YAROSLAVL PETROLEUM REFINERY YAROSLAVL, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: June 1, 1969
• Content Type: REPORT

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Basic Imageiy Interpretation Report
Yaroslavl Petroleum Refinery
Yaroslavl, USSR
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY,
Directorate of Intelligence
Imagery Analysis Service
This report provides a detailed imagery-derived analysis of the Yaroslavl
Petroleum Refinery in the USSR. The refinery, although in an early stage of
construction, was observed in operation in April 1962, the first photography
utilized for this study. Construction of the facilities continued until May
1969 when only minor additions to the plant remained incomplete. It was observed
in operation on all photography utilized.
This report includes a detailed line drawing and a photograph of the
refinery, mensuration of storage tanks, a chronology of the plant construction
and production activity, and reference data.
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Yaroslavl Petroleum Refinery
UTM COORDINATES
37VED478790
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
57-32-58N 039-47-47E
RCS - 13/0276/69
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8th RTS. USATC 200, Sheet M0154-19HL, 3rd edition, May 66, Scale 1:200,000
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The Yaroslavl Petroleum Refinery is located approximately 6 nautical
miles southwest of Yaroslavl.
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The Volga-Ural Region, Tatar, ASSR supplies the crude oil to the refinery.
Some of the crude is brought in by a large diameter pipeline and some by rail-
road tank car. 1/2/
adjacent to the refinery and furnishes electric power and steam to the refinery
components. Also located nearby are a water treatment plant and an unidenti-
fied chemical plant.
Physical Features
The refinery occupies a rectangular-shaped area which measures approximately
8,870 by 4,200 feet and contains approximately 850 acres. In addition there
are about 220 acres in the transfer and storage area (Area P) which is offset
from the basic refinery units. The refinery is served by a good all-weather
road system and by a spur from the main rail line between Moscow and Danilov.
Operational Functions
Based on the identification of the equipment now complete and in operation,
the major products of the refinery probably include straight-run and blended
gasoline of a wide octane range, kerosene, diesel and fuel oils, and gaseous
hydrocarbons. Also possibly produced are a full range of lubricating oils,
waxes, and asphaltic materials.
Construction Status and Activity
April 1962 -- Four crude oil distillation units were complete and 96 tanks
had been built in the crude oil and products storage area. Although major
components of the refinery were still under construction it appeared to be in
operation as evidenced by a plume from the flare tower and by the operation
of the power plant.
July 1963 -- Construction of the refinery was proceeding at a moderate rate.
August 1965 -- The remaining crude distillation units, one unidentified
processing unit in Area F, and the unidentified processing units in Area L
appeared complete. The catalytic cracking unit was in the late stages of
construction. The plant appeared to be in operation.
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December 1966 -- A second unidentified processing unit in Area F and
a probable thermal reforming/cracking unit were in the early stages of
construction, and the possible lubricating oil plant was in the mid-stage of
construction. The refinery was observed in operation.
March 1969 -- An unidentified processing unit (Area J) was in the mid-
stage of construction and minor expansion was taking place in the engineering
support area. The refinery otherwise appeared to be complete and all units
were in operation.
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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Facilities and Equipment at Yaroslavl
Petroleum Refinery
Area Functional Description Equipment*
A Crude Oil and Products 115 Cylindrical tanks
Storage 5-60 ft. diam.
17-50 ft. diam.
28-40 ft. diam.
55-30 ft. diam.
8-20 ft. diam.
2-10 ft. diam.
29 Horizontal tanks
20-25 ft. long by 10 ft. diam.
9-30 ft. long by 15 ft. diam.
I Loading rack (not shown)
4 Pumping buildings
5 Miscellaneous buildings
B Crude Oil Distillation 5 Crude oil distillation units
I Multistage distillation unit with
Atmospheric column
I Vacuum column
3 Pre-fractionation/redistilla-
tion columns
3 Pipe furnaces
3 Banks of heat exchangers
cooling coils/accumulators
I Compressor/control building
I Building with
4 De-salting drums
2 Miscellaneous buildings
2 Cylindrical tanks, 10 ft. diam.
2 Multistage distillation units
each with
Atmospheric column,
Vacuum column
3 Pre-fractionation/redistilla-
tion columns
2 Pipe furnaces
2 Banks of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
Compressor/control building
I Building with 7 de-salting
drums
2 Cylindrical tanks, 10 ft. diam.
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Area Functional Description Equipment*
B Crude Oil Distillation - 2 Multistage distillation units
Continued each with
I Atmospheric column
I Vacuum column
2 Pre-fractionation/redistillation
columns.
2 Pipe furnaces
2 Banks of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
I Compressor/control building
2 Possible oil-gas separation
units each with
5 Possible oil-gas separators
I Compressor/control building
4 Cylindrical tanks 20 ft. diam.
10 Horizontal tanks (at one unit)
and 7 horizontal tanks and I
miscellaneous building (at the
other unit)
C Possible Catalytic Cracking I Possible fractionating column
I Possible reactor/regenerator
I Pipe furnace
I Bank heat exchangers/cooling coils/
accumulators
I Compressor building
I Control building
6 Miscellaneous buildings
4 Cylindrical tanks
3-50 ft. diam.
1-30 ft. diam.
D Possible Polymerization I. Possible Polymerization unit with
I Steam generator
I Possible gas purification building
2 Banks heat exchangers
I Reactor section with
6 Reactors
I Fractionation section with
4 Fractionators
I Compressor building
2 Compressor/control buildings
I U/I building
3 Horizontal tanks
I Distillation unit with
I Atmospheric column
I Stripping column
I Pipe furnace
I Bank heat exchangers
I Compressor building
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Area Functional Description Equipment*
D Possible Polymerization - 9 Cylindrical tanks
Continued 40 ft. diam.
I Miscellaneous building
E Unidentified Processing I Unidentified Processing unit with
6 Columns/reactors
I Compressor/control building
I Cylindrical tank
40 ft. diam.
2 Small cylindrical tanks (not
measured)
F Unidentified Processing 2 Processing units
I Unit with
6 Fractionating/reactor columns
I Bank heat exchangers
I Steam generator
2 Pipe furnaces
I Compressor building
2 Control buildings
I Miscellaneous building
I Unit with
6 Fractionating/reactor columns
I Piece U/I process equipment
I Bank heat exchangers
I Steam generator
2 Compressor buildings
2 Control buildings
3 Miscellaneous buildings
G Products Storage
H Unidentified Processing
I Unidentified Processing
12 Cylindrical tanks
10-40 ft. diam.
2-20 ft. diam.
I Miscellaneous building
I Unit with
4 Fractionators/reactors
2 Processing buildings
4 Cylindrical tanks
30 ft. diam.
3 Fractionation/reactor columns
2 Banks heat exchangers
4 Pipe furnaces
I Compressor building
I Control building
3 Miscellaneous buildings
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Area Functional Description Equipment*
J Unidentified Processing 5 Possible columns/reactors U/C
Area Under Construction I T-shaped possible processing
unit U/C
2 Buildings U/C
4 Tanks U/C
K Possible Alkylation. 9 Columns/reactors
I Bank U/I processing equipment
5 Horizontal reactors
I Processing building
I Bank heat exchangers/cooling
coils/accumulators
I Comp res sor, bu i I d i ng
I U/I building
10 Horizontal tanks (not measured)
L Unidentified Processing 4 Processing units
I Unit with
4 Fractionating/reactor columns
2 Banks of heat exchangers/
cooling coils
I Possible compressor building
I Unit with
4 Fractionating/reactor columns
I Bank of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
2 Units each with
3 Fractionating/reactor columns
I Bank of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
Serving the latter three units are
I Bank of U/I processing equipment
I Compressor building
I Bank of heat exchangers/
cooling coils/accumulators
23 Horizontal tanks (not measured)
2 Pumping buildings
3 Miscellaneous buildings
M Engineering and Support 4 Engineering support buildings
31 Miscellaneous buildings
7 Structures U/C
22 Induced-draft cooling towers
16 Filter/treatment basins
8 Cylindrical tanks
40 ft. diam.
6 Horizontal tanks (not measured)
2 Cylindrical tanks U/C
I Flare tower
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40 ft. diam.
2 Hori7nntal tanks
Area Functional Description Equipment*
N Probable Thermal Reforming/ 13 Fractionating/redistillation
Cracking columns
4 Pipe furnaces
3 Banks heat exchangers/cooling
coils/accumulators
2 Compressor buildings
3 Compressor/control buildings
6 Cylindrical tanks
0 Possible Lubricating Oil 2 Processing buildings
Plant 2 Pumping buildings
7 Associated buildings
29 Cylindrical tanks
20 ft. diam.
3 Hori7nntal tanks
P Transfer and Storage 5 Rail served loading racks (not
Facilities shown on graphic)
39 Cylindrical tanks
13-110 ft. diam.
26- 75 ft. diam.
28 Semiburied reservoirs
22 Support buildings
*All storage tank dimensions are approximate.
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8th RTS. US Air Target Chart 200, Sheet M0154-19HL 3rd edition
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I. Ebel, Robert E. The Petroleum Industry of the Soviet Union,
American Petroleum Institute, 1961 (UNCLASSIFIED)
2. International Petroleum Encyclopedia, The Petroleum Publishing Co.,
1969 (UNCLASSIFIED)
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