Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A User’s Perspective
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NORSOK
Industry Initiative for the
Competitive Standing of the
Norwegian Offshore Sector
Standards
M-630 M-650
Material Data Sheets Qualification of Manufacturers
for Piping of Special Materials
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Manufacturing
Testing
Certification
Produced according to
Manufacturing Summary
• Made by experienced,
competent and trained
personnel
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• Certificate:
Valid for 5 Years
States:
• Standard, material, product
and process
• Tested thickness and weight
• Qualified thickness and
weight
Carry forward qualification /
approval for future work in this
product and size range
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Experience
Improvement on per project approval process
Qualification process confusing, cumbersome and slow
Qualifications come from multiple bodies with different
views
Developments
Would like to see:
Streamlined process
Qualification process approval managed by
independent body = one view
• Test locations
• Chemistry – %N content
• Charpy V-notch requirements and test temperatures
• Microstructure requirements – acceptance criteria
• Corrosion test - acceptance criteria
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• M-650
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Norwegian Standards
All NORSOK Standards are free to download
www.standard.no/petroleum
Geoff B Associates
www.geoffbassociates.com
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