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API 6D :2015

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SPECIFICATION FOR PIPELINE AND PIPING VALVES

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Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

08-08-2019

Published date

01-01-2015

1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms, Definitions, Acronyms, Abbreviations,
   Symbols, and Units
4 Valve Types and Configurations
5 Design
6 Materials
7 Welding
8 Quality Control
9 Pressure Testing
10 Coating/Painting
11 Marking
12 Preparation for Shipment
13 Documentation
14 Facility Requirements
Annex A (informative) - API Monogram Program Use of
        the API Monogram by Licensees
Annex B (informative) - Valve Configurations
Annex C (normative) - Valve End-to-end and Face-to-face
        Dimensions
Annex D (normative) - Valve End-to-end and Face-to-face
        Dimensions
Annex E (informative) - API 20 Series Supply Chain Management
Annex F (normative) - Qualification of Heat-treating Equipment
Annex G (normative) - Requirements for Nondestructive
        Examination
Annex H (normative) - Supplementary Test Requirements
Annex I (informative) - Requirements for Extended Hydrostatic
        Shell Test Duration and Records Retention
        for Valves in Jurisdictional Pipeline Systems
Annex J (normative) - Quality Specification Level (QSL) for
        Pipeline Valves
Annex K (informative) - Isolation Valve Features
Annex L (normative) - External Coating for End Connections
Annex M (informative) - Marking Example
Annex N (informative) - Supplementary Documentation
        Requirements
Annex O (informative) - Purchasing Guidelines
Bibliography

Describes the requirements for the design, manufacturing, assembly, testing, and documentation of ball, check, gate, and plug valves for application in pipeline and piping systems for the petroleum and natural gas industries.

DevelopmentNote
Also available in Russian and Chinese editions, see API 6D RUSSIAN & API 6D CHINESE. (04/2016) Errata 9 2017 incorporates Errata 1 2014, Errata 2 2014, Errata 3 2015, Errata 4 2015, Errata 5 2015, Errata 6 2015, Errata 7 2016 and Errata 8 2016. (04/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
120
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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I.S. EN ISO 13628-15:2011 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS - PART 15: SUBSEA STRUCTURES AND MANIFOLDS (ISO 13628-15:2011)
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MIL V 13803 : E VALVE, GATE, DOUBLE DISC, CAST IRON OR STEEL
16/30292328 DC : 0 BS ISO 27914 - CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE, TRANSPORTATION AND GEOLOGICAL STORAGE - GEOLOGICAL STORAGE
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17/30324750 DC : 0 BS ISO 20602 - SHIPS AND MARINE TECHNOLOGY - CHECK VALVES FOR USE IN LOW TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS - DESIGN AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS
API 14E : 1991 : R2013 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORM PIPING SYSTEMS
UNI EN ISO 13628-15 : 2011 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS - PART 15: SUBSEA STRUCTURES AND MANIFOLDS
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MIL-HDBK-510 Revision A:2014 AEROSPACE FUELS CERTIFICATION
API 607 : 2016 FIRE TEST FOR QUARTER-TURN VALVES AND VALVES EQUIPPED WITH NONMETALLIC SEATS
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Z276-18 Liquefied natural gas (LNG) - Production, storage, and handling
NFPA 59A : 2016 PRODUCTION, STORAGE, AND HANDLING OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG)
I.S. EN ISO 14224:2016 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - COLLECTION AND EXCHANGE OF RELIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE DATA FOR EQUIPMENT (ISO 14224:2016)
I.S. EN 13942:2009 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - PIPELINE VALVES
UFC 3-460-01 : Change 3 UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA - DESIGN: PETROLEUM FUEL FACILITIES
ASME B31.8 : 2016 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
BS 4515:1984 Specification for welding of steel pipelines on land and offshore
ASME B31.3:2016 PROCESS PIPING
API RP 1170 : 2015 DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SOLUTION-MINED SALT CAVERNS USED FOR NATURAL GAS STORAGE
BS EN ISO 17078-4:2010 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Drilling and production equipment Practices for side-pocket mandrels and related equipment CD-ROM
MIL-HDBK-510-1 Revision A:2010 AEROSPACE FUELS CERTIFICATION
09/30172965 DC : 0 BS EN ISO 13628-15 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS - PART 15: SUBSEA STRUCTURES AND MANIFOLDS
BS 6755-2:1987 Testing of valves Specification for fire type-testing requirements
16/30313948 DC : 0 BS ISO 18139 - SHIPS AND MARINE TECHNOLOGY - GLOBE VALVES FOR USE IN LOW TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS - DESIGN AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS
API 1129 : 1996 ASSURANCE OF HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE SYSTEM INTEGRITY
MSS SP 134 : 2012 VALVES FOR CRYOGENIC SERVICE, INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS FOR BODY/BONNET EXTENSIONS
10/30216306 DC : 0 BS ISO 12490 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - ACTUATION MECHANICAL INTEGRITY AND SIZING FOR PIPELINE VALVES
BS ISO 18139:2017 Ships and marine technology. Globe valves for use in low temperature applications. Design and testing requirements
API 19G4 : 2011 PRACTICES FOR SIDE-POCKET MANDRELS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
ISO 27914:2017 Carbon dioxide capture, transportation and geological storage Geological storage
CAN/CSA-Z662-15 Oil and gas pipeline systems
ISO 17078-4:2010 Petroleum and natural gas industries — Drilling and production equipment — Part 4: Practices for side-pocket mandrels and related equipment
BS EN ISO 17078-2:2007 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Drilling and production equipment Flow-control devices for side-pocket mandrels
ISO 14224:2016 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries Collection and exchange of reliability and maintenance data for equipment
UNI EN ISO 17078-2 : 2009 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - DRILLING AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT - PART 2: FLOW-CONTROL DEVICES FOR SIDE-POCKET MANDRELS
MSS SP 92 : 2012 MSS VALVE USER GUIDE
MSS SP 131 : 2017 METALLIC MANUALLY OPERATED GAS DISTRIBUTION VALVES
API 14E CHINESE : 2007 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORM PIPING SYSTEMS
EEMUA 205 : 2008 GUIDE TO THE PRODUCTION TESTING OF VALVES FOR THE ENERGY, PROCESS AND RELATED INDUSTRIES
API STD 598 : 2016 VALVE INSPECTION AND TESTING
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 17P : 2013 DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS - SUBSEA STRUCTURES AND MANIFOLDS
API 2RD : 2013 DYNAMIC RISERS FOR FLOATING PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
API RP 14E : 1991 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORM PIPING SYSTEMS
I.S. 328:2015/AC1:2015 GAS TRANSMISSION PIPELINES AND PIPELINE INSTALLATIONS (EDITION 4)
MSS SP 25 : 2013 STANDARD MARKING SYSTEM FOR VALVES, FITTINGS, FLANGES, AND UNIONS
ISO 18139:2017 Ships and marine technology — Globe valves for use in low temperature applications — Design and testing requirements
ISO 12490:2011 Petroleum and natural gas industries — Mechanical integrity and sizing of actuators and mounting kits for pipeline valves
BS EN ISO 13703 : 2001 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS ON OFFSHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORMS
ISO 17078-2:2007 Petroleum and natural gas industries — Drilling and production equipment — Part 2: Flow-control devices for side-pocket mandrels
ISO 13628-15:2011 Petroleum and natural gas industries — Design and operation of subsea production systems — Part 15: Subsea structures and manifolds
BS EN 13942:2009 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Pipeline transportation systems. Pipeline valves
EN ISO 13628-15:2011 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Design and operation of subsea production systems - Part 15: Subsea structures and manifolds (ISO 13628-15:2011)
EN ISO 17078-4:2010 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Drilling and production equipment - Part 4: Practices for side-pocket mandrels and related equipment (ISO 17078-4:2010)
BS 3351:1971 Specification for piping systems for petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants
API 1169 : 2013 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR BASIC INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS - NEW PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION
BS ISO 12490:2011 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Mechanical integrity and sizing of actuators and mounting kits for pipeline valves
BS 8010-2.8:1992 Code of practice for pipelines. Pipelines on land: design, construction and installation Steel for oil and gas
08/30180264 DC : DRAFT JUNE 2008 BS EN 13942 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - PIPELINE VALVES
17/30324747 DC : 0 BS ISO 19037 - SHIPS AND MARINE TECHNOLOGY - GATE VALVES FOR USE IN LOW TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS - DESIGN AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS
API 19G2 : 2010 FLOW-CONTROL DEVICES FOR SIDE-POCKET MANDRELS
BS 8010-3:1993 Code of practice for pipelines Pipelines subsea: design, construction and installation
CSA Z741 :2012 GEOLOGICAL STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE
CSA Z741 : 2012 : R2017 GEOLOGICAL STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE
API 6DX : 2012 ACTUATOR SIZING AND MOUNTING KITS FOR PIPELINE VALVES
API 17V : 2015 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR ANALYSIS, DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND TESTING OF SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR SUBSEA APPLICATIONS
API 1111 : 2015 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF OFFSHORE HYDROCARBON PIPELINES (LIMIT STATE DESIGN)
API TR 6F2 : 1999 TECHNICAL REPORT ON FIRE RESISTANCE IMPROVEMENTS FOR API FLANGES
I.S. 328:2015 GAS TRANSMISSION PIPELINES AND PIPELINE INSTALLATIONS (EDITION 4)
BS EN ISO 14224:2016 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Collection and exchange of reliability and maintenance data for equipment
PIP PNC00005 : 2016 DESIGN OF ASME B31.3 - METALLIC PIPING SYSTEMS
ASME PTB 12 : 2017 GUIDELINES FOR ADDRESSING DATA GAPS AND RECORDKEEPING FOR ASME B31.4, B31.8 AND B31.8S FOR PIPELINE INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT
NBR 16381 : 2015 ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE PIPELINES - SCRAPER-TRAP
ASME B16.10 : 2017 FACE-TO-FACE AND END-TO-END DIMENSIONS OF VALVES
ASME B31.12 : 2014 HYDROGEN PIPING AND PIPELINES

ASME PV CODE 8 DIV 2 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRESSURE VESSELS DIVISION 2- ALTERNATIVE RULES
API 607 : 2016 FIRE TEST FOR QUARTER-TURN VALVES AND VALVES EQUIPPED WITH NONMETALLIC SEATS
ASNT SNT TC 1A : 2016 TOPICAL OUTLINES FOR QUALIFICATION OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING PERSONNEL
ASTM A 577/A577M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Ultrasonic Angle-Beam Examination of Steel Plates
API 20A : 2017 CARBON STEEL, ALLOY STEEL, STAINLESS STEEL, AND NICKEL BASE ALLOY CASTINGS FOR USE IN THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
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 6DX : 2012 ACTUATOR SIZING AND MOUNTING KITS FOR PIPELINE VALVES
ISO/TR 15608:2017 Welding — Guidelines for a metallic materials grouping system
ASME PV CODE 8 DIV 1 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRESSURE VESSELS DIVISION 1
ASME B16.10 : 2017 FACE-TO-FACE AND END-TO-END DIMENSIONS OF VALVES
ASME B31.8 : 2016 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
ISO 6892-1:2016 Metallic materials Tensile testing Part 1: Method of test at room temperature
API 6DSS : 2017-08 SPECIFICATION FOR SUBSEA PIPELINE VALVES
ASME B31.3:2016 PROCESS PIPING
ISO 9606-1:2012 Qualification testing of welders — Fusion welding — Part 1: Steels
EN 12516-1:2014 Industrial valves - Shell design strength - Part 1: Tabulation method for steel valve shells
ASME B31.4 : 2016 PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR LIQUIDS AND SLURRIES
ASTM A 578/A578M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Examination of Rolled Steel Plates for Special Applications
SAE AMS 2750 : 2012 PYROMETRY
ISO 148-1:2016 Metallic materials — Charpy pendulum impact test — Part 1: Test method
API SPEC 20E : 2017 ALLOY AND CARBON STEEL BOLTING FOR USE IN THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES
ISO 15614-1:2017 Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials — Welding procedure test — Part 1: Arc and gas welding of steels and arc welding of nickel and nickel alloys
ASME B1.20.1 : 2013(R2018) PIPE THREADS, GENERAL PURPOSE (INCH)
MSS SP 25 : 2013 STANDARD MARKING SYSTEM FOR VALVES, FITTINGS, FLANGES, AND UNIONS
ASME PV CODE 2D METRIC : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - MATERIALS - PROPERTIES (METRIC)
API Q1 : 2013 SPECIFICATION FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
AWS QC1 : 2007 STANDARD FOR AWS CERTIFICATION OF WELDING INSPECTORS
ISO 15614-7:2016 Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials Welding procedure test Part 7: Overlay welding
ISO 10474:2013 Steel and steel products — Inspection documents
EN 10204:2004 Metallic products - Types of inspection documents
ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units — Part 1: General
MSS SP 44 : 2016 STEEL PIPELINE FLANGES
ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
API 20B : 2013 OPEN DIE SHAPED FORGINGS FOR USE IN THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
ASME B16.5 : 2017 PIPE FLANGES AND FLANGED FITTINGS: NPS 1/2 THROUGH NPS 24 METRIC/INCH STANDARD
ASME B16.34 : 2017 VALVES - FLANGED, THREADED, AND WELDING END
ASME PV CODE 5 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
MSS SP 55 : 2011 QUALITY STANDARD FOR STEEL CASTINGS FOR VALVES, FLANGES, FITTINGS, AND OTHER PIPING COMPONENTS - VISUAL METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF SURFACE IRREGULARITIES
ISO 10497:2010 Testing of valves — Fire type-testing requirements
ASTM E 8 : 2004 Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
ASME PV CODE 2D CUSTOMARY : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - MATERIALS - PROPERTIES (CUSTOMARY)
EN 12516-2:2014 Industrial valves - Shell design strength - Part 2: Calculation method for steel valve shells
SAE AMS H 6875 : 2010 HEAT TREATMENT OF STEEL RAW MATERIALS
ASME B16.47 : 2017 LARGE DIAMETER STEEL FLANGES: NPS 26 THROUGH NPS 60 METRIC/INCH STANDARD
ISO 15607:2003 Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials General rules
ISO 228-1:2000 Pipe threads where pressure-tight joints are not made on the threads Part 1: Dimensions, tolerances and designation
ASME B16.25 : 2012 BUTTWELDING ENDS
ISO 5211:2017 Industrial valves — Part-turn actuator attachments
API 20C : 2015 CLOSED DIE FORGINGS FOR USE IN THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
ISO 5208:2015 Industrial valves Pressure testing of metallic valves
EN 287-1:2011 Qualification test of welders - Fusion welding - Part 1: Steels

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