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Hazardous zone dimensions according to API RP 500B, IP Code and the MODU Code

Internationally
recognized standards

API RP 500B

IP Code
Zone 1

MODU Code

Hazardous Areas

Unclass

Division 1

Division 2

Zone 0

Zone 2

Rig floor and


substructures
Bell nipple
outlet
Wellhead

N.A.

5 ft radius

10 ft radius

N.A.

Cellar, sunk
ditches in zone 2

7,5m radius bell nipple,


9m below well head
deck or to ground level,
7,5m above rig floor up
to top windbreak

Mud tank

N.A.

Intermediate
space: level
mud to top
of tank

10 ft radius

N.A.

Enclosure around
the tank

Mud ditch,
trench or pit

N.A.

Intermediate
space: level
mud to top
of tank

10 ft radius

N.A.

Below ground
level with source
of hazard; Encl.
Premises (without
fire walls) without
source of hazard in
zone 2; Interior of
the enclosure

Mud pump

N.A.

N.A.

Not referred to in
detail

Zone 0

Zone 1

Zone 2

N.A.

Enclosed spaces or semi-enclosed


locations with source of hazard or
spaces not separated by solid
floor from the earlier mentioned
spaces

3m radius from opening


tank and 3m radius
from the top and sides
of the tank extending to
7,5m on 0-3m ground
level

Internal
spaces tanks
and pipes
drilling mud,
oil/gas/air
mixture
present for
longer
periods

7,5m radius
surrounding space in
open air; Enclosed
premises (with
firewalls, etc.) without
source of hazard in zone
2; Naturally well
ventilated conditions
outside the limits of the
derrick or mast zone
may be reduced to 3m
Not referred to in detail

N.A.

Enclosed spaces containing mud


circulation system with opening
into space, between the well and
final degassing discharge;
Outdoor and semi-enclosed
locations the area within 1,5m
radius from the boundaries of any
opening to equipment part of the
mud system, any ventilation
outlets or access of/to zone 1
spaces (Except encl. /semi-encl..
spaces under the drill floor);
Pits, ducts or similar structures in
locations which would otherwise
be zone 2 which are so arranged
that dispersion of gas may not
occur
As part of the Mud system, the
earlier described specifications,
under the heading mud tank
(MODU Code), are applicable

Outdoor locations, within boundaries of


the derrick, 3m above drill floor; Semienclosed locations, below and contiguous
to the drill floor, within boundaries derrick
or to the extent of any enclosure which is
liable to trap gas;
Outdoor location, below the drill floor and
within the radius of 3m from a possible
source of hazard such as the top of the
drilling nipple; Semi-enclosed derricks to
the extent of their enclosure above the drill
floor or to the height of 3m above the drill
floor, whichever is greater
Enclosed spaces with open sections of the
mud circulation system from final
degassing discharge to the mud suction
connection at the mud pit;
The areas 1,5m beyond the zone 1 areas,
enclosed and semi-enclosed location under
the drill floor

N.A.

As part of the Mud system, the


earlier described specifications,
under the heading mud tank
(MODU Code), are applicable are
still the same or valid

As part of the Mud system, the earlier


described specifications, under the heading
mud tank (MODU Code), are applicable

As part of the Mud system, the earlier


described specifications, under the heading
mud tank (MODU Code), are applicable
are still the same or valid

Hazardous zone dimensions according to API RP 500B, IP Code and the MODU Code
Internationally
recognized standards

API RP 500B

IP Code

Hazardous Areas

Unclass

Division 1

Division 2

Zone 0

Shale shaker

N.A.

5 ft radius

10 ft radius

Desander,
desilter or
degasser
Degasser vent

N.A.

N.A.

5 ft radius

Diverter line
vent

N.A.

BlowOut
Preventer
Wireline
operations

Cellar (land)

10

11

MODU Code

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 0

Zone 1

Zone 2

N.A.

1,5m radius around


the shale shaker

7,5m radius around the


shale shaker

N.A.

As part of the Mud system, the


earlier described specifications,
under the heading mud tank
(MODU Code), are applicable are
still the same or valid
As part of the Mud system, the
earlier described specifications,
under the heading mud tank
(MODU Code), are applicable
As part of the Mud system, the
earlier described specifications,
under the heading mud tank
(MODU Code), are applicable

As part of the Mud system, the earlier


described specifications, under the heading
mud tank (MODU Code), are applicable
are still the same or valid

5 ft radius

N.A.

Not referred to in
detail

Not referred to in detail

N.A.

10 ft radius

N.A.

Not referred to in
detail

N.A.

Situation specific
Not less then degasser vent

N.A.

Not referred to in
detail

N.A.

10 ft radius

N.A.

Not referred to in detail


except for the vent. If
flow rates and type of
effluent figures are not
known, the zone should
extend at least 15m
radius
Not referred to in detail
except for the vent. If
flow rates and type of
effluent figures are not
known, the zone should
extend at least 15m
radius
7,5m radius

N.A.

Not referred to in detail

Not referred to in detail

N.A.

Not referred to in detail

Not referred to in detail

N.A.

N.A.

For wire line


operations the
point of reference
is not the bell
nipple but the
stuffing box, all
the rest is the
same:
Cellar, sunk
ditches in zone 2

For wire line operations


the point of reference is
not the bell nipple but
the stuffing box, all the
rest is the same:
7,5m radius stuffing
box, 9m below well
head deck or to ground
level, 7,5m above
stuffing box

N.A.

Not referred to in detail

Not referred to in detail

N.A.

Entire
volume

5 ft radius

N.A.

Entire volume

7,5m radius

N.A.

N.A.

N.A.

As part of the Mud system, the earlier


described specifications, under the heading
mud tank (MODU Code), are applicable
As part of the Mud system, the earlier
described specifications, under the heading
mud tank (MODU Code), are applicable

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