American Petroleum Institute (API). Fourth Edition, February 1996. Reaffirmed 10/2008. 16 p. These procedures describe a recommended method for conducting drop-weight tear tests to measure the fracture ap- pearance or fracture ductility of tine pipe as referenced in API Specification 5L, Specification fur Line Pipe. Metric conversions of US customary units are shown in...
Американский нефтяной институт (API). Издание второе, декабрь 2005 г. Перевод на русский язык. 22 стр. Настоящий документ обеспечивает руководящие указания для восстановления толстостенных задвижек изготовленных из углеродистой стали, ферритового сплава, нержавеющей стали и никелевого сплава. Указания, содержащиеся в данном документе применимы к арматуре с фланцами и под приварку...
American Petroleum Institute (API) Second Edition, Reaffirmed March 2007. 76p. This recommended practice (RP) is intended to provide accurate information that can serve as a guide for selection, installation, testing, and operation of diverter equipment systems on land and marine drilling rigs (barge, platform, bottomsupported, and floating).
American Petroleum Institute (API) Third Edition, January 2007. 46p. The purpose of this recommended practice is to present procedures and practices for achieving effective corrosion control on aboveground storage tank bottoms through the use of cathodic protection. It contains provisions for the application of cathodic protection to existing and new storage tanks. Corrosion...
An American National Standard. American Petroleum Institute (API). Third Edition, October 2005. 28p. This recommended practice provides guidance on achieving effective corrosion control in aboveground storage tanks by application of tank bottom linings. It contains information pertinent to the selection of lining materials, surface preparation, lining application, cure, and...
American Petroleum Institute (API) First Edition, January 1998. 49p. Recommendations set forth in this publication apply to oil and gas well servicing and workover operations involving hydrogen sulfide.
American Petroleum Institute (API) First Edition, April 1996. 160p. These recommended practices are intended to provide recommended procedures, practices, and checklists for the installation and precommissioning of new and reapplied machinery for petroleum, chemical, and gas industry services facilities
American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition, February 2006. 22p. This Recommended Practice (RP) provides guidelines for the repair and remanufacture of steel ball, check, gate, and plug valves normally used in pipeline applications, as defined by API Spec 6D. This RP covers repair or remanufacturing of end user’s (owner’s) valves for continued service in the owner’s...
American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition, February 2005. 20p. This Recommended Practice may supplement the API equipment specifications for large cross section and critical components. The recommend practice described herein suggests the requirements for batch-type bath quench and water spray quench-type heat treating practices
American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition, March 2003. 28p. This publication is intended to assist the offshore oil and natural gas drilling and producing operators and contractors in assessing security needs during the performance of oil and natural gas operations. The offshore oil and natural gas industry uses a wide variety of contractors in drilling, production, and...
American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition, May 2004. 26p. This publication is intended to assist the offshore oil and natural gas drilling and producing operators and contractors in assessing security needs during the performance of oil and natural gas operations. The offshore oil and natural gas industry uses a wide variety of contractors in drilling, production, and...
American Petroleum Instltute (API) First Edition, October 2001, Reaffirmed, March 2007. 36p. The purpose of this document is to recommend practices and procedures for promotion and maintenance of safe working conditions for personnel engaged in onshore oil and gas production, including special services.
American Petroleum Instltute (API) Third Edition, May 2004. 52p. This recommended practice is intended to assist in development of a management program designed to promote safety and environmental protection during the performance of offshore oil and gas and sulphur operations.
American Petroleum Institute (API) Second Edition, November 2007. 72p. This publication is intended to assist Operators, Contractors, and Subcontractors (Third Parties) in the implementation of a Contractor safety program and improve the overall safety performance while preserving the independent contractor relationship.
Американский институт нефти. 16 издание. Август.1998. С дополнением от ноября 2003. Дата вступления в силу: 1 мая 2004 г. 207 стр. Перевод на русский язык. Данные рекомендации распространяются не только на выбор элементов буровой колонны, но и на контроль угла наклона скважины, выбор буровых жидкостей, скорость бурения, весовых нагрузок и других эксплуатационных параметров.
American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition, August 2009. Errata 1: October 2009. 228 p. This part of ISO 10407 specifies the required inspection for each level of inspection (Tables B.1 through B.15) and procedures for the inspection and testing of used drill stem elements. For the purpose of this part of ISO 10407, drill stem elements include drill pipe body, tool joints,...
American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition, April 2000. 63p. This industry standard provides a functional description of onshore gas gathering pipelines for the sole purpose of providing users with a practical guide for determining the application of the definition of gas gathering in the federal Gas Pipeline Safety Standards, 49 CFR Part 192, and state programs...
American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition, September 2005. 84p. Specifically this document will address in depth the question of how the user measures (multiphase) flow rates of oil, gas, water, and any other fluids that are present in the effluent stream of a single well. This requires the definition not only of the methodology which is to be employed, but also the...
American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition, August 2007. Effective Date: February 2008. 32p. The purpose of this document is to provide the user with recommended ‘field’ methods of sampling, sample handling and analysis for high water content streams up to 50 % water on a volumetric basis. In particular, this RP was developed giving consideration to offshore installations...
American Petroleum Institute (API). Eighth Edition. May 2014, 24 p. This document provides guidelines and establishes requirements for inspection, maintenance, repair, and remanufacture of items of hoisting equipment manufactured according to API 8A, API 8C, or ISO 13535 used in drilling and production operations, in order to maintain the serviceability of this equipment.
American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition, August 2006. 96p. This Recommended Practice is intended to serve as a guide for managing annular casing pressure in offshore wells. Although the prevention of annular casing pressure is very important, it is beyond the scope of this document. Prevention of annular casing pressure is planned to be addressed in API RP 65, Part
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American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition, July 2004. 42p. This recommended practice provides guidance to engineering and plant personnel on equipment and piping design, material selection, fabrication, operation, and inspection practices to manage corrosion and fouling in the wet sections of hydroprocessing reactor efßuent systems. The reactor efßuent system includes all...
American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition, December 2000. 20p. This recommended practice presents materials and fabrication requirements for new 2–1/4Cr and 3Cr steel heavy wall pressure vessels for high temperature, high pressure hydrogen service. It applies to vessels that are designed, fabricated, certified and documented in accordance with ASME Code Section VIII,...
American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition, March 2004. 42p. This recommended practice summarizes the results of experimental tests and actual data acquired from operating plants to establish practical operating limits for carbon and low alloy steels in hydrogen service at elevated temperatures and pressures. The effects on the resistance of steels to hydrogen at elevated...
American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition, May 2006. 50p. This document provides guidance and processes and, when combined with an understanding of the environment at a particular location, the characteristics of the unit being utilized, and other factors, may be used to enhance operational integrity in the survival condition. The information presented herein is premised...
American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition, June 2006. 24p. The purpose of this interim recommended practice is to present an interim approach to siting Jackup Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs) and to recommend certain operational procedures to enhance Jackup survivability and stationkeeping during hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico during drilling, workover, and...
American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition. Ballot 1 - April 2011. 147p. The complexity of DW operations requires a thorough understanding of its well design criteria and associated equipment. This recommended practice (RP) identifies considerations for use in DW well design, drilling, and completions operations for reference by drilling and completion engineers and...
American Petroleum Institute (API). Twelfth Edition, June 2005. 40p. This recommended practice covers typical wire rope applications for the oil and gas industry. Typical practices in the application of wire rope to oil field service are indicated in Table 1, which shows the sizes and constructions commonly used. Because of the variety of equipment designs, the selection of...
American Petroleum Institute (API). Thirteenth Edition, October 2011. Errata, April 2012. 34p. This recommended practice covers typical wire rope applications for the oil and gas industry. Typical practices in the application of wire rope to oil field service are indicated in Table 1, which shows the sizes and constructions commonly used. Because of the variety of equipment...
American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition, November 2008. 86p. The purpose of these recommended practices is to provide information that can serve as a guide for planning, installation, operation and testing of underbalanced drilling equipment systems on land and offshore drilling rigs
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American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition. October 2004. 114p. This recommended practice (RP) provides guidance to the API authorized inspector on welding inspection as encountered with fabrication and repair of refinery and chemical plant equipment and piping. Common welding processes, welding procedures, welder qualifications, metallurgical effects from welding, and...
An American National Standard, American Petroleum Institute (API). Draft. Twenty-fourth Edition. 50p. This standard replaces API Specification 10A, 23rd edition. This standard shall become effective on the date printed on the cover but may be used voluntarily from the date of distribution. This standard is considered identical to the English version of ISO 10426-
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American Petroleum Institute (API). Twenty-third Edition, April 2002. Effective Date: October 1, 2002 59p. This standard specifies requirements and gives recommendations for eight classes of well cements, including their chemical and physical requirements and procedures for physical testing. This standard is applicable to well cement Classes A, B, C, D, E and F, which are the...
American Petroleum Institute (API). Sixth Edition, March 2002 . Effective Date: September 1, 2002. 24p. This standard provides minimum performance requirements, test procedures and marking requirements for bowspring casing centralizers for the petroleum and natural gas industries. The requirements contained herein are limited, but are deemed adequate for use in oil field...
American Petroleum Institute (API). Twelfth Edition, June 2006. Effective Date: December, 2006. 86p. This specification covers rod pumps and tubing pumps in commonly used bore sizes. Sufficient dimensional requirements are provided to assure interchangeability and standardization of all component parts; however, details of design are not specified. Standard materials are specified
American Petroleum Institute (API).Thiteenth Edition 2013, Effective Date 2013. 115 p. This Specification provides the requirements and guidelines for the design of subsurface sucker rod pumps and their components as defined herein for use in the sucker rod lift method for the petroleum and natural gas industry. The specification covers subsurface sucker rod pump assemblies...
American Petroleum Institute (API). Twenty-Seventh Edition May 1. 2010, Effective Date November 1.2010. 103 p. This specification provides the requirements and guidelines for the design of steel sucker rods and pony rods, polished rods, polished rod liners, couplings and sub-couplings, fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) sucker rods, sinker bars, polished rod clamps, stuffing boxes,...
American Petroleum Institute (API). First Edition, July 2002. Effective Date: January, 2003. 35p. This Standard provides requirements for packers and bridge plugs for use in the petroleum and natural gas industry. Application of this International Standard is limited to those products meeting the definition of a packer or bridge plug intended for petroleum and natural gas industry...
American Petroleum Institute (API). Eleventh Edition, November 1, 1994. 30 p. This specification covers material, design, fabrication, and testing requirements for shop-fabricated vertical, cylindrical, aboveground, dosed top. welded steel storage tanks in various standard sizes and capacities for internal pressures approximately atmospheric, not to exceed those listed in...
American Petroleum Institute (API) Seventh Edition, October 1989, Reaffirmed 1999. 84p. Covers minimum requirements for the design, fabrication, and plant testing of oil and gas separators and oil-gas-water separators that are used in the production of oil and gas, and are located at some point on the producing flow line between the wellhead and pipeline.
American Petroleum Institute (API). Eighth Edition, October 2008. Effective Date: April 2009. 40p. This specification covers minimum requirements for the design, fabrication, and shop testing of oilfield indirect type fired heaters used in the production of oil, gas, and their associated fluids. They are usually located at some point on the producing flow-line between the wellhead...
American Petroleum Institute (API). Second Edition, January 1, 1995. 22 p. This specification covers material, design, fabrication, and testing requirements for fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tanks. Only shop-fabricated, vertical, cylindrical tanks are covered. Tanks covered by this specification are intended for above ground and atmospheric pressure service. Unsupported cone...
American Petroleum Institute (API). Fifteenth Edition, May 1, 1993. 52p. This specification covers physical properties and test procedures for materials manufactured for use in oil well drilling fluids. The materials covered are barite, hematite, bentonite, nontreated bentonite, attapulgite, sepiolite, OCMA grade bentonite, technical-grade lowviscosity carboxymethylcellulose...
American Petroleum Institute (API) Sixth Edition, March 2004. Effective Date: September 2004. 72p. This specification details the requirements for design, construction, and testing of offshore pedestal mounted cranes.
An American National Standard. American Petroleum Institute (API). Eleventh Edition, October 2005. Effective Date: May 1, 2006. 89p. This Standard provides the minimum acceptable requirements for subsurface safety valves (SSSVs). It covers subsurface safety valves including all components that establish tolerances and/or clearances which may affect performance or...
An American National Standard. American Petroleum Institute (API). Eleventh Edition, August 2007. Effective Date: March 2008. 36p. This Standard provides the requirements for lock mandrels and landing nipples within the production/injection conduit for the installation of flow control or other equipment used in the petroleum and natural gas industries. It includes the interface...
American Petroleum Institute (API). Fourth Edition January 2008, Effective Date July 1.2008. 50 p. The purpose of this specification is to provide standards for polyethylene (PE) line pipe suitable for use in conveying oil, gas and non-potable water in underground, above ground and reliner applications for the oil and gas producing industries. The standard does not propose to...
American Petroleum Institute (API). Seventh Edition, August 2001. Effective Date: February 2002. 38p. This specification covers filament wound (FW) and centrifugally cast (CC) fiberglass line pipe and fittings for pipe in diameters up to and including 24 in. in diameter and up to and including 1000 psig cyclic operating pressures. In addition, at the manufacturer's option, the...
American Petroleum Institute (API). Second Edition. Ballot
2. Aug. 2009. 77p. This specification was formulated to provide for safe and functionally interchangeable surface and subsea choke and kill systems equipment utilized for drilling oil and gas wells. Choke and kill system components shall be in accordance with the applicable sections of this specification.
American Petroleum Institute (API) Second Edition, March 2002. Effective Data, January 2005. 110p. These specifications establish design standards for systems, that are used to control blowout preventers (BOPs) and associated valves that control well pressure during drilling operations.