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10 Steps to Safely Handling Failed Parts for Laboratory Testing
So your pipe burst, your pump shaft snapped, or your welded joint split, and you need to figure out why and how to fix it. The next steps you take can make the difference between finding answers and leaving the mystery unsolved until the next failure.
A Simplified, Yet Rigorous Approach to Root Cause Analysis
We have many options for conducting root cause analyses (RCA) including TapRooT™ and CAST/STPA. The method described here is the method developed by GATE to simplify the analysis while maintaining adequate rigor.
Development of the NACE “MR-01-75” and NACE “TM-01-77” Standards: Part II – Accelerated Material Qualification Testing in Sour Environments at Near Atmospheric Pressure
This paper is Part II of a two-part series intended to narrate the history, some of which has been forgotten over time, leading up to the publication of the first Material Requirement (MR-01-75) standard prepared by NACE and its subsequent auxiliary standards.
Development of the "NACE MR-01-75" and "NACE TM-01-77" Standards: Part I – Field Observations and Metallurgical Factors
This is Part I of a two-part series intended to narrate the “lost” history leading up to the publication of the first Material Requirement (MR-01-75) standard prepared by NACE (now AMPP) and its subsequent auxiliary standards.
Managing Integrity Risk & Reducing Damage From Well Shut-ins & Startups
The recent global over supply of crude oil and soft demand has resulted in oil companies shutting wells in to prevent destroying value and to protect their balance sheets. The time frame, until production startup becomes economic, is uncertain and therefore, it is imperative that appropriate actions are taken to maintain and manage the integrity of shut-in wells and associated delivery systems.
Common Failures In Oil And Gas Wells
This information provides insight to aid in preventing common failures and improving industry practices to reduce incident rates in addition to saving time and money.
Subsea Integrity Management: Materials Selection & Monitoring
In this GATEKEEPER, the philosophy around the materials selection and corrosion monitoring is discussed as the primary design barrier to corrosion and cracking in critical parts of a subsea system.
Failures Related To API 5ct High Strength Steels
The following material properties are important when understanding the limitations of API 5CT high strength steels: yield strength (YS), Charpy V-notch (CVN) impact energy, hardness and tempering.
Collapse Strength Of Casing Subjected To Combined Load
Casing and tubing that are subjected to combined loads have higher collapse strength than previous formulas would predict, permitting the use of thinner walled, or lower strength, pipe than formerly required.
Innovative Well Completion Harnesses Deep, Hot South Texas Gas
Efficient access to multiple permeable natural gas zones located in deep, over pressured, and extremely corrosive environments presents a challenge for South Texas operating companies.
Metal Flow During Friction Stir Welding
The flow of metal during Friction Stir Welding is clarified using a faying surface tracer and a nib frozen in place during welding. It is shown that material is transported by two processes.
LRFD Derived Performance of a Qualified API Connection Population
This work is a discussion of how the limit performance is being defined and quality systems are being revised for API connections in accordance with the objectives of the LRFD method for OCTG.
Improved Integral Joint Casing Connections Can Reduce Well Costs
New integral joint connections can withstand greater loads, increasing their range of applications. The use of IJC casing can allow a slimmer well to be drilled, reducing total well costs.
Joining of Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys and Other Metals and Alloys by Friction-Stir Welding
A wide range of aluminum alloys and other metals and alloys, particularly dissimilar materials, have been friction-stir welded in this study.
Flow Patterns During Friction Stir Welding
Friction Stir Welding is a relatively new technique for welding that uses cylindrical pin or nib inserted along the weld seam.
Well Integrity: A Holistic Approach To Annulus Pressure Management For Subsea Wells
Annulus Pressure Management refers to an engineered approach ensuring that casing annulus pressures do not challenge the well’s integrity during the life of the well.
Downhole Tubing & Casing Material Selection: Offshore Production Wells
Material selection is a nuanced process. A primary assessment based on environmental and operating conditions enables identification of outright inappropriate materials and allows a general selection to be made.
SPE-169633-MS A Selection Methodology for 13Cr-Type Alloy Oil Country Tubular Goods
Determination of the proper 13Cr grade for sour service involves the investigation of domain diagrams, and often requires further fitness-for-service testing.