Petro Guardian’s lightning protection team is the most experienced in the oil and gas industry. Our engineered protection plan has successfully protected valuable oil and gas company assets from the dangers of lightning, static, and electrical surge. We design, procure, install, and maintain, for every client, a sustainable oilfield lightning protection and static mitigation system. Visit us at www.petroguardian.com to know more about us and schedule a meeting with the team@petroguardian.com.

1. Well Pad Protection:
Eliminating Lightning, Static, and Surge Damages
at Well Pads
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Industry Image

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Industry Image

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Known Issues

5. Causes
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IGNITION OF
FLAMMABLE
VAPOR
 Direct Lightning Strike
 Indirect Lightning
Strike
 Static Discharge

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Ignition of Flammable
Vapors
 Static Discharge across
Thief Hatch and Vents
 Lightning Strike on Tanks
 Static Discharge Inside
Tanks
 Streamer Formation From
tanks
 Arcing Between Isolated
Metallic Bodies
 Static Discharge during Truck
Fluid Transfer

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North America Lightning Density Map

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Lightning Formation
SHADOW OF OPPOSITE GROUND CHARGES

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Lightning Formation
CHARGE ACCUMULATION

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Lightning Formation
STEPPED LEADERS FROM CLOUDS

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Lightning Formation
STREAMERS EMITTED FROM STRUCTURES

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Lightning Formation
COMPLETION OF LIGHTNING STRIKE

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Air Terminal Technologies
Early Streamer EmitterCatenaryFranklin Rod

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Air Terminal Technologies
Streamer Delaying Terminal
SDTs Dissipate Charges To Delay
Streamers From Forming

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Streamers

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Comprehensive Protection Plan
GROUNDING
BONDING &
LIGHTNING
PROTECTION
CONDUCTOR
LIGHTNING
PROTECTION
STATIC
PROTECTION
TRUCK
LOAD-OUTS
SURGE
PROTECTION
PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE
AND TESTING

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Protection Line Drawing

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Grounding
 Ground Rods
 Ground Plate
 Chemical Enhancement
 UL 96 Clamp
 Test Well

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Bonding
 Thief Hatch Lid to Flange
 All Isolated Metallic Bodies

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Lightning Protection
 Outside Perimeter
 10 ft. Spacing
 Protect tall vertical equipment
with air terminals.

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Static Protection
 Truck Load-outs
 Thief Hatch
 In-Tank Static Drain

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Surge Protection
 MAIN SERVICE
 BRANCH PANEL
 DRIVES & PLC’S
 CONTROL & COMMUNICATION PANELS
 SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS
 PUMP JACKS

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Maintaining the Investment

24. Connect
With us
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Benjamin Hearst
Sales
504-915-1914
bhearst@petroguardian.com
Mike Kaplan
Sales
504-251-5836
mkaplan@petroguardian.co
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