Printed on: 02-06-2025
Coupling Pipe Body
Wedge 521® Grade: L80 Type 1
Body: Red
Grade: L80 Type 1
1st Band: Red
1st Band: Brown 2nd Band: Brown
2nd Band: - 3rd Band: -
3rd Band: - 4th Band: -
5th Band: -
6th Band: -
Outside Diameter 16.000 in. Wall Thickness 0.495 in. Grade L80 Type 1
Min. Wall Thickness 87.50 % Pipe Body Drift API Standard Type Casing
Connection OD Option REGUL AR
Pipe Body Data
Geometry Performance
Nominal OD 16.000 in. Wall Thickness 0.495 in. Body Yield Strength 1929 x1000 lb
Nominal Weight 84.00 lb/ft Plain End Weight 82.05 lb/ft Min. Internal Yield Pressure 4330 psi
Drift 14.822 in. OD Tolerance API SMYS 80,000 psi
Nominal ID 15.010 in. Collapse Pressure 1480 psi
Connection Data
Geometry Performance Make-Up Torques
Connection OD 16.257 in. Tension Efficiency 69 % Minimum 36,000 ft-lb
Connection ID 14.935 in. Joint Yield Strength 1331 x1000 lb Optimum 43,000 ft-lb
Make-up Loss 4.650 in. Internal Pressure Capacity 4330 psi Maximum 63,000 ft-lb
Threads per inch 2.61 Compression Efficiency 82.20 %
Operation Limit Torques
Connection OD Option Regular Compression Strength 1586 x1000 lb
Operating Torque 216,000 ft-lb
Max. Allowable Bending 15 °/100 ft
Yield Torque 324,000 ft-lb
External Pressure Capacity 1480 psi
Notes
This connection is fully interchangeable with:
Wedge 521® - 16 in. - 0.438 (75.00) / 0.5 (84.80) / 0.562 (94.50) / 0.566 (95.00) / 0.575 (96.00) in. (lb/ft)
Wedge 521® - 16.125 in. - 0.566 (95.60) in. (lb/ft)
Connections with Dopeless® Technology are fully compatible with the same connection in its doped version
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