FERGANA PETROLEUM REFINERY FERGANA, USSR

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• Publication Date: May 1, 1971
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Industrial Facilities
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DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
Basic Imagery Interpretation Report
Fergana Petroleum Refinery
Fergana, USSR
Top Secret
RCS 13/0043/71
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DATE
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Fergana Petroleum Refinery
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Directorate of Intelligence
Imagery Analysis Service
UTM COORDINATES GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
42TYK815390 40-26-50N 071-47-54E
RCS - 13/0043/71
MAP REFERENCE
2nd RTS. USATC, Series 200, Sheet M0328-23HL, 4th ed, Apr 68, Scale 1:200,000
NEGATION DATE (If required)
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The Fergana Petroleum Refinery is a medium-size Soviet refinery. It is.
the largest of the two refineries in the Fergana area.
The major production facilties of the refinery include crude oil distilla-
tion units, a delayed coking unit, lubricating oil production units, blending
and treating units, a probable catalytic reforming-hydrotreating unit, a
possible hydrotreating unit, and several unidentified secondary processing units.
The main products are lubricating oils and gasolines. Other products
include kerosene, diesel and fuel oils, waxes, asphaltic materials, and coke.
In August 1957, when the area was first covered on photography, the
refinery was in an early stage of construction. On coverage of December 1960,
the vacuum distillation unit and several secondary processing units were
complete and the refinery was in operation. By late 1965, both crude oil
distillation units and most of the secondary processing units were complete.
When the refinery was last seen in May 1970, all processing units were complete
and there was no evidence of additional construction.
The refinery was in operation on all coverage from December 1960 through
May 1970.
This report includes a detailed line drawing, a photograph of the refinery,
a listing of equipment and facilities with measurements of storage tanks, and
a discussion of the status of facilities.
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The Fergana Petroleum Refinery is located 3 nautical miles (nm) north of
the city of Fergana (see Figure I). It is 13 nm east of the Khamzy Khakimgrade
Petroleum Refinery he Fergana Refinery reportedly began 25X1
operating in early 1959. 1/
Rail service into the refinery is provided by a spur from the main line
between Leninabad and Andizhan. Crude oil*to charge the refinery comes from
oil fields in the nearby Fergana Valley and in Uzbekistan and Kirgizia. 1/
Electric power and steam for the refiner the collocated 25X1
Fergana Heat and Power Plant TETS 2 Refinery The adjacent
Fergana Nitrogenous Fertilizer Plant is connected by pipelines 25X1
to the refinery.
Physical Features
The refinery measures approximately 5,000 by 8,000 feet and occupies about
925 acres (see Figures 2 and 3). It is secured by a wall.
Operational Functions
This is a medium-size Soviet refinery with respect to charge capacity.
The major refining units presently in operation include crude oil distillation
units, a delayed coking unit, lubricating oil production units, blending and
treating units, a probable catalytic reforming-hydrotreating (CR-HT) unit,
a possible hydrotreating unit, and several unidentified secondary processing
units.
Based on the identification of processing units, the main products of the
refinery are lubricating oils and gasolines. Other products include kerosene,
diesel and fuel oils, waxes, asphaltic materials, and coke.
Construction and Operational Status
The earliest photography used in this study is from August 1957. At that
time, the vacuum distillation unit (Area U), the blending and treating unit
(Area R), one deasphalting unit (Area S), the two solvent extraction units
(Area 0), one dewaxing unit (Area B), and the probable solvent recovery unit
(Area H) were in the early stages of construction. The heat and thermal
power plant and the substation were complete. Most of the support facilities
and a few of the storage tanks were in place.
On photography of December 1960, the vacuum distillation unit, the blending
and treating unit, the deasphalting unit, the two solvent extraction units, the
dewaxing unit, the probable solvent recovery unit, and the clay treatment unit
(Area N) were complete, and many storage tanks had been constructed. The
refinery was observed in operation.
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By June 1962, one crude oil distillation unit (Area Q), the second deasphalt-
ing unit in Area S, and the probable blending/treating unit (Area Z) were complete.
In Area C, one dewaxing unit was in the midstage and another was in the early
stages of construction. The probable CR-HT unit (Area F), the delayed coking
unit (Area Y), and one unidentified secondary processing unit in Area E and
two in Area K were in the early stages of construction.
In September 1963, three unidentified secondary processing units in Area K
were complete. In Area C,, one of the dewaxing units was complete and the second
was in the late stages of construction. The delayed coking unit was nearly
complete. Both unidentified secondary processing units in Area E were in the
midstage of construction. The second dewaxing unit in Area B and the possible
hydrotreating unit (Area J) were in the early stages of construction. Site
preparation was observed for the second crude oil distillation unit in Area Q
and the unidentified secondary processing unit in Area L.
On November 1964 photography, the second dewaxing unit in Area B, the
probable CR-HT unit, the delayed coking unit, and the unidentified secondary
processing unit in Area T were complete. In Area C, the second dewaxing unit
was complete and site preparation for a third was observed. The two unidentified
units in Area E were nearing completion. The second crude oil distillation
unit (Area Q) and the unidentified unit in Area L were in the midstage of
construction. The possible hydrotreating unit was still in the early stages
of construction.
By October 1965, the second crude oil distillation unit and the two
unidentified units in Area E were complete. The third dewaxing unit in Area C
was in the late stages and the possible hydrotreating unit was in the midstage
of construction. Little progress had been made on the unidentified unit in
Area L. Site preparation for the unidentified secondary processing unit in
Area P was observed.
Photography of August 1967 revealed that the third dewaxing unit in Area C,
the possible hydrotreating unit, and the unidentified unit in Area L were complete.
The dewaxing unit in Area I was in the midstage of construction. The fourth
unidentified secondary processing unit in Area K and the unidentified unit
in Area P were in the early stages of construction. Site preparation was
observed for the unidentified secondary processing unit in Area D.
In September 1968, the unidentified units in Areas P and K and the dewaxing
unit in Area I were complete. The unidentified unit in Area D was in the
midstage of construction.
August 1969 photography revealed that the unidentified unit in Area D was
complete. When the refinery was last seen in May 1970 all processing units
were complete and there was no evidence of additional construction.
The refinery was observed in operation on all coverage from December 1960
through May 1970.
Facilities and Equipment
Table 1 lists the functional areas and equipment within the refinery. All
measurements are rounded to the nearest half-meter.
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Table 1. Equipment and Facilities at the Fergana Petroleum Refinery
(Keyed to Figure 3)
Area Functional Description
Equipment and Facilties
A Storage and Shipping 37 Miscellaneous buildings
5 Loading racks
116 Cylindrical storage tanks
17
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36 Q-meter-diametpr
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20 6-meter-diameter
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42 Horizontal storage tanks
4. 24-meter-long
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8
10
4 9-meter-lon
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8 (not measured
because they are
under roof)
4 Semiburied storage
tanks, 18 meters in
diameter
1 Gasholder, 25X1
in diameter
2 Water basins
2 Flare towers
B Dewaxing 1 Unit with
1 solvent regeneration
section
6 settling/intermediate
storage tanks
1 chiller building
with 9 crystallizer
drums and an
attached bank
of processing
equipment
1 filter building
with 4 hoppers
and an overhead
crane
1 support building
1 horizontal storage
tank, 15 meters long
1 gasholder, 9 meters
in diameter
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Area Functional Description Equipment and Facilties
1 Unit with
1 solvent regeneration
section
4 settling/intermediate
storage tanks
2 banks of heat
exchangers/cooling
coils/accumulators
1 chiller building
with an attached
bank of processing
equipment
1 filter building
with 2 hoppers
and an overhead
crane
1 support building
1 gasholder, 9 meters
in diameter
4 Storage tanks, 12
meters in diameter
Dewaxing 2 Units, each with
2 solvent regeneration
sections
4 settling/intermediate
storage tanks
2 banks of heat
exchangers/cooling
coils/accumulators
2 chiller buildings,
each with 11
crystallizer drums
1 filter building
with 8 hoppers and
2 overhead cranes
2 pump/processing
buildings (one with
a cluster of process-
ing equipment)
1 support building
(one unit has 2)
6 horizontal storage
tanks 125X1
long
1 gasholder, 9 meters
in diameter
1 Unit with
2 solvent regeneration
sections
2 banks of heat
exchangers/cooling
coils/accumulators
2 chiller buildings,
each with 11
crystallizer drums
1 filter building
with 8 hoppers
and 2 overhead
cranes
1 pump/processing
building
1 support building
4 horizontal storage
tanks
long
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Area Functional Description
Equipment and Facilties
1 gasholder, 9 meters
in diameter
9 Support buildings
23 Cylindrical storage
tanks
5 12-meter-diameter
18 9-meter-diameter
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Unidentified Secondary Processing 1 Unit with
3 columns
2 clusters of process-
ing equipment
2 banks of heat
exchangers/cooling
coils/accumulators
2 processing buildings
8 Horizontal storaae tank
6 25X1
2 (not measured because
they are under roof)
E Unidentified Secondary Processing 1 Unit with
2 columns
3 cylindrical settling/
storage tanks
1 pipe furnace
4 processing buildings
1 support building
12 cylindrical storage
tanks, 6 meters in
diameter
4 horizontal storage
tanks
3 12-meter-long
1 (not measured
because it is
under roof)
1 Unit with
3 columns
2 banks of heat
exchangers/cooling
coils/accumulators
1 processing building
6 cylindrical storage
tanks, 6 meters in
diameter
2 Support buildings
18 Cylindrical storage
tanks
6 12-meter-diameter
6 25X1
6
12 Tan ases
Probable Catalytic Reforming- 1 Unit with
Hydrotreating 1 Probable catalytic
reforming section
with
4 reactors
3 columns
1 cluster of process-
ing equipment
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Area Functional Description Equipment and Facilties
2 banks of heat
exchangers/cooling
coils/accumulators
1 furnace
1 possible preheater/
precipitator
1 pump building
1 Probable hydrotreating
section with
4 columns
1 cluster of process-
ing equipment
2 furnaces
1 possible preheater/
precipitator
1 pump building
2 horizontal storage
tanks, 6 meters long
1 Pump building common
to both sections
4 Support buildings
12 Cylindrical storage tanks
8 25X1
4
1 Water basin
G Shipping 2 Loading racks
2 Shipping buildings
3 Support buildings
6 Cylindrical storage
tanks, 3 meters in
diameter
H Probable Solvent Recovery 1 Unit with
2 columns
1 bank of heat
exchangers/cooling
coils/accumulators
1 pipe furnace
1 pump building
2 cylindrical storage
tanks, 25X1
in diameter
4 horizontal storage
tanks, 6 meters long
1 Support building
8 Cylindrical storage
tanks, 9 meters in
diameter
Dewaxing 1 Unit with
1 solvent regeneration
section
1 chiller building
with 11 crystallizer
drums
1 filter building with
4 hoppers and an
overhead crane
2 pump/processing
buildings (one
with a bank of
heat exchangers/
cooling coils/
accumulators on
the roof)
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Area Functional Description
Possible Hydrotreating
Equipment and Facilties
1 support building
1 gasholder, 9 meters
.in diameter
1 Support building
6 Cylindrical storage tanks
2 9-meter-diameter-
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F I
1 Unit with
3 possible reactors
9 columns
1 cluster of process-
ing equipment
2 banks of heat
exchangers/cooling
coils/accumulators
3 pipe furnaces
1 pump/compressor
building
3 Support buildings
16 Cylindrical storage
tanks
2 12-meter-diameter
K Unidentified Secondary Processing 1 Unit with
4 columns
1 cluster of
processing
equipment
1 bank of heat
exchangers/
cooling coils/
accumulators
2 processing
buildings
3 pipe furnaces
1 pump building
2 cylindrical
treating/storage
tanks
2 horizontal
treating/storage
tanks
1 Unit with
6 columns
8 short processing
columns/tanks
1 pump building
2 cylindrical storage
tanks, 25X1
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Area Functional Description
Equipment and Facilties
1 Unit with
2 columns
2 short processing/
storage tanks
1 bank of heat exchang-
ers/cooling coils/
accumulators
1 processing building
1 Unit with
3 processing buildings
3 support buildings
1 gasholder, 6 meters
in diameter
6 Cylindrical storage tanks
2 25X11
4 9-meter-diameter
Unidentified Secondary Processing 1 Unit with
7 columns
2 clusters of
processing
equipment
2 pump buildings
4 pipe furnaces
2 cylindrical treating/
storage tanks
2 horizontal treating/
storage tanks
12 Cylindrical storage
tanks, 12 meters in
diameter
Water Cooling
2 Cooling towers
3 Support buildings
6 Cylindrical storage
tanks
1 25X1
5 9-meter-diameter
11 Water basins
N Clay Treatment 1 Unit with
4 columns
10 cylindrical treating
tanks
2 pipe furnaces
1 processing building
attached to a clay
receiving section
by a conveyor
1 support building
4 cylindrical storage
to
2
2 3-meter-diameter
8 Cylindrical storage tanks
4 12-meter-diameter
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Functional Description Equipment and Facilties
Solvent Extraction 2 Units, each with
7 columns
2 banks of heat
exchangers/cooling
coils/accumulators
2 pipe furnaces
1 pump building
2 support buildings
3 cylindrical storage
tanks, 25X1
in diameter
4 horizontal stora e
tanks, 25X1
long
4 Support buildings
Unidentified Secondary Processing 1 Unit with
8 columns
6 cylindrical process-
ing tanks
1 cluster of processing
equipment
1 pipe furnace
2 processing buildings,
each with a bank of
heat exchangers/
cooling coils/
accumulators on
the roof
3 support buildings
1 gasholder, 6 meters
in diameter
4 Support buildings
21 Cylindrical storage
tanks
11 12-meter-diameter
4
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2 6-meter-diameter
4
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Crude Oil Distillation 2 Units, each with
1 atmospheric column
1 vacuum column
7 other columns
(3 of which are
probably recycle
columns)
1 cluster of process-
ing equipment
2 banks of heat
exchangers/cooling
coils/accumulators
3 processing buildings
(one with 6 horizontal
and 9 cylindrical
treating tanks
2 pipe furnaces
2 pump buildings
3 support buildings
2 Desalting units, each
with
3 desalting spheres
1 processing building
2 cylindrical treating
tanks
1 horizontal treating
tank (one unit has 2)
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Area Functional Description Equipment and Facilties
Q (Cont)
i Support building
15 Cylindrical storage tanks
6 12-meter-diameter
9 6-meter-diameter
R Blending, Treating, and Shipping 1 Blending and treating
unit with
1 building with 11 batch
agitators/mixers
6 processing buildings
(one with 8 cylind-
rical treating/blend-
ing tanks)
2 pipe furnaces
1 probable packaging
building
1 support building
3 cylindrical storage
tanks, 6 meters in
diameter
Deasphalting 1 Unit with
6 columns
1 cluster of process-
ing equipment
1 bank of heat
exchangers/cooling
coils/accumulators
1 pipe furnace
1 pump building
4 cylindrical storage
tanks, 3 meters in
diameter
1 Unit with
6 columns
1 cluster of process-
ing equipment
1 bank of heat
exchangers/cooling
coils/accumulators
1 pipe furnace
1 pump building
6 cylindrical storage
tanks, 3 meters in
diameter
3 horizontal storage
tanks, 6 meters long
Unidentified Secondary Processing 1 Unit with
4 columns
5 short probable
processing columns
2 processing buildings
(one with a bank of
heat exchangers/
cooling coils/
accumulators on
the roof)
4 horizontal process-
ing tanks
2 support buildings
2 cylindrical storage
tanks, 25X1
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Area Functional Description Equipment and Facilties
Storage
Storage and Water Cooling
(1) Water Cooling
1 Unit with
1 vacuum column
7 other columns (3 of
which are probably
recycle columns)
3 banks of heat
exchangers/cooling
coils/accumulators
2 small processing
buildings
1 pipe furnace
1 pump building
1 support building
4 cylindrical storage
tanks, 3 meters in
diameter
4 horizontal storage
tanks
1 12-meter-Iona
1 Pump building
2 Support buildings
14 Cylindrical storane tanks
7 25X1
7 18-meter-diameter
1 Water basin
1 Pump building
8 Miscellaneous buildings
(2 of which are under
construction)
11 Cooling towers
1 Gasholder, 25X1
in diameter
3 Water basins
(2) Storage
2 Buildings
2 Semiburied storage
tanks (not measured)
Blending/Treating and Storage 1 Unit with
2 columns
9 horizontal blending/
treating tanks
2 processing buildings
2 Support buildings
17 Cylindrical storage tanks
2 12- -
2 25X1
7 9-meter-diameter
4 25X1
2 6-meter-diameter
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Area Functional Description
Delayed Coking
Probable Blending/Treating
Equipment and Facilties
1 Unit with
2 columns (one for
fractination and
one for vapor
recovery)
3 coking drums
3 banks of heat
exchangers/cooling
coils/accumulators
(one of which is
on the roof of a
processing building)
1 pipe furnace
1 pump building
1 compressor building
1 shipping building
connected to coking
drums by conveyor
2 support buildings
1 crane
3 cylindrical storage
tanks 25X1
in diameter
2 horizontal storage
tanks, 6 meters long
2 Support buildings
6 Cylindrical storage tanks
2 12- -
2 25X1
2 6-meter-diameter
1 Unit with
1 processing building
16 cylindrical blending/
treating tanks
10 horizontal blending/
treating tanks
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Map
2nd RTS. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet M 8-
A ril 1968.
1. US Department of Commerce. JPRS, 44605 Studies in Oil Refining and
Petrochemistry, "Report on Oil Refinery Imeni the 40th Anniversary
of Uzbekistan" Pages 56-58, March 1968 (UNCLASSIFIED)
Requirement
COMIREX N02
Support Number 429223
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