API 16ST:2009

1 Scope
   1.1 General
   1.2 Operations Not Covered in this Document
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Well Control Equipment
   4.1 General
   4.2 Coiled Tubing (CT) Operations
   4.3 Well Control Components
   4.4 Additional Well Control Components
   4.5 Well Control Equipment for Hydrogen Sulfide Service
5 CT String and Connectors
   5.1 CT String
   5.2 CT String Selection
   5.3 CT Collapse
   5.4 Bend Cycle Fatigue
   5.5 CT String Management
6 Downhole Flow Check Assembly
   6.1 General
   6.2 CT Bottomhole Assembly (BHA) Connectors
   6.3 Downhole Flow Check Devices
7 Elastomers and Seals
   7.1 General
   7.2 Rapid Gas Decompression (RGD)
   7.3 Chemical Compatibility
   7.4 Temperature Performance Range
   7.5 Extrusion Resistance
   7.6 Abrasion/Erosion Resistance
   7.7 Pressure Rating
   7.8 Other Considerations
8 Choke Manifolds and Choke Lines
   8.1 Purpose
   8.2 Choke Line Installation
   8.3 Choke Manifold Installation
9 Kill Lines
   9.1 Purpose
   9.2 Kill Line Installation
   9.3 Bleed-off Lines
10 Pump Lines
   10.1 Purpose
   10.2 Pump Line(s) Installation
   10.3 Reel Swivel
   10.4 Bleed-off Lines
11 General Description of CT Surface Equipment
   11.1 General
   11.2 Typical CT Unit Components
   11.3 Injector
   11.4 Tubing Guide Arch
   11.5 Reel
   11.6 Power Supply/Prime Mover
   11.7 Monitoring Equipment
12 Well Control Equipment Testing
   12.1 General
   12.2 Performance Testing - Slip and Shear Rams
   12.3 Performance Load Test - Flow Check Assembly Connector
   12.4 Pressure Testing
   12.5 Test Documentation
   12.6 General Testing Considerations
   12.7 Pressure Test Devices
13 Well Control Equipment Operating System
   13.1 General
   13.2 Functional Requirements
   13.3 Well Control Equipment Operating System Components
   13.4 Reservoir
   13.5 Pump System and Pump Sizing
   13.6 Accumulator Bank and Accumulator Sizing
   13.7 Control Panel and Manifold
   13.8 Hydraulic Control Fluid
14 Pre-job Planning and Preparation
   14.1 General
   14.2 Well Control Contingencies
   14.3 Job Planning
   14.4 Location - Equipment Layout
   14.5 Personnel Requirements
   14.6 Job Review
   14.7 Equipment Rig-up Considerations
   14.8 CT Service Considerations
Annex A (informative) - Accumulator Sizing Calculations
Annex B (informative) - CT Well Control Contingencies and Drills
Bibliography

Describes coiled tubing well control equipment assembly and operation as it relates to well control practices.