• DocumentCode
    3512481
  • Title

    Methodology for lightning protection at petroleum exploration sites

  • Author

    Torres, Horacio ; Barreto, Leonardo ; Casas, Favio ; Martinez, Victor

  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    7-11 May 1995
  • Firstpage
    189
  • Abstract
    This paper presents the methodology and results of a study that includes designs and criteria for the power system lightning protection of sites for a petroleum exploration company in a zone of high lightning activity in Colombia (South America), a tropical country. An integral lightning protection system (ILPS) concept is emphasized
  • Keywords
    Atmosphere; Drilling; Earth; Lightning protection; Personnel; Petroleum; Poles and towers; Power system protection; Safety; Surface topography;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference, 1995. Conference Record, Papers Presented at the 1995 Annual Meeting., 1995 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Antonio, TX, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-2479-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICPS.1995.527008
  • Filename
    527008