Oilfield Glossary

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Fire loop

The main high-pressure water piping ring main around a facility that supplies fire hydrants, monitors, and deluge systems.

It is kept pressurized by the Firewater Pump (jockey pump maintains pressure, main pump kicks in on demand).

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