Issued on : 11 Nov.

2019

Connection Data Sheet

OD Weight Wall Th. Grade Special Drift Connection

9 7/8 in. 62.80 lb/ft 0.625 in. Q125 8.500 in. VAM TOP ® Casing

PIPE PROPERTIES CONNECTION PROPERTIES

Nominal OD 9.875 in. Connection Type Premium T&C

Nominal ID 8.625 in. Connection OD (nom) 10.907 in.
Nominal Cross Section Area 18.162 sqin. Connection ID (nom) 8.835 in.

Grade Type API 5CT Make-up Loss 5.484 in.

Min. Yield Strength 125 ksi Coupling Length 12.95 in.
Max. Yield Strength 150 ksi Critical Cross Section 18.162 sqin.
Min. Ultimate Tensile Strength 135 ksi Tension Efficiency 100 % of pipe
Minimum Wall Thickness 90.0 % Compression Efficiency 60 % of pipe

Internal Pressure Efficiency 100 % of pipe

External Pressure Efficiency 100 % of pipe

CONNECTION PERFORMANCES FIELD TORQUE VALUES

Tensile Yield Strength 2270 klb Min. Make-up torque 20850 ft.lb
Compression Resistance 1362 klb Opti. Make-up torque 23150 ft.lb
Internal Yield Pressure 14240 psi Max. Make-up torque 25450 ft.lb
External Pressure Resistance 11140 psi Min Shouldering Torque 1158 ft.lb

Max. Structural Bending 46 °/100 ft Max Shouldering Torque 16204 ft.lb

Max. Load on Coupling Face 1450 klb Min Delta Turn 0.010 Turns
Max Delta Turn 0.100 Turns

VAM® TOP has been the most used casing premium connection throughout the world.
It proved to be reliable, with suitable performances for most of the well conditions including high profile projects.

Do you need help on this product? - Remember no one knows VAM® like VAM®
canada@vamfieldservice.com uk@vamfieldservice.com china@vamfieldservice.com
usa@vamfieldservice.com dubai@vamfieldservice.com baku@vamfieldservice.com
mexico@vamfieldservice.com nigeria@vamfieldservice.com singapore@vamfieldservice.com
brazil@vamfieldservice.com angola@vamfieldservice.com australia@vamfieldservice.com

Over 140 VAM® Specialists available worldwide 24/7 for Rig Site Assistance
Other Connection Data Sheets are available at www.vamservices.com

Vallourec Group