CHIN-HSI PETROLEUM REFINERY LIEN-SHAN, CHINA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2008
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: June 1, 1969
• Content Type: REPORT

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DIRECTORATE OF
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Industrial Facilities
(Non-Military)
Basic Imagery Interpretation Report
Chin-hsi i Petroleum Refinery
Lien-shan, China
RCS 13/0186/69
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DATE JUNE 1969
COPY 105
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Chin-hsi Petroleum Refinery
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Directorate of Intelligence
Imagery Analysis Service
UTM COORDINATES GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
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This report provides a detailed imagery-derived analysis of the Chin-hsi
Petroleum Refinery from August 1962 to November 1968. The Chin-hsi refinery
was originally designed to produce and refine synthetic oil. The synthetic
oil production facilities were never completed, however, and when the
refinery was completed during World War II it was utilized to process crude
oil. At present, its major products are straight-run, cracked and blended
gasolines, kerosene, diesel and fuel oil, and residuum.
This report includes a detailed line drawing and photograph of the
refinery, mensuration of storage tanks, a discussion of physical features and
operational functions, a chronology of construction activity and status, and
reference data.
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The Chin-hsi Petroleum Refinery is located in an industrial complex in
the southwestern outskirts of Lien-shan (Chin-hsi), in Liaoning Province.
The refinery was originally designed to produce and process synthetic oil,
but the synthetic oil production facilities were never completed. When the
refinery was completed during World War II it was utilized to process
crude oil.l/ Reportedly it now processes crude oil from the Sa-erh-tu Oil
Field.3/ The refinery is served by a good all-weather road system and by a
spur from the main railroad leading south from Chin-hsi. A pipeline which
reportedly connects the refinery with the port facilities at Hu-lu-tao, 2/
20 nm to the east, cannot be identified on photography.
The Lien-shan Thermal Power Plant, Army Fuel Depot
which furnishes electric power to the refinery is collocated with it. Those
facilities at the refinery which were originally designed to produce
synthetic oil are identified in the Basic Encyclopedia as the Lien-shan
Gas Plant, New
Physical Features
The refinery area is irregularly shaped, measures about 7,500 by 3,500
feet, and occupies approximately 600 acres.
The plant is secured on three sides by a fence, and shares common
security with the Chin-hsi Chemical Plant on the fourth side.
Operational Functions
The major products of the refinery include straight-run, cracked, and
blended gasolines, kerosene, diesel and fuel oil, and residuum. It possibly
produces higher octane gasoline, hydrogen, and aromatics.
The major refinery components found at this plant are multistage dis-
tillation equipment for fractionation of crude oil, cracking units, and
possibly reforming and gas processing equipment.
Construction Status and Activity
August 1962 -- The refinery appeared basically complete. Facilities
included a shell still, a single stage distillation unit, two multistage
distillation units, two thermal cracking units, a low temperature carboni-
zation plant, a steam plant, and a thermal power plant. Construction was
underway on the crude oil storage reservoirs in Areas J and U. All units
appeared to be operating except the two multistage distillation units.
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May 1963 -- Construction had begun on the possible gas processing unit
and several tanks were completed in storage areas Areas I and J. All of
the processing units appeared to be operating.
October 1963 -- Construction was underway on the U/I processing unit
(Area D), the possible reform unit (Area E), the cooling facilities (Area A),
and the transfer facilities in Area C. Two new tanks had been built in
the intermediate and products storage area (Area I). The refinery appeared
to be operating.
January 1966 -- Two unidentified processing units (Areas L and M), the
intermediate storage facilities (Area K), the possible reforming facilities,
the gas processing facilities, and two crude oil storage reservoirs had
been completed since 1963. In addition the conveyor serving the low tem-
perature carbonization plant had been removed. All processing areas
appeared to be operating with the exception-of the low temperature carboni-
zation plant.
October 1966 -- No significant changes were noted. All units appeared
to be operating.
March 1967 -- Partial coverage of poor quality showed that the roof
of the retort building of the low temperature carbonization plant had been
removed. The rest of the refinery was operating.
May 1967 -- The U/I processing unit (Area D) appeared to be complete
and in operation.
December 1967 -- Partial coverage showed disruptive painting on
several storage tanks in the thermal cracking and crude storage areas
(Areas R and V), and several personnel trenches had been dug in the crude
storage area. Those portions of the refinery covered appeared to be
operating.
November 1968 -- No major changes to the refinery were observed on
small-scale photography. The processing units appeared to be operating.
Facilities and Equipment
The following table lists the functional areas and equipment within
the refinery. All items are keyed to Figure 3.
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EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AT THE CHIN-HSI PETROLEUM REFINERY
Area Description
A Cooling Facilities
B Unidentified Processing
C Transfer Facilities
Equipment*
4 Induced-draft cooling towers
with 4 cells each
I Compressor/pumping building
I Water pond
I Cylindrical tank
I Miscellaneous buildinq
I U/I processing unit
I Pipe furnace
I Possible compressor/control
building
2 Rail-served trans loading buildings
3 Miscellaneous buildings
I Loading rack (not shown on
graphic)
I Loading building served by
2 rail spurs
2 Pumping buildings
6 Miscellaneous buildings
34 Cylindrical tanks
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D Unidentified Processing 8 U/I processing columns/reactors
I Possible pipe furnace
I Possible compressor/control
building
4 Banks of possible heat exchangers/
cooling coils
6 Miscellaneous buildings
31 Cylindrical tanks
15 diam. 25 ft.
16 diami
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Area Description
Equipment*
E Possible Reforming I Possible reform unit with
8 columns/reactors
4 Petrochemical furnaces
2 Small banks of heat exchangers
I Bank of accumulators
I Compressor building
4 Miscellaneous buildings
5 Cylindrical tanks
3-20 ft. diam.
2-10 ft. diam.
F Possible Gas Processing I Main processing unit with at
least 3 columns enclosed by
scaffolding
5 Possible reactors in a row
I Possible small reactor
2 Banks cooling coils
I U/I processing building with 2
possible fractionators/extractors
2 Compressor/pumping buildings
2 Control houses
I Large monitor roofed building
with associated bank of cooling
coils and a control building
G Crude Oil Distillation I Crude oil distillation unit with
I Fractionator
I Pipe furnace
I U/I column
I Bank of cooling coils
I Compressor building
I Pumping building
4 Unidentified buildings (one with
two pieces of unidentified
processing equipment)
29 Cylindrical tanks
23 diam. 25 ft.
H Engineering and Support 10 Engineering and support type
buildings
Numerous smaller buildings (not
shown on graphic)
Large amounts of construction
material stockpiled at various
points throughout the area
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Area Description
I Intermediates and
Products Storage
J Products Storage
K Intermediates Storage
L Unidentified Processing
Equipment*
2 Pumphouses
I Miscellaneous building
feet
II Cylindrical tanks
25 Cylindrical tanks
3 Cylindrical tanks
I U/I processing unit with at
least 14 U/I reactors/columns
2 Banks of heat exchangers/cooling
coils
I Large U/I processing building
4 Miscellaneous buildings
M Unidentified Processing I U/I processing unit with
2 Processing columns
I Petrochemical furnace
I Compressor building
I Bank heat exchangers/cooling
coils/accumulators
3 U/I buildings
I Water pond
5 Cylindrical tanks
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Area Description
Equipment*
N Lien-shan Gas Plant (New) a. Low temperature carbonization
plant, currently being dis-
mantled
b. Reported location of gas puri-
fication plant, current function
unknown
c. Incomplete water gas facility
d. Probable former electrolysis
building, current function
unknown
e. I Possible catalyst regeneration
facility
Former hydrogenation plant (main
building Area L) currently an
U/I processing building
I Steam plant
I U/I furnace
2 Pipe furnaces
I Gasholder
I Cooling tower and one spray pond
probably used in support of
power plant (Area 0)
12 Cylindrical tanks
8 diam. 40 ft.
4 diam. 20 ft.
9 Miscellaneous buildings
0 Lien-shan Thermal Power I Boilerhouse
Plant Army Fuel Depot I Generator hall
I Control house
2 Miscellaneous buildings
2 Venturi cooling towers
I Spray pond
9 Cylindrical tanks
20 ft. diam.
P Crude Oil Distillation 2 Multistage distillations units
each having
I Atmospheric distillation column
I Vacuum distillation column
2 Probable re-distillation columns
2 Pipe furnaces
2 Banks heat exchangers
I Compressor building
I Control building
2 Additional distillation columns
serve both' units
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Area Description
Equipment*
P Crude Oil Distillation - I Pipe furnace
Continued ?5 Associated buildings
19 Cylindrical tanks
Q Thermal Cracking I Thermal cracking unit with
2 Fractionating columns
I Piece U/I equipment
I Pipe furnace
I Compressor building
I Control building
6 U/I buildings
4 Pieces U/I processing equipment
2 Induced-draft cooling towers
I .Water basin
13 Cylindrical tanks
R Thermal Cracking. I Thermal cracking unit with
2 Fractionating columns
3 Pipe furnaces
I Bank of heat exchangers/
cooling coils
I Control building
3 Miscellaneous buildings
S Former Crude Oil 6 Unidentified buildings
Distillation 2 Cylindrical tanks
5 Horizontal tanks
Area formerly contained
I Shell still
2 Pipe furnaces
3 U/I buildings
2 Additional cylindrical tanks
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SEMIBURIED TANKS
FLARE TOWER
SEMIBIJ RIED RESERVOIR
HORIZONTAL TANKS
BUILDING
STORAGE TANKS
STACK
WATER TREATMENT BASINS
HEAT EXCHANGER. COOLING COILS
OR ACCUMULATORS
REFINERY EQUIPMENT
PIPE STILLS/FURNACES
0 ?0 COOLING TOWERS
A. COOLING FACILITIES
B. UNIDENTIFIED PROCESSING
C. TRANSFER FACILITIES
D. UNIDENTIFIED PROCESSING
E. POSSIBLE REFORMING
F. POSSIBLE GAS PROCESSING
G. CRUDE OIL DISTILLATION
H. ENGINEERING/SUPPORT
1. INTERMEDIATES AND PRODUCTS STORAGE
J. PRODUCTS STORAGE
K. INTERMEDIATES STORAGE
L. UNIDENTIFIED PROCESSING
M. UNIDENTIFIED PROCESSING
N. LIEN-SHAN GAS PLANT (NEW)
0. LIEN-SHAN THERMAL POWER PLANT
ARMY FUEL DEPOT
P. CRUDE OIL DISTILLATION
Q. THERMAL CRACKING
R. THERMAL CRACKING
S. FORMER CRUDE OIL DISTILLATION
T. ADMINISTRATION
U. CRUDE STORAGE
STRUCTURES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
WALL
FENCE
RAIL LINE
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Area Description
T Administration
U Crude Storage
Equipment*
2 Administrative buildings
I Motor pool building
I Theater building
4 Barrack type buildings
I Firehouse
Numerous small support buildings
6 Cylindrical tanks
I Semiburied reservoir 265 by 130
feet
2 Large tank excavations
2 Tanks in a state of disrepair
*NOTE: All tank dimensions are approximate.
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Map
15th RTS. US Air Target Chart 200, Sheet M0289-24HL, 3rd edition,
Sep 66, Scale 1:200,000 (SECRET[-
1. Air Intelligence Information Report, State Operated Petroleum
Plant No. 6, September 1956 (CONFIDENTIAL)
2. CIA. CRS Installation No. 9063468, Chin-hsi Petroleum Refinery,
Lien-shan, China (SECRET)
3. DOD. IIR, ChiCom POL Industry Development, Report
May 1968 (CONFIDENTIAL)
Requirement
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