Quality and Inspection Requirements for New and Refurbished Drilling and Well Completion Equipment

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10.40.01.3111
NS-1™ Number: NS 10.40.01.3111
Revision Date: June 2007
Equipment Name: LANDING NIPPLES AND NO-GO LANDING NIPPLES
Manufacturer: GENERAL
Model/Type: TYPICAL
Material Group: HIGH ALLOY STEEL
Service: SOUR

Rev Date Description Change Note

01 11/94 REVISIONS: SCOPE PAGE – ADDED ISO UNITS, PLUS
COSMETIC TEXT CHANGES. SUPPLEMENTARY
REQ: SECTION 2, REFORMATTED. SECTION 3.2 ,
TEST PRESSURE FORMULA REVISED IN ACC. ISO
11960 & ISO UNITS.
02 04/04 COSMETIC CHANGES, “NACE” REFERENCES
CHANGED TO “SOUR” AND NATIONAL STANDARD
SPECIFIC SECTION REFERENCES REMOVED TO
AVOID QUOTING OUTDATED/REVISED SECTION
NUMBERS.
03 06/07 MINOR HEADER AND FRONT PAGE ADJUSTMENT.

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SCOPE
This GENERAL NS-1™ specifies the minimum quality and inspection requirements applied to wrought High Alloy
Steel Landing Nipples, and No-Go Landing Nipples.

It applies to:

• Sour service conditions, requiring high alloy steel and nickel based alloys.
• All sizes and Rated Working Pressures of 20.7 MPa (3,000 psi) through 103.4 MPa (15,000 psi) inclusive.

Design verification, approval and other design related parameters are specifically excluded from this NS-1™.

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SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
The following requirements are supplementary to, and shall be applied in conjunction with, the Quality Sub spec-
ifications of this NS-1™:

1. WELDING
No fabrication welding shall be performed.

No repair welding shall be performed.

2. MATERIAL TESTING
(Ref. Sub-Spec. 10.1 & Sub-Spec. 10.4)

2.1 Chemical Analysis

Chemical analysis shall be carried out on a heat basis, demonstrating conformance to the
manufacturer’s applicable material specification for all elements contained therein.

2.2 Mechanical Testing

Mechanical testing to ASTM A370 shall, as a minimum, establish yield strength, tensile strength,
elongation and reduction in area on a heat basis, representative of any heat treatment that may have
been applied.

3. HARDNESS TESTING
(Ref. Sub-Spec. 70.1)

Hardness tests shall be carried out on each finished part, and shall meet the requirements of NACE MR0175.

4. HYDROSTATIC TESTING
(Ref. Sub-Spec. 100.2)

4.1 Stress Value

The hydrostatic test pressure shall be calculated by applying a fibre stress value of at least 80% of
the specified minimum yield strength.

4.2 Pressure Test Calculation

Where the test pressure is limited by the threaded end connections, it shall be calculated using the
following formula:

P = (2 . f . Yp . t) / D

Where:
P = hydrostatic test pressure, in (MPa)
f = a factor of 0.8 of specified minimum yield strength
Yp = specified yield strength for the pipe body (MPa)
t = nominal design wall thickness adjacent to thread connection (mm)
D = nominal outside diameter of the connecting thread (mm)

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4.3 Rated Working Pressure

As a minimum, the hydrostatic test pressure shall not be less than the equipment rated working
pressure.

4.4 Test Duration

Test pressure shall be held for not less than five seconds. Ten percent (10%) of the order quantity,
with a minimum of one (1) shall be held at test pressure for not less than ten (10) minutes. The
timing of the holding periods shall not start until the test pressure has stabilized, the equipment and
measuring devices have been isolated from the pressure source and the external surfaces of the
equipment thoroughly dried.

4.5 Test Outcome

There shall be no leakage or reduction in indicated pressure.

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MATRIX
Equipment Name: Landing Nipples and No-Go Landing Nipples
Specification: 10.40.01.3111
Manufacturer: General
Model/Type: Various
Material Group: High Alloy
Service: Sour

Nipple Housing
Class: A, B, D Material: Wrought High Alloy Steel
Number Title
10.1 Material Certificates – General
10.2.2 Material Certificates – Assembly Certificate
10.4 Type B Material Test Certificate
20.2 Traceability – Heat Traceability
20.3 Traceability – Serialization Traceability
40.1 NDE Surface, General
40.10.1 Liquid Penetrant Examination (PT) of Forgings, Mech. Tubing & Barstock – Technique
40.10.2.3 Liquid Penetrant Examination (PT) of Forgings, Mech. Tubing & Barstock – Required Extent –
One Hundred Percent
40.10.3.5 Liquid Penetrant Examination (PT) of Forgings, Mech. Tubing & Barstock – Acceptance Standard
– Maximum Permitted Relevant Indication
40.12.1 Liquid Penetrant and Visual Examination (PT + VE) of Threads – Technique
40.12.2.3 Liquid Penetrant and Visual Examination (PT + VE) of Threads – Required Extent – One
Hundred Percent
40.12.3.2 Liquid Penetrant and Visual Examination (PT + VE) of Threads – Acceptance Standard –
Relevant Indications
60.1 Disposition of Defects – Surface Dressing
70.1 Hardness Testing – General
90.1 Dimensional Inspection – General
90.2 Dimensional Inspection – Threads
100.2 Hydrostatic Testing – General
160.1 Non-Conformity Procedure – General
170.1 Boxing/Packing/Marking – General
170.2 Boxing/Packing/Marking – Critical Service (H2S, CO2, Low Temperature)
180.1.3 Quality Documentation for Non-Welded Products

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Appendix 1

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