A NATIONAL SURVEY ON NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL (NORM) IN PETROLEUM PRODUCTION AND GAS PROCESSING FACILITIES
American Petroleum Institute
I Introduction
II Summary of Results
III The Data
IV Additional Considerations
V Glossary
VI National Summary - Overview
Figure 1 U.S. Total Measurement
Figure 1A U.S. Gas Processing Measurements
Figure 1B U.S. Production Facility Measurements
Figure 2 U.S. Median Background Levels
Figure 3 U.S. Median of Difference Over Background -
Gas Processing Facilities
Figure 4 U.S. Median of Difference Over Background -
Production Facilities
Table 1 Difference Over Background by Equipment Types -
U.S. (All Observations)
Table 2 Difference Over Background by Equipment Types -
U.S. (Observations in Excess of Background)
Table 3 NORM Incidence Measure by States (All Facilities)
Appendix 1 - Statistical Data by Facility and Equipment -
U.S. (All Observations)
Appendix 2 - Statistical Data by Facility and Equipment -
U.S. (Observations in Excess of Background)
VII State Summaries - Overview*
Alabama and Florida
Alaska
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Illinois
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
Offshore
Oklahoma
Texas
Regional Information
- contains data on three regional areas;
Coastal, Central/Western and Northern
Utah
Wyoming
VIII Measurement Collection Protocols
* State summaries contain figures, tables and appendices similar to
the total U.S. information and state measurement data is provided
for countries, parishes, etc.
Describes the general occurrence of NORM in the U.S. based on statistical analysis of gamma measurements taken external to certain petroleum producing and gas processing equipment.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | American Petroleum Institute |
