UNDERSTANDING OF API Spec 5CT
PRODUCTS
OIL COUNTRY TUBULARS GOODS
CASING
&
TUBING
CASING
Casing is a Pipe run from the surface
and intended to line the wall of a
drilled Wall.
It is a permanent part of the well in
which bottom sections of casing are
cemented in place.
CASING
Casing is manufactured from a
Seamless Pipe.
The casing is both end threaded
and assembled with coupling at
one end
CASING
Casing will be SELECTED by (as a Minimum)
A) Size (OD)
B) Weight (PPF) or Wall Thickness
C) Grade
D) End Connection
CASING
SIZES
4½ 8 5/8”
5 9 5/8”
5 10 ¾”
5 ½” 11 ¾”
6 5/8” 13 3/8”
7 16”
7 5/8” 18 5/8”
20”
CASING GRADES
H40 J55
K55 N80
R95
M65 L80
C90 T 95
C110
P110 Q125
CASING
TYPE OF END CONNECTIONS
1. PLAIN END (Beveled End)
2. ROUND CASING
A) Short Round
B) Long Round
3. BUTTRESS CASING
4. EXTREME-LINE CASING
TUBING
Relatively small-diameter pipe that is run into a well to
serve as a conduit for the passage of oil and gas to the
surface.
The tubing may be isolated from casing by Production
packer
Tubing is removed from the hole and at times is
replaced.
Tubing is manufactured from a Seamless Pipe.
TUBING
SELECTION OF TUBING
TUBING WILL BE SELECTED BY
1) Size
2) Weight
3) Grade
4) End preparation ( NUT or EUT)
TUBING
SIZE (OD OF THE Tubing)
1. Ø 1.050 7. 2 3/8
2. Ø 1.315 8. 2 7/8
3. Ø 1.660 9. 3½
4. Ø 1.900 10. 4
5. Ø 2.063 11. 4 ½”
TUBING
GRADE
1. H40 5. C90
2. J55 6. T95
3. L80 7. P110
4. N80
TUBING
END PREPARATION
1. Non Upset End
2. External Upset End
TUBING
END CONNECTIONS
1. Non Upset Tubing
Ø1.050 to 3 1/2” – 10 TPI (Round Form)
4” & 4 ½” – 8 TPI (Round Form)
2. External upset Tubing
Ø1.050 to 1.900” – 10 TPI (Round Form)
Ø2 3/8” & 4 ½” – 8 TPI (Round Form)
LINE PIPE
LINE PIPE
Line pipe is used transfer the Hydrocarbons from
one place to another.
These are may be manufactured as seamless or
seam welded pipes
Gauging, Inspection of
Casing, Tubing, Line pipe
threads
Casing & Tubing
8 TPI ¾ TPF 10TPI ¾” TPF
Round Thread – Thread Inspection
Taper : Taper is measured over the last perfect thread to end
of pipe length for round thread casing.
The taper is designated in API spec 5B as ¾-in taper per ft of thread
length. However, for inspection purposes this taper, including the
appropriate tolerance, is rounded to the equivalent of 0.060 to 0.068 in.
per in. The use of a ½-in. gauge length results in dividing tolerances
by two or 0.030 to 0.034in. per
Round Thread – Thread Inspection
Lead : Lead is usually measured at 1-inch. Intervals Cumulative
lead is measured over the L4-g crested threads from the end of the
pipe. Only perfect (full-crested) threads shall be included in the
cumulative lead measurement. The thread should be provided with a
longitudinal line divided into 1-in. (1/2”).
Round Thread – Thread Inspection
Thread Height : Thread height (depth) is the measurement of
the distance from the thread root to the thread crest normal to the
thread axis.
Place the tip of the thread height gauge in the thread groove and anvil of
the gauge resting on top of full-crested threads. The anvil shall be held in
firm contact with the thread crests. The gauge shall be aligned with the
axis of threads by rocking the gauge about the longitudinal axis of the
anvil. The thread height is indicated correctly when the dial indicator
stops moving near the center of the rocking motion, the null point.
Round Thread – Thread Inspection
Stand-off : Standoff is the distance measured axially between the end
of the pipe or coupling and the stand off position of the ring or plug gauge
Long Pin Threads
The distance the long pin extends beyond the short ring gauge is
determined from Formula
Distance = L1 (long) - L1(short) – P1
Where L1 (Long) = is the length from the end of long pin to hand-tight
place.
L1 (short) = is the length from the end of the short pin to hand-tight
place.
P1 = is the standoff between the short working ring gauge and the
certified master plug gauge
Values of L1(long) – L1 (short) have been determined
The distance the long pin extends beyond the short ring gauge may not
exceed the ‘distance”Formula ± 1 thread.
Round Thread Basic Hand tight Makeup
Round Thread – External threads
Total Thread Length: Total thread length, the L4 dimension is
measured parallel to the thread axis from the end of the pipe to
vanish point of the thread tool-mark. The measurement is made using
a metal scale or caliper.
Min Full Crest Thread Length: The length measured parallel to the
thread axis from the end of the pipe to the first non-full-crested
thread. In this length there should not be any Black Crested
Threads.
Round Thread – Internal threads
Dia of Coupling Recess
Depth of coupling recess
Coupling Length
[Link]: Buttrress Casing
BUTTRESS Thread – Thread Inspection
Taper : Taper is defined as the change in diameter along the
minor cone of the external threads and the major cone of the internal
threads.
Unlike other threads, two areas of the buttress threads must be
inspected: the perfect threads and the imperfect threads. The taper of
the perfect threads is inspected at 1-in. intervals, overlapping as
necessary to inspect the entire length. A similar procedure is applied to
the imperfect thread up to the run-out. Only perfect thread tapers and
tolerances are determined.
BUTTRESS Thread – Thread Inspection
Lead : The gauge should register zero when applied to the setting
standard. The adjustment to establish the zero reading is the same as
outlined. Pressure shall be applied against the gauge so the thread
contact points are in contact with the load flank (3° flank) and thread
root simultaneously.
Lead is inspected over the perfect thread length. Cumulative lead is
the lead measured starting with the first perfect thread over an interval
which the largest multiple of 1 inch.
Buttress Thread – Thread Inspection
Thread Height : Verification of buttress thread depth shall be
performed at the first perfect thread (full – crested threads on either side
of the root) and at 1-in. intervals along the pin until the first black-crested
thread is encountered with the L7 length.
The coupling thread height inspection commences at J + 1 thread from
the center of the coupling and progresses at 1-in. intervals to the first
perfect thread
Butteress Thread – Thread Inspection
Run-out : Thread run-out is the measurement of the
abruptness with which the buttress thread is terminated at
the triangle end of the thread. The run-out gauge is a three-
point gauge having two fixed points and one movable point
attached to a balanced-dial indicator. The run-out gauge
indicator shall be set to zero using a flat surface as a setting
standard. If the thread terminates before the apex of the
triangle, the movable pointer is placed in the last thread
groove 90 degree prior to the thread termination and the
gauge transverse clockwise until the pointer exists the thread
groove and rides on the pipe surface. The run-out is
satisfactory if the dial indicator does not exceed +0.005in.
during the traverse of the thread groove.
Buttress Thread Basic Hand tight Makeup
PLANE OF CENTER OF COUPLING
PLANE OF END OF PIPE (POWER TIGHT)
PLANE OF VANISH POINT
PLANE OF END OF PIPE (HAND TIGHT)
PLANE OFPERFECT PLANE OF FIRST
THREAD LENGTH CONTACT WITH
TRAINGLE STAMP
Buttress Thread – External threads
Total Thread Length: Total thread length, the L4 dimension is
measured parallel to the thread axis from the end of the pipe to
vanish point of the thread tool-mark. The measurement is made using
a metal scale or caliper.
Min Full Crest Thread Length: The length measured parallel to the
thread axis from the end of the pipe to the first non-full-crested
thread. In this length there should not be any Black Crested
Threads.
Buttress Thread– Internal threads
Coupling Length
LINE PIPE Thread – External threads
LINE PIPE Thread – External threads
Line Pipe Pitch:
Ø 1/8” 27 TPI
Ø ¼” & 3/8” 18TPI
Ø 1/2” – 3/4” 14 TPI
Ø 1” – 2” 11 ½ TPI
Ø 2 ½” – 20” 8 TPI
LINE PIPE Thread – External threads
All thread and linear measurements are same as
round threads
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