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Specification Scope
All new designs of steel structures for drilling and well servicing
Derricks Masts (Freestanding) Guyed Masts Crown Blocks
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PSL2
Includes all requirements of PSL1, plus additional requirements
Heat treatment operations Through-thickness NDE Weld acceptance criteria Traceability requirements Nameplate markings
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Nameplate Markings
Requirements vary by type of structure Markings to be raised or stamped Nameplate to be securely fixed to structure in conspicuous place
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Drilling Loads
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Dead loads Fluid loads Additional loads as agreed by purchaser and manufacturer Rig instructions to include list of all items with their total dry and wet weights as used in the design, as well as a sum of the weights and the first moment of these weights about the base of the drilling structure for both dry and wet conditions
Rig configuration in each wind environment must be considered Design wind speeds subject to minimums (Table 8.3)
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Combines scaled wind loads with other loads for all load combinations Checks member unity checks under all load combinations with scaled global wind loads, but with full unscaled wind load on the particular member in question (as though that member is unshielded) as well as any appurtenances attached to that member
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Freestanding structures
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Clamped Structures
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Materials
All materials to be suitable for application, but specification requirements cover critical components Materials must be produced to a written specification to include physical and chemical properties and material qualification Mechanical properties per ASTM A3 or equal on representative coupons from same heat with same working operations and heat treatment Wrought materials to be processed to produce wrought structure throughout component PSL 2 requires additional heat treatment QA/QC
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Bolts
If conforming to recognized industry standard, they must be marked per that standard Other bolts must meet chemical, physical and mechanical property limits specified by bolt manufacturer
Wire Rope
Must conform to ISO 1 42 or API Spec 9A
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Welding Requirements
Spec requirements apply to critical components Welding and welding QA/QC per AWS D1.1 AWS prequalified joints are acceptable All weld procedures must be written
Includes prequalified joints All essential variables must be covered per specification Procedure Qualification Records must record all essential variables
Consumables per AWS or manufacturers standards Consumables must be stored and controlled by written procedure per manufacturers recommendations
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Welding Requirements
PQR weld properties shall meet the minimums required by design, with test weldments in the applicable postweld heat-treated condition
When impact testing is required for base material, it shall be a requirement for PQR
Tests shall be consistent with base metal requirements in weld and HAZ per Tables C-4.1 and C-4.2 of AWS D1.1:2 2 or ISO 199 2 Attachment welds only require HAZ impacts
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Non-destructive Examination
NDE activities for critical components, as defined by engineering, must be documented and approved by a level 3 examiner qualified to ISO 9 12 NDE examinations shall be conducted after final heat treatment
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All critical welds require:
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NDE acceptance per AWS D1.1 criteria for static structures for PSL 1 and per those for cyclically loaded structures for critical welds of masts and derricks when PSL 2 is specified
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Testing
Proof load testing not required except as agreed by manufacturer and purchaser per Supplementary Requirement SR2 Design Verification by proof testing or by computer analysis modeling to show under design loadings
Proof testing method and assumptions to be documented Computer modeling to be documented to show compliance with section 8 Verification by qualified person other than designer of test
of Wire rope end connections proof-tested to nominal wire rope assembly strength Cylinders and winches to be pressure tested to 1. times working pressure for minimum of 1 minutes
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Traceability
MTRs required for steels with Fy greater than:
Structural shapes and plates Tubing Solid round bars 248 MPa (3 ksi) 31 MPa (4 ksi) 414 MPa ( ksi)
Material substitutions to be documented and traceable to specific unit, except for bolts made and marked per recognized standard PSL 2: Critical components to have full traceability PSL 2: Certified reports required for nonferrous materials and bearings
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Documentation
Records required by standard to be kept safe and retrievable for five years Documentation must be clear, legible, reproducible All QC records to be signed and dated, but electronic files can be signed with originators personal code Purchaser has right to review records for compliance with specification
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Documentation Records
Design records (section 8. ) Written specifications (sections 9, 1 , 11) Qualification records welding to include procedures, welders, NDE personnel, and calibration of measuring and testing equipment MTRs NDE records (section 1 ) Performance test records for proof load testing, hydrostatic testing and slingline socket testing Special Process records
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Supplementary Requirements
SR1 Low Temperature Testing
Minimum design temperature and impact-test requirements to be agreed upon by purchaser and manufacturer Critical components to be fabricated from materials meeting impact testing requirements Weld procedures for critical components to include impact testing consistent with requirements of base metals (section 1 . ) Nameplate to include minimum design temperature and SR1 Rig instructions to list required impact values for each base metal
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SR2 Proof Load Test
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Supplementary Requirements
Test load to be agreed upon by purchaser and manufacturer Structure to be visually examined after test per section 11.4.2 Nameplate to be marked with SR2 and ratio of test load to design load