SALAVAT PETROLEUM REFINERY AND CHEMICAL COMBINE SALAVAT, USSR
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DIRECTORATE OF
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Industrial Facilities
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Basic Imagery Interpretation Report
Salavat Petroleum Refinery and
Chemical Combine
Salavat, USSR
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Directorate of Intelligence
Imagery Analysis Service
Salavat Petroleum Refinery and Chemical Combine
8th RTS. USATC, Series 200, Sheet M0165-20HL, 3rd ed, Jul 68, Scale-1:200,000
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The Salavat Petroleum Refinery and Chemical Combine consists of a medium-size
refinery and a large petrochemical plant. It is one of two refineries in the
Salavat-Ishimbay area. Only the petroleum refinery is discussed in detail in this
report.
The major production facilities of the refinery include crude oil distillation
units, thermal and catalytic cracking units, an alkylation unit, probable catalytic
reforming-hydrotreating units, possible gas fractionation units, and a possible
polymerization unit. There are also several unidentified secondary processing units.
The products of the refinery include straight-run, cracked, and blended gasolines in
a wide range of octane ratings, kerosene, and diesel and fuel oils. Petrochemicals
and petrochemical feedstocks are also produced in the refinery. These are probably
further processed in the petrochemical portion of the combine.
The refinery was operating when it was first seen on satellite photography in
April 1962. At that time, the four crude oil distillation units and many of the
secondary processing units were complete. Construction of additional secondary pro-
cessing units has continued. When the refinery was last seen in June 1969, unidenti-
fied facilities were under construction in two major areas.
The petrochemical plant was about 75 percent complete and operating in April
1962. Four additional processing units were observed under construction in August
1968 and they were still being constructed in June 1969.
The refinery and the petrochemical plant were in operation on all coverage from
April 1962 through June 1969.
This report includes a photograph of the combine, a detailed line drawing of the
refinery, a listing of facilities and equipment in the refinery with measurements of
storage tanks, and a discussion of the refinery facilities.
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Salavat Petroleum Refinery and Chemical Combine is a large complex consisting
of a petroleum refinery and a petrochemical plant. It is located 2 nautical miles
(nm) northwest of Salavat and 6 nm southwest of Ishimbay (see Figure 1). The com-
bine is 5 nm southwest of the Ishimbay Petroleum Refinery Peregonnyy
and 5.5 nm east of the Ishimbay Natural Gas Products Plant Gasovy
The Salavat refinery began operating in 1955. 1/
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Rail service into the combine is provided by a spur from the main line between
Sterlitamak and Orenburg. Crude oil to charge the refinery comes by pipeline and
rail from the Volga-Urals production region. 1/
Electric power and steam are supplied by the collocated Salavat Heat and
Thermal Power Plant Novosalavat TETS 2 and Salavat Heat and Therm25X1
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Physical Features
The combine measures approximately 18,000 by 11,500 feet and covers about 4,500
acres. The refinery and storage areas occupy approximately 1,400 acres (see Figures
2 and 3). Walls secure the entire facility.
Operational Functions
This is a medium-size Soviet refinery with respect to charge capacity. The ma-
jor refining units presently in operation include four crude oil distillation units,
three catalytic and three thermal cracking units, an alkylation unit, two probable
catalytic reforming-hydrotreating (CR-HT) units, four possible gas fractionation
units, and a possible polymerization unit. There are also several unidentified
secondary processing units.
Based on the identification of processing units, the products of this refinery
include straight-run, cracked and blended gasolines in a wide range of octane
ratings, kerosene, and diesel and fuel oils. Petrochemicals and petrochemical feed-
stocks are also produced in the refinery. These are probably further processed in
the petrochemical portion of the combine. The petrochemical processes have not been
identified and the products are not known.
Construction and Operational Status
The refinery was operating when it was first seen on photography in April 1962.
At that time, the crude oil distillation units, the catalytic and thermal cracking
units, the alkylation unit, the four possible gas fractionation units, and the possi-
ble polymerization unit were all complete. Most of the storage tanks were also in
place.
By September 1962 work had just begun on one probable CR-HT unit in Area S.
Photography of July 1963 showed that the probable CR-HT unit was in the midstage of
construction and the storage and shipping facilities in Area A were in the early
stages. By September 1964 the probable CR-HT unit was completed.
In August 1966, one unidentified secondary processing unit was complete and two
more were in the late stages of construction in Area R. The possible blending unit
in Area E was in the midstage of construction and the second probable CR-HT unit in
Area S was in the early stages. Work was continuing on the storage and shipping
facilities in Area A.
By August 1968, the possible blending unit and the second and third unidenti-
fied units in Area R were complete. The second probable CR-HT unit was in the mid-
stage of construction and unidentified facilities south of Area E were in the early
stages of construction.
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In March 1969, the probable CR-HT unit and the storage and shipping facilities
in Area A were nearly complete. Unidentified facilities between Areas J and K were
in the early stages of construction. By April 1969 the probable CR-HT unit was
complete. On the latest available photography, in June 1969, construction was con-
tinuing on the storage and shipping facilities in Area A and on the unidentified
facilities south of Area E and between Areas J and K.
The petrochemical plant was about 75 percent complete and operating on the
April 1962 photography. Little additional construction activity was noted until
August 1968. At that time four additional processing units were observed under con-
struction in the southern part of the plant and they were still under construction
in June 1969.
The refinery and the petrochemical plant were in operation on all coverage from
April 1962 through June 1969.
Facilities and Equipment
Table 1 lists the functional areas and equipment within the refinery. In areas
which are still under construction and whose function is undetermined, the buildings
and processing equipment are not listed in the table or shown on Figure 3. All
measurements are rounded to the nearest half-meter.
Table 1. Equipment and Facilities at the Salavat Petroleum Refinery
and Chemical Combine (Keyed to Figure 3)
Area Functional Description Equipment and Facilities
Storage and Shipping 2 Loading racks
14 Miscellaneous buildings
12 Cylindrical storage tanks,
24 meters in diameter
20 Horizontal storage tanks,
24 meters long
15, Spherical storage tanks,
Storage and Shipping 2 Loading racks
33 Miscellaneous buildings
42 Cylindrical storage tanks
5 24-meter-diameter
20 18-meter-diameter
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3 9-meter-diameter
33 Horizon a storage tanks
13 24-meter-long
8
12 12-meter-long
2 Semiburied storage tanks
(not measured)
C Crude Oil Storage and
Desalting
(1) Crude Oil Storage
9 Support buildings
48 Cylindrical storage tanks,
24 meters in diameter
4 Semiburied storage tanks
(not measured)
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Area Functional Description Equipment.and Facilities
C (Cont) (2) Desalting 1 Unit with
2 desalting spheres
6 horizontal desalting drums
1 cluster of processing equip-
ment
1 bank of heat exchangers
1 processing building
4 cylindrical storage tanks,
3 meters in diameter
4 Units, each with
1 bank of heat exchangers
2 processing buildings
2 horizontal processing/
settling tanks
3 cylindrical storage tanks,
3 meters in diameter
2 units have 2 support build-
ings
9 Support buildings
1 Water storage basin
D Storage and Water Treatment
(1) Storage
17 Miscellaneous buildings
21 Cylindrical storage tanks
20 24-meter-diameter
1 6-meter-diameter
2 Semiburied storage tanks
(not measured)
2 Tank bases
(2) Water Treatment 11 Miscellaneous buildings
(one with three
diameter storage tanks)
4 Cylindrical storaae tanks
2
2
1 Semiburied storage tank
(not measured)
2 Tank bases
38 Water treatment basins
Water Cooling and Possible
Blending
(1) Possible Blending 1 Unit with
10 possible blending tanks
5 processing buildings
1 cooling tower
6 support buildings
1 shipping building
3 cylindrical storage tanks,
6 meters in diameter
1 gasholder, 15 meters in
diameter
(2) Water Cooling 2 Support buildings (one of which
is under construction)
4 Cooling towers
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Area Functional Description Equipment and Facilities
F Unidentified Secondary 1 Unit with
Processing 10 short processing towers
1 processing building
1 cylindrical story e tank,
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9 meters long
1 Unit with
3 clusters of processing equip-
ment
1 bank of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
1 pipe furnace
4 processing buildings
1 support building
4 horizontal storage tanks,
9 meters long
Thermal Cracking
15
20 Cylindrical storage tanks
14.Supp6rt buildings
2 Units, each with
6 columns (2 of which are for
vapor recovery)
3 banks of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
2 pipe furnaces
1 pump building
1 compressor building
1 support building
2 cylindrical storage tanks,
3 meters in diameter
2 horizontal storage tanks,
H Water Cooling 6 Support buildings (one of which
is under construction)
9 Cooling towers
Blending, Possible Extraction,
and Possible Polymerization
(1) Possible Polymerization
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1 Unit with
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3 clusters of processing equip-
ment
1 bank of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
2 pipe furnaces
1 processing building
2 pump/compressor buildings
1 support building
2 cylindrical storage tanks,
3 meters in diameter
2 horizontal story e tanks
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Area Functional Description Equipment and Facilities
I (Cont) (2) Possible Extraction 1 Unit with
4 columns
3 clusters of processing equip-
ment
1 bank of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
1 compressor building
2 support buildings
3 horiznntal ctnrana tanks.
2 gasholders, 18 meters in
diameter
(3) Blending and Treating
Possible Gas Fractionation
Alkylation
1 Unit with
12 blending/treating towers
12 horizontal blending/treat-
ing tanks
1 processing building
2 Support buildings (one of which
is under construction)
1 Unit with
5 columns
2 clusters of processing equip-
ment
1 compressor building
5 Support buildings
1 Unit with
5 columns (include a debutan-
izer, deisobutanizer, depro-
panizer, and a rerun column)
1 bank of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
1 reactor building
1 settler and acid recovery
building with 6 horizontal
tanks
1 caustic reclamation building
with 1 horizontal tank
6 cylindrical surge, recycle,
and feedstock tanks
1 distillation building
1 pump building
2 horizontal acid tanks
L Storage and Water Cooling 13 Miscellaneous buildings (one of
which is under construction)
8 Cooling towers
93 Cylindrical storage
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66 6-meter-dia
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1 Water storage basin
5 Tank bases
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Area Functional Description Equipment and Facilities
M Crude Oil Distillation 3 Units, each with
1 atmospheric column
1 vacuum column
10 other columns (6 of which
are probably recycle columns)
2 banks of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
2 pipe furnaces
1 processing building with
7 horizontal tanks
1 pump building
6 cylindrical storage tanks,
3 meters in diameter
1 Unit with
1 atmospheric column
1 vacuum column
4 other columns
4 banks of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
4 pipe furnaces
1 processing building with
6 horizontal tanks and 8
associated cylindrical stor-
age/processing tanks)
1 pump building
9 cylindrical storage tanks
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6 3-meter-diameter
N Thermal Cracking 1 Unit with
6 columns (2 of which are for
vapor recovery)
3 banks of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
2 pipe furnaces
1 pump and compressor building
1 support building
1 Unidentified unit with
1 probable processing building
with 2 cylindrical and 3
horizontal storage/processing
tanks
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Unidentified Secondary 1 Unit with
Processing 1 column
2 banks of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
1 pipe furnace
1 processing building with
3 horizontal tanks
1 pump building
12 cylindrical storage tanks
10 9-meter-diameter
.2 3-meter-diameter
1 horizontal storage tank,
12 meters long
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Q Storage 2 Support buildings
81 Cylindrical storage tanks
Area Functional Description Equipment and Facilities
P Possible Gas Fractionation 1 Unit with
6 columns
6 short probable processing
columns
1 cluster of processing equip-
ment
1 bank of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
1 processing building
1 compressor building
1 Unit with
4 columns
4 short probable processing
columns
1 cluster of processing equip-
ment
1 bank of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
1 compressor building
1 control building
1 Unit with
13 columns
3 clusters of processing equip-
ment
1 bank of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
1 compressor building
5 processing buildings
1 Unidentified unit with
4 columns
9 short probable processing
columns
2 processing buildings
2 Support buildings
3 Gasholders, 18 meters in diameter
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Unidentified Secondary 1 Unit with
Processing 3 columns
1 cluster of processing equip-
ment
1 bank of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
2 pipe furnaces
1 pump building
1 Unit with
2 columns
1 cluster of processing equip-
ment
1 bank of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
1 pipe furnace
1 pump building
1 processing building
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Area Functional Description Equipment and Facilities
S Probable Catalytic Reforming-
Hydrotreating
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2 12-meter-diameter
2 9-meter-diameter
8 Cylindrical storage tank
1 Unit with
10 columns
3 clusters of processing equip-
ment
3 banks of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
6 processing buildings
2 cylindrical and 2 horizontal
processing/storage tanks
6 short processing columns
2 horizontal processing tanks
2 processing buildings
2 Units, each with
1 probable catalytic reform-
ing section with
6 reactors
1 cluster of processing
equipment
4 banks of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
2 pipe furnaces
1 pump building
1 probable hydrotreating sec-
tion with
4 columns
1 cluster of processing
equipment
2 processing buildings (one
with 4 horizontal tanks)
1 pump building
1 cylindrical storage tank,
6 meters in diameter
1 Unidentified processing unit with
Support building
Cylindrical storage tanks
T Unidentified Secondary 1 Unit with
Processing 4 columns
4 possible processing columns
on the roof of a building
1 bank of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
1 pipe furnace
2 processing buildings
4 cylindrical storage tanks,
3 meters in diameter
2 horizontal storage tanks,
12 meters long
1 Unit with
5 columns
1 processing building with
6 horizontal tanks
1 Support building
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Area Functional Description Equipment and Facilities
U Catalytic Cracking 3 Thermofor (moving-bed) units,
each with
1 column
1 cluster of processing equip-
ment
2 banks of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
1 pipe furnace
1 blower building with 3
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1 pump building
3 support buildings
6 cylindrical storage tanks
4 3-meter-diameter
25'Cylindrical storage tanks
17 12-meter-diameter
2
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Map
8th RTS. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0165-20HL 3rd edition.
1968_ Scale 1e20n-000 (SCRET 25X1
1. US Department of Commerce. JPRS, 44605, Studies in Oil Refining and Petro-
chemistry, "Development of Salavat Petrochemical Plant," pages 31-36, March
1968 (UNCLASSIFIED)
Requirement
COMIREX N02
Support Number 429230
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