API Sets U.S. Frac Iron Safety Standard


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

    

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) -- The American Petroleum Institute (API) announced 
Thursday (1/22) it has established a high-pressure frac iron standard to 
enforce safety in the hydraulic fracturing of U.S. shale oil.

   Standard 16FI is a proactive move to standardize equipment design that aims 
to minimize operational risks and protect workers at well sites, the API said 
in a news release. It contains prescriptions for high-pressure equipment, 
including manifolds and pressure-relief devices, used during critical 
plug-and-perf and ball-drop completion operations in fracking.

   As the industry's primary trade association, the API, which represents 
nearly 600 corporate members across all segments of the oil and natural gas 
industry, maintains over 800 operational safety standards. As of last week, 
there were 410 U.S. rigs drilling for oil.




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