ENSURING THE SAFE OPERATION OF OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT BASED ON THE RESULTS OF TESTS OF COMPACT SAMPLES
The paper considers the application of the test method of compact samples to assess the degree of damage to steel elements of oil and gas equipment. According to experimental data, an analytical dependence was obtained linking the degree of damage to the index of the specific work of destruction, designed to assess the possibility of safe operation of explosive and fire-hazardous equipment.