American Petroleum Institute - Recommended Standards and Practices
Field and equipment guides adopted by the province of Ontario.
For reference inside the Library only.- Spec 5CT, Casing and Tubing (U.S. Customary Units), 6th Edition, November 1998
Covers seamless and welded casing and tubing, couplings, pup joints, and connectors in all grades in U.S. customary units. Process of manufacture; chemical and mechanical property requirements; methods of testing; and dimensions are included. Includes the requirements for casing and tubing previously detailed in the last editions of discontinued Specifications 5A, 5AC, 5AQ, and 5AX. Pages: 126. - Spec 6A, Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment, 17th Edition, February 1996 (Includes Errata dated December 1996)
Covers equipment utilized for pressure control systems for production of oil and gas. Specific equipment covered by this specification includes end and outlet connectors; ring gaskets; chokes; valves including surface and underwater safety valves; actuators; and wellhead and Christmas tree equipment (examples: casing head housings, casing and tubing head spools, hangers, connectors, fittings). Also covers repair and remanufacture of wellhead and Christmas tree equipment that was originally manufactured in accordance with the fifteenth or later edition of this specification. Since API Specification 6A is sent loose-leaf, ring binders are available for purchase (see below). Pages: 209. - Spec 10A, Well Cements, 22nd Edition, January 1995
Covers requirements for manufacturing eight classes of well cements; includes chemical and physical requirements; and physical testing procedures. Pages: 27. - Spec 12B, Bolted Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids, 14th Edition, February 1995
Covers material, design, and erection requirements for vertical, cylindrical, aboveground, bolted steel tanks in nominal capacities of 100 to 10,000 barrels (in standard sizes) for production service. It also includes appurtenance requirements. Pages: 25. - Spec 12D, Field Welded Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids, 10th Edition, November 1994
Covers material, design, fabrication, and erection requirements for vertical, cylindrical, aboveground, welded steel tanks in nominal capacities of 500 to 10,000 bbl (in standard sizes) for production service. Pages: 22. - Spec 12F, Shop Welded Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids, 11th Edition, November 1994
Covers material, design, and construction requirements for vertical, cylindrical, aboveground, shop-welded steel tanks in nominal capacities of 90 to 500 bbl (in standard sizes) for production service. Pages: 22. - Spec 12P, Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Tanks, 2nd Edition, January 1995
Covers minimum requirements for material, design, fabrication, and testing of fiberglass reinforced plastic tanks. Pages: 19. - Std 650, Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage, 10th Edition, October 1998
Covers material, design, fabrication, erection, and testing requirements for aboveground, vertical, cylindrical, closed- and open-top, welded steel storage tanks in various sizes and capacities. Applies to tanks with internal pressures approximating atmospheric pressure, but higher pressure is permitted when additional requirements are met. This standard applies only to tanks whose entire bottoms are uniformly supported and in nonrefrigerated service with a maximum operating temperature of 90 degrees C (200 degrees F). (Purchase includes yearly addenda to the current edition of the standard.) - RP 5A3, Thread Compounds for Casing, Tubing, and Line Pipe (Supersedes Bull 5A2), 1st Edition, June 1996
(Supersedes Bull 5A2) Provides the means for evaluating the suitability of thread compounds for use on API round thread and buttress casing, tubing, and line pipe connections in high-pressure service. The tests outlined in this publication are used to evaluate the critical performance properties of thread compounds under laboratory conditions. Pages: 31. - RP5A5, Field Inspection of New Casing, Tubing, and Plain End Drill Pipe, 6th Edition, December 1997
Includes recommended procedures for field inspection and testing of new casing, tubing, and plain-end drill pipe. Pages: 70. - RP 5B1, Threading, Gauging, and Thread Inspection of Casing, Tubing, and Line Pipe Threads, 5th Edition, August 1999
Covers threading, gauging, gauging practice, and inspection of threads for casing, tubing, and line pipe made under Specifications 5CT, 5D, and 5L. Also covers gauge specifications and certification for casing, tubing, and line pipe gauges. - RP 12R1, Setting, Maintenance, Inspection, Operation, and Repair of Tanks in Production Service, 5th Edition, August 1997
A guide for new tank battery installations and a guide for revamping existing batteries if this is necessary for any reason. Pages: 52. - RP 500, Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Division 1 and Division 2, 2nd Edition, November 1997 (ANSI/API RP 500-1998)
This recommended practice provides guidelines for determining the degree and extent of Class I, Division 1 and Class I, Division 2 locations at petroleum facilities, for the selection and installation of electrical equipment. Basic definitions provided in the "National Electric Code" have been followed in developing this document, which applies to the classification of locations for both temporarily and permanently installed electrical equipment. RP 500 is intended to be applied where there may be a risk of ignition due to the presence of flammable gas or vapor, mixed with air under normal atmospheric conditions. Pages: 121. - RP 521, Guide for Pressure-Relieving and Depressurizing Systems, 4th Edition, March 1997 (ANSI/API 521-1997)
A guide for plant engineers in the design, installation, and operation of pressure-relieving and depressurizing systems. Supplements API Recommended Practice 520, Part I. Guidelines are provided for examining principal causes of overpressure; determining individual relieving rates; and selecting and designing disposal systems, including such component parts as vessels, flares, and vent stacks. Suggested solutions to the immediate design and economic and safety problems involved in pressure-relieving discharge systems are presented. Includes a new section on flare gas recovery. Pages: 104. - RP 651, Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Storage Tanks, 2nd Edition, December 1997 (ANSI/API Std 651-1991)
Describes corrosion problems characteristic to above ground steel storage tanks and associated piping systems. Provides a general description of the two methods currently used to provide cathodic protection against corrosion. Pages: 25. - Individual well flare stacks and systems shall be:
a) 7.6 metres in height and have a nominal diameter of 60 mm for wells producing up to 1.5 103m3 per day gas to the flare.
b) 10 metres in height and have a nominal diameter of 60 mm for wells producing between 1.5 103m3 and 70 103m3 per day gas to the flare; and
c) designed, installed and operated in accordance with API RP521 Guide for Pressure Relieving and Depressurizing Systems for wells producing in excess of 70 103m3 per day gas to the flare. - 5C1, Care and Use of Casing and Tubing, 18th Edition, May 1999
Covers use, transportation, storage, handling, and reconditioning of casing and tubing. - 5C2, Performance Properties of Casing, Tubing, and Drill Pipe, 21st Edition, October 1999
Covers collapsing pressures, internal yield pressures, and joint strengths of API casing, tubing, and drill pipe. Pages: 50. - 10B, Testing Well Cements, 22nd Edition, December 1997
Provides guidance for the testing of cement slurries and related materials under simulated well conditions. Pages: 144.
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