CHERNIKOVSK REFINERY USSR

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• Publication Date: June 1, 1965
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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE REPORT
CHERNIKOVSK REFINERY
USSR
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1. Chernikovsk Refinery is the north member of the refinery complex
which also includes the Staro-Ufa and Novo-Ufa refineries. All three
are located.in the Chernikovsk sector of the Ufa region. It is situated
approximately 10.2 nautical miles NNE of the Ufa Airfield, along the
northeast bank of the Belaya River, about a mile from the present channel.
The geographic coordinates of the approximate center of this refinery are
51+ 55 07N - 56 03 30E (See Figures 1 and 2).
Chernikovsk Refinery is generally rectangular in shape, with
maximum dimensions of approximately 13,500 feet by 5,500 feet oriented in
a general North-South direction. The total area occupied by the refinery
is approximately 56,000,000 square feet or about 2 square miles.
This petroleum refinery appears to be basically a complete refinery
as most of the components normal to such an installation are present. A
considerable amount of ground has been left vacant adjacent to units within
this plant, indicating possible plans for future expansion of capacity.
Space is also available for further extension of the plant area if so
desired.
Construction has occurred on several units at this refinery during
the period from which photographic coverage is available. Details concerning
these changes are discussed in part b of section 2.
2. Individual sections of the Chernikovsk Refinery are outlined and
annotated on the overlay to Figure 6 of this report.
a. Identification and analysis of these sections is presented
under the number corresponding to that on the overlay.
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Probable waste settling pond
Possible waste treatment facility
Tank farm, with tank car loading and unloading racks,
probable.warehouses, and possible packaging and shipping
facilities in north portion of area
Thermal power plant and associated facilities
Tank farm, probable crude storage
Possible crude distillation units (two)
Tank farm, probable intermediate and final product storage
Probable lube oil refining area
Water treatment area, with spray and settling ponds,
many cooling towers, and some tankage
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(10) Flare tower, small building and two gas holders
nearby
(11) Probable cracking units (two)
(12) Area of probable desalting units with administration
and shop buildings also present
(13) Administration area
(11+) Multipurpose area including warehousing and probable
packaging (rail served buildings), shop and maintenance
buildings, tankage, and several large unidentified probable
processing buildings
(15) Tank farm, probable crude and product storage
(16) Probable large distillation units (two)
(17) Unidentified processing units (two) and an area of
construction at th%north end of this section
(18) Series of units'possibly for recovery and processing
of gases from cracking operations
(19) Cracking unit
(20) Large unidentified processing unit
(21) Tank farm, probable intermediate and final product' storage
(22) Area of construction
(23) A number of unidentified processing units, possibly
associated with petrochemical manufacture rather than
standard petroleum refining processes
(21+) Tank farm, partially completed buried tanks showing
little or no change in status of construction between
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b. The locations where major changes have occurred during the
period of time covered in this report are annotated with letters on the
overlay sheet. A description of these changes, under the letter
corresponding to that on the overlay, follows:
(a) Three large and several'small buildings have been built
in this portion of the probable lube oil section. Con-
struction had started in this area by and
appears complete on the latest available coverage25X1D
(b) An additional-possible wax removal and treating installation
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in this. portion of the lube oil section. 25X1D
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(c) Several additional cooling towers and treating ponds
have been built in the water treatment section of the
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25X1D (d) This possible gas treatment unit was under construction
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An unidentified. unit is presently under construction
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at this location.
Earth scars present
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Construction on three of the possible petrochemical
installations in this area was in progress at th i
of the earliest coverage over this refinery
These plus two additional units a pear to be complete on
photography from A considerable amount
of tankage has been added to the tank farm adjacent
to and east of this area during this same period.
3. Transportation facilities available to the Chernikovsk Refinery
include: A rail spur from the Trans-Siberian Railway, an apparently well
maintained road running NNE from.Ufa by this refinery complex; docking
facilities on the nearby Belaya River, and probable underground pipelines.
A thermal power plant is located adjacent to the southeast corner of this
refinery and a considerable volume of water is available from the nearby
river.
4. Plumes of smoke and steam from several of the refining units, the
power plant, and cooling towers indicate that at least parts of this refinery
have been operable throughout the period from
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The building of a small tank farm had started in this
area by and additional tanks have been
built since that date.
(h) An unidentified group of three processing units was
started in this area by and is apparently
nearing completion in th
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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 mensuration data compiled by the Technical Intelligence Division, NPIC.
ENCLOSURES :
2 Annotated Maps
(CIA/PID/IB-P-596/65 and P-597/65)
3 Annotated Photos
(CTA/PID/IB-P-598/65 thru P-60 /65)
1 Annotated Photo w/overlay
(CIA/PID/IB-P-601/65)
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MAPS OR CHARTS
General Locator Map, USSR - 29656 1-61 (UNCLASSIFIED)
ACIC. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet 0165-10S
1st edition, September 58 (CONFIDENTIAL)
CIA. C-RR4-81, 228
CIA/PID PROJECT
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