Casing and Tubing

API SPECIFICATION 5CT

TENTH EDITION, JUNE 2018

ERRATA 1, DECEMBER 2018

ERRATA 2, MAY 2019
ERRATA 3, JUNE 2020

API MONOGRAM PROGRAM EFFECTIVE DATE: JULY 1, 2019

ADDENDUM 1, JANUARY 2021

(API MONOGRAM PROGRAM EFFECTIVE DATE: AUGUST 1, 2021)
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1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Applicability-Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.3 Applicability-Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.4 Supplementary Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.5 Application of the API Monogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2 Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3 Terms, Definitions, Symbols, and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.1 Terms and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2 Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.3 Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4 Conformance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.1 References to Annexes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.2 Extended Scope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.3 Dual Referencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.4 Units of Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5 Information to be Supplied by the Purchaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.1 Grades C90, T95, and C110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.2 Casing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.3 Tubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.4 Coupling Stock, Coupling Material, and Accessory Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6 Process of Manufacture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.2 Heat Treatment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.3 Straightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6.4 Traceability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
6.5 Processes Requiring Validation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7 Material Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.1 Chemical Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.2 Tensile Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.3 Charpy V-notch Test-General Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.4 Charpy V-notch-Absorbed Energy Requirements for Coupling Stock, Coupling Material, Coupling
Blanks, and Couplings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.5 Charpy V-notch-Absorbed Energy Requirements for Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7.6 Charpy V-notch-Absorbed Energy Requirements for Accessory Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
7.7 Maximum Hardness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7.8 Hardness Variation-Grades C90, T95, C110, and Q125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.9 Process Control-Grades C90, T95, C110, and Q125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.10 Hardenability-Minimum Percentage Martensite for Quenched and Tempered Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.11 Grain Size-Grades C90, T95, and C110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.12 Surface Condition-Grades L80 9Cr and L80 13Cr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.13 Flattening-Electric-welded Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.14 Sulfide Stress Cracking Test-Grades C90, T95, and C110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
8 Dimensions, Masses, Tolerances, Product Ends, and Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
8.1 Labels and Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
8.2 Dimensions and Masses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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8.3 Diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
8.4 Wall Thickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
8.5 Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
8.6 Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
8.7 Casing Jointers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
8.8 Height and Trim of Electric-weld Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
8.9 Straightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
8.10 Drift Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
8.11 Tolerances on Dimensions and Masses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
8.12 Product Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
8.13 Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
8.14 Coupling Make-up and Thread Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
9 Couplings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
9.1 General Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
9.2 Alternative Grades or Heat Treatments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
9.3 Mechanical Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
9.4 Dimensions and Tolerances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
9.5 Regular Couplings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
9.6 Special Clearance Couplings-All Grades Except Q125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
9.7 Combination Couplings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
9.8 Seal-ring Couplings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
9.9 Special-bevel Tubing Regular Couplings-All Grades Except C110 and Q125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
9.10 Threading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
9.11 Surface Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
9.12 Measurement of Imperfections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
9.13 Repair and Removal of Imperfections and Defects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
9.14 Thread Surface Treatment-Grade Q125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
9.15 Couplings and Coupling Blank Protection-Grades C90, T95, C110, and Q125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
10 Inspection and Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
10.1 Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
10.2 Lot Definition for Testing of Mechanical Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
10.3 Testing of Chemical Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
10.4 Tensile Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
10.5 Flattening Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
10.6 Hardness Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
10.7 Impact Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
10.8 Grain Size Determination-Grades C90, T95, and C110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
10.9 Hardenability-Grades C90, T95, and C110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
10.10 Sulfide Stress-cracking Test-Grades C90, T95, and C110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
10.11 Metallographic Evaluation-EW Grades P110 and Q125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
10.12 Hydrostatic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
10.13 Dimensional Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
10.14 Visual Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
10.15 Non-destructive Examination (NDE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
11 Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
11.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
11.2 Stamp Marking Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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11.3 Stencil Marking Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

11.4 Color Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
11.5 Thread and End-finish Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
11.6 Pipe-threader Marking Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
12 Coating and Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
12.1 Coatings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
12.2 Thread Protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
13 Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
13.1 Electronic Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
13.2 Certification Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
13.3 Certification Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
13.4 Retention of Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
14 Minimum Facility Requirements for Various Categories of Manufacturer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
14.1 Pipe Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
14.2 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
14.3 Pipe Threader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
14.4 Coupling, Pup joint, or Accessory Manufacturer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Annex A (informative) API Monogram Program Use of the API Monogram by Licensees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Annex B (normative) Purchaser Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Annex C (normative) Tables in SI Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Annex D (normative) Figures in SI (USC) Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Annex E (normative) Tables in USC Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Annex F (informative) Additional Information for API Monogram Licensees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Annex G (informative) Procedures Used to Convert from USC to SI Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Annex H (normative) Product Specification Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Annex I (normative) Requirements for Thread Protector Design Validation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Annex J (informative) Summary of Product Specification Level (PSL) Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Annex K (normative) Supplementary Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Tables
1 Purchaser Supplied Information (Casing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2 Purchaser Supplied Agreement Optional Requirements (Casing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 Purchaser/Manufacturer Agreement (Casing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4 Purchaser Supplied Information (Tubing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5 Purchaser Supplied Agreement Optional Requirements (Tubing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6 Purchaser/Manufacturer Agreement (Tubing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
7 Purchaser Supplied Information (Coupling Stock and Material and Accessory Material) . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8 Purchaser Supplied Agreement Optional Requirements (Coupling Stock and Material,
and Accessory Material) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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9 Full-size Test Specimen Minimum Absorbed Energy Requirements (Threads for Grades N80
[All Types], R95, L80 [All Types], C90, T95, P110, and Q125) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
10 Full-size Test Specimen Minimum Absorbed Energy Requirements (Pipe for Grades N80
[All Types], R95, L80, C90, T95, and P110) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
11 Full-size Test Specimen Minimum Absorbed Energy Requirements (Pipe for Grades
C110 and Q125) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
12 Electric-weld Flash Height and Trim (All Grades Except P110 and Q125) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
13 Dimension Tolerances (Pipe OD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
14 Dimension Tolerances (Upset Integral Tubing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
15 Dimension Tolerances (External Upset Tubing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
16 Standard Mass Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
17 Stamp Marking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
C.1 API Casing List (sizes, masses, wall thickness, grade, and applicable end-finish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
C.2 API Tubing List (sizes, masses, wall thickness, grade, and applicable end-finish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
C.3 Process of Manufacture and Heat Treatment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
C.4 Chemical Composition, Mass Fraction (%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
C.5 Tensile and Hardness Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
C.6 Elongation Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
C.7 Critical Thickness for Couplings with API Threads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
C.8 Acceptable Size Impact Specimens and Absorbed Energy Reduction Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
C.9 Hierarchy of Test Specimen Orientation and Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
C.10 Charpy Impact Test Specimen Requirements for Couplings, Coupling Stock,
Coupling Material, Coupling Blanks, and Accessory Material for Grades J55 and K55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
C.11 Charpy Impact Test Specimen Requirements for Couplings, Coupling Stock,
Coupling Material, Coupling Blanks, and Accessory Material for Grade L80 (All Types). . . . . . . . . . . . 101
C.12 Charpy Impact Test Specimen Requirements for Couplings, Coupling Stock,
Coupling Material, Coupling Blanks, and Accessory Material for Grade C90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
C.13 Charpy Impact Test Specimen Requirements for Couplings, Coupling Stock,
Coupling Material, Coupling Blanks, and Accessory Material for Grades N80 (All Types),
R95, and T95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
C.14 Charpy Impact Test Specimen Requirements for Couplings, Coupling Stock,
Coupling Material, Coupling Blanks, and Accessory Material for Grade P110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
C.15 Charpy Impact Test Specimen Requirements for Couplings, Coupling Stock,
Coupling Material, Coupling Blanks, and Accessory Material for Grade Q125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
C.16 Transverse Charpy Absorbed Energy Requirements for Couplings, Coupling Stock,
Coupling Material, Coupling Blanks, and Accessory Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
C.17 Longitudinal Charpy Absorbed Energy Requirements for Couplings, Coupling Stock,
Coupling Material, Coupling Blanks, and Accessory Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
C.18 Transverse Charpy Absorbed Energy Requirements for Pipe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
C.19 Longitudinal Charpy Absorbed Energy Requirements for Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
C.20 Transverse Impact Specimen Size Required for Quenched and Tempered Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
C.21 Longitudinal Impact Specimen Size Required for Quenched and Tempered Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
C.22 Distance between Plates for Electric-weld Flattening Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
C.23 Dimensions and Masses for Standard Casing and for Casing Threaded with
API Round Thread and Buttress Thread. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
C.24 Dimensions and Masses for Standard Tubing and for Tubing Threaded with
API Non-upset, External Upset, and Integral Tubing Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
C.25 External Upset Tubing Dimensions for API Connections for Grades H40, J55, L80 (All Types),
R95, N80 (All Types), C90, T95, and P110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
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C.26 Integral Tubing Connection Dimensions for API Connections for Grades H40, J55, L80
(All Types), R95, N80 (All Types), C90, and T95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
C.27 Range Lengths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
C.28 Standard Drift Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
C.29 Alternative Drift Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
C.30 Maximum Permissible Depth of Linear Imperfections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
C.31 Upset Products-Maximum Permissible Depth of Imperfections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
C.32 API Round-thread Casing Coupling-Dimensions, Tolerances, and Masses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
C.33 API Buttress Thread Casing Coupling-Dimensions, Tolerances, and Masses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
C.34 API Non-upset Tubing Coupling-Dimensions, Tolerances, and Masses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
C.35 API External-upset Tubing Coupling-Dimensions, Tolerances, and Masses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
C.36 Permissible Depth of External Imperfections on Coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
C.37 Frequency of Tensile Tests-Casing and Tubing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
C.38 Frequency of Tensile Tests-Coupling Stock, Coupling Material, and Coupling Blanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
C.39 Frequency of Tensile Testing-Pup Joints and Accessory Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
C.40 Frequency of Hardness Testing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
C.41 Frequency of Flattening Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
C.42 Summary of NDE Methods for Seamless Pipe, Coupling Stock, Body of Welded Pipe,
and Accessory Material (in accordance with 10.15.11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
C.43 Acceptance (Inspection) Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
C.44 Artificial Reference Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
C.45 Size of Stamp Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
C.46 Grade Color Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
C.47 Thread Type Markings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
C.48 Marking Requirements and Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
C.49 Retention of Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
C.50 SR 11.1-Distance between Plates for Flattening Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
C.51 SR 12.1-Inspection Lot Sample Sizes vs F Factor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
C.52 SR 12.2-Probability of Defective Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
C.53 SR 16.1-Transverse Impact Specimen Size Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
C.54 SR 16.2-Longitudinal Impact Specimen Size Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
C.55 SR 16.3-Acceptable Size Impact Specimens and Absorbed Energy Reduction Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
C.56 SR 16.4-Hierarchy of Test Specimen Orientation and Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
C.57 SR 16.7-Test Temperature Reduction for Sub-size Specimens for Grades H40, J55, and K55 Only. . . 148
C.58 Enhanced Leak Resistance SR 22.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
E.1 API Casing List (sizes, masses, wall thickness, grade, and applicable end-finish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
E.2 API Tubing List (sizes, masses, wall thickness, grade, and applicable end-finish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
E.3 Process of Manufacture and Heat Treatment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
E.4 Chemical Composition, Mass Fraction (%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
E.5 Tensile and Hardness Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
E.6 Elongation Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
E.7 Critical Thickness for Couplings with API Threads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
E.8 Acceptable Size Impact Specimens and Absorbed Energy Reduction Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
E.9 Hierarchy of Test Specimen Orientation and Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
E.10 Charpy Impact Test Specimen Requirements for Couplings, Coupling Stock,
Coupling Material, Coupling Blanks, and Accessory Material for Grades J55 and K55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
E.11 Charpy Impact Test Specimen Requirements for Couplings, Coupling Stock,
Coupling Material, Coupling Blanks, and Accessory Material for Grade L80 (All Types). . . . . . . . . . . . 195
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E.12 Charpy Impact Test Specimen Requirements for Couplings, Coupling Stock,
Coupling Material, Coupling Blanks, and Accessory Material for Grade C90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
E.13 Charpy Impact Test Specimen Requirements for Couplings, Coupling Stock,
Coupling Material, Coupling Blanks, and Accessory Material for Grades N80 Type 1,
N80Q, R95, and T95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
E.14 Charpy Impact Test Specimen Requirements for Couplings, Coupling Stock,
Coupling Material,Coupling Blanks, and Accessory Material for Grade P110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
E.15 Charpy Impact Test Specimen Requirements for Couplings, Coupling Stock,
Coupling Material, Coupling Blanks, and Accessory Material for Grade Q125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
E.16 Transverse Charpy Absorbed Energy Requirements for Couplings, Coupling Stock,
Coupling Material, Coupling Blanks, and Accessory Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
E.17 Longitudinal Charpy Absorbed Energy Requirements for Couplings, Coupling Stock,
Coupling Material, Coupling Blanks, and Accessory Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
E.18 Transverse Charpy Absorbed Energy Requirements for Pipe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
E.19 Longitudinal Charpy Absorbed Energy Requirements for Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
E.20 Transverse Impact Specimen Size Required for Quenched and Tempered Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
E.21 Longitudinal Impact Specimen Size Required for Quenched and Tempered Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
E.22 Distance between Plates for Electric-weld Flattening Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
E.23 Dimensions and Masses for Standard Casing and for Casing Threaded with
API Round Thread and Buttress Thread. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
E.24 Dimensions and Masses for Standard Tubing and for Tubing Threaded
with API Non-upset, External Upset, and Integral Tubing Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
E.25 External Upset Tubing Dimensions for API Connections for Grades H40, J55, L80 (All Types),
R95, N80 (All Types), C90, T95, and P110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
E.26 Integral Tubing Connection Dimensions for API Connections for Grades H40, J55, L80
(All Types), R95, N80 (All Types), C90, and T95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
E.27 Range Lengths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
E.28 Standard Drift Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
E.29 Alternative Drift Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
E.30 Maximum Permissible Depth of Linear Imperfections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
E.31 Upset Products-Maximum Permissible Depth of Imperfections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
E.32 API Round-thread Casing Coupling-Dimensions, Tolerances, and Masses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
E.33 API Buttress Thread Casing Coupling-Dimensions, Tolerances, and Masses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
E.34 API Non-upset Tubing Coupling-Dimensions, Tolerances, and Masses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
E.35 API External-upset Tubing Coupling-Dimensions, Tolerances, and Masses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
E.36 Permissible Depth of External Imperfections on Coupling (Dimensions in inches) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
E.37 Frequency of Tensile Tests-Casing and Tubing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
E.38 Frequency of Tensile Tests-Coupling Stock, Coupling Material, and Coupling Blanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
E.39 Frequency of Tensile Testing-Pup Joints and Accessory Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
E.40 Frequency of Hardness Testing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
E.41 Frequency of Flattening Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
E.42 Summary of NDE Methods for Seamless Pipe, Coupling Stock, Body of Welded Pipe,
and Accessory Material (in accordance with 10.15.11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
E.43 Acceptance (Inspection) Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
E.44 Artificial Reference Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
E.45 Size of Stamp Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
E.46 Grade Color Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
E.47 Thread Type Markings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
E.48 Marking Requirements and Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
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E.49 Retention of Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

E.50 SR 11.1-Distance between Plates for Flattening Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
E.51 SR 12.1-Inspection Lot Sample Sizes vs F Factor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
E.52 SR 12.2-Probability of Defective Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
E.53 SR 16.1-Transverse Impact Specimen Size Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
E.54 SR 16.2-Longitudinal Impact Specimen Size Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
E.55 SR 16.3-Acceptable Size Impact Specimens and Absorbed Energy Reduction Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
E.56 SR 16.4-Hierarchy of Test Specimen Orientation and Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
E.57 SR 16.7-Test Temperature Reduction for Sub-size Specimens for Grades H40, J55, and K55 Only. . . 242
E.58 Enhanced Leak Resistance SR 22.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
G.1 Drift Constants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
G.2 Plane-end Pipe Hydrostatic Test Factors by Grade and Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
H.1 Reference Table for PSL-2 and PSL-3 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
I.1 Axial Impact Test Using 38 mm (1.5 in.) Diameter Steel Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
I.2 Angular (45°) Impact Test Using a Flat Steel Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

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D.1 Short Round-thread Casing and Coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
D.2 Long Round-thread Casing and Coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
D.3 Buttress-thread Casing and Coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
D.4 Non-upset Tubing and Coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
D.5 External-upset Tubing and Coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
D.6 Rounded Nose for External-upset Tubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
D.7 Integral-joint Tubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
D.8 Tensile Test Specimens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
D.9 Example Location of Test Samples Removed from Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
D.10 Through-wall Hardness Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
D.11 Impact Test Specimen Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
D.12 Charpy Specimen Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
D.13 Measuring Full-length Straightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
D.14 Measuring End Straightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
D.15 Examples of Marking Requirements and Sequence for Manufacturers and Threaders
Using Section 11 and Table C.48 or E.48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
D.16 Reference Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
D.17 SR 13.1 Seal-ring Coupling and Non-metallic Ring for Round-thread Casing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
D.18 SR 13.2 Seal-ring Coupling and Non-metallic Ring for Buttress-thread Casing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
D.19 SR 13.3 Seal-ring Coupling and Non-metallic Ring for Non-upset Tubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
D.20 SR 13.4-Seal-ring Coupling and Non-metallic Ring for Upset Tubing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
D.21 SR 16.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
D.22 Examples of Marking Requirements and Sequence for Manufacturers and Threaders
using the API Monogram (Annexes A and F), Section 11, and Table C.48 or E.48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
D.23 SR 22.1 Field-end Paint Mark and Triangle Stamp (Stamp on Mill and Field Ends) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
D.24 SR 22.2 Optional Tapered Bore along Inside Diameter Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
D.25 Example of a 90° Hook-type Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
D.26 Axial Impact Test Apparatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
D.27 45º Impact Test Apparatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
D.28 Stripping Test Apparatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
D.29 Seal-ring Paint Band Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
D.30 Location of Hardness Impressions on DCB Specimen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
 Casing and Tubing

1 Scope
1.1 Coverage

This standard specifies the technical delivery conditions for steel pipes (casing, tubing, and pup joints), coupling
stock, coupling material, and accessory material, and establishes requirements for three product specification levels
(PSL-1, PSL-2, and PSL-3). The requirements for PSL-1 are the basis of this standard. The requirements that define
different levels of standard technical requirements for PSL-2 and PSL-3, for all grades (except H-40, L 80 9Cr, and
C110) are provided.

For pipes covered by this standard, the sizes, masses, and wall thicknesses, as well as grades and applicable end-
finishes, are provided. API 5L pipe may be ordered as casing in accordance with API 5C6.

By agreement between the purchaser and manufacturer, this standard can also be applied to other plain-end pipe
sizes and wall thicknesses.

1.2 Applicability—Connections

This standard is applicable to the following connections in accordance with API 5B:

— short round thread casing (SC)

— long round thread casing (LC)

— buttress thread casing (BC)

— non-upset tubing (NU)

— external upset tubing (EU)

— integral tubing (IJ)

For such connections, this standard specifies the technical delivery conditions for couplings and thread protection.
Supplementary requirements that can optionally be agreed upon for enhanced leak resistance connections (LC) are
provided.

This standard can also be applied to tubulars with connections not covered by API standards.

This standard is not applicable to threading requirements.

NOTE Dimensional requirements on threads and thread gauges, stipulations on gauging practice, gauge specifications, as well
as instruments and methods for inspection of threads, are given in API 5B.

1.3 Applicability—Grades

The products to which this standard is applicable include the following grades: H40, J55, K55, N80 (all types), L80 (all
types), C90, R95, T95, P110, C110, and Q125.