilling and Well Servicing Structures
API RP 4G - Recommended Practice for Use and Procedures for Inspection, Maintenance, and
Repair of Drilling and Well Servicing Structures

Series 5: Tubular Goods

API RP 5A3 - Recommended Practice for Thread Compounds for Casing, Tubing, and Line Pipe
API RP 5A5 - Recommended Practice for Field Inspection of New Casing, Tubing, and Plain-end
Drill Pipe, Petroleum and natural gas industries - Field inspection of new casing, tubing and
plain-end drill pipe
API Spec 5B - Specification for Threading, Gauging, and Thread Inspection of Casing, Tubing, and
Line Pipe Threads

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API RP 5B1 - Recommended Practice for Threading, Gauging, and Thread Inspection of Casing,
Tubing, and Line Pipe Threads
API RP 5C1 - Recommended Practice for Care and Use of Casing and Tubing
API Bull 5C2 - Bulletin for Performance Properties of Casing, Tubing, and Drill Pipe
API Bull 5C3 - Bulletin for Formulas and Calculations for Casing, Tubing, Drill Pipe, and Line Pipe
Properties
API RP 5C5 - Recommended Practice for Procedures for Testing Casing and Tubing Connections
API RP 5C6 - Recommended Practice for Welding Connections to Pipe
API RP 5C7 - Recommended Practice for Coiled Tubing Operations in Oil and Gas Well Services
API Spec 5CT - Specification for Casing and Tubing, Petroleum and natural gas industries - Steel
pipes for use as casing or tubing for wells
API Spec 5D - Specification for Drilling Pipe
API Spec 5L - Specification for Line Pipe, Petroleum and natural gas industries - Steel pipe for
pipeline transportation systems
API RP 5L1 - Recommended Practice for Railroad Transportation of Line Pipe
API RP 5L2 - Recommended Practice for Internal Coating of Line Pipe for Non-Corrosive Gas
Transmission Service
API RP 5L3 - Recommended Practice for Conducting Drop-weight Tear Tests on Line Pipe
API RP 5L7 - Recommended Practice for Unprimed Internal Fusion Bonded Epoxy Coatng of Line
Pine
API RP 5L8 - Recommended Practice for Field Inspection of New Line Pipe
API RP 5L9 - Recommended Practice for External Fusion Bonded Epoxy Coating of Line Pipe
API Spec 5LC - Specification for CRA Line Pipe
API Spec 5LCP - Specification for Coiled Line Pipe
API Spec 5LD - Specification for CRA Clad of Lined Steel Pipe
API RP 5LW - Recommended Practice for Transportation of Line Pipe on Barges and Marine Vessels
API RP 5SI - Recommended Practice for Purchaser Representative Surveillance and/or Inspection at
the Supplier
API Std 5T1 - Standard for Imperfection Terminology
API TR 5TRSR22 - Technical Report for SR22 Supplementary Requirements for Enhanced Leak
Resistance LTC
API RP 5UE - Recommended Practice for Ultrasonic Evaluation of Pipe Imperfections

Series 6: Valves and Wellhead Equipment

API Spec 6A - Specification for Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment
API Spec 6A718 - Specification for Nickel Base Alloy 718 (UNS N07718) for Oil and Gas Drilling
and Production Equipment
API TR 6AF - Technical Report for Capabilities of API Flanges Under Combinations of Load
API TR 6AF1 - Technical Report for Temperature Derating of API Flanges Under Combination of
Loading
API TR 6AF2 - Technical Report for Capabilities of API Integral Flanges Under Combination of
Loading
API TR 6AM - Technical Report for Material Toughness
API Spec 6AV1 - Specification for Verification Test of Wellhead Surface Safety Valves and
Underwater Safety Valves for Offshore Service
API Spec 6A - Specification for Pipeline Valves, Petroleum and natural gas industries - Pipeline
transportation systems - Pipeline valves
API RP 6DR - Recommended Practice for Repair and Remanufacture of Pipeline Valves
API Spec 6DSS - Specification for Subsea Pipeline Valves, Petroleum and natural gas industries -
Pipeline transportation systems - Subsea pipeline valves
API TR 6F1 - Technical Report for Performance of API and ANSI End Connections in a Fire Test
According to API Specification 6FA
API TR 6F2 - Technical Report for Fire Resistance Improvements for API Flanges
API Spec 6FA - Specification for Fire Test for Valves

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API Spec 6FB - Specification for Fire Test for End Connections
API Spec 6FC - Specification for Fire Test for Valve with Automatic Backseats
API Spec 6FD - Specification for Fire Test for Check Valves
API Spec 6H - Specification for End Closures, Connectors, and Swivels
API RP 6HT - Recommended Practice for Heat Treatment and Testing of Large Cross Section and
Critical Section
API Bull 6J - Bulletin for Testing of Oilfield Elastomers (A Tutorial)
API TR 6J1 - Technical Report for Elastomer Life Estimation Testing Procedures

Series 7: Drilling Equipment

API Spec 7 - Specification for Rotary Drill Stem Elements
API Spec 7-1 - Specification for Rotary Drill Stem Elements, Petroleum and natural gas industries -
Rotary drilling equipment - Part 1: Rotary drill stem elements
API RP 7A1 - Recommended Practice for Testing of Thread Compound for Rotary Shouldered
Connections
API Spec 7F - Specification for Oil Field Chain and Sprockets
API RP 7G - Recommended Practice for Drill Stem Design and Operating Limits
API Spec 7K - Specification for Drilling and Well Servicing Equipment, Petroleum and natural gas
industries - Drilling and well-servicing equipment
API RP 7L - Recommended Practice for Inspection, Maintenance, Repair, and Remanufacture of
Drilling Equipment
API Spec 7NRV - Specification for Drill String Non-return Valves

Series 8: Hoisting Tools

API Spec 8A - Specification for Drilling and Production Hoisting Equipment
API RP 8A - Recommended Practice for Inspection, Maintenance, Repair, and Remanufacture of
Hoisting Equipment, Petroleum and natural gas industries - Drilling and production equipment -
Inspection, maintenance, repair and remanufacture of hoisting equipment
API Spec 8C - Specification for Drilling and Production Hoisting Equipment (PSL 1 and PSL 2),
Petroleum and natural gas industries - Drilling and production equipment - Hoisting equipment

Series 9: Wire Rope

API Spec 9A - Specification for Wire Rope, Steel wire ropes for the petroleum and natural gas
industries - Minimum requirements and terms for acceptance
API RP 9A - Recommended Practice for Application, Care, and Use of Wire Rope for Oil Field
Service

Series 10: Oil Well Cements

API Spec 10A - Specification for Cements and Materials for Well Cementing, Petroleum and natural
gas industries - Cements and materials for well cementing - Part 1: Specification
API RP 10B - Recommended Practice for Testing Well Cements, Petroleum and natural gas
industries - Cements and materials for well cementing - Part 2: Testing of well cements
API RP 10B-3 - Recommended Practice for Testing of Deepwater Well Cement Formulations,
Petroleum and natural gas industries - Cements and materials for well cementing — Part 3: Testing
of deepwater well cement formulations
API RP 10B-4 - Recommended Practice for Preparation and Testing of Foamed Cement Slurries at
Atmospheric, Pressure Petroleum and natural gas industries - Cements and materials for well
cementing - Part 4: Preparation and testing of foamed cement slurries at atmospheric pressure
API RP 10B-5 - Recommended Practice for Determination of Shrinkage and Expansion of Well
Cement Formulations at Atmospheric Pressure, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Cements
and materials for well cementing - Part 5: Determination of shrinkage and expansion of well
API Spec 10D - Specification for Bow-Spring Casing centralizers, Petroleum and natural gas
industries - Casing centralizers - Part 1: Bow-spring casing centralizers
API RP 10D-2 - Recommended Practice for Centralizer Placement and Stop Collar Testing,

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Petroleum and natural gas industries - Equipment for well cementing - Part 2: Centralizer placement
and stop-collar testing
API RP 10F - Recommended Practice for Performance Testing of Cementing Float Equipment,
Petroleum and natural gas industries - Performance testing of cementing float equipment
API TR 10TR1 - Technical Report for Cement Sheath Evaluation
API TR 10TR2 - Technical Report for Shrinkage and Expansion in Oil Well Cements
API TR 10TR3 - Technical Report for Temperatures for API Cement Operating Thickening Time
Tests

Series 11: Production Equipment

API Spec 7B-11C - Specification for Internal-Combustion Reciprocating Engines for Oil Field
Service
API RP 7C-11F - Recommended Practice for Installation, Maintenance, and Operation of Internal -
Combustion Engines
API RP 11AR - Recommended Practice for Care and Use of Subsurface Pumps
API Spec 11AX - Specification for Subsurface Sucker Rod Pumps and Fittings
API Spec 11B - Specification for Sucker Rods
API RP 11BR - Recommended Practice for Care and Handling of Sucker Rods
API Spec 11D1 - Specification for Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries-Downhole Equipment -
Packers and Bridge Plugs
API Spec 11E - Specification for Pumping Units
API RP 11ER - Recommended Practice for Guarding of Pumping Units
API RP 11G - Recommended Practice for Installation and Lubrication of Pumping Units
API Spec 11IW - Specification for Independent Wellhead Equipment
API Bull 11K - Bullein for Data Sheet for the Design of Air Exchange Coolers
API RP 11L - Recommended Practice for Design Calculations for Sucker Rod Pumping Systems
API Bull 11L2 - Bullein for Catalog of Analog Computer Dynamometer Cards
API Bull 11L3 - Bullein for Sucker Rod Pumping System Design Book
API Bull 11L4 - Bullein for Curves for Selecting Beam Pumping Units
API Spec 11L6 - Specification for Electric Motor Prime Mover for Beam Pumping Unit Service
API Spec 11N - Specification for Lease Automatic Custody Transfer (LACT) Equipment
API RP 11PGT - Recommended Practice for Packaged Combustion Gas Turbines
API RP 11S - Recommended Practice for Operation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Electric
Submersible Pump Installations
API RP 11S1 - Recommended Practice for Electrical Submersible Pump Teardown Report
API RP 11S2 - Recommended Practice for Electric Submersible Pump Testing
API RP 11S3 - Recommended Practice for Electric Submersible Pump Installations
API RP 11S4 - Recommended Practice for Sizing and Selection of Electric Submersible Pump
Installation
API RP 11S5 - Recommended Practice for Application of Electric Submersible Cable Systems
API RP 11S6 - Recommended Practice for Testing of Electric Submersible Pump Cable Systems
API RP 11S7 - Recommended Practice for Application and Testing of Electric Submersible Pump
Seal Chamber Section
API RP 11S8 - Recommended Practice for Electric Submersible Pump System Vibrations
API RP 11T - Recommended Practice for Installation and Operation of Wet Steam Generators
API RP 11V2 - Recommended Practice for Gas Lift Valve Performance Testing
API RP 11V5 - Recommended Practice for Operation, Maintenance, and Trouble-Shooting of Gas
Lift Installations
API RP 11V6 - Recommended Practice for Design of Continuous Flow Gas Lift Installations Using
Injection Pressure Operated Valves
API RP 11V7 - Recommended Practice for Repair, Testing and Setting Gas Lift Valves
API RP 11V8 - Recommended Practice for Gas Lift System Design and Performance Prediction
API RP 500 - Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at
Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I Division 1 and Division 2

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API RP 505 - Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at
Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1 and Zone 2

Series 12: Lease Production Vessels

API Spec 12B - Specification for Bolted Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids
API Spec 12D - Specification for Field Welded Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids
API Spec 12F - Specification for Shop Welded Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids
API Spec 12GDU - Specification for Glycol-Type Gas Dehydration Units
API Spec 12J - Specification for Oil and Gas Separators
API Spec 12K - Specification for Indirect-type Oil Field Heaters
API Spec 12L - Specification for Vertical and Horizontal Emulsion Treaters
API RP 12N - Recommended Practice for Operations, Maintenance and Testing of Firebox Flame
Arrestors
API Spec 12P - Specification for Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Tanks
API RP 12R1 - Recommended Practice for Setting, Maintenance, Inspection, Operation, and Repair
of Tanks in Production Service

Series 13: Drilling Fluid Materials

API Spec 13A - Specification for Drilling Fluid Materials, Petroleum and Natural gas industries -
Drilling and production equipment - Drillthrough equipment
API RP 13B-1 - Recommended Practice for Field Testing Water-Based Drilling Fluids, Petroleum
and natural gas industries - Field testing of drilling fluids - Part I: Water based fluids
API RP 13B-2 - Recommended Practice for Field Testing Oil-based Drilling Fluids
API RP 13C - Recommended Practice for Drilling Fluids Processing Systems Evaluation
API RP 13D - Recommended Practice for Rheology and Hydraulics of Oil-well Drilling Fluids
API RP 13I - Recommended Practice for Laboratory Testing Drilling Fluids, Petroleum and natural
gas industries—Drilling fluids - Laboratory Testing
API RP 13J - Recommended Practice for Testing of Heavy Brines, Petroleum and natural gas
industries - Completion fluids and materials - Part 3: Testing of heavy brines
API RP 13K - Recommended Practice for Chemical Analysis of Barite
API RP 13L - Recommended Practice for Training and Qualification of Drilling Fluid Technologists
API RP 13M - Recommended Practice for Measurement of Viscous Properties of Completion Fluids
API RP 13M-4 - Recommended Practice for Measuring Stimulation and Gravel-pack Fluid Leakoff
Under Static Conditions

Series 14: Offshore Safety and Anti-Pollution

API Spec 14A - Specification for Subsurface Safety Valve Equipment, Petroleum and natural gas
industries - Downhole equipment - Subsurface safety valve equipment
API RP 14B - Recommended Practice for Design, Installation, Repair and Operation of Subsurface
Safety Valve Systems
API RP 14C - Recommended Practice for Analysis, Design, Installation and Testing of Basic Surface
Safety Systems on Offshore Production Platforms
API RP 14E - Recommended Practice for Design and Installation of Offshore Production Platform
Piping Systems
API RP 14F - Recommended Practice for Design and Installation of Electrical Systems for Fixed and
Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class I, Division 1, and Division 2
Locations
API RP 14FZ - Recommended Practice for Design and Installation of Electrical Systems for Fixed
and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1 and Zone 2
Locations
API RP 14G - Recommended Practice for Fire Prevention and Control on Fixed Open type Offshore
Production Platforms
API RP 14H - Recommended Practice for Installation, Maintenance and Repair of Surface Safety
Valves and Underwater Safety Valves Offshore

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API RP 14J - Recommended Practice for Design and Hazards Analysis for Offshore Production
Facilities
API Spec 14L - Specification for Lock Mandrels and Landing Nipples

Series 15: Fiberglass and Plastic Pipe

API RP 15CLT - Recommended Practice for Composite Lined Steel Tubular Goods
API Spec 15HR - Specification for High Pressure Fiberglass Line Pipe
API Spec 15LE - Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Line Pipe
API Spec 15LR - Specification for Low Pressure Fiberglass Line Pipe
API RP 15TL4 - Recommended Practice for Care and Use of Fiberglass Tubulars
API RP 15S - Recommended Practice for Qualification of Spoolable Reinforced Plastic Line Pipe

Series 16: Drilling Well Control Systems

API Spec 16A - Specification for Drill-through Equipment
API Spec 16C - Specification for Choke and Kill Systems
API Spec 16D - Specification for Control Systems for Drilling Well Control Equipment and Control
Systems for Diverter Equipment
API Spec 16F - Specification for Marine Drilling Riser Equipment
API RP 16Q - Recommended Practice for Design, Selection, Operation and Maintenance of Marine
Drilling Riser Systems
API Spec 16R - Specification for Marine Drilling Riser Couplings
API Spec 16RCD - Specification for Drill Through Equipment-Rotating Control Devices

Series 17: Subsea Production Systems

API RP 17A - Recommended Practice for Design and Operation of Subsea Production Systems-
General Requirements and Recommendations
API RP 17B - Recommended Practice for Flexible Pipe
API RP 17C - Recommended Practice for TFL (Through Flowline) Systems, Petroleum and natural
gas industries - Design and operation of subsea production systems - Part 3: Through flowline (TFL)
systems
API Spec 17D - Specification for Subsea Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment
API Spec 17E - Specification for Subsea Umbilicals, Petroleum and natural gas industries - Design
and operation of subsea production systems - Part 5: Subsea umbilicals
API Spec 17F - Specification for Subsea Production Control Systems, Petroleum and natural gas
industries - Design and operation of subsea production systems - Part 6: Subsea production control
systems
API RP 17G - Recommended Practice for Completion/Workover Risers, Petroleum and natural gas
industries - Design and operation of subsea production systems - Part 7: Completion/workover riser
systems
API RP 17H - Recommended Practice for Remotly Operated Vehicle (ROV) Interfaces on Subsea
Production Systems, Petroleum and natural gas industries - Design and operation of subsea
production systems - Part 8: Remotly Operated Vehicle (ROV) interfaces on subsea production
systems
API Spec 17J - Specification for Unbonded Flexible Pipe
API Spec 17K - Specification for Bonded Flexible Pipe, Petroleum and natural gas industries -
Design and operation of subsea production systems - Part 10: Specification for bonded flexible pipe
API RP 17M - Recommended Practice for Remotely Operated Tool (ROT) Intervention Systems,
Petroleum and natural gas industries - Design and operation of subsea production systems - Part 9:
Remotely operated tool (ROT) intervention systems
API TR 17TR1 - Technical Report for Evaluation Standard for Internal Pressure Sheath Polymers for
High Temperature Flexible Pipes
API TR 17TR2 - Technical Report for The Ageing of PA-11 in Flexible Pipes
API TR 17TR3 - Technical Report for An Evaluation of the Risks and Benefits of Penetrations in
Subsea Wellheads below the BOP Stack

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Series 19: Completion Equipment

API RP 19B - Recommended Practice for Evaluation of Well Perforators

Drilling and Production Operations

API RP 31A - Recommended Practice for Standard Form for Hardcopy Presentation of Downhole
Well Log Data
API RP 41 - Recommended Practice for Standard Procedure for Presenting Performance Data on
Hydraulic Fracturing Equipment
API RP 44 - Recommended Practice for Sampling Petroleum Reservoir Fluids
API RP 49 - Recommended Practice for Drilling and Well Servicing Operations Involving Hydrogen
Sulfide
API RP 50 - Recommended Practice for Natural Gas Processing Plant Practices for Protection of the
Environment
API RP 51 - Recommended Practice for Onshore Oil and Gas Production Practices for Protection of
the Environment
API RP 52 - Recommended Practice for Land Drilling Practices for Protection of the Environment
API RP 53 - Recommended Practice for Blowout Prevention Equipment Systems for Drilling
Operations
API RP 55 - Recommended Practice for Conducting Oil and Gas Producing and Gas Processing
Plant Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide
API RP 56 - Recommended Practice for Testing Sand Used in Hydraulic Fracturing Operations
API RP 58 - Recommended Practice for Testing Sand Used in Gravel Packing Operations
API RP 59 - Recommended Practice for Well Control Operations
API RP 60 - Recommended Practice for Testing High-strength Proppants Used in Hydraulic
Fracturing Operations
API RP 63 - Recommended Practice for Evaluation of Polymers Used in Enhanced Oil Recovery
Operations
API RP 64 - Recommended Practice for Diverter Systems Equipment and Operations
API RP 65 - Recommended Practice for Cementing Shallow Water Flow Zones in Deep Water Wells
API RP 67 - Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety
API RP 70 - Recommended Practice for Security for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations
API RP 74 - Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Onshore Oil and Gas Production
Operations
API RP 75 - Recommended Practice for Development of a Safety and Environmental Management
Program for Outer Continental Shelf Operations and Facilities
API Bull 75L - Bulletin for Guidance Document for the Development of a Safety and Environmental
Management System for Onshore Oil and Natural Gas Production Operations and Associated
Activities
API RP 76 - Recommended Practice for Contractor Safety Management for Oil and Gas Drilling and
Production Operations
API RP 80 - Recommended Practice for Guidelines for the Definition of Onshore Gas Gathering
Lines
API RP 90 - Recommended Practice for Annular Casing Pressure Management for Offshore Wells
API Bull 91 - Bulletin for Planning and Conducting Surface Preparation and Coating Operations for
Oil and Natural Gas Drilling and Production Facilities in a Marine Environment
API RP 95F - Recommended Practice for Interim Guidance for Gulf of Mexico MODU Mooring
Practice
API RP 95J - Recommended Practice for Gulf of Mexico Jackup Operations for Hurricane
Season—Interim Recommendations
API RP 70I - Recommended Practice for Security for Worldwide Offshore Oil and Natural Gas
Operations

Health, Environment and Safety

API Bull E1 - Bulletin for Generic Hazardous Chemical Category List and Inventory for the Oil and

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Gas Exploration and Production Industry

API Bull E3 - Bulletin for Well Abandonment and Inactive Well Practices for U.S. Exploration and
Production Operations, Environmental Guidance Document
API Bull E4 - Bulletin for Environmental Guidance Document—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 Publ 4600 - Publication for Metals Criteria for Land Management of Exploration and Production
Wastes: Technical Support Document of API Recommended Guidance Values
API Publ 4663 - Publication for Remediation of Salt-affected Soils at Oil and Gas Production
Facilities
API Publ 4702 - Publication for Technologies to Reduce Oil and Grease Content of Well Treatment,
Well Completion, and Workover Fluids for Overboard Disposal
API Publ 4709 - Publication for Risk-Based Methodologies for Evaluating Petroleum Hydrocarbon
Impacts at Oil and Natural Gas E&P Sites
API Publ 4733 - Publication for Risk-Based Screening Levels for the Protection of Livestock
Exposed to Petroleum Hydrocarbons
API Publ 4734 - Publication for Modeling Study of Produced Water Release Scenarios
API Publ 4758 - Publication for Strategies for Addressing Salt Impacts of Produced Water Releases
to Plants, Soil, and Groundwater
API Publ 7101 - Publication for A National Survey on Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
(NORM) in Petroleum Producing and Gas Processing Facilities
API Publ 7102 - Publication for Methods for Measuring Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials
(NORM) in Petroleum Production Equipment
API Publ 7103 - Publication for Management and Disposal Alternatives for Naturally Occurring
Radioactive Material (NORM) Wastes in Oil Production and Gas Plant Equipment

Marine Transportation

API RP 1124 - Recommended Practice for Ship, Barge and Terminal Hydrocarbon Vapor Collection
Manifolds
API RP 1125 - Recommended Practice for Overfill Control Systems for Tank Barges
API RP 1127 - Recommended Practice for Marine Vapor Control Training Guidelines
API RP 1141 - Recommended Practice for Guidelines for Confined Space Entry on Board Tank
Ships in the Petroleum Industry

Marketing

Aviation
API Std 1529 - Standard for Aviation Fueling Hose
API RP 1540 - Recommended Practice for Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of
Aviation Fuelling Facilities
API Std 1542 - Standard for Identification Markings for Dedicated Aviation Fuel Manufacturing and
Distribution Facilities, Airport Storage and Mobile Fuelling Equipment
API API 1550 - Handbook on Equipment Used for the Maintenance and Delivery of Clean Aviation
Fuel
API Spec 1581 - Specifications and Qualification Procedures for Aviation Jet Fuel Filter/Separators
API Spec 1582 - Specification for Similarity for API/EI 1581 Aviation Jet Fuel Filter/Separators
API Spec 1584 - Specification for Four-inch Aviation Hydrant System Components and
Arrangements
API API 1585 - Guidance in the Cleaning of Airport Hydrant Systems
API Spec 1590 - Specifications and Qualification Procedures for Aviation Fuel Microfilters
API API 1594 - Initial Pressure Strength Testing of Aiport Fuel Hydrant Systems with Water

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API RP 1595 - Recommended Practice for Design, Construction, Operation, Maintenance, and
Inspection of Aviation Pre-airfield Storage Terminals
API Std 1596 - Standard for Design and Construction of Aviation Fuel Filter Vessels
API RP 1597 - Recommended Practice for Procedures for Overwing Fuelling to Ensure Delivery of
the Correct Fuel Grade to an Aircraft
API Std 1598 - Standard for Considerations for Electronic Sensors to Monitor Free Water and/or
Particulate Matter in Aviation Fuel
API Spec 1599 - Specification for Laboratory Tests and Minimum Performance Levels for Aviation
Fuel Dirt Defence Filters

Diesel Fuel
API Publ 1571 - Publication for Diesel Fuel-Questions and Answers for Highway and Off-highway
Use

Health, Environment and Safety

API Publ 1638 - Publication for Waste Management Practices for Petroleum Marketing Facilities
API Publ 1612 - Publication for Guidance Document for Discharging of Petroleum Distribution
Terminal Effluents to Publicly Owned Treatment Works
API Publ 1669 - Publication for Results of a Retail Gasoline Outlet and Commercial Parking Lot
Storm Water Runoff Study
API Publ 1628 - Publication for A Guide to the Assessment and Remediation of Underground
Petroleum Releases
API Publ 1628C - Publication for Optimization of Hydrocarbon Recovery
API Publ 1628D - Publication for In-situ Air Sparging
API Publ 1628E - Publication for Operation and Maintenance Considerations for Hydrocarbon
Remediation Systems
API Publ 1629 - Publication for Guide for Assessing and Remediating Petroleum Hydrocarbons in
Soils
API Publ 4655 - Publication for Field Evaluation of Biological and Non-biological Treatment
Technologies to Remove MTBE/Oxygenates From Petroleum Product Terminal Wastewaters
API Publ 4741 - Publication for Collecting and Interpreting Soil Gas Samples from the Vadose
Zone-A Practical Strategy for Assessing the Subsurface Vapor-to-Indoor Air Migration Pathway at
Petroleum Hydrocarbon Sites
API Publ 4760 - Publication for LNAPL Distribution and Recovery Model (LDRM)
API Publ 4699 - Publication for Strategies for Characterizing Subsurface Releases of Gasoline
Containing MTBE

Marketing Operations
API RP 1525 - Recommended Practice for Bulk Oil Testing, Handling, and Storage Guidelines
API RP 1604 - Recommended Practice for Closure of Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks
API RP 1615 - Recommended Practice for Installation of Underground Petroleum Storage Systems
API RP 1621 - Recommended Practice for Bulk Liquid Stock Control at Retail Outlets
API RP 1626 - Recommended Practice for Storing and Handling Ethanol and Gasoline-ethanol
Blends at Distribution Terminals and Service Stations
API RP 1627 - Recommended Practice for Storage and Handling of Gasoline-methanol/Cosolvent
Blends at Distribution Terminals and Service Stations
API RP 1631 - Recommended Practice for Interior Lining and Periodic Inspection of Underground
Storage Tanks
API RP 1632 - Recommended Practice for Cathodic Protection of Underground Petroleum Storage
Tanks and Piping Systems
API RP 1637 - Recommended Practice for Using the API Color-Symbol System to Mark Equipment
and Vehicles for Product Identification at Gasoline Dispensing Facilities and Distribution Terminal
API RP 1639 - Recommended Practice for Owner/Operator's Guide to Operation and Maintenance of
Vapor Recovery Systems at Gasoline Dispensing Facilities

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API Publ 1642 - Publication for Alcohol, Ethers, and Gasoline-Alcohol and Gasoline-Ether Blends
API Publ 1645 - Publication for Stage II Vapor Recovery System Operations and System Installation
Costs
API RP 1650 - Recommended Practice for Set of Six API Recommended Practices on Underground
Petroleum Storage Tank Management
API Std 2610 - Standard for Design, Construction, Operation, Maintenance and Inspection of
Terminal and Tank Facilities

Motor Oils and Lubricants

API Publ 1509 - Publication for Engine Oil Licensing and Certification System
API Publ 1520 - Publication for Directory of Licensees: API Engine Oil Licensing and Certification
System

Tank Truck Operations

API RP 1004 - Recommended Practice for Bottom Loading and Vapor Recovery for MC-306 and
DOT-406 Tank Motor Vehicles
API RP 1007 - Recommended Practice for Loading and Unloading of MC-306/DOT 406 Cargo Tank
Motor Vehicles
API RP 1112 - Recommended Practice for Developing a Highway Emergency Response Plan for
Incidents Involving Hazardous Materials
API Publ 1659 - Publication for Keeping it Clean: Making Safe and Spill-Free Motor Fuel Deliveries
API Publ 1659 - Publication for Keeping It Clean: Making Safe and Spill-free Motor Fuel Deliveries
API Publ 1663A - Publication for Operation Underground
API Publ 1663B - Publication for Underground Storage Tank Installation Training Module
API Publ 1663C - Publication for Underground Storage Tank Installation
API Publ 1663D - Publication for Underground Storage Tank Removal Training Module
API Publ 1663E - Publication for Underground Storage Tank Removal

Petroleum Measurement

Pipeline Transportation

Pipeline Public Education and Awareness

Pipeline Operations
API RP 80 - Recommended Practice for Guidelines for the Definition of Onshore Gas Gathering
Lines
API RP 1102 - Recommended Practice for Steel Pipelines Crossing Railroads and Highways
API Std 1104 - Standard for Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities
API RP 1109 - Recommended Practice for Marking Liquid Petroleum Pipeline Facilities
API RP 1110 - Recommended Practice for Pressure Testing of Steel Pipelines for the Transportation
of Gas, Petroleum Gas, Hazardous Liquids, Highly Volatile Liquids or Carbon Dioxide
API RP 1111 - Recommended Practice for Design, Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of
Offshore Hydrocarbon Pipelines
API RP 1113 - Recommended Practice for Developing a Pipeline Supervisory Control Center
API RP 1114 - Recommended Practice for Design of Solution-mined Underground Storage Facilities
API API 1115 - Operation of Solution-mined Underground Storage Facilities
API RP 1117 - Recommended Practice for Movement of In-service Pipelines (formerly Lowering
In-Service Pipelines)
API RP 1130 - Recommended Practice for Computational Pipeline Monitoring for Liquids
API Publ 1132 - Publication for Effects of Oxygenated Fuels and Reformulated Diesel Fuels on
Elastomers and Polymers in Pipeline/Terminal Component
API RP 1133 - Recommended Practice for Guidelines for Onshore Hydrocarbon Pipelines Affecting
High Consequence Floodplains

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API Publ 1149 - Publication for Pipeline Variable Uncertainties and Their Effects on Leak
Detectability
API Publ 1156 - Publication for Effects of Smooth and Rock Dents on Liquid Petroleum Pipelines
(Phase I), and Publ 1156 Addendum-Effects of Smooth and Rock Dents on Liquid Petroleum
Pipelines (Phase II)
API Publ 1157 - Publication for Hydrostatic Test Water Treatment and Disposal Options for Liquid
Pipeline Systems
API Std 1160 - Standard for Managing System Integrity for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
API Publ 1161 - Publication for Guidance Document for the Qualification of Liquid Pipeline
Personnel
API RP 1162 - Recommended Practice for Public Awareness Programs for Pipeline Operators
API Std 1163 - Standard for In-line Inspection Systems Qualification Standard
API Std 1164 - Standard for Pipeline SCADA Security
API RP 1165 - Recommended Practice for Pipeline SCADA Displays
API RP 1166 - Excavation Monitoring and Observation
API RP 2200 - Repairing Crude Oil, Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Product Pipelines

Pipeline Maintenance Welding

Security

Refining

Mechanical Equipment for Refinery Service

API 510 - Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration
API 570 - Piping Inspection Code: Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Rerating of Inservice Piping
Systems
API RP 571 - Recommended Practice for Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the
Refining Industry
API RP 572 - Recommended Practice for Inspection of Pressure Vessels
API RP 573 - Recommended Practice for Inspection of Fired Boilers and Heaters
API RP 574 - Recommended Practice for Inspection Practices for Piping System Components
API RP 575 - Recommended Practice for Inspection of Atmospheric and Low Pressure Storage
Tanks
API RP 576 - Recommended Practice for Inspection of Pressure Relieving Devices
API RP 577 - Recommended Practice for Welding Inspection and Metallurgy
API RP 578 - Recommended Practice for Material Verification Program for New and Existing Alloy
Piping Systems
API RP 579-1 - Recommended Practice for Fitness-For-Service
API RP 580 - Recommended Practice for Risk-Based Inspection
API Publ 581 - Publication for Base Resource Document-Risk-Based Inspection
API RP 582 - Recommended Practice for Supplementary Welding Guidelines for the Chemical, Oil,
and Gas Industries
API Std 653 - Standard for Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction

Equipment DataSheets
API Std 610 - Standard for Centrifugal Pumps for Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural Gas
Industries
API Std 611 - Standard for General Purpose Steam Turbines for Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas
Industry Services
API Std 612 - Standard for Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural Gas Industries-Steam Turbines -
Special purpose Applications Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Steam turbines -
Special purpose applications
API Std 613 - Standard for Special Purpose Gear Units for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry

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Services
API Std 614 - Standard for Lubrication, Shaft-sealing, and Control-oil Systems and Auxiliaries for
Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry Services
API Std 616 - Standard for Gas Turbines for the Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry Services
API Std 617 - Standard for Axial and Centrifugal Compressors and Expander-compressors for
Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry Services
API Std 618 - Standard for Reciprocating Compressors for Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas Industry
Services
API Std 619 - Standard for Rotary-type Positive Displacement Compressors for Petroleum,
Petrochemical, and Natural Gas Industries
API Std 670 - Standard for Machinery Protection Systems
API Std 671 - Standard for Special Purpose Couplings for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry
Services
API Std 672 - Standard for Packaged, Integrally Geared Centrifugal Air Compressors for Petroleum,
Chemical, and Gas Industry Services
API Std 673 - Standard for Centrifugal Fans for Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas Industry Services
API Std 674 - Standard for Positive Displacement Pumps-Reciprocating
API Std 675 - Standard for Positive Displacement Pumps-Controlled Volume
API Std 676 - Standard for Positive Displacement Pumps-Rotary
API Std 677 - Standard for General-purpose Gear Units for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry
Services
API Std 681 - Standard for Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps and Compressors
API Std 682 - Standard for Pumps-Shaft Sealing Systems for Centrifugal and Rotary Pumps
API Publ 684 - Publication for Tutorial on the API Standard Paragraphs Covering Rotor Dynamics
and Balance (An Introduction to Lateral Critical and Train Torsional Analysis and Rotor Balancing)
API Std 685 - Standard for Sealless Centrifugal Pumps for Petroleum, Heavy Duty Chemical, and
Gas Industry Services
API RP 686 - Recommended Practice for Machinery Installation and Installation Design
API RP 687 - Recommended Practice for Rotor Repair
API Std 689 - Standard for Collection and Exchange of Reliability and Maintenance Data for
Equipment Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural Gas Industries-Collection and Exchange of
Reliability and Maintenance Data for Equipment

Storage Tanks
API Std 620 - Standard for Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-pressure Storage Tanks
API Std 650 - Standard for Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage
API RP 651 - Recommended Practice for Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Storage Tanks
API RP 652 - Recommended Practice for Lining of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Bottoms
API Std 653 - Standard for Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction
API Std 2510 - Standard for Design and Construction of LPG Installations

Pressure-Relieving Systems for Refinery Service

API RP 520 - Recommended Practice for Sizing, Selection and Installation of Pressure-relieving
Devices in Refineries, Part I-Sizing and Selection
API RP 520 - Recommended Practice for Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure-relieving
Devices in Refineries, Part II-Installation
API Std 521 - Standard for Guide for Pressure-relieving and Depressuring Systems Petroleum and
natural gas industries-Pressure-relieving and depressuring systems
API Std 526 - Standard for Flanged Steel Pressure Relief Valves
API Std 527 - Standard for Seat Tightness of Pressure Relief Valves
API RP 576 - Recommended Practice for Inspection of Pressure-relieving Devices
API Std 2000 - Standard for Venting Atmospheric and Low-pressure Storage Tanks: Nonrefrigerated
and Refrigerated

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Piping Component Standards

API 570 - Piping Inspection Code: Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Rerating of Inservice Piping
Systems
API RP 574 - Recommended Practice for Inspection Practices for Piping System Components
API RP 578 - Recommended Practice for Material Verification Program for New and Existing Alloy
Piping Systems
API RP 591 - Recommended Practice for Process Valve Qualification Procedure
API Std 594 - Standard for Check Valves: Flanged, Lug, Wafer and Butt-welding
API Std 598 - Standard for Valve Inspection and Testing
API Std 599 - Standard for Metal Plug Valves-Flanged, Threaded and Welding Ends
API Std 600 - Standard for Steel Gate Valves, Flanged and Butt-welding Ends, Bolted Bonnets
API Std 602 - Standard for Steel Gate, Globe and Check Valves for Sizes DN 100 and Smaller for the
Petroleum and Natural Gas Industrie
API Std 603 - Standard for Corrosion-resistant, Bolted Bonnet Gate Valves-Flanged and Buttwelding
Ends
API Std 607 - Standard for Testing of Valves-Fire Type-testing Requirements
API Std 608 - Standard for Metal Ball Valves-Flanged, Threaded and Butt-Welding Ends
API Std 609 - Standard for Butterfly Valves: Double Flanged, Lug- and Water-Type
API RP 621 - Recommended Practice for Reconditioning of Metallic Gate, Globe, and Check Valves
API Std 622 - Standard for Type Testing of Process Valve Packing for Fugitive Emissions

Electrical Installations and Equipment

API RP 500 - Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at
Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Division 1 and Division 2
API RP 505 - Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at
Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1 and Zone 2
API RP 540 - Recommended Practice for Electrical Installations in Petroleum Processing Plants
API Std 541 - Standard for Form-wound Squirrel-cage Induction Motors 500 Horsepower and Larger
API Std 546 - Standard for Brushless Synchronous Machines—500 kVA and Larger
API Std 547 - Standard for General-purpose Form-wound Squirrel Cage Induction Motors-250
Horsepower and Larger

Heat Transfer Equipment for Refinery Service

API Std 530 - Standard for Calculation of Heater Tube Thickness in Petroleum Refineries Petroleum
and natural gas industries - Calculation of heater tube thickness in petroleum refineries
API RP 531M - Recommended Practice for Measurement of Noise from Fired Process Heaters
(Metric Only)
API Publ 534 - Publication for Heat Recovery Steam Generators
API Publ 535 - Publication for Burners for Fired Heaters in General Refinery Services
API RP 536 - Recommended Practice for Post Combustion NOx Control for Equipment in General
Refinery Services
API Std 537 - Standard for Flare Details for General Refinery and Petrochemical Service
API Std 560 - Standard for Fired Heaters for General Refinery Service Petroleum, petrochemical and
natural gas industries-Fired heaters for general refinery service
API RP 573 - Recommended Practice for Inspection of Fired Boilers and Heaters
API Std 660 - Standard for Shell-and-tube Heat Exchangers Petroleum, petrochemical and natural
gas industries-Shell-and-tube heat exchangers
API Std 661 - Standard for Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers for General Refinery Service Petroleum and
Natural Gas Industries-Air-cooled Heat Exchangers
API Std 662, Part 1 - Standard for Plate Heat Exchangers for General Refinery Services, Part 1 -
Plate-and-Frame Heat Exchangers
API Std 662, Part 2 - Standard for Plate Heat Exchangers for General Refinery Services, Part 2 -
Brazed Aluminum Plate-fin Heat Exchangers

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Instrumentation and Control Manuals

API RP 551 - Recommended Practice for Process Measurement Instrumentation
API RP 552 - Recommended Practice for Transmission Systems
API RP 553 - Recommended Practice for Refinery Control Valves
API RP 554 - Recommended Practice for Process Control Systems: Part 1-Process Control Systems
Functions and Functional Specification Development
API RP 555 - Process Analyzers
API RP 556 - Recommended Practice for Fired Heaters and Steam Generators
API RP 557 - Recommended Practice for Guide to Advanced Control Systems

Materials Engineering Publications

API RP 571 - Recommended Practice for Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the
Refining Industry
API TR 932-A - Technical Report for A Study of Corrosion in Hydroprocess Reactor Effluent Air
Cooler System
API Bull 932-B - Bulletin for Design, Materials, Fabrication, Operation, and Inspection Guidelines
for Corrosion Control in Hydroprocessing Reactor Effluent Air Cooler (REAC) Systems
API RP 934-A - Recommended Practice for Materials and Fabrication Requirement for 2-1/4
Cr-1Mo & 3Cr-1Mo Steel Heavy Wall Pressure Vessels for High Temperature, High Pressure
Hydrogen Service
API TR 935 - Technical Report for Thermal Conductivity Measurement Study of Refractory
Castables
API RP 936 - Recommended Practice for Refractory Installation Quality Control Guidelines
API Publ 937-A - Publication for Study to Establish Relations for the Relative Strength of API 650
Cone Roof Roof-to-Shell and Shell-to-Bottom Joints
API TR 938-A - Technical Report for An Experimental Study of Causes and Repair of Cracking of
11/4 Cr-1/2 Mo Steel Equipment
API TR 939-A - Technical Report for Research Report on Characterization and Monitoring of
Cracking in Wet H2S Service
API TR 939-B - Technical Report for Repair and Remediation Strategies for Equipment Operating in
Wet H2S Service
API TR 939-D - Technical Report for Stress Corrosion Cracking of Carbon Steel in Fuel Grade
Ethanol: Review, Experience Survey, Field Monitoring, and Laboratory Testing
API RP 941 - Recommended Practice for Steels for Hydrogen Service at Elevated Temperatures and
Pressures in Petroleum Refineries and Petrochemical Plants
API RP 945 - Recommended Practice for Avoiding Environmental Cracking in Amine Units
API TR 946 - Technical Report for The Effect of Outgassing Cycles on the Hydrogen Content in
Petrochemical Reactor-vessel Steels
API TR 950 - Technical Report for Survey of Construction Materials and Corrosion in Sour Water
Strippers - 1978
API TR 959 - Technical Report for Characterization Study of Temper Embrittlement of Chromium-
Molybdenum Steels

Safety and Fire Protection

Publications
API RP 752 - Recommended Practice for Management of Hazards Associated with Location of
Process Plant Buildings
API RP 753 - Recommended Practice for Management of Hazards Associated with Location of
Process Plant Portable Buildings
API Publ 770 - Publication for A Manager's Guide to Reducing Human Errors-Improving Human
Performance in the Process Industries
API RP 2001 - Recommended Practice for Fire Protection in Refineries
API Std 2003 - Standard for Protection Against Ignitions Arising Out of Static, Lightning, and Stray

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Currents
API RP 2009 - Recommended Practice for Recommended Practice for Safe Welding, Cutting and
Hot Work Practices in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries
API RP 2027 - Ignition Hazards and Safe Work Practices for Abrasive Blasting of Atmospheric
Storage Tanks in Hydrocarbon Service
API RP 2028 - Recommended Practice for Flame Arresters in Piping Systems
API RP 2030 - Recommended Practice for Application of Fixed Water Spray Systems for Fire
Protection in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries
API RP 2201 - Recommended Practice for Safe Hot Tapping Practices in the Petroleum and
Petrochemical Industries
API RP 2210 - Recommended Practice for Flame Arresters for Vents of Tanks Storing Petroleum
Products
API RP 2214 - Recommended Practice for Spark Ignition Properties of Hand Tools
API RP 2216 - Recommended Practice for Ignition Risk of Hydrocarbon Vapors by Hot Surfaces in
the Open Air
API Std 2217A - Standard for Guidelines for Safe Work in Inert Confined Spaces in the Petroleum
and Petrochemical Industries
API Publ 2218 - Publication for Fireproofing Practices in Petroleum and Petrochemical Processing
Plants
API RP 2219 - Recommended Practice for Safe Operation of Vacuum Trucks in Petroleum Service
API Std 2220 - Standard for Improving Owner and Contractor Safety Performance Process
API RP 2221 - Recommended Practice for Contractor and Owner Safety Program Implementation
API Publ 2379 - Publication for 2000 Survey on Petroleum Industry Occupational Injuries, Illnesses
and Fatalities Summary Report: Aggregate Data Only
API Publ 2375 - Publication for 1996 Summary of Occupational Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities in
the Petroleum Industry
API Publ 2376 - Publication for 1997 Summary of Occupational Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities in
the Petroleum Industry
API Publ 2377 - Publication for 1998 Summary of Occupational Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities in
the Petroleum Industry
API Publ 2378 - Publication for 1999 Survey on Petroleum Industry Occupational Injuries, Illnesses
and Fatalities Summary Report: Aggregate Data Only
API Publ 2379 - Publication for 2000 Survey on Petroleum Industry Occupational Injuries, Illnesses
and Fatalities Summary Report: Aggregate Data Only
API Publ 2380 - Publication for 2001 Survey on Petroleum Industry Occupational Injuries, Illnesses
and Fatalities Summary Report: Aggregate Data Only
API Publ 2381 - Publication for 2002 Survey on Petroleum Industry Occupational Injuries, Illnesses
and Fatalities Summary Report: Aggregate Data Only
API Publ 2382 - Publication for 2003 Survey on Petroleum Industry Occupational Injuries, Illnesses
and Fatalities Summary Report: Aggregate Data Only
API Publ 2383 - Publication for 2004 Survey on Petroleum Industry Occupational Injuries, Illnesses,
and Fatalities Summary Report: Aggregate Data Only
API Publ 2384 - Publication for 2005 Survey on Petroleum Industry Occupational Injuries, Illnesses,
and Fatalities Summary Report: Aggregate Data Only
API Publ 2510A - Publication for Fire Protection Considerations for the Design and Operation of
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Storage Facilities

Storage Tank Safety Standards

API Publ 334 - Publication for A Guide to Leak Detection for Aboveground Storage Tanks
API Publ 353 - Publication for Managing Systems Integrity of Terminal and Tank Facilities
API Std 2015 - Standard for Requirements for Safe Entry and Cleaning of Petroleum Storage Tanks
API RP 2016 - Recommended Practice for Guidelines and Procedures for Entering and Cleaning
Petroleum Storage Tanks
API RP 2021 - Recommended Practice for Management of Atmospheric Storage Tank Fires

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API RP 2023 - Recommended Practice for Guide for Safe Storage and Handling of Heated
Petroleum-Derived Asphalt Products and Crude-Oil Residua
API Publ 2026 - Publication for Safe Access/Egress Involving Floating Roofs of Storage Tanks in
Petroleum Service
API Publ 2207 - Publication for Preparing Tank Bottoms for Hot Work
API RP 2350 - Recommended Practice for Overfill Protection for Storage Tanks in Petroleum
Facilities

Upstream Safety Standards

API RP 49 - Recommended Practice for Drilling and Well Servicing Operations Involving Hydrogen
Sulfide
API RP 54 - Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and
Servicing Operations
API RP 55 - Recommended Practice for Conducting Oil and Gas Producing and Gas Processing
Plant Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide
API RP 67 - Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety
API RP 74 - Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Onshore Oil and Gas Production
Operations
API Bull 75L - Bulletin for Guidance Document for the Development of a Safety and Environmental
Management System for Onshore Oil and Natural Gas Production Operations and Associated
Activities
API RP 76 - Recommended Practice for Contractor Safety Management for Oil and Gas Drilling and
Production Operations

Storage Tanks

API Spec 12B - Specification for Bolted Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids
API Spec 12D - Specification for Field Welded Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids
API Spec 12F - Specification for Shop Welded Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids
API Spec 12P - Specification for Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Tanks
API RP 12R1 - Recommended Practice for Setting, Maintenance, Inspection, Operation, and Repair of
Tanks in Production Service
API Publ 301 - Publication for Aboveground Storage Tank Survey: 1989
API Publ 306 - Publication for An Engineering Assessment of Volumetric Methods of Leak Detection in
Aboveground Storage Tanks
API Publ 307 - Publication for An Engineering Assessment of Acoustic Methods of Leak Detection in
Aboveground Storage Tanks
API Publ 315 - Publication for Assessment of Tank Field Dike Lining Materials and Methods
API Publ 322 - Publication for An Engineering Evaluation of Acoustic Methods of Leak Detection in
Aboveground Storage Tanks
API Publ 323 - Publication for An Engineering Evaluation of Volumetric Methods of Leak Detection in
Aboveground Storage Tanks
API Publ 325 - Publication for An Evaluation of a Methodology for the Detection of Leaks in
Aboveground Storage Tanks
API Publ 327 - Publication for Aboveground Storage Tank Standards: A Tutorial
API Publ 328 - Publication for Laboratory Evaluation of Candidate Liners for Secondary Containment of
Petroleum Products
API Publ 340 - Publication for Liquid Release Prevention and Detection Measures for Aboveground
Storage Facilities
API Publ 341 - Publication for A Survey of Diked-area Liner Use at Aboveground Storage Tank Facilities
API Publ 346 - Publication for Results of Range-finding Testing of Leak Detection and Leak Location
Technologies for Underground Pipelines
API Publ 353 - Publication for Managing Systems Integrity of Terminal and Tank Facilities
API RP 575 - Recommended Practice for Inspection of Atmospheric and Low Pressure Storage Tanks

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API Std 620 - Standard for Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-pressure Storage Tanks
API Std 650 - Standard for Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage
API RP 651 - Recommended Practice for Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Storage Tanks
API RP 652 - Recommended Practice for Lining of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Bottoms
API Std 653 - Standard for Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction
API Publ 937-A - Publication for Study to Establish Relations for the Relative Strength of API 650 Cone
Roof Roof-to-Shell and Shell-to-Bottom Joints
API TR 939-D - Technical Report for Stress Corrosion Cracking of Carbon Steel in Fuel Grade Ethanol:
Review, Experience Survey, Field Monitoring, and Laboratory Testing
API RP 1604 - Recommended Practice for Closure of Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks
API RP 1615 - Recommended Practice for Installation of Underground Petroleum Storage Systems
API RP 1631 - Recommended Practice for Interior Lining and Periodic Inspection of Underground Storage
Tanks
API RP 1632 - Recommended Practice for Cathodic Protection of Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks
and Piping Systems
API Std 2000 - Standard for Venting Atmospheric and Low-pressure Storage Tanks: Nonrefrigerated and
Refrigerated
API Std 2015 - Standard for Requirements for Safe Entry and Cleaning of Petroleum Storage Tanks
API RP 2016 - Recommended Practice for Guidelines and Procedures for Entering and Cleaning Petroleum
Storage Tanks
API RP 2021 - Recommended Practice for Management of Atmospheric Storage Tank Fires
API Publ 2026 - Publication for Safe Access/Egress Involving Floating Roofs of Storage Tanks in
Petroleum Service
API Publ 2202 - Publication for Dismantling and Disposing of Steel from Above-ground Leaded Gasoline
Storage Tanks
API Publ 2207 - Publication for Preparing Tank Bottoms for Hot Work
API RP 2350 - Recommended Practice for Overfill Protection for Storage Tanks in Petroleum Facilities
API Std 2510 - Standard for Design and Construction of LPG Installations
API Std 2610 - Standard for Design, Construction, Operation, Maintenance and Inspection of Terminal and
Tank Facilities

Valves

API Spec 6A - Specification for Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment

API Spec 6A718 - Specification for Nickel Base Alloy 718 (UNS N07718) for Oil and Gas Drilling and
Production Equipment
API Spec 6AV1 - Specification for Verification Test of Wellhead Surface Safety Valves and Underwater
Safety Valves for Offshore Service
API Spec 6D - Specification for Pipeline Valves, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Pipeline
Transportation Systems - Pipeline Valves
API RP 6DR - Recommended Practice for Repair and Remanufacture of Pipeline Valves
API Spec 6DSS - Specification for Subsea Pipeline Valves, Petroleum and natural gas industries - Pipeline
transportation systems - Subsea pipeline valves
API Spec 6FA - Specification for Fire Test for Valves
API Spec 6FC - Specification for Fire Test for Valves with Automatic Backseats
API Spec 6FD - Specification for Fire Test for Check Valves
API Spec 14A - Specification for Subsurface Safety Valve Equipment, Petroleum and natural gas industries
- Downhole equipment - Subsurface safety valve equipment
API RP 14B - Recommended Practice for Design, Installation, Repair and Operation of Subsurface Safety
Valve Systems
API RP 14H - Recommended Practice for Installation, Maintenance and Repair of Surface Safety Valves
and Underwater Safety Valves Offshore
API Std 594 - Standard for Check Valves: Flanged, Lug, Wafer and Butt-welding

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API Std 598 - Standard for Valve Inspection and Testing

API Std 599 - Standard for Metal Plug Valves-Flanged, Threaded and Welding Ends
API Std 600 - Standard for Steel Gate Valves, Flanged and Butt-welding Ends, Bolted Bonnets
API Std 601 - Standard for Metallic Gaskets for Raised-face Pipe Flanges & Flanged Connections (Double-
jacketed corrugated and Spiral-wound)
API Std 602 - Standard for Steel Gate, Globe and Check Valves for Sizes DN 100 and Smaller for the
Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries
API Std 603 - Standard for Corrosion-resistant, Bolted Bonnet Gate Valves-Flanged and Butt-welding Ends
API Std 607 - Standard for Testing of Valves-Fire Type-testing Requirements
API Std 608 - Standard for Metal Ball Valves-Flanged, Threaded and Butt-Welding Ends
API Std 609 - Standard for Butterfly Valves: Double Flanged, Lug- and Water-Type
API RP 621 - Recommended Practice for Reconditioning of Metallic Gate, Globe, and Check Valves
API Std 622 - Standard for Type Testing of Process Valve Packing for Fugitive Emissions

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