API 5A3 : 2011
Superseded
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RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ON THREAD COMPOUNDS FOR CASING, TUBING, LINE PIPE, AND DRILL STEM ELEMENTS
Superseded date
26-04-2021
Superseded by
Published date
01-01-2015
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API Foreword
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Conformance
3 Normative references
4 Terms and definitions
5 Thread compound characteristics
6 Thread compound performance properties
7 Quality assurance and control
8 Marking requirements
Annex A (informative) - API modified thread compound
Annex B (normative) - Casing, tubing and line pipe reference
standard formulation
Annex C (normative) - Penetration test
Annex D (normative) - Evaporation test
Annex E (normative) - Oil separation test
Annex F (normative) - Application/adherence test
Annex G (normative) - Gas evolution test
Annex H (normative) - Water leaching test
Annex I (informative) - Frictional properties test
Annex J (informative) - Extreme surface-contact pressure
(galling) test for casing, tubing
and line pipe
Annex K (informative) - Fluid sealing test for casing, tubing
and line pipe
Annex L (informative) - Corrosion inhibition tests
Annex M (informative) - Compound high-temperature stability
test
Bibliography
Specifies requirements, recommendations and methods for the testing of thread compounds intended for use on threaded casing, tubing, and line pipe connections; and for thread compounds intended for use on rotary shouldered connections.
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Supersedes API 5A2. (05/2001) Also numbered as ISO 13678. (11/2009) Also available in Russian edition, see API 5A3 RUSSIAN. (01/2018)
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American Petroleum Institute
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Superseded
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| Standards | Relationship |
| API RP 1171:2022+ERR 1:2023 | Identical |
| API 5L RUSSIAN : 2012 | SPECIFICATION FOR LINE PIPE |
| API TR 5TP : 2013 | TORQUE-POSITION ASSEMBLY GUIDELINES FOR API CASING AND TUBING CONNECTIONS |
| API HF1 : 2009 | HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATIONS - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND INTEGRITY GUIDELINES |
| NACE MR 01 74 : 2007 | SELECTING INHIBITORS FOR USE AS SUCKER-ROD THREAD LUBRICANTS |
| API 5B CHINESE : 2008 | SPECIFICATION FOR THREADING, GAUGING AND THREAD INSPECTION OF CASING, TUBING, AND LINE PIPE THREADS |
| API 5L REDLINE : 2007 | SPECIFICATION FOR LINE PIPE |
| CSA Z341 SERIES : 2014 | STORAGE OF HYDROCARBONS IN UNDERGROUND FORMATIONS |
| UNI EN ISO 11960 : 2014 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPES FOR USE AS CASING OR TUBING FOR WELLS |
| BS EN ISO 11960:2014 | Petroleum and natural gas industries. Steel pipes for use as casing or tubing for wells |
| I.S. EN ISO 15463:2004 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - FIELD INSPECTION OF NEW CASING, TUBING AND PLAIN-END DRILL PIPE |
| API RP 1171 : 2015 | FUNCTIONAL INTEGRITY OF NATURAL GAS STORAGE IN DEPLETED HYDROCARBON RESERVOIRS AND AQUIFER RESERVOIRS |
| BS ISO 27914:2017 | Carbon dioxide capture, transportation and geological storage. Geological storage |
| BIS IS/ISO 3183 : 2007 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPE FOR PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS |
| API 5A5 : 2005 : INC : ERR 1 : 2009 : R2010 | FIELD INSPECTION OF NEW CASING, TUBING, AND PLAIN-END DRILL PIPE |
| 08/30190263 DC : DRAFT SEP 2008 | BS EN ISO 11960 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPES FOR USE AS CASING OR TUBING FOR WELLS |
| ISO 11960:2014 | Petroleum and natural gas industries Steel pipes for use as casing or tubing for wells |
| I.S. EN ISO 11960:2014 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPES FOR USE AS CASING OR TUBING FOR WELLS (ISO 11960:2014) |
| API RP 1170 : 2015 | DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SOLUTION-MINED SALT CAVERNS USED FOR NATURAL GAS STORAGE |
| 11/30235499 DC : 0 | BS EN ISO 3183 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPE FOR PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS |
| 16/30292328 DC : 0 | BS ISO 27914 - CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE, TRANSPORTATION AND GEOLOGICAL STORAGE - GEOLOGICAL STORAGE |
| 07/30147011 DC : 0 | BS EN ISO 13678 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - EVALUATION AND TESTING OF THREAD COMPOUNDS FOR USE WITH CASING, TUBING, LINE PIPE AND DRILL STEM ELEMENTS |
| API 5C5 RUSSIAN : 2017 | PROCEDURES FOR TESTING CASING AND TUBING CONNECTIONS |
| ISO 27914:2017 | Carbon dioxide capture, transportation and geological storage Geological storage |
| API 7 : 2001 | SPECIFICATION FOR ROTARY DRILL STEM ELEMENTS |
| DIN EN ISO 3183:2013-03 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPE FOR PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ISO 3183:2012) |
| ISO 3183:2012 | Petroleum and natural gas industries Steel pipe for pipeline transportation systems |
| API 551 : 2016 | PROCESS MEASUREMENT |
| DIN EN ISO 11960:2014-05 | Petroleum and natural gas industries - Steel pipes for use as casing or tubing for wells (ISO 11960:2014); English version EN ISO 11960:2014, only on CD-ROM |
| ISO 10405:2000 | Petroleum and natural gas industries — Care and use of casing and tubing |
| UNI EN ISO 15463 : 2004 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - FIELD INSPECTION OF NEW CASING, TUBING AND PLAIN-END DRILL PIPE |
| UNI EN ISO 13678 : 2012 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - EVALUATION AND TESTING OF THREAD COMPOUNDS FOR USE WITH CASING, TUBING, LINE PIPE AND DRILL STEM ELEMENTS |
| BS ISO 10405 : 2000 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - CARE AND USE OF CASING AND TUBING |
| API 5A5 CHINESE : 2005 | FIELD INSPECTION OF NEW CASING, TUBING, AND PLAIN-END DRILL PIPE |
| BS EN ISO 13678:2012 | Petroleum and natural gas industries. Evaluation and testing of thread compounds for use with casing, tubing, line pipe and drill stem elements |
| API RP 1114 : 2013 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR THE DESIGN OF SOLUTION-MINED UNDERGROUND STORAGE FACILITIES |
| CSA Z341 SERIES-14 PACKAGE : 2014 | CONSISTS OF Z341 SERIES-14, STORAGE OF HYDROCARBONS IN UNDERGROUND FORMATIONS AND Z341.4-14, SALT CAVERN WASTE DISPOSAL |
| API 5B : 2017 | THREADING, GAUGING, AND INSPECTION OF CASING, TUBING, AND LINE PIPE THREADS |
| I.S. EN ISO 13678:2012 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - EVALUATION AND TESTING OF THREAD COMPOUNDS FOR USE WITH CASING, TUBING, LINE PIPE AND DRILL STEM ELEMENTS (ISO 13678:2010) |
| ISO 15463:2003 | Petroleum and natural gas industries Field inspection of new casing, tubing and plain-end drill pipe |
| BS EN ISO 15463:2003 | Petroleum and natural gas industries. Field inspection of new casing, tubing and plain-end drill pipe |
| EN ISO 10405:2006 | Petroleum and natural gas industries - Care and use of casing and tubing (ISO 10405:2006) |
| EN ISO 13678:2012 | Petroleum and natural gas industries - Evaluation and testing of thread compounds for use with casing, tubing, line pipe and drill stem elements (ISO 13678:2010) |
| EN ISO 11960:2014 | Petroleum and natural gas industries - Steel pipes for use as casing or tubing for wells (ISO 11960:2014) |
| API 5C5 : 2017 | PROCEDURES FOR TESTING CASING AND TUBING CONNECTIONS |
| 05/30091555 DC : DRAFT MAY 2005 | ISO 3183 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPE FOR PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS |
| API 5L CHINESE : 2012 | SPECIFICATION FOR LINE PIPE |
| BS EN ISO 3183 : 2012 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPE FOR PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS |
| I.S. EN ISO 3183:2012 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPE FOR PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ISO 3183:2012) |
| BS ISO 13678:2000 | Petroleum and natural gas industries. Evaluation and testing of thread compounds for use with casing, tubing and line pipe |
| 03/313799 DC : DRAFT AUG 2003 | ISO 11960 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPES FOR USE AS CASING OR TUBING FOR WELLS |
| API 5A5 : 2005 : INC : ERR 1 : 2009 : R2015 | FIELD INSPECTION OF NEW CASING, TUBING, AND PLAIN-END DRILL PIPE |
| CSA Z741 :2012 | GEOLOGICAL STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE |
| CSA Z741 : 2012 : R2017 | GEOLOGICAL STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE |
| API 5A5 : 2005 | FIELD INSPECTION OF NEW CASING, TUBING, AND PLAIN-END DRILL PIPE |
| UNI EN ISO 3183 : 2012 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPE FOR PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS |
| BS EN ISO 10405:2006 | Petroleum and natural gas industries. Care and use of casing and tubing |
| ISO 10405:2000 | Petroleum and natural gas industries — Care and use of casing and tubing |
| API 5CT : 2012 | CASING AND TUBING |
| ISO 11007:1997 | Petroleum products and lubricants Determination of rust-prevention characteristics of lubricating greases |
| ASTM D 566 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Dropping Point of Lubricating Grease |
| ISO 13679:2002 | Petroleum and natural gas industries Procedures for testing casing and tubing connections |
| NFX 41 002 : 1975 | PROTECTION AGAINST PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS - SALT SPRAY TEST |
| API 5A2 : 6ED 88 | BULLETIN ON THREAD COMPOUNDS FOR CASING, TUBING AND LINE PIPE |
| ISO 2137:2007 | Petroleum products and lubricants Determination of cone penetration of lubricating greases and petrolatum |
| DIN 51802:2013-12 (Draft) | TESTING OF LUBRICANTS - TESTING OF THE RUST-PREVENTION PROPERTIES OF GREASES - SKF-EMCOR-METHOD |
| ASTM D 6184 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Oil Separation from Lubricating Grease (Conical Sieve Method) |
| API 7A1 : 1992 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR TESTING OF THREAD COMPOUND FOR ROTARY SHOULDERED CONNECTIONS |
| ASTM C 561 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Ash in a Graphite Sample |
| ASTM D 217 : 2017 : REDLINE | TEST METHODS FOR CONE PENETRATION OF LUBRICATING GREASE |
| ASTM D 4048 : 2017-01 | TEST METHOD FOR DETECTION OF COPPER CORROSION FROM LUBRICATING GREASE |
| ASTM D 283 : 2013 | Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Cuprous Oxide and Copper Pigments |
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| ISO/TR 10400:2007 | Petroleum and natural gas industries Equations and calculations for the properties of casing, tubing, drill pipe and line pipe used as casing or tubing |
| FED-STD-791 Revision D:2007 | TESTING METHOD OF LUBRICANTS, LIQUID FUELS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS |
| ASTM D 128 : 1998 | Standard Test Methods for Analysis of Lubricating Grease |
| API TR 5C3 : 2008 | CALCULATING PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES OF PIPE USED AS CASING OR TUBING |
| ISO 2176:1995 | Petroleum products — Lubricating grease — Determination of dropping point |
| API 5C5 : 2017 | PROCEDURES FOR TESTING CASING AND TUBING CONNECTIONS |
| ISO 11960:2014 | Petroleum and natural gas industries Steel pipes for use as casing or tubing for wells |
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