The best thing you get an API5L,from American Petrol Institut.Cost will app.

115120US-Dollars,you can order through internet adress is http:// www.api.org. There is in inner and an outer N5-notch dim. are width 0.04" max,depth 5%t(nom. wall)+/-15% with a min off 0.012" +/- 0.002" ,length for ultrasonic is 2" for max depth. Normally the test pipe will supply by producer(pipe mill),should be sam grade and weight.For weld normally a 1/16" hole will be used. With best regards Andreas Voge

LL LENGTH ULTRASONIC INSPECTION

Procedure: SCOPE This procedure covers the use of ultrasonic test methods used in the inspection of oil country tubular goods, utilizing a high speed scan system for the detection of both O.D. and I.D. surface discontinuities and wall thickness. Each of the primary flaw categories - longitudinal, transverse, wall thickness, and oblique are operated by means of a separate XU-2000 chassis. The Test System is controlled by an XT-3030 Controller and Display Software, and includes one to four XU-2000 chassis for longitudinal, transverse, wall thickness and oblique subsystems. EQUIPMENT Ultrasonic instruments shall be of a pulse echo type and will be capable of distinguishing disunities both on the OD and ID and wall thickness. A chart recorder or computer printout will be used to provide a permanent record of ultrasonic inspection, with individual channels for all ultrasonic test orientations. Transducers will be either 2.25 MHz or a 5 MHz type certifiable to the manufacturer. Transducers will be used to their rated frequencies. FLAW DETECTORS All ultrasonic inspection shall be conducted with an ultrasonic pulse echo device capable of excitation frequencies between one and six megahertz. The instrument will have the facility of transmission in both single and dual modes of operation. Instrumentation for field usage shall be powered by internal batteries capable of eight hours of continuous usage. Since determination of reflector location, and size, is the primary intent of an ultrasonic evaluation, it is essential for the instrumentation to be capable of an accuracy equal to the inspection requirements. Before any new instrument, or component, is employed for tubular inspection, it will be examined to

determine its performance characteristics with respect to the parameters listed below. Ultrasonic pulse echo instruments shall possess the following minimum specifications. Rectification of these instruments will be performed semi-annually, by the in-house technician or outside agency, as required. Records of these certifications shall be maintained by Arctic Pipe Inspection, Inc. CHART RECORDER A strip chart recorder will be used during all FLUT inspections. The recorder will have sufficient input sensitivity to provide a continuous trace of all significant signals occurring in the gated area of the CRT screen. The recorder response time shall be fast enough to detect, and display, up to fullscale signals and exceed the alarm threshold level. The recording system will be capable of representing, on paper, any output from the ultrasonic instrumentation that has a duration of more than 20 microseconds. The signal amplitude, on the chart, will be an accurate representation of the received ultrasonic signal voltage levels. The recording tape is to have a background grid, and shall be such that 10% difference in amplitude is readily discernible at typical inspection speeds. TRANSDUCERS The transducer used for tubular inspections will possess a nominal frequency of between 2.25 MHz and 5.0 MHz, medium damped, minimum of 0.500" active element area, certification including realtime waveform & frequency spectrum for each transducer and other pertinent data will be maintained on file by Arctic Pipe Inspection, Inc. TEST HEAD ASSEMBLY The test head assembly serves as the transducer positioning device. Each test head is engineered to accommodate a specific tube size, and to maintain an exact relationship between the tube and the transducer elements. Each test head assembly will contain numerous manifold/water outlets to permit proper couplant wetting underneath the transducers, as well as non-metallic wear pin elements. The test head assembly is of the integral acoustic swamp variety, and will be contoured so as to form an efficient acoustic interface, and to insure a constant angle. The base engineering design shall be able to accommodate tubulars ranging in size from 2 3/8" through 24" OD, by means of interchanging the test head assemblies. COUPLANT Ultrasonic gel or oil will be employed as an acoustic couplant in the transducer test head interface. Water will be used as the acoustic couplant on the tubular product. The water may contain a wetting agent, and rust inhibitor, but in any event it shall not be harmful to the tubulars, the environment, or

any personnel who may come in contact with it. SPECIFICATIONS PULSER Amplitude 300 volts into a 50 Ohm resistive load Pulse width (Square) Adjustable 50 to 500 ns Repetition Rat (internal clock) Adjustable to 100 Hz to 10 kHz Pulsar timer less than 20 ns External trigger on the + transition of 10 usec neg-going pulse Type switchable square wave Damping selectable 50 Ohms and hi RECEIVER Wideband widths selectable 0.1-10 MHz and 2.5-10 MHz Gain Adjustable to +80db coarse and 0.1 db fine steps Display out put detected RF GATE Modes Normal Gate plus Interface with Adjustable blanking Type Amplitude Gates with Alarm Blanking Interval Adjustable .05-1000 usec (.006-112 inches steel) Delay Interval Adjustable .05-1000 usec (.006-112 inches steel) Gate Interval Adjustable.05-1000 usec (.006-112 inches steel) Alarm Polarity Selectable Hi/Lo Alarm Noise Filter Adjustable 1-15 Detector Output 0-10 volts f.s. analog, 8 bits digital THICKNESS GATE Modes Selectable contact, delay line (immersion) or thin wall Ranges Selectable .01" to 1" Resolution .001 DIGITAL WALL TEST SYSTEM The wall thickness monitor unit is a microprocessor based programmable ultrasonic system that will constantly monitor tube wall thickness conditions. It is totally modular in design, and will provide a high degree of stability and accuracy. The unit has several features that insure reliable and reproducible wall thickness data, which include:

INSTANT DATA ACQUISITION Rapid material interrogation rates, to 3,500 test per second, and available single pulse evaluation capability insure that changes in tube wall thickness are detected. FOUR MEASUREMENT CHANNELS

Four completely independent measuring channels SELECTION OF FIVE MEASURED VALUES The operator can display any one of five measured values without interrupting the inspection process: Actual wall thickness reading Thinnest wall reading Thickest wall reading Difference between min. and max. since reset Eccentricity PROGRAMMABLE ALARMS The wall monitor unit can be programmed to actuate an alarm when any of the following conditions occur: Thickness falls below a set limit Thickness exceeds a set limit Eccentricity exceeds a set limit A loss of couplant has occurred ACCURACY Transit times are measured with counters based on a quartz crystal generating measured values that are highly stable with respect to operating temperature and time. A microprocessor computes the wall thickness by multiplying the known digital velocity by the measured transit time in the material. OPERATION Adjustments and instructions are entered by function and numeric keypads. Calibration parameters for numerous different tube O.D. sizes and weights can be stored in memory. These data set ups can be recalled at any time for rapid calibration of the system. NOISE SUPPRESSION The microprocessor based logic circuitry contains a noise immunization system to insure accurate measurements in electrically noisy environments. Measurements can be based on multiple echoes and/or average of a number of individual measurements. LOCK FUNCTION All calibration data stored in memory are protected with a lock function. Locked functions can only be changed by entering a selected password. OUTPUT SIGNALS Analog and go/no outputs allow for interface with hard copy recording devices; a standard data output is available for use with a computer printer or other peripherals. REFERENCE STANDARDS Since the reject criteria for this Standard Operating Procedure is based on discontinuity amplitude response, it is necessary to use some form of a zero amplitude reference reflector for instrument

calibration. The reference reflectors used to establish scanning sensitivity must be compatible with either API or of sufficient sensitivity to insure detection of the smallest discontinuity. Reference standards shall contain reflectors of known dimensions, from which the echo amplitude of the reflected sound beam will be considered a function of the area of the reflecting interface. Reference standards of convenient length shall be made from an ultrasonically defect free tube of similar material, nominal wall thickness, and nominal outer diameter as the product to be inspected. In lieu of specific customer requirements, Arctic Pipe Inspection, Inc. will employ reference notches, as described in API Spec.5CT. These notches will be separated by a distance sufficient to produce separate and distinguishable signals. There is to be one 5% or 12% notch on both the inside and outside diameter, depth determined from nominal wall (.002). These notches may have a full depth length measurement of at least oneinch, and have a width of 0.40" maximum. Notch configuration will be of the API N5 or N10 type. The API N5 and N10 and through drilled holes may also be available for use as reference reflectors. Independent certifications of reference standard configurations and depths shall be maintained on file by Arctic Pipe Inspection, Inc.

CALIBRATION TECHNIQUE The test system shall be calibrated for sensitivity by placing the test assembly on the rotating reference standard and adjusting each transducer until maximum response is obtained from the ID and OD notches. On each side of the assembly each transducer shall be calibrated to the ID reflector and the OD reflector. Each transducer will be adjusted until the maximum signal response is displayed from the specific notch. Adjustments of all transducers will proceed in a similar manner, while maintaining the assembly directly over the center line of the reference reflector. The maximized signal from each transducer shall be adjusted by use of the calibrated gain control or attenuator to 100 % of full screen display (FSD). This gain setting then becomes the reference level, to which all defect indications are compared. The gain setting may be increased above reference level during inspection, but shall not be decreased. A dynamic calibration shall be performed before beginning any inspection run. It shall consist of inspecting the reference standard in a dynamic condition, at the same surface speed and helix index

as to be used during the inspection. All reference reflectors must produce clear and distinct indications on all appropriate screens and recorders, and trigger the appropriate alarms. Internal and External reflectors will be displayed on separate and independent channels of the recording device. The operator shall perform a minimum of three dynamic calibration passes. Repeatability shall be acceptable if the response amplitudes from the reflectors have not decreased more than 30% of each other on each pass. Gain may be increased above reference level a maximum of (6db) to provide a scanning level without a producing excessive noise. All relevant signals from the transducers will be set to occur within one of the two gated areas (I.D. to mid wall, mid wall to O.D.) of the time the CRT base on the CRT displays. The flaw gate shall be adjusted so as to encompass the full width and thickness of the tube wall being examined. The alarm threshold level in the gated area shall be adjusted to activate the audible and visual alarms at a level at least 10% less than the reference amplitude. CHART RECORDER The strip recorder signal response amplitude will be adjusted to correspond with the reflector amplitudes on the CRT display. The relationship between the CRT signal and the recorder signal shall be valid over the entire response range. Water multiples, shoe slap, and other spurious indications not caused by material discontinuities, are not to be present on the chart recording. Spurious indications make it difficult to evaluate the hard copy recording, since they could mask genuine discontinuity indications. The strip chart recording shall contain no indications larger in amplitude than the response produced by the appropriate reference reflector, that have not been completely investigated by mechanical or ultrasonic means. NO INSPECTION EQUIPMENT SETTINGS ARE TO BE CHANGED AFTER CALIBRATION ON THE REFERENCE STANDARD AND PRIOR TO INSPECTING THE MATERIAL. CALIBRATION PERIODIC Calibration shall be performed on the appropriate reference standard: At the start of a series of examinations Every 50 joints inspected At least every 5 hours during continuos testing

At the end of a series of examinations After the loss of power or electrical surge, and/or at any time when the opinion of the operator or management, there is a doubt as to the validity of the calibration. CALIBRATION EQUIPMENT CHANGES Substitution of any of the following shall be cause for recalibration: Search unit (transducer/shoe), cable, or power supply, ultrasonic flaw detector, recorder, unit operator, and/or change in test material, dimension, or grade i.e., O.D., wall thickness, material velocity. CALIBRATION VARIANCE If the test system amplitude response upon recalibration has decreased more than 30% of FSD, or if any reference reflector has moved more than 10% along the time base, the operator will void all test performed since the last calibration, recalibrate the test system, and retest the material in question. SEQUENCE OF OPERATION Operator will make any and all necessary tooling changes for specific size of pipe primarily limited to installing correct O.D. test apparatus, etc. Operator will select tube RPM rotation speed, test interrogation frequencies, and axial speed of scanning head. Operator will dynamically calibrate the system by use of a reference tube. Test aperture will be in the up or raised position. Tubes are place on entry skids, against the loading arms. The loading arms permit only one tube at a time to roll onto the rotator. Loading cams pivot, transferring one tube at a time to roll onto the rotator. As soon as the tube is place on the turning rolls, hydraulics are activated, and material rotates. As the material rotates, the test apparatus is lowered on the pipe. Adequate couplant (water) flow shall be established before the inspection commences. The tube shall be scanned at a rate not to exceed 100 in./sec. surface speed. Once the test apparatus comes in firm contact with the pipe, it will traverse at a preselected speed. The apparatus will be moved along the tube in such a manner as to insure complete coverage of the material.

Upon encountering a reflector, the operator will stop the axial travel of the apparatus at that point, and have the indication marked directly beneath the transducer in question, as a location means for subsequent prove up evaluation. Tubulars found to contain indications that equal or exceed the alarm threshold amplitudes will also be noted on the chart recording, as well as on the inspection run sheet. When the test apparatus has reached the end point of the tube, it will be raised up. When the test is completed, the unloading arms pivot, transferring the tube from the turning rolls onto the exit skids. Tubes are placed on the exit skids. If another tube is present, the cycle is repeated. PROVE UP TECHNIQUES REFLECTOR EVALUATION Calibration of a pulse echo device which is to be used to perform shear wave inspection by Arctic Pipe Inspection, Inc. will proceed as detailed below: The transducer used for tubular inspections will possess a nominal frequency of between 2.25 MHz and 5.0 MHz, medium damped. Certification including real-time waveform and frequency spectrum for each transducer, and other pertinent data, will be maintained on file by Arctic Pipe Inspection, Inc. This is to be the primary transducer which is to be employed for discontinuity evaluation. The small radius will tend to expand the beam profile included angle to insure detection of discontinuities moderately disoriented from tangency with the beam axis. Investigation of the same reflector may be continued, at the discretion of the level II inspector, with additional transducers will generate other angles of refraction within the tubular product. As above the option to increase detectability by use of 3.5 or 5 MHz transducers is permissible as an additional evaluative technique. The linear calibration (x-axis) of the ultrasonic unit will be set to display a one inch screen for testing products with .400" or less wall thickness, and two inch screen for thickness over .400". Screen range will be capable of displaying all internal and external imperfections. The total sound path shall be limited to a distance of eight inches, whenever possible. The pulse echo instrument will be calibrated on a reflector of known dimensions, located within an

acceptable reference standard. The signal from the reference reflector will be set to 80% of FSH, and the db setting will be noted by the inspector as the reference level. The use of gating function is at the discretion of the Level II inspector; however, it must be activated prior to calibrating the unit on the reference standard. This is necessary due to the tendency of most gating circuits to add the gate echo pulse height to the reference echo pule height. No amount of reject is permissible when performing shear wave evaluation. PROVE UP SCANNING TECHNIQUES Scanning must insure the detection of all discontinuities of interest; therefore; scanning must be performed at a higher amplitude than the zero reference level or the acceptance level. An increase in sensitivity of 4 db above this level will insure ample reflections from discontinuities oriented five to ten degrees from perpendicular when scanning with the recommended transducer. Scanning of the area will proceed in a clockwise and counter clockwise manner, perpendicular to defect orientation. The scanning pattern will be such that an overlap of the -6 db beam boundary will be insured. Evaluation of internal reflectors will be performed in the first leg of the initial v-path, if possible. Location of external reflectors will be accomplished at the end of the first full skip distance, which necessarily places the external reflector to the right of the internal reflector on the CRT display. No reflectors are to be evaluated within the fresnel area (near field) of the sound beam. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA No material is to be accepted and identified as acceptable until all inspection evaluations have been completed as per the purchase or work order and all applicable specifications have been met. DEFECT REMOVAL AND VERIFICATION PROCEDURES Any discontinuity whose magnitude is greater than that allowed by any applicable specifications must be removed or the piece must be rejected. After a discontinuity has been removed, or in some instances partially removed, its removal or partial removal must be verified by the same inspection method which originally detected the indication or by any other inspection method deemed appropriate. The area from which a discontinuity has been removed must be contoured so that the structural integrity and the inspectability of the piece has not been significantly reduced. This specifically includes contouring of all filings, grandings, and machining so as to remove any potential stress risers. After contouring it must be possible to make an ultrasonic wall thickness measurement for remaining wall at the deepest portion of the exploration grind.

All discontinuity removal is to be conducted by qualified personnel to insure that good materials are not scrapped or rejected and that removal is complete and a subsequent re-inspection can be accurately performed. The area from which a rejectable defect has been removed is to be accurately documented in the inspection report so that it can be located on the material surfaces. The area from which a discontinuity has been removed is to be coated with a protective coating to prohibit corrosion damage to the material surface. This coating is to be applied at a stage during the inspection process when it will not interfere with subsequent inspections and before corrosion damage has occurred to the unprotected surface of the piece of material being inspected. Any discontinuity located during the inspection process and determined not to be a rejectable defect and also not to require removal is to be accurately evaluated as to its severity. The discontinuity depth or the remaining wall, whichever is required by specification, in the area from which a discontinuity has been removed shall be accurately measured and documented. REJECTION CRITERIA Any internal defect equal to or greater than the internal reference reflector shall be rejected. External reflectors, having been accurately located by shear wave procedures, will be mechanically probed and removed or rejected as required by API 5CT. Subsequent to ultrasonic evaluation, tubulars are to be classified as either API prime or API reject lengths. A blue band classification of tubular goods is not acceptable under this Standard Operating Procedure. Tubulars that have been evaluated and are found to be rejectable shall receive one red paint band surrounding the point of rejection, and one red paint band behind the coupling. All tubulars classified as rejects are to be immediately identified with the appropriate paint marking. Rejected materials are also to be identified on all associated report documents. A description of the reject length disposition will be recorded near the point of reject, and will contain the following information: Arctic Pipe Insp.. W/O# Customer Reason for Rejection Date