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API 5A3 : 2011

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RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ON THREAD COMPOUNDS FOR CASING, TUBING, LINE PIPE, AND DRILL STEM ELEMENTS
Superseded date

26-04-2021

Published date

01-01-2015

API Foreword
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Conformance
3 Normative references
4 Terms and definitions
5 Thread compound characteristics
6 Thread compound performance properties
7 Quality assurance and control
8 Marking requirements
Annex A (informative) - API modified thread compound
Annex B (normative) - Casing, tubing and line pipe reference
                      standard formulation
Annex C (normative) - Penetration test
Annex D (normative) - Evaporation test
Annex E (normative) - Oil separation test
Annex F (normative) - Application/adherence test
Annex G (normative) - Gas evolution test
Annex H (normative) - Water leaching test
Annex I (informative) - Frictional properties test
Annex J (informative) - Extreme surface-contact pressure
                        (galling) test for casing, tubing
                        and line pipe
Annex K (informative) - Fluid sealing test for casing, tubing
                        and line pipe
Annex L (informative) - Corrosion inhibition tests
Annex M (informative) - Compound high-temperature stability
                        test
Bibliography

Specifies requirements, recommendations and methods for the testing of thread compounds intended for use on threaded casing, tubing, and line pipe connections; and for thread compounds intended for use on rotary shouldered connections.

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes API 5A2. (05/2001) Also numbered as ISO 13678. (11/2009) Also available in Russian edition, see API 5A3 RUSSIAN. (01/2018)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
API RP 1171:2022+ERR 1:2023 Identical

API 5L RUSSIAN : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR LINE PIPE
API TR 5TP : 2013 TORQUE-POSITION ASSEMBLY GUIDELINES FOR API CASING AND TUBING CONNECTIONS
API HF1 : 2009 HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATIONS - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND INTEGRITY GUIDELINES
NACE MR 01 74 : 2007 SELECTING INHIBITORS FOR USE AS SUCKER-ROD THREAD LUBRICANTS
API 5B CHINESE : 2008 SPECIFICATION FOR THREADING, GAUGING AND THREAD INSPECTION OF CASING, TUBING, AND LINE PIPE THREADS
API 5L REDLINE : 2007 SPECIFICATION FOR LINE PIPE
EN ISO 3183:2012/A1:2018 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPE FOR PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ISO 3183:2012)
CSA Z341 SERIES : 2014 STORAGE OF HYDROCARBONS IN UNDERGROUND FORMATIONS
UNI EN ISO 11960 : 2014 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPES FOR USE AS CASING OR TUBING FOR WELLS
BS EN ISO 11960:2014 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Steel pipes for use as casing or tubing for wells
I.S. EN ISO 15463:2004 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - FIELD INSPECTION OF NEW CASING, TUBING AND PLAIN-END DRILL PIPE
API RP 1171 : 2015 FUNCTIONAL INTEGRITY OF NATURAL GAS STORAGE IN DEPLETED HYDROCARBON RESERVOIRS AND AQUIFER RESERVOIRS
BS ISO 27914:2017 Carbon dioxide capture, transportation and geological storage. Geological storage
BIS IS/ISO 3183 : 2007 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPE FOR PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
API 5A5 : 2005 : INC : ERR 1 : 2009 : R2010 FIELD INSPECTION OF NEW CASING, TUBING, AND PLAIN-END DRILL PIPE
08/30190263 DC : DRAFT SEP 2008 BS EN ISO 11960 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPES FOR USE AS CASING OR TUBING FOR WELLS
ISO 11960:2014 Petroleum and natural gas industries Steel pipes for use as casing or tubing for wells
I.S. EN ISO 11960:2014 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPES FOR USE AS CASING OR TUBING FOR WELLS (ISO 11960:2014)
API RP 1170 : 2015 DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SOLUTION-MINED SALT CAVERNS USED FOR NATURAL GAS STORAGE
11/30235499 DC : 0 BS EN ISO 3183 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPE FOR PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
16/30292328 DC : 0 BS ISO 27914 - CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE, TRANSPORTATION AND GEOLOGICAL STORAGE - GEOLOGICAL STORAGE
07/30147011 DC : 0 BS EN ISO 13678 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - EVALUATION AND TESTING OF THREAD COMPOUNDS FOR USE WITH CASING, TUBING, LINE PIPE AND DRILL STEM ELEMENTS
API 5C5 RUSSIAN : 2017 PROCEDURES FOR TESTING CASING AND TUBING CONNECTIONS
ISO 27914:2017 Carbon dioxide capture, transportation and geological storage Geological storage
API 7 : 2001 SPECIFICATION FOR ROTARY DRILL STEM ELEMENTS
DIN EN ISO 3183:2013-03 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPE FOR PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ISO 3183:2012)
ISO 3183:2012 Petroleum and natural gas industries Steel pipe for pipeline transportation systems
API 551 : 2016 PROCESS MEASUREMENT
EN ISO 15463:2003/AC:2009 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - FIELD INSPECTION OF NEW CASING, TUBING AND PLAIN-END DRILL PIPE
DIN EN ISO 11960:2014-05 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Steel pipes for use as casing or tubing for wells (ISO 11960:2014); English version EN ISO 11960:2014, only on CD-ROM
ISO 10405:2000 Petroleum and natural gas industries — Care and use of casing and tubing
UNI EN ISO 15463 : 2004 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - FIELD INSPECTION OF NEW CASING, TUBING AND PLAIN-END DRILL PIPE
UNI EN ISO 13678 : 2012 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - EVALUATION AND TESTING OF THREAD COMPOUNDS FOR USE WITH CASING, TUBING, LINE PIPE AND DRILL STEM ELEMENTS
BS ISO 10405 : 2000 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - CARE AND USE OF CASING AND TUBING
API 5A5 CHINESE : 2005 FIELD INSPECTION OF NEW CASING, TUBING, AND PLAIN-END DRILL PIPE
BS EN ISO 13678:2012 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Evaluation and testing of thread compounds for use with casing, tubing, line pipe and drill stem elements
API RP 1114 : 2013 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR THE DESIGN OF SOLUTION-MINED UNDERGROUND STORAGE FACILITIES
CSA Z341 SERIES-14 PACKAGE : 2014 CONSISTS OF Z341 SERIES-14, STORAGE OF HYDROCARBONS IN UNDERGROUND FORMATIONS AND Z341.4-14, SALT CAVERN WASTE DISPOSAL
API 5B : 2017 THREADING, GAUGING, AND INSPECTION OF CASING, TUBING, AND LINE PIPE THREADS
I.S. EN ISO 13678:2012 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - EVALUATION AND TESTING OF THREAD COMPOUNDS FOR USE WITH CASING, TUBING, LINE PIPE AND DRILL STEM ELEMENTS (ISO 13678:2010)
ISO 15463:2003 Petroleum and natural gas industries Field inspection of new casing, tubing and plain-end drill pipe
BS EN ISO 15463:2003 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Field inspection of new casing, tubing and plain-end drill pipe
EN ISO 10405 : 2006 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Care and use of casing and tubing (ISO 10405:2006)
EN ISO 13678:2012 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Evaluation and testing of thread compounds for use with casing, tubing, line pipe and drill stem elements (ISO 13678:2010)
EN ISO 11960:2014 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPES FOR USE AS CASING OR TUBING FOR WELLS (ISO 11960:2014)
API 5C5 : 2017 PROCEDURES FOR TESTING CASING AND TUBING CONNECTIONS
05/30091555 DC : DRAFT MAY 2005 ISO 3183 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPE FOR PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
API 5L CHINESE : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR LINE PIPE
BS EN ISO 3183 : 2012 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPE FOR PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
I.S. EN ISO 3183:2012 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPE FOR PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ISO 3183:2012)
BS ISO 13678:2000 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Evaluation and testing of thread compounds for use with casing, tubing and line pipe
03/313799 DC : DRAFT AUG 2003 ISO 11960 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPES FOR USE AS CASING OR TUBING FOR WELLS
API 5A5 : 2005 : INC : ERR 1 : 2009 : R2015 FIELD INSPECTION OF NEW CASING, TUBING, AND PLAIN-END DRILL PIPE
CSA Z741 :2012 GEOLOGICAL STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE
CSA Z741 : 2012 : R2017 GEOLOGICAL STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE
API 5A5 : 2005 FIELD INSPECTION OF NEW CASING, TUBING, AND PLAIN-END DRILL PIPE
UNI EN ISO 3183 : 2012 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEEL PIPE FOR PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
BS EN ISO 10405:2006 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Care and use of casing and tubing

ISO 10405:2000 Petroleum and natural gas industries — Care and use of casing and tubing
API 5CT : 2012 CASING AND TUBING
ISO 11007:1997 Petroleum products and lubricants Determination of rust-prevention characteristics of lubricating greases
ASTM D 566 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Dropping Point of Lubricating Grease
ISO 13679:2002 Petroleum and natural gas industries Procedures for testing casing and tubing connections
NFX 41 002 : 1975 PROTECTION AGAINST PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS - SALT SPRAY TEST
API 5A2 : 6ED 88 BULLETIN ON THREAD COMPOUNDS FOR CASING, TUBING AND LINE PIPE
ISO 2137:2007 Petroleum products and lubricants Determination of cone penetration of lubricating greases and petrolatum
DIN 51802:2013-12 (Draft) TESTING OF LUBRICANTS - TESTING OF THE RUST-PREVENTION PROPERTIES OF GREASES - SKF-EMCOR-METHOD
ASTM D 6184 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Oil Separation from Lubricating Grease (Conical Sieve Method)
API 7A1 : 1992 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR TESTING OF THREAD COMPOUND FOR ROTARY SHOULDERED CONNECTIONS
ASTM C 561 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Ash in a Graphite Sample
ASTM D 217 : 2017 : REDLINE TEST METHODS FOR CONE PENETRATION OF LUBRICATING GREASE
ASTM D 4048 : 2017-01 TEST METHOD FOR DETECTION OF COPPER CORROSION FROM LUBRICATING GREASE
ASTM D 283 : 2013 Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Cuprous Oxide and Copper Pigments
ASTM E 11 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and Test Sieves
ISO/TR 10400:2007 Petroleum and natural gas industries Equations and calculations for the properties of casing, tubing, drill pipe and line pipe used as casing or tubing
FED-STD-791 Revision D:2007 TESTING METHOD OF LUBRICANTS, LIQUID FUELS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS
ASTM D 128 : 1998 Standard Test Methods for Analysis of Lubricating Grease
API TR 5C3 : 2008 CALCULATING PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES OF PIPE USED AS CASING OR TUBING
ISO 2176:1995 Petroleum products — Lubricating grease — Determination of dropping point
API 5C5 : 2017 PROCEDURES FOR TESTING CASING AND TUBING CONNECTIONS
ISO 11960:2014 Petroleum and natural gas industries Steel pipes for use as casing or tubing for wells

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