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A Technical Guide to Applying the Bulletin’s Framework and Template for Risk-Based Drilling Fluids Management Plans Scope and Purpose of API Bull D16-2011 Plan Template The API Bull D16-2011 Plan Template (referred to as Bulletin D16) provides a unified, risk-based…
A comprehensive guide to implementing risk-based inspection methodologies for optimizing safety and operational costs in the oil and gas industry Scope of API Bull D16-2011 API Bull D16-2011, issued by the American Petroleum Institute (API), provides guidelines for the development…
A Technical Guide to Applying the Bulletin’s Framework and Template for Risk-Based Drilling Fluids Management Plans Scope and Purpose of API Bull D16-2011 Plan Template The API Bull D16-2011 Plan Template (referred to as Bulletin D16) provides a unified, risk-based…
A Comprehensive Technical Review of Scope, Requirements, and Compliance for an Early Industry Guideline Scope and Historical Context API Bull D10-1973, published by the American Petroleum Institute (API) in 1973, is a bulletin (formerly categorized as a Recommended Practice) that…
A comprehensive guide to implementing risk-based inspection methodologies for optimizing safety and operational costs in the oil and gas industry Scope of API Bull D16-2011 API Bull D16-2011, issued by the American Petroleum Institute (API), provides guidelines for the development…
A Technical Review of Managing Ethanol Stress Corrosion Cracking (ESCC) in Biofuels Infrastructure Scope and Technical Background of API Bull 939-E (2013) API Bulletin 939-E (Second Edition, July 2013), formally titled Identification, Repair, and Mitigation of Cracking of Steel Equipment…
Understanding the Allowable Thrust Loads and Design Criteria for Pressure-Containing Flanges in Piping Systems API Bulletin 97, first edition published in July 2013, provides engineering guidance on the allowable external axial force (thrust) that can be applied to standard flanged…
Guidelines for Safe and Permanent Well Abandonment API Bulletin 91 (API Bull 91-2007), titled “Wellbore Plug and Abandonment Operations,” provides comprehensive guidelines for the permanent abandonment of oil and gas wells. This bulletin is a key reference for operators, service…
A Comprehensive Technical Review of Engineering Controls and Compliance Strategies for Respirable Crystalline Silica The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) final rule on respirable crystalline silica (RCS) represents one of the most significant health regulations to impact the upstream…
A comprehensive guide to the scope, dimensional requirements, and compliance application of the historical API Bulletin 6RS. Scope and Historical Significance of API Bull 6RS The American Petroleum Institute published API Bull 6RS in June 1990 to address a pressing…