• API 16ST:2009

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    COILED TUBING WELL CONTROL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  17-02-2021

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2014

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    Table of Contents - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

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

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    Document Type Standard
    Product Note Reconfirmed 2009
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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

    API 5CT : 2012 CASING AND TUBING
    API 6A : 2010 SPECIFICATION FOR WELLHEAD AND CHRISTMAS TREE EQUIPMENT
    API 7K : 2015 DRILLING AND WELL SERVICING EQUIPMENT
    ASME B31.3:2016 PROCESS PIPING
    API SPEC 16C : 2015 CHOKE AND KILL EQUIPMENT
    API 6J : 1992 BULLETIN ON TESTING OF OILFIELD ELASTOMERS - A TUTORIAL
    API 7 : 2001 SPECIFICATION FOR ROTARY DRILL STEM ELEMENTS
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