• API 51R : 2009

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    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION OPERATIONS AND LEASES

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    Superseded date:  11-08-2023

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    Published date:  01-01-2015

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    1 Scope
    2 References
      2.1 Normative References
      2.2 References for Operations on Federal Lands
      2.3 References for All Onshore Operations
    3 Acronyms and Abbreviations
    4 Government Agencies
      4.1 General
      4.2 Surface Owners and Users
    5 Lease Roads
      5.1 Introduction
      5.2 Planning
      5.3 Design and Construction
      5.4 Primitive or Nonconstructed Roads and Routes
      5.5 Maintenance
      5.6 Reclamation and Abandonment
    6 Producing, Injection/Disposal Wells
      6.1 Completion, Stimulation, and Workover Operations
      6.2 Well Operations
      6.3 Well Testing
      6.4 Plugging and Abandonment
    7 Lease Gathering and System Lines
      7.1 Introduction
      7.2 Route Selection
      7.3 Design
      7.4 Construction and Installation
      7.5 Operation and Maintenance
      7.6 Abandonment of Gathering and System Lines
    8 Production and Water Handling Facilities
      8.1 Requirement Determination (Preplanning Considerations)
      8.2 Site Selection Considerations
      8.3 Facility Design
      8.4 Construction Considerations
      8.5 Operation and Maintenance
      8.6 Waste and Residual Management
      8.7 Spill Prevention, Response, and Cleanup
      8.8 Environmental Assessment Before Purchase or Sale of
          Existing Fields and Leases
      8.9 Closure and Abandonment of Facilities
    Annex A - Good Neighbor Practices

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    Gives environmentally sound practices, including reclamation guidelines, for domestic onshore oil and gas production operations.

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    Document Type Standard
    Product Note Reconfirmed 2009
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    API RP 1171:2022+ERR 1:2023 Functional Integrity of Natural Gas Storage in Depleted Hydrocarbon Reservoirs and Aquifer Reservoirs API RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 1171 SECOND EDITION, NOVEMBER 2022 ERRATA 1, SEPTEMBER 2023

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    API 12F : 2008 SPECIFICATION FOR SHOP WELDED TANKS FOR STORAGE OF PRODUCTION LIQUIDS
    API SPEC 12D : 2017 SPECIFICATION FOR FIELD-WELDED TANKS FOR STORAGE OF PRODUCTION LIQUIDS
    API SPEC 12J : 2008 SPECIFICATION FOR OIL AND GAS SEPARATORS
    API 11K : 1988 DATA SHEET FOR THE DESIGN OF AIR EXCHANGE COOLERS
    API SPEC 12L : 2008 SPECIFICATION FOR VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL EMULSION TREATERS
    API SPEC 11N : 1994 SPECIFICATION FOR LEASE AUTOMATIC CUSTODY TRANSFER (LACT) EQUIPMENT
    API 2350 : 2012 OVERFILL PROTECTION FOR STORAGE TANKS IN PETROLEUM FACILITIES
    API SPEC 12K : 2008 SPECIFICATION FOR INDIRECT TYPE OILFIELD HEATERS
    API E2 : 2006 BULLETIN ON MANAGEMENT OF NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM) IN OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION
    API 12B : 2014 SPECIFICATION FOR BOLTED TANKS FOR STORAGE OF PRODUCTION LIQUIDS
    NACE RP 04 75 : 1998 SELECTION OF METALLIC MATERIALS TO BE USED IN ALL PHASES OF WATER HANDLING FOR INJECTION INTO OIL-BEARING FORMATIONS
    API ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDANCE DOCUMENT : 1989 ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
    API 4663 : 1997 REMEDIATION OF SALT-AFFECTED SOILS AT OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION FACILITIES
    API E3 : 1993 WELLBORE PLUGGING AND ABANDONMENT PRACTICES
    API 53 : 2012 BLOWOUT PREVENTION EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS FOR DRILLING WELLS
    API SPEC 12P : 2016 SPECIFICATION FOR FIBERGLASS REINFORCED PLASTIC TANKS
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