API-5CT SPECIFICATION FOR CASING & TUBING

By
BABIN T
(18PGDDE005)
API 5CT Products & Groups based on Grades
API 5CT Products

1. Short round thread Casing (SC)

2. Long round thread Casing (LC)

3. Buttress thread Casing (BC)

4. Non-Upset Tubing (NU)

5. External Upset Tubing (EU)

6. Integral Joint Tubing (IJ)

Groups & Grades

1. Group -1 : H40, J55, K55, N80

2. Group -2 : M65, L80, C90, T95

3. Group -3 : P110

4. Group -4 : Q125 (ONLY FOR CASING)

Conformance/References
Units of Measurements

1. International System (SI) of units

2. United States Customary (USC) of units

Normative References

1. International Organization for Standardization (ISO- TC 67)

- Material selection and Processing for Individual application

2. American Petroleum Institute (API)

- Performance and specifications of individual products

3. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

- Standard Test methods and Recommended practices for materials and products

4. American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

- Quality and protection codes

Design Requirements
Processing Requirements

1. Supplementary Requirements

2. Straightening

3. Threads

4. Coating

5. Heat Treatment

6. Thread Treatment

7. Welding

8. Traceability
Heat Treatment Processing
Material Requirements

1. Chemical Composition

2. Tensile Properties

i. Elongation

ii. Yield Tensile Strength (ksi)

Chemical composition
Material Properties
Testing Requirements

1. Test Specimens 12. Shear Testing

2. Visual Inspection 13. Impact Testing

3. Defects 14. Supplementary Testing

4. Drift Testing 15. NDE Testing

5. Test Solution 16. Product Analyses

6. Depth Tests 17. Frequency & Retesting

7. Wall Thickness

8. Hardness Testing

9. SSCC Testing

10. Hydrostatic Testing

11. Tensile Testing

Hardenability
SSCC Threshold Limits
Marking & Protection Requirements
Marking Requirements

1. Stamp Marking Requirements

2. Make-up Triangle Marking Requirements

3. Stencil Marking Requirements

4. Colour Identification Requirements

5. Thread and end-finish Marking Requirements

6. Pipe-threader Marking Requirements

Coating/Protection Requirements

1. Protection during transit

2. Protection for long-term storage

3. Thread Protection

- Driftable Thread Protectors

Documentation Requirements

1. Electronic Media Requirements

- EDI Transmission

2. Certification Requirements

- Provision by the manufacturer for all products meeting requirements

- Certificate of compliance stating material has been manufactured, tested and

inspected in accordance with ISO/API

3. Shipping Requirements

4. Retention of records
Example: Tender for Casing and Tubing

Tender has been issued by Oil India, Andhra Pradesh

@ oilindia.nic.in

Tender Number: SEG3712L12