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  • API 16A : 2017

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    SPECIFICATION FOR DRILL-THROUGH EQUIPMENT

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  11-12-2020

    Language(s): 

    Published date:  01-04-2017

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative References
    3 Terms, Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
    4 Design Requirements
    5 Material Requirements
    6 Welding Requirements
    7 Quality Control Requirements
    8 Marking Requirements
    9 Storing and Shipping
    Annex A (informative) - API Monogram Program - Use of the API
            Monogram by Licensees
    Annex B (normative) - Qualification of Heat-treating Equipment
    Annex C (informative) - Purchasing Guidelines
    Annex D (normative) - Failure Reporting
    Annex E (normative) - Minimum Requirements for Certificate of
                          Conformance (COC)
    Annex F (normative) - Charpy V-notch Impact Test Location for Weld
            Qualification
    Annex G (informative) - Conversion of U.S. Customary Units to the SI
            System (Metric)
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    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Describes requirements for performance, design, materials, testing and inspection, welding, marking, handling, storing and shipping of drill-through equipment used for drilling for oil and gas.

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    Development Note Chinese translation of 3ED 2004 edition is still available, see API 16A CHINESE. (04/2017)
    Document Type Standard
    Product Note Reconfirmed 2017 NEW CHILD ADD 1 2017 IS ADDED NEW CHILD ERRATA 2 IS NOW ADDED
    NEW CHILD ERRATA 1 IS NOW ADDED. NEW CHILD ERRATA 3 IS NOW ADDED
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 6507-1:2005 Metallic materials Vickers hardness test Part 1: Test method
    ASME PV CODE 8 DIV 2 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRESSURE VESSELS DIVISION 2- ALTERNATIVE RULES
    ISO 6506-1:2014 Metallic materials Brinell hardness test Part 1: Test method
    ASNT SNT TC 1A : 2016 TOPICAL OUTLINES FOR QUALIFICATION OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING PERSONNEL
    ASME PV CODE 9 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING QUALIFICATIONS - QUALIFICATION STANDARD FOR WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING PROCEDURES; WELDERS; BRAZERS; AND WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING OPERATORS
    ISO 9712:2012 Non-destructive testing Qualification and certification of NDT personnel
    API 5CT : 2012 CASING AND TUBING
    API 7-2 : 2017 THREADING AND GAUGING OF ROTARY SHOULDERED CONNECTIONS
    API TR 6AF2 : 2013 TECHNICAL REPORT ON CAPABILITIES OF API INTEGRAL FLANGES UNDER COMBINATION OF LOADING - PHASE 2
    ASTM D 1414 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Rubber O-Rings
    ASME PV CODE 8 DIV 1 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRESSURE VESSELS DIVISION 1
    ISO 6508-1:2016 Metallic materials — Rockwell hardness test — Part 1: Test method
    API 6A : 2010 SPECIFICATION FOR WELLHEAD AND CHRISTMAS TREE EQUIPMENT
    ASTM E 384 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Microindentation Hardness of Materials
    ISO 6892:1998 Metallic materials Tensile testing at ambient temperature
    API 5DP : 2010(R2015) SPECIFICATION FOR DRILL PIPE
    ASTM E 10 : 2017-05 TEST METHOD FOR BRINELL HARDNESS OF METALLIC MATERIALS
    IEEE/ASTM SI_10-2010 American National Standard for Metric Practice
    ASTM E 110 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Rockwell and Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials by Portable Hardness Testers
    SAE AMS 2750 : 2012 PYROMETRY
    API TR 6MET : 2010 METALLIC MATERIAL LIMITS FOR WELLHEAD EQUIPMENT USED IN HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR API 6A AND 17D APPLICATIONS
    API SPEC 20E : 2017 ALLOY AND CARBON STEEL BOLTING FOR USE IN THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES
    API 16AR : 2017 STANDARD FOR REPAIR AND REMANUFACTURE OF DRILL-THROUGH EQUIPMENT
    API 20F : 2015 CORROSION RESISTANT BOLTING FOR USE IN THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES
    API 7-1 : 2006 : ADD 3:2011(R2015) SPECIFICATION FOR ROTARY DRILL STEM ELEMENTS
    AWS QC1 : 2007 STANDARD FOR AWS CERTIFICATION OF WELDING INSPECTORS
    ASTM A 453/A453M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for High-Temperature Bolting, with Expansion Coefficients Comparable to Austenitic Stainless Steels
    ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units — Part 1: General
    ASME PV CODE 5 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
    ASTM E 709 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing
    API 6X : 2014 DESIGN CALCULATIONS FOR PRESSURE-CONTAINING EQUIPMENT
    ASTM D 471 : 2016-02 TEST METHOD FOR RUBBER PROPERTY - EFFECT OF LIQUIDS
    AWS D17.1/D17.1M : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR FUSION WELDING FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS
    ISO 18265:2013 Metallic materials — Conversion of hardness values
    ASTM D 1418 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Rubber and Rubber Latices—Nomenclature
    ASTM E 92 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Vickers Hardness and Knoop Hardness of Metallic Materials
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