EXPLOSION AND FIRE HAZARD ANALYSIS OF NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION

Abstract

The article emphasizes that the problem of securing gas production is relevant and requires the implementation of
modern protection technologies. The formation of an explosive and fire-hazardous environment in a drilling rig is analyzed. It
is noted that the Safety Rules in the Oil and Gas Industry indicate only the categorization of premises, and there is no information
about the categorization of external installations. It is established that the specified external installations belong to categories
Az (explosive and fire-hazardous) and Vz (fire-hazardous). It is proposed to make changes to the Safety Rules in the Oil and
Gas Industry on the need to categorize external installations, and at natural gas production facilities to determine categories for
explosion and fire hazard for gas wells, drilling rigs, mobile compressor stations, flare systems and other facilities related to the
operation of gas production facilities.