Document ID (ISN) | 18950 |
CIS number |
73-1022 |
Year |
1972 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Ėstrin R.Ja. |
Title |
Safety in natural gas extraction |
Original title |
Tehnika bezopasnosti v gazovom hozjajstve [in Russian] |
Bibliographic information |
Izdatel'stvo "Nedra", Tret'jakovskij proezd 1/19, Moskva K-12, USSR, 1972. 231p. Illus. 53 ref. |
Abstract |
Individual sections are devoted to: safety features in natural gas extraction (toxicity of natural gaseous hydrocarbons and detection instruments); occupational safety and health in the following operations: natural-gas extraction and processing; repair of gas-well casing; pipeline construction (pipe transport, trenching, pipe welding, weld-quality control, application of insulating wrapping, repairs, etc.; operation of pumping and distribution stations; use of mercury pressure gauges and flowmeters; use of gas containing hydrogen sulphide; use of blow-off gas from oil-wells for heating; and automation and remote control. (New and revised edition of the publication abstracted on CIS 64-1036.) |
Descriptors (primary) |
occupational safety and health; mining and quarrying; petroleum and natural gas industry |
Descriptors (secondary) |
natural gas; remote handling; safety engineering; pumps and compressors; automation; hydrocarbons; safety checks; ducts; piping; gas heating; transport; health engineering; health hazards; toxic substances |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Subject(s) |
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
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Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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Browse category(ies) |
Petroleum and natural gas industry Mining and quarrying
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