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CASING WITH 20,26 & 30 IN. NOMINAL DIAMETERS

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Comisso de Normas Tcnicas

Supersedes and withdraws PETROBRAS N-2262

Mandatory requirement is indicated by imperative verbs, such as: shall and equivalent expressions like is to..., is required to..., it is required that..., only ...is permitted and it is necessary.... Recommended practice (not mandatory) is expressed by advisory forms, such as: should and equivalent expressions like it is recommended that...or ought to.... Suggested revisions of this standard shall be submitted to the respective CONTEC subcommission, indicating standard alphanumeric identification, identification of the revision, clause(s) to be revised and technical/economic justification for the revision. Such proposals will be considered for the next revision of the standard. Any decision taken regarding the use of this standard is not the responsibility of the CONTEC subcommission. Its concern is with the interpretation of the contents of this standard. In case of doubt, the Portuguese-language original shall be consulted as the authoritative text.

SC - 21
Materials and Equipaments for Oil Drilling & Production

1 PURPOSE This Standard is based on the API Spec. 5L standard and defines supplementary conditions applicable on supply of 20, 26 and 30 inch nominal diameter casings for petroleum wells. 2 COMPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS When applying this Standard, the following additional documents shall be consulted: API Spec. 5L API RP 2X - Specification for Line Pipe; - Recommended Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Offshore Structural Fabrication and Guidelines for Qualification of Ultrasonic Technicians; - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code; - Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Examination of Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels.

ASME Sec. IX ASTM A 435

3 DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this Standard, the following definitions are adopted:

PROPRIEDADE DA PETROBRAS

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3.1 Conductor Pipe

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Pipe lowered in shallow depth hole, whose main purpose is to protect un-consolidated formations and avoid flow of gas. 3.2 Surface Casing Casing pipe whose main purpose is to support casing strings and safety equipment (BOP), and to protect formations which contain fresh water. 4 GENERAL CONDITIONS Pipes shall be supplied in accordance with API Spec. 5L, complemented by the requirements of this Standard. 4.1 Description Pipes shall be descripted by the Material Description Standard of PETROBRAS (PPM). 4.2 Manufacturing 4.2.1 Pipes may be longitudinal seamed, and may consist of up to 6 lengths. 4.2.2 Longitudinal welding between adjacent lengths shall be staggered at distances of at least 5 (five) times nominal thickness of the plate. 4.2.3 All weldings shall be made by the submerged arc technique. 4.2.3 Tack and repair welding may be done by hand. 4.2.3.2 Welding shall comply with the requirements of ASME Section IX. 4.2.3.3 Qualification of procedures, welders and welding operators shall comply with requirements of ASME Section IX. 4.3 Materials Pipe shall be manufactured from plate of the grades and thicknesses indicated in TABLE 1.

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TABLE 1 - CASING CHARACTERISTICS

Outside Diameter (nominal) inch(mm) 20 (508)

Wall Thickness (nominal) mm

Weight (nominal) Grades API 5L Kg/m lb/ft 130,3 199,9 201,7 197,6 305,0 449,0 X-56 X-56 X-56 B B B

Hydrostatic Test Pressure External (mx.) kPa x 100 207 207 201 75 121 183 (psi) 3000 3000 2910 1090 1750 2625 mm 511,2 511,2 665,2 766,8 766,8 776,8 inch 20 1/8 20 1/8 26 3/16 30 3/16 30 3/16 30 3/16 Drift Internal (mn.) mm 471,5 446,1 611,9 711,2 706,4 662,8 inch 18 9/16 17 9/16 24 3/32 28 27 13/16 26 3/32

16 25

193,9 297,5 300,1 292,6 453,8 669,3

26 (660)

19 16

30 (762)

25 37,5

N.B: Other material specifications may be accepted provided fit in with the characteristics described in TABLE 1.

4.4 Pipe Ends

4.4.1 Pipes shall have bevelled ends, as per API Spec. 5L.

4.4.2 Maximum out-of-roundness allowable at pipe ends is 0.5% of nominal diameter.

4.4.3 External reinforcement of longitudinal welding shall be ground off to a distance of 1 (one) meter from each end of each pipe.

4.5 Dimensions

4.5.1 Pipe shall be supplied in diameters and wall thickness specified in TABLE 1. Outside diameter and internal diameter shall be such that pipe permits running external and internal drifts.

4.5.1.1 External drift shall be circular, without grooving to accommodate weld fillet, and be capable of being run along pipe to a point one meter away from each end.

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4.5.1.2 Internal drift shall be circular, without grooving to accommodate weld fillet, and shall be at least 300 mm long. 4.5.2 Pipes shall be supplied in lengths 12 1 m long, and mean length of each batch supplied shall be 12 0,3 m. 4.6 Marking Pipes shall be marked in paint, inside each end, starting at a point 200 mm away from bevel, in the following sequence: a) manufacturers trade mark; b) diameter x wall thickness x length; c) specification of pipe; d) grade of steel; e) number of Material Supply Authorization (AFM); f) number of Material Purchase Order (PCM). 4.7 Surface Protection of Bevel Bevelled ends shall be protected by varnishing.

5 INSPECTION 5.1 Plate Plate shell be inspected by ultrasonic examination to detect double lamination as follows: a) API Spec. 5L, grade B: according to ASTM A 435; b) API Spec. 5L, grade X-56: according to requirements in Annex to this Standard. 5.2 Pipes Pipes shall be tested in line with API Spec. 5L. For seamed pipe alterations indicated in sub-item 5.2.1 to 5.2.5 shall be adopted. 5.2.1 Tensile Strength Test 5.2.1.1 Plate Test specimens (one longitudinal, one transverse) shall be extracted from configured plate, representing each mill heat. 5.2.1.2 Welding Two test specimens (one representing a longitudinal welding and one a circumferential welding) shall be extracted from each batch of l00 pipes or fraction thereof, as in FIGURE 1.

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Two tests (one on face, the other on root) for each type of welding (one circumferential, the other longitudinal) shall be run on each batch of 100 pipes or fraction thereof.

5.2.3 Retests for Tensile Strength and Bending If any test specimen is rejected, retests criteria stipulated in API Spec. 5L shall then be applied.

5.2.4 Hydrostatic Test All pipe shall be tested at the pressures indicated in TABLE 1.

5.2.5 Non-Destructive Examinations of Welded Joints 5.2.5.1 Non-destructive examinations shall be run on each pipe in accordance with TABLE 2, covering quantities and types stipulated therein, which are applicable to automatic welding.

TABLE 2 MINIMUM PERCENTAGE OF NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATIONS

Welding Longitudinal

Radiography See 5.2.5.3, 5.2.5.4 and 5.2.5.5 -

Ultrasonic 20

Visual 100

Circumferential

100

100

5.2.5.2 When ultrasonic examination of a longitudinal welding detects a defect (TABLE 2), two other regions of the same welding shall be examined, each one to the same percentage. If the two additional examinations do not detect any defects, welding may be accepted after repair and examination of the original region. If at least one of the additional examinations detects a defect the entire welding must be examined. 5.2.5.3 Longitudinal welding at both ends of pipe shall be radiographed over a distance of 200 mm, and one additional 200 mm long radiograph of a weld fillet intersection shall also be performed. 5.2.5.4 If any radiograph of pipe ends detects a defect, another radiograph the same size shall be made in the adjacent region. If the latter examination also detects a defect, the entire welding shall then be radiographed.

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5.2.5.5 When a radiograph of a weld fillet intersection detects a defect, another examination covering the same distance shall be run in the adjacent region and another one on a different intersection of weld fillets not yet inspected. If at least one of the additional radiographs detects a defect in the welding entire fillet shall be radiographed, including the part already submitted to a single radiograph.

6 ACCEPTANCE AND REJECTION 6.1 The criterion of acceptance of examinations, except that for the hand-performed ultrasonic examination, shall be that of API Spec. 5L. 6.2 The criterion of acceptance of the hand-performed ultrasonic examination shall be that of API RP 2X.

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ANNEX - ULTRASONIC EXAMINATION, API SPEC. 5L - GR. X56 PLATE

A-1 CONFIGURATION OF HEAD Configuration of head shall meet the following requirements: a) to be normal type (longitudinal wave forms); b) dimensions to be 10 to 30 mm in diameter or square, 10 to 25 mm on the side, or a transducer with minimum effective area of 70 mm2 may also be used; c) frequency to be 2 MHz to 4 MHz.

A-2 REFERENCE STANDARD FOR SENSITIVITY CALIBRATION Piece of API Spec. 5L - GR. X56 steel plate sized 150 x 150 mm shall be used, nominal thickness being that of material examined, with fiat bottomed hole drilled in center of contact surface, 6,35 mm in diameter and half as deep as plate is thick (FIGURE 2).

FIGURE 2 REFERENCE STANDARD FOR ULTRASONIC EXAMINATION

A-3 SENSITIVITY CALIBRATION Echo shall be maximized from reflection off flat surface of hole and reading shall be adjusted to 50% of screen height.

A-4 SWEEP TECHNIQUE A-4.1 On Plate Body: Surface of plate shall be swept along lines running crosswise to the major axis of the plate, spaced 100 mm apart along the entire length of the plate.

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Longitudinal and crosswise edges of plate shall be swept over a strip at least 50 mm wide.

A-5 CRITERION OF ACCEPTANCE A-5.l For Plate Body: All points with readings exceeding 50% of screen height shall be delineated by the 6 dB dip technique, or in line with following technique: a) shift head away from center of discontinuity until heights of reflection from bottom and discontinuity readings come out equal; b) mark plate at point matching center of head; c} repeat operation in different directions so as to plot limits of flawed area. Plates shall be deemed acceptable provided each one of the areas thus delineated is less than 1000 mm2 in size and the sum of such areas is less than 4500 mm2.

A-5.2 For Edges: Any reading exceeding 50% of screen height shall entail rejection of plate. ____________

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