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V&M Steel grades for Sour Service

SOUR SERVICE S series SS series SS-D series HCS series HCSS series HIGH COLLAPSE 13CR/SUPER13CR

Vallourec Group

Sour service grades

Sour service V&M grades


V&M Proprietary Grades Mechanical properties Yield Strength Ultimate Strength
min - max (ksi) (MPa) (ksi) min (MPa)

Hardness
HRC (max)

V&M Guaranty Method D Method A


(SMYS) min single - min avg (MPaV m) (ksiV in)

QC provided SSC tests HRC


(nb. pipe) (Method A or D)

Color Code

Time Saving Sour Service grades Same chemistry as SS series + 85% SMYS garantied NACE method A + 30 days faster leadtime
VM 90 S VM 95 S 90 - 105 95 - 110 621 - 724 655 - 758 100 105 690 724 24.0 25.0 85% 85% 10% 10% w/o w/o

Enhanced Sour Service grades Fully API compliant * + 85% / 90% SMYS guarantied + test NACE method A provided
VM 80 SS VM 90 SS VM 95 SS VM 110 SS * 80 - 95 90 - 105 95 - 110 110 - 125 552 - 655 621 - 724 655 - 758 758 - 862 95 100 105 120 655 690 724 828 22.0 24.0 25.0 30.0 90% 90% 90% 85% 10% 100% 100% 100% Method A Method A Method A Method A

NACE-D Sour Service grades Fully API compliant * + 85% / 90% SMYS guarantied + K 1SSC guarantied + NACE method D test provided
VM 95 SS-D VM 110 SS-D * 95 - 110 110 -125 655 - 758 758 - 862 105 120 724 828 25.4 30.0 90%** 85% 30 - 33 22 - 24 33 - 36 24 - 27 100% 100% Method D Method D
* VM 110 SS and VM 110 SS-D follow the QA/QC philosophy of T95 ** For very heavy coupling stock, Method A guaranty is 85% SMYS. Please contact us.

High Collapse & Sour Service V&M grades


V&M Proprietary Grades Mechanical properties Yield Strength Ultimate Strength
min - max (ksi) (MPa) (ksi) min (MPa)

Hardness
HRC (max)

V&M Guaranty Method A


(SMYS)

QC provided HRC SSC tests


(nb. pipe) (Method A or D)

Color Code

Time Saving High Collapse & Sour Service grades Same chemistry as HCSS series + 85% SMYS garantied NACE-A + 30 days faster leadtime
VM 90 HCS VM 95 HCS 90 - 105 95 - 110 621 - 724 655 - 758 100 105 690 724 24.0 25.0 85% 85% 10 % 10% w/o w/o

Enhanced High Collapse & Sour Service grades Fully API compliant * + 85% / 90% SMYS guarantied NACE-A + NACE-A tests provided
VM 80 HCSS VM 90 HCSS VM 95 HCSS VM 110 HCSS * 80 - 95 90 - 105 95 - 110 110 - 125 552 - 655 621 - 724 655 - 758 758 - 862 95 100 105 120 655 690 724 828 22.0 24.0 25.0 30.0 90% 90% 90% 85% 10% 100% 100% 100% Method A Method A Method A Method A

* VM 110 SS and VM 110 SS-D follow the QA/QC philosophy of T95

Size OD in. 41/2" 41/2" 41/2" 5" 5" 51/2" 51/2" 51/2" 51/2" 65/8" 65/8" 65/8" 7" 7" 7" 7" 7" 7" 7" 7" 75/8" 75/8" 75/8" 75/8" 75/8" 75/8" 75/8" 75/8" 73/4" 85/8" 85/8" 85/8" 85/8" 85/8" 95/8" 95/8" 95/8" 95/8" 95/8" 95/8" 95/8" 95/8" 95/8" 93/4" 97/8"

DIMENSIONS Nominal Weight mm lb/ft 114.3 11.60 114.3 13.50 114.3 15.10 127.0 15.00 127.0 18.00 139.7 17.00 139.7 20.00 139.7 23.00 139.7 26.80 168.3 24.00 168.3 28.00 168.3 32.00 177.8 23.00 177.8 26.00 177.8 29.00 177.8 32.00 177.8 35.00 177.8 38.00 177.8 41.00 177.8 42.70 193.7 26.40 193.7 29.70 193.7 33.70 193.7 39.00 193.7 41.00 193.7 42.80 193.7 45.30 193.7 47.10 196.9 46.10 219.1 36.00 219.1 40.00 219.1 44.00 219.1 49.00 219.1 52.00 244.5 40.00 244.5 43.50 244.5 47.00 244.5 53.50 244.5 58.40 244.5 59.40 244.5 61.10 244.5 64.90 244.5 70.30 247.7 59.20 250.8 62.60

Nominal Wall Thickness in. mm 0.250 6.35 0.290 7.37 0.337 8.56 0.296 7.52 0.362 9.19 0.304 7.72 0.361 9.17 0.415 10.54 0.500 12.70 0.352 8.94 0.417 10.59 0.475 12.07 0.317 8.05 0.362 9.19 0.408 10.36 0.453 11.51 0.498 12.65 0.540 13.72 0.590 14.99 0.625 15.88 0.328 8.33 0.375 9.53 0.430 10.92 0.500 12.70 0.537 13.64 0.562 14.27 0.595 15.11 0.625 15.88 0.595 15.11 0.400 10.16 0.450 11.43 0.500 12.70 0.557 14.15 0.595 15.11 0.395 10.03 0.435 11.05 0.472 11.99 0.545 13.84 0.595 15.11 0.609 15.47 0.625 15.88 0.672 17.07 0.734 18.64 0.595 15.11 0.625 15.88

psi 7490 9280 11390 8220 10890 7430 9520 11500 14550 7000 8980 10740 5420 6720 8040 9340 10630 11840 13280 14290 4960 6200 7660 9510 10490 11150 12020 12810 11770 5640 6810 7980 9310 10200 4480 5400 6180 7710 8750 9050 9380 10370 11660 8590 9050

HCSS

80 ksi

HIGH COLLAPSE RESISTANCE 90 ksi 95 ksi psi 8230 10260 12640 9060 12080 8160 10530 12770 16300 7680 9920 11910 5880 7350 8850 10320 11790 13160 14790 15930 5210 6770 8420 10520 11620 12370 13360 14260 13070 6130 7460 8780 10290 11300 4480 5860 6740 8470 9660 9990 10370 11490 12960 9480 10000

MPa 51.6 64.0 78.5 56.7 75.1 51.3 65.7 79.3 100.3 48.3 61.9 74.1 37.4 46.3 55.4 64.4 73.3 81.7 91.6 98.5 34.2 42.8 52.8 65.6 72.3 76.9 82.9 88.4 81.1 38.9 46.9 55.0 64.2 70.3 30.9 37.2 42.6 53.1 60.3 62.4 64.7 71.5 80.4 59.2 62.4

HCS, HCSS

MPa 56.7 70.7 87.2 62.5 83.3 56.3 72.6 88.1 112.4 52.9 68.4 82.2 40.6 50.7 61.0 71.2 81.3 90.7 102.0 109.8 36.0 46.7 58.1 72.5 80.2 85.3 92.1 98.3 90.1 42.3 51.4 60.5 70.9 77.9 30.9 40.4 46.5 58.4 66.6 68.9 71.5 79.2 89.3 65.4 68.9

psi 8580 11090 13260 9470 12660 8520 11410 13390 17130 8000 10370 12490 6110 7740 9400 11160 12910 13800 15530 16740 5210 7040 8790 11010 12180 12970 14020 14970 13710 6370 7770 9170 10770 11830 4480 6080 7090 8950 10360 10450 10850 12030 13590 9910 10780

HCS, HCSS

110 ksi psi 9590 12100 15050 10620 14350 9510 12440 15210 19570 8910 11680 14150 6110 8510 10370 12180 13990 15690 17700 19120 5210 7800 9830 12420 13790 14720 15940 17050 15580 6580 8640 10280 12140 13390 4480 6080 7570 9900 11360 11770 12240 13620 15440 11140 11780

MPa 59.2 76.5 91.4 65.3 87.3 58.7 78.7 92.4 118.1 55.2 71.5 86.1 42.1 53.4 64.8 77.0 89.0 95.2 107.1 115.4 36.0 48.6 60.6 75.9 84.0 89.4 96.7 103.2 94.6 43.9 53.6 63.2 74.2 81.6 30.9 41.9 48.9 61.7 71.4 72.1 74.8 83.0 93.7 68.3 74.3

HCSS

Size OD in. 10" 10" 10" 103/4" 103/4" 103/4" 103/4" 103/4" 103/4" 103/4" 113/4 113/4 113/4 113/4 113/4 117/8" 12" 12" 12" 12" 123/4" 123/4" 123/4" 127/8" 133/8" 133/8" 133/8" 133/8" 133/8" 133/8" 131/2" 135/8" 135/8" 14" 14" 14" 14" 14" 16" 16" 16" 16" 16" 16" 16"

MPa 66.2 83.5 103.8 73.2 98.9 65.6 85.8 104.9 135.0 61.4 80.5 97.6 42.1 58.7 71.5 84.0 96.5 108.2 122.1 131.8 36.0 53.7 67.8 85.7 95.1 101.5 109.9 117.6 107.5 45.4 59.6 70.9 83.7 92.3 30.9 41.9 52.2 68.2 78.3 81.2 84.4 93.9 106.4 76.8 81.2

DIMENSIONS Nominal Weight mm lb/ft 254.0 54.30 254.0 60.30 254.0 68.90 273.1 51.00 273.1 55.50 273.1 60.70 273.1 65.70 273.1 68.80 273.1 73.20 273.1 79.20 298.5 54.00 298.5 60.00 298.5 65.00 298.5 71.00 298.5 75.00 301.6 71.80 304.8 68.00 304.8 73.00 304.8 76.00 304.8 86.50 323.9 57.60 323.9 65.10 323.9 70.10 327.0 66.60 339.7 61.00 339.7 68.00 339.7 72.00 339.7 77.00 339.7 80.70 339.7 86.00 342.9 81.40 346.1 88.20 346.1 105.00 355.6 82.5 355.6 94.80 355.6 99.30 355.6 103.50 355.6 110.00 406.4 75.00 406.4 84.00 406.4 94.50 406.4 109.00 406.4 118.00 406.4 128.00 406.4 147.00

Nominal Wall Thickness in. mm 0.531 13.49 0.595 15.11 0.688 17.48 0.450 11.43 0.495 12.57 0.545 13.84 0.595 15.11 0.636 16.15 0.672 17.07 0.734 18.64 0.435 11.05 0.489 12.42 0.534 13.56 0.582 14.78 0.618 15.70 0.582 14.78 0.547 13.89 0.589 14.96 0.610 15.49 0.707 17.96 0.433 11.00 0.492 12.50 0.531 13.49 0.495 12.57 0.430 10.92 0.480 12.19 0.514 13.06 0.550 13.97 0.580 14.73 0.625 15.88 0.580 14.73 0.625 15.88 0.760 19.30 0.562 14.27 0.656 16.66 0.688 17.48 0.720 18.29 0.772 19.61 0.438 11.13 0.495 12.57 0.562 14.27 0.656 16.66 0.715 18.16 0.781 19.84 0.906 23.01

psi 7000 8290 10160 4730 5570 6510 7450 8220 8890 10060 3280 4680 5450 6280 6890 6170 5480 6190 6540 8170 2520 3730 4690 3690 2130 2980 3900 4540 5030 5710 4950 5540 7540 4210 5740 6200 6660 7410 1300 1890 2790 4500 5300 6130 7710

HCSS

80 ksi

HIGH COLLAPSE RESISTANCE 90 ksi 95 ksi psi 7670 9130 11250 4790 6060 7120 8180 9050 9820 11130 3280 4710 5920 6850 7550 6730 5950 6750 7150 9000 2520 3730 4720 3690 2130 2980 3900 4540 5350 6210 5190 6010 8280 4210 6240 6770 7290 8140 1300 1890 2790 4500 5750 6690 8470

MPa 48.2 57.1 70.1 32.6 38.4 44.9 51.4 56.7 61.3 69.3 22.6 32.3 37.6 43.3 47.5 42.5 37.8 42.6 45.1 56.3 17.4 25.7 32.3 25.4 14.7 20.6 26.9 31.3 34.7 39.4 34.1 38.2 52.0 29.0 39.6 42.7 45.9 51.1 9.0 13.0 19.3 31.0 36.5 42.3 53.1

HCS, HCSS

MPa 52.9 63.0 77.6 33.1 41.8 49.1 56.4 62.4 67.7 76.8 22.6 32.5 40.8 47.3 52.1 46.4 41.0 46.6 49.3 62.0 17.4 25.7 32.5 25.4 14.7 20.6 26.9 31.3 36.9 42.8 35.8 41.4 57.1 29.0 43.0 46.6 50.2 56.1 9.0 13.0 19.3 31.0 39.6 46.1 58.4

psi 7990 9540 11790 4790 6290 7410 8530 9460 10270 11660 3280 4710 6140 7130 7870 7000 6170 7020 7440 9400 2520 3730 4720 3690 2130 2980 3900 4540 5350 6450 5190 6240 8640 4210 6480 7030 7590 8590 1300 1890 2790 4500 5870 6950 8840

HCS, HCSS

110 ksi psi 8900 10710 13330 4790 6440 8220 9540 10610 11560 13190 3280 4710 6180 7890 8760 7750 6240 7770 8260 10540 2520 3730 4720 3690 2130 2980 3900 4540 5350 6560 5190 6370 9660 4210 6790 7780 8430 9480 1300 1890 2790 4500 5870 7690 9900

MPa 55.1 65.8 81.3 33.1 43.3 51.1 58.8 65.2 70.8 80.4 22.6 32.5 42.3 49.1 54.3 48.3 42.6 48.4 51.3 64.8 17.4 25.7 32.5 25.4 14.7 20.6 26.9 31.3 36.9 44.5 35.8 43.0 59.6 29.0 44.7 48.5 52.3 59.2 9.0 13.0 19.3 31.0 40.5 48.0 61.0

HCSS

MPa 61.4 73.8 91.9 33.1 44.4 56.7 65.8 73.2 79.7 90.9 22.6 32.5 42.6 54.4 60.4 53.4 43.0 53.6 57.0 72.7 17.4 25.7 32.5 25.4 14.7 20.6 26.9 31.3 36.9 45.2 35.8 43.9 66.6 29.0 46.8 53.7 58.1 65.4 9.0 13.0 19.3 31.0 40.5 53.0 68.2

V&M TUBES offers a large range of OCTG material suitable for Sour Service environment where H2S is present. It covers the requirements and parameters of such inhospitable conditions including high pressures, low temperatures, low pH, and more. More than anywhere else, reliability is paramount and V&M TUBES provides the required top-of-the-class expertise and know how.

BENEFITS Full range of products


Size range: 2 3/8to 26for OCTG Wall Thickness up to 2 Yield Strength: 55 to 150 ksi Grades: API and V&M proprietary grades Sour Service and High Collapse Connections: API and VAM Taylor made products: Non standard OD, weight or grade upon request

Full range of products Heavier and higher Yield Strength material Improved Sulfide Stress Cracking resistance Reliable quality and leadtime Fit-for-purpose approach Single source of your complete solution

Integrated pipe manufacturer


Design, process and control of proprietary steel chemistries 5 steel mills in France, Germany, USA, Brazil and several pipe mills throughout the world dedicated to the production of OCTGs Connection threading integrated to the pipe mills or strategically located to serve a market In house metallurgical testing and Non-Destructive Examination

Expertise and know-how


Three Research & Development laboratories with more than 20 engineers and technicians dedicated to the design of improved steel chemistries Capacity to perform more than 600 corrosion tests per month All-in-one technical support: pipe, material, VAM Premium connection and services

Supply Chain Management Reliable Products and Services


Proprietary sour service grades with greater than API Sulfide Stress Cracking resistance Extensive NACE data bank for all NACE test methods Best-in-class quality control plan, including technologies with improved sensitivity to defects and enhanced control frequency Full service provider: From steel making to pipe run in your well Reduced lead time thanks to NACE testing parallel to manufacturing process Extensive VAM licensee network for field repairs or accessories VAM Field Service International: Inspection and running services

Sour Service grades

Sour Service in OCTG


Sour Servicerefers to a well environment containing Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S), which is naturally associated with acidic conditions. H2S comes from the decomposition of organic material, so that it is often found in oil & gas environments which derive from the same phenomenon. Even if not sour at the onset, some wells become sour over time, as (H2S) bearing formation water starts to flow together with oil. It is well known that H2S is a hazard to human health, living organisms, and more generally to the environment. That is the reason why historically the wells found withSourenvironment were often and carefully plugged and abandoned! With the first oil crisis in 1973, the need for other sources of supply and the high price of oil drove the technology to cope more systematically with this hazardous environment. Today Sour Service environments provide further challenges with deeper wells, higher pressures and extreme corrosive conditions. VALLOUREC & MANNESMANN TUBES OCTG material suitable for Sour Service conditions provide solutions to push these limits on a safe and reliable manner.

2. Sulfide Stress Cracking


The physical phenomenon associated withSour Serviceenvironment is known asSulfide Stress Cracking(SSC) orH2S embrittlement. H2S in combination with water and low pH, will release free hydrogen. Due to its small size the hydrogen particles are adsorbed by the material and interact with the steel which becomes brittle. Two key activating factors are low temperature and high stress state of the material. Under unfavourable combinations of all these factors, a crack can initiate in the material and propagate until catastrophic failure.

1. Definition and Standards


The National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) formed a committee in the 1950s to help understand and avoid failures caused by H2S. A first standard (MR0175) was published in 1975: It defined Sour Serviceconditions as a threshold on the partial pressure of H2S : P [H2S] > 0.05 psi. Today, a new international standard, ISO 15156 has emerged. It combines the findings of the European Federation of Corrosion (EFC) with those of NACE. This standard defines the metallic material requirements to provide resistance to Sulfide Stress Cracking (SSC).

It is important to note that these crack failures can occur with stresses below the elastic limit of the material.

3. The major influence of Temperature


The key influence of H2S partial pressure makes it clear that high pressure wells are more critical in Sour Service environments. But high pressure often relates to high temperature which is well known to be an inactivating factor of the embrittlement phenomenon. The risk actually lays at the top of the well where the pressure is still high, but temperature has decreased due to thermal losses, thus activating the sulfide stress cracking.

It introduced pH as an additional major factor influencing how critical the environment is, along with specific tests that have become standard in order to qualify material for Sour Service environment.

In that regard, materials according to API 5CT (ISO 11960) do comply with NACE MR0175, as a function of temperature level. Outside these envelopes proprietary grades are required.

4. Material evaluation
The objective is to assess whether a given material is suitable for Sour Service conditions. NACE TM0177 has defined and normalized several tests: Methods A to D. They typically use a critical and normalized sour service environment calledenvironment A (with the exception of Method B that does not require NaCl addition). They differ by the way the stress is applied to the test specimen and can fit into 2 categories :

6. NACE Method D
A Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) is manufactured from the base material, taken longitudinally. A tapered wedge is used to load the test specimen which is then, enclosed in the sour environment, for 360 hours (15 days).

Go / No Go type tests provide a binary result: Either the material passes the test or not. NACE methods A, B and C belong to this first category. Method D provides a level of performance through the measurement of the crack propagation.

The sample is then retrieved, failed open, and the crack length measured.The resistance to crack propagation K1SSC is calculated, providing a direct numerical rating. Acceptance criterion is defined by API 5CT, for example the K1SSC minimum average value for grade T95 should be not less than 30 ksiV in.

This allows comparison and continuous ranking of materials.

7. Standard Sour Service material


C90 and T95 are the dedicated API grades suitable for Sour Service environments. They comply with the following requirements : I Chemical composition I Grain size finer than ASTM 5 I Hardness limitation I NACE tests (TM 0177), methods A,B or D. LowerAPI grades including J55, K55, or L80 are also granted suitability.

To be considered suitable for Sour Service environments, a material has to pass at least one of these tests. MethodsA and D are the most commonly used in the industry.

8. V & M proprietary Sour Service grades 5. NACE Method A


Cylindrical samples are manufactured from the base material, taken longitudinally. Sample is enclosed into the sour environment, with tension load inducing commonly 80% of Specified Minimum Yield Strength (SMYS). Duration is 720 hours or 30 days. The know-how at V&M TUBES has demonstrated that material suitable for sour service environments should be designed and manufactured by carefully designing and controlling the following parameters : I Cleanliness To avoid inclusion and segregation I Grain size Fine martensitic microstructure I Homogeneity Even distribution of characteristics I Stability Complete release of quenching stresses A unique expertise and extensive product offer have been developed based on: I Chromium - Molybdenum steel chemistry; I Low Sulfur and Phosphorus content; I Improved Grain size finer than ASTM 7; I Dedicated quenching process, adapted to heavy pipe up to 2in wall thickness (ID-OD quenching); I 100% Non-Destructive Examination (NDE); I Extensive database of NACE test results.

Sour Service grades

V&M TUBESSour Service range is composed of 3 series to fulfil the customersrequirements with regards to the mechanical properties and level of reliability:
V&M Proprietary Grades API reference V & M Guaranty Method D Method A
(SMYS) min single - min avg (ksiV in)

10. V & M Sour Service grade added-value


V&M proprietary Sour Service grades can thus offer:
I

QC provided SSC tests


(Method A or D)

Time Saving Sour Service grades


VM 90 S* VM 95 S C95* C95 85% 85% w/o w/o

A larger domain of application and an enhanced safety margin through the SSC resistance guaranteed and demonstrated up to 90% of the material Yield Strength v.s. 80% with API (NACE method A test);
NACE TM01 77 method A : tensile test results 100
90% actual YS

Enhanced Sour Service grades


VM 80 SS VM 90 SS VM 95 SS VM 110 SS * L80 C90 T95 T95* 90% 90% 90% 85% Method A Method A Method A Method A

Applied stress (ksi)

NACE-D Sour Service grades


VM 95 SS-D VM 110 SS-D * T95 T95* 90%** 85% 30 - 33 22 - 24 Method D Method D
* In compliance with the QA/QC philosophy of the referred API standard ** For very heavy coupling stock, Method A guaranty is 85% SMYS

90

80

VM95SS @ 90% SMYS VM90SS @ 90% SMYS


T95 @ 80% SMYS C90@ 80% SMYS

70

S series Time Saving Available in grades 90 and 95 ksi. I Same chemistry and process as SS series. I 85% threshold stress guaranty, higher than 80% in API. I Reduced lead time, as fast as for standard grades, thanks to the mill quality record that proves SSC resistance without additional NACE method A test.
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60 90 95 100 Yield strength (ksi) 105 110

Higher Strength materials, like VM110SS-D or VM110HCSS with 110 ksi Yield Strength; Enhanced reliability of the product and its delivery thanks to the improved Quality Control and Quality Assurance; Reduced lead time thanks to V&M TUBES proven success record in performing NACE testing, allowing parallel shipping of the material; Heavy pipe and coupling stock up to 2in wall thickness, with the same Sour Service guaranty; Top performance and reliability in HP-HT wells, when combined with V&M High Collapse technology.

SS series Enhanced API Available in grades 80 to 110 ksi. Fully compliant withAPI (or its QA/QC philosophy for VM 110 SS grade). I 85% / 90% threshold stress guaranty, higher than 80% in API. I Delivered with NACE method A test.
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SS-D series NACE-D Available in grades 95 and 110 ksi. Fully compliant withAPI (or its QA/QC philosophy forVM 110 SS-D) I 85% / 90% threshold stress guaranty, higher than API. I K1SSC guaranty, higher than API. I Delivered with NACE method D test.
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11. Fit-for-purpose approach


Beyond API and proprietary Sour Service grades, taylor-made products, services, or characterization may be required to fulfil customer highest profile projects. V&M TUBES offers a complete engineering approach to satisfy specific needs including :
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9. Sour Service & High Collapse grades


V&M TUBES has combined its expertise on Sour Service applications along with that on High Pressure environments to cope with the most demanding High Pressure - High Temperature (HP-HT) projects: This has led to the High Collapse & Sour Service product line:
V&M Proprietary Grades API reference V & M Guaranty Method D Method A
(SMYS) min single - min avg (ksiV in)

Special sizes, for HP-HT wells in particular; V&M SSC data base with more than 10,000 test results, including DCB tests;

QC provided SSC tests


(Method A or D)

Time Saving High Collapse & Sour Service grades


VM 90 HCS* VM 95 HCS C95* C95 85% 85% w/o w/o

Enhanced High Collapse & Sour Service grades


VM 80 HCSS VM 90 HCSS VM 95 HCSS VM 110 HCSS * L80 C90 T95 T95* 90% 90% 90% 85% Method A Method A Method A Method A

* In compliance with the QA/QC philosophy of the referred API standard

Special NACE testing with adapted objectives, parameters and targets; Close coordination with customers and material experts to fit the global Sour Service evaluation into an operating plan; Faster lead time approach extended to higher grades like VM80SS upon request and agreed quality plan.

Pipe finishing for OCTG market includes full length mill threading and stock management in 9 facilities around the world, in France, Germany, UK, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Indonesia, a VAM Licensee network of more than 100 accessory and repair shops around the world and a quality, documentation and gauge rental system managed by VAM Services.

13. Field records: A selection


V&M TUBES has been involved in the most critical Sour Service applications around the world. A high profile project in the Caspian Sea (*) provides a relevant example of critical conditions: I TD = 13,000 ft (4000 m) I BHP = 11,600 psi (800 bar) I H2S = 16%, CO2 = 3%, pH = 3 to 4 I T = 5F to 230F (-15C to 110C)

There are more than 20 scientists and material experts working in our 3 Research & Development laboratories located in France and Germany. They can elaborate mini-heats on their own, perform more than 600 SSC tests per month at full thrust, and rely on the full support of 16 steel and pipe manufacturing mills around the world.

V&M TUBES large spectrum of experience is further illustrated below: 4 1/2 5 6 5/8 7 7 8 5/8 9 5/8 9 5/8 10 1/4 10 3/4 14 0.271 0.408 0.417 0.453 0.498 0.850 0.545 0.595 0.800 0.950 0.800 VM 80 SS VM 95 HCS VM 90 SS VM 95 S VM 110 SS-D C90 VM 110 SS VM 110H CSS T95 VM 110 SS VM 95 SS-D North America Far East Caspian Sea West Africa North Sea Gulf of Mexico Latin America Middle East Caspian Sea North Sea Caspian Sea*

12. First class processing capacity


Steel elaboration is processed in 4 mills in France, USA, Brazil and Germany including the long-lasting relationship with first-class supplier HKM (Httenwerke KRUPPMANNESMANN), in which V&M TUBES holds a 30% share. Combined capacity and supply sources reach 3.5 million tons per year. Equipment includes electric furnaces fed from scrap, blast furnaces (BOF) fed with iron ore, vacuum degassing batches, continuous cast to produce steel rounds and forging equipment. Pipe manufacturing is processed in 11 mills in France, Germany, UK, USA, Brazil and Indonesia with Citra Tubindo in whichV&M TUBES holds a 25% share. Combined seamless capacity reaches 2.7 million tons per year. Equipment includes: Advanced hot-rolled processes: Pilger mill, continuous mandrel mill, plug rolling mill, mpm mill, Heat treatments with computer controlled austenitizing and tempering furnaces, internal and / or external quenching units. Non-destructive evaluation on or off line, including the latest ultra-sonic technology like phased-array, capturing defects twice as small as API, and C-Scan.

14. Product mix to the market


Sour Service material typically accounts for 13% of V&M TUBES Premium pipe deliveries. Of this, 85% is V&M proprietary grades, including 20% of high-tech High Collapse & Sour Service material. Higher grades represent 90% of deliveries, including 30% of top-of-the line 110 ksiYield Strength material.

15. References
[1] Development of C110 grade for Sour Service, B. Orlans et al., Paper #147, 1993 NACE Conference [2] Heavy Wall casing in C110 grade for Sour Service, C. Linne et al., Paper #117, 1998 NACE Conference [3] Experience in Corrosion Testing according to NACE standard TM0177 Methods A and D on T95 grade steel for OCTG, R. Poepperling et al. , Paper #151, 2000 NACE Conference [4] NACE TM0177 Method D test procedure (DCB), Learnings from comparative laboratory testing, K. Szklarz et al. , Paper #3104, 2003 NACE Conference

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SALES OFFICES
VALLOUREC MANNESMANN OIL & GAS FRANCE 27, avenue du Gnral Leclerc 92660 Boulogne Billancourt Cedex France Phone +33 1 49093731 Fax +33 1 49093713 V&M DEUTSCHLAND Oil & Gas Division Theodorstrasse 90 40472 Dsseldorf, Germany Phone +49 211 960-0 Fax +49 211 960-3924 VALLOUREC MANNESMANN OIL & GAS UK Prospect Place Westhill Industrial Estate, Westhill Aberdeenshire, UK - AB32 6SY Phone +44 1224 279340 Fax +44 1224 279341 V&M TUBES 1990 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1400 Houston, TX 77056-3813, USA Phone +1 713 4793200 Fax +1 713 4793201 V&M BEIJING Room 301, East Ocean Center 24A, Jianguomenwai Avenue Beijing 100004, P.R. China Phone +86 10 5923 3000 Fax +86 10 59 23 3001

VALLOUREC & MANNESMANN RUS Office E02-305 4th Dobryninsky pereulok, 8, Moscow, 119049, Russia Phone +7 495 787-49-30 Fax +7 495 787-49-31 VALLOUREC MANNESMANN OIL & GAS NIGERIA 15B Akanbi Danmola Street South West Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria Phone +234 1 463 0840 Fax +234 1 463 0841

VAM MEXICO Av. Framboyanes Lote 6 Manzana 5 Cd. ind. Bruno Pagliai Tejeria, Vera Cruz CP 91697, Mexico Phone +52 229 989 8716 Fax +52 229 981 0349 VAM DUBAI World Trade Center Level 14, office 14:01 P.O. Box 9405 DUBAI, U.A.E. Phone +971 4 329 16 18 Fax +971 4 329 16 22

VAM FIELD SERVICE BEIJING Room 1001-1002 Electronic City Science and Technology Building 12A Jiu Xian Qiao Road Chaoyang District Beijing 100016, P.R. China Phone +86 10 6438 3145/4513 Fax +86 10 6438 6402 VAM ANGOLA Sonils Business Centre (Office 015) RUA 6-1L Boavista Luanda, Republic of Angola Phone +244 222 670 439 Fax +244 222 310 910 VAM CASPIAN 340 Nizami Street ISR Plaza 3rd Floor Baku AZ1000, Azerbaijan Phone +994 12 493 2939 Fax +994 12 498 7132 VAM SERVICES Licensee Network 21-23 rue de Leval 59620 Aulnoye Aymeries, France Phone +33 3 27696615 Fax +33 3 27664575

SALES & SERVICES OFFICES


V&M DO BRASIL Rua Lauro Mller 116 - Sala 1906 Botafogo 22290 -160 Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil Phone +55 21 38738300 Fax +55 21 38738316 VAM USA 19210 Hardy Road Houston, TX 77073, USA Phone +1 281 8215510 Fax +1 281 8217760 VAM CANADA # 1920, 444 5th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta Canada T2P 2T8 Phone +1 403 2330119 Fax +1 403 2662332

SERVICES OFFICES
VAM FIELD SERVICE INTERNATIONAL Prospect Place Westhill Industrial Estate, Westhill Aberdeenshire, UK - AB32 6SY Phone +44 1224 279380 Fax +44 1224 279384 VAM FAR EAST No. 16, Jalan Kilang Timor #06-05, Redhill Forum Singapore 159308 Phone +65 6736 23 72 Fax +65 6235 11 26

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