PERM PETROLEUM REFINERY, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000500090003-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: May 5, 1965
• Content Type: MF

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* ?CRA DU? FOR: Chief, Resources Division, ORR
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T OUGH Chief, Requirements Branch, Reconnaissance Group, CGS
_n0_?` Chief, Photographic Intelligence Division, CIA
SL13Jz1CT Perm Petroleum. Refinery, USSR
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" t. CES (1) ORE Requirement No. C-RR2,-81,225
(2) CIA/PID Project No. ?0290-1+
This memorandum forwarded in answer to the above mentioned require-
...ont ich requested an analysi of the petroleum refinery located near Perm,
USE. This analysis is to include the precise coordinates, area], extent, level
of construction, and identifica,ion of the individual refinery un2 s in existence
zr under construction, and to provide annotated photographic enlargements of the
_ o__..ery.'
Information, as requested, concerning the refinery is as follows:
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Location - The refinery is located six nautical miles southwest of
the `roximate center of the city of Perm and is oriented NW/SE. The geo-
?-rarh-ic coordinates of the approximate center of the refinery are 57 55W -
56 C%, (C-ce Fin. res 1 and 2).
br- Areal Extent - The refinery is rectangular in shape measuring approx-
isat 1,' 7 C feet y SPCC feet and covers an area of approximately 1+1,800,000
square feet or 1.5 square miles. 25X1 D
c. Construction Status - Examination of the coverage from
.r:lic t :; that several units have been completed. In addition,
-Here s roo:-: ;rithin and adjacent to the refinery for further construction.
Csnst -ctir:n 3< ,: '.y ciu.irinr- the period of photographic coverage,
is discuss_-cd in section four and is shown on the annotated
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 1. Tank farm
The attached graphics have been
shows the limits of the refinery and,
numbers,, of thee sections correspond
2. Railcar loading and unloading, area
3. Thermal powo~ plant and associated facilities '.
4. Unidentifiec _rea, with probable intermediate and final product
storage, C~Q oling towers,& nd refining or processing units
Administratit5n area'
Warehousing and maintenance, shop area
Water treatment area with cooling towers and probable settling ponds
Unidentified,.init consisting of sederal furnaces and a possle
fractionating tower
9. Water treati. g facility
10. Shipping and:taarehousing area
11. Suspect processing and packaging
12. Unidentified'-processing units
13. Probable pumping station
14. Tank farm with possible compressor building
15. Area cofitaining cooling towers and one processing un t, possibly
associated with lube oil refining
16. Probable lubricating oil area with three--refining un is and probable
? intermddiate and final product storage ? . -
17. Large unidentified processing area. with four tanks, hree furnaces,,
and processing units still under construction
18. Flare -tower
19. Tank farm .
20. Probable de-salting units
21. Cracking unit
22.- Distillation units
23. Intermediate and final product storage area...
24. Possible treating unit
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d. Level of Activity - The refinery appeared to be in operation on
all photography used in'this study. The thermal power plant, cooling towers, flare towers, and a number of refining units all showed evidence
e. Photography Used - All available photography. covering this refinery.,
was used in this study. From this material, missions were
selected on the basis-of having good quality photography.' These are missions
arranged in chronolcigical order.
.3. The dverlay' accompanying Figure 5
various sections within??he refinery. The
to the following key: :k
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25.' Suspect combination units.
26. Probable vapor recovery unit
271 Two probable crack?ng units
28.. Unidentified processing .unit consisting of two f'rnaces;_several.
towers, and storage tanks
29. Flare tower
30. Probable light ends units for processing of gases from.cracking_units'
including possible alkylation and polymerization area, final and
intermediate product storage, and large gas holder
.31. Cooling towers and water settling ponds
32. 'Unidentified unit consisting of large furnace and unidentified pro-
cessing facilities
33. Storage area with two buried tanks, covered basin, and probable.
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unit, gas holder, sand water.treatment ponds
1+. The annotated overla for Fi e 6 w he changes-that h4e taken place
in the refinery between The numbers'correspond,to-the -
i following key:
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6. The photo analyst assigned to-this project wa who may
be contacted on extension 2547 should any questions arise concerning this memorandum.
This memorandum. and attachments complete this requirement. I
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completed by
Refining unit consisting of a small fur e, several towers,-and
'associated tankage constructed and a rently completed in probable
lubricating oil area. since,
5: All measurements-have been made by the-CIA/PID/IB project analyst. They
should be considered as approximate and must not be taken as official NPIC mensura-.
tion data compiled by the Technical Intelligence Division, NPIC.
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Enclosures:
2 Annotated Maps
(CIA/PID/IB-P-1+58/65 and P-#59/65)
1. 1Annotated Photos w/Overlays
(CIA/PID/SB-P-1+6o/65.thru P-463/65)
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,PREPARED BY - qHr,MICAL SECTION, INDUSTRIAL BRANCH,
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, CIA
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