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The standard defines the minimum functional and performance oriented requirements
and guidelines for well design, planning and execution of safe well operations. The focal
of the standard is well integrity.

Well integrity is defined to be “application of technical, operational and organizational

solutions to reduce risk of uncontrolled release of formation fluids throughout the life
cycle of a well”. The standard focuses on establishing well barriers by use of WBE’s (well
barrier elements), their acceptance criteria, their use and monitoring of integrity during
their life cycle. The standard also covers well integrity management and personnel
competence requirements. The standard does not contain any well or rig equipment
specifications.”

 117 Recommended guidelines for Well Integrity

A new version of Norsk olje og gass guidelines 117 – Well Integrity has been approved 8
November 2017. This is revision 6. It can be downloaded by clicking on the following
link: 117 Norwegian Oil and Gas recommended guidelines Well Integrity – rev 6 Final.pdf
 API STD 65-2: Isolating Potential Flow Zones During Well Construction (2nd
Edition, December 1, 2010)
Overview:
This standard contains practices for isolating potential flow zones, an integral element
in maintaining well integrity. The focus of this standard is the prevention of flow through
or past barriers that are installed during well construction. Barriers that seal wellbore
and formation pressures or flows may include mechanical barriers such as seals,
cement, or hydrostatic head, or operational barriers such as flow detection practices.
Operational barriers are practices that result in activation of a physical barrier. Though
physical barriers may dominate, the total system reliability of a particular design is
dependent on the existence of both types of barriers.

Objectives:
The objectives of this guideline are two-fold. The first is to help prevent and/or control
flows just prior to, during, and after primary cementing operations to install or “set”
casing and liner pipe strings in wells. Some of these flows have caused loss of well
control. They threaten the safety of personnel, the environment, and the drilling rigs
themselves. The second objective is to help prevent sustained casing pressure (SCP),
also a serious industry problem.

 API RP 75: Recommended Practice for Development of a Safety and

Environmental Management Program for Offshore Operations and Facilities
(3rd Edition, May 1, 2004).
Purpose and objective:
This recommended practice is intended to assist in development of a management
program designed to promote safety and environmental protection during the
performance of offshore oil and gas and sulphur operations. This recommended practice
addresses the identification and management of safety hazards and environmental
impacts in design, construction, start-up, operation, inspection, and maintenance, of
new, existing, or modified drilling and production facilities. The objective of this
recommended practice is to form the basis for a Safety and Environmental Management
Program (SEMP). By developing a SEMP based on this Recommended Practice, owners
and operators will formulate policy and objectives concerning significant safety hazards
and environmental impacts over which they can control and can be expected to have an
influence.

 API RP 90-2: Annular Casing Pressure Management for Onshore Wells (1st
Edition, April 1, 2016):
Description / Abstract:
This document is intended to serve as a guide to monitor and manage annular casing
pressure (ACP) in onshore wells, including production, injection, observation/monitoring,
and storage wells. This document applies to wells that exhibit thermally induced,
operator-imposed, or sustained ACP. It includes criteria for establishing diagnostic
thresholds (DTs), monitoring, diagnostic testing, and documentation of ACP for onshore
wells. Also included is a discussion of risk management considerations that can be used
for the evaluation of individual well situations where the annular casing pressure falls
outside the established diagnostic thresholds.

This document recognizes that an ACP outside of the established DTs can result in a risk
to well integrity. The level of risk presented by ACP depends on many factors, including
the design of the well, the performance of barrier systems within the well, the source of
the annular casing pressure, and whether there is an indication of annular flow exists.
This document provides guidelines in which a broad range of casing annuli that exhibit
annular casing pressure can be managed while maintaining well integrity.

 API RP 96: Deepwater Well Design and Construction (1st Edition, March 1,
2013)
Description / Abstract:
The complexity of deepwater (DW) operations requires a thorough understanding of
well design criteria and associated equipment. This recommended practice (RP)
provides engineers a reference for DW well design as well as drilling and completion
operations. This RP will also be useful to support internal reviews, internal approvals,
contractor engagements, and regulatory approvals.

The scope of this RP is to discuss DW drilling and completion activities performed on

wells that are constructed using subsea blowout preventers (BOPs) with a subsea
wellhead. This document addresses the following.

— Identifies the appropriate barrier and load case considerations to maintain well
control during DW well operations (drilling, suspension, completion, production, and
abandonment).

— Supplements barrier documentation in API 65-2 with a more detailed description of

barriers and discussion of the philosophy, number, type, testing, and management
required to maintain well control. This document also supplements the barrier
documentation in API 90 in regard to annular pressure buildup (APB). Abandonment
barrier requirements are described for use when designing the well

— Discusses load assumptions, resistance assumptions, and methodologies commonly

used to achieve well designs with high reliability. The load case discussion includes less
obvious events that can arise when unexpected circumstances are combined.

— Describes the risk assessment and mitigation practices commonly implemented

during DW casing and equipment installation operations.

 ISO/TS 16530-2: Well integrity for the operational phase (2014)

ISO/TS 16530-2:2014 provides requirements and methods to the oil and gas industry to
manage well integrity during the well operational phase.

The operational phase is considered to extend from handover of the well after
construction, to handover prior to abandonment. This represents only the period during
the life cycle of the well when it is being operated.

ISO/TS 16530-2:2014 includes:

 A description of the processes required to assess and manage risk within a defined
framework. The risk assessment process also applies when deviating from ISO/TS
16530-2:2014.
 The process of managing well integrity by operating wells in compliance with
operating limits for all well types that are defined based on exposure of risk to
people, environment, assets and reputation. The management of well integrity is
supported by associated maintenance/monitoring plans, technical reviews and the
management of change.
 The assessment of existing assets (wells / fields) in order to start the process of Well
Integrity Management in accordance with ISO/TS 16530-2:2014.
 The handover process required when changing from one activity to another during
the operational phase.
ISO/TS 16530-2:2014 applies to all wells that are utilized by the oil and gas industry,
regardless of their age, type or location.

NB: The following website contents many interesting documents on the subject of Well
Integrity:
http://www.wellintegrity.net

D-010 Well integrity in drilling and well operations (Rev.

4, June 2013)
The standard defines the minimum functional and performance oriented requirements and
guidelines for well design, planning and execution of safe well operations. The focal of the
standard is well integrity.

Major Reference Guides for Well

Integrity
By Islam Fetoui | | API & ISO Standards, Well Integrity

In this article, the major reference guides for Well Integrity are presented. These guides
can be considered as reference documents as well as a basis for training classes on the
subject of Well Integrity.

 NORSOK D-010: Well integrity in drilling and well operations (Rev. 4, June
2013)
The standard defines the minimum functional and performance oriented requirements
and guidelines for well design, planning and execution of safe well operations. The focal
of the standard is well integrity.

Well integrity is defined to be “application of technical, operational and organizational

solutions to reduce risk of uncontrolled release of formation fluids throughout the life
cycle of a well”. The standard focuses on establishing well barriers by use of WBE’s (well
barrier elements), their acceptance criteria, their use and monitoring of integrity during
their life cycle. The standard also covers well integrity management and personnel
competence requirements. The standard does not contain any well or rig equipment
specifications.”
 117 Recommended guidelines for Well Integrity
A new version of Norsk olje og gass guidelines 117 – Well Integrity has been approved 8
November 2017. This is revision 6. It can be downloaded by clicking on the following
link: 117 Norwegian Oil and Gas recommended guidelines Well Integrity – rev 6 Final.pdf
 API STD 65-2: Isolating Potential Flow Zones During Well Construction (2nd
Edition, December 1, 2010)
Overview:
This standard contains practices for isolating potential flow zones, an integral element
in maintaining well integrity. The focus of this standard is the prevention of flow through
or past barriers that are installed during well construction. Barriers that seal wellbore
and formation pressures or flows may include mechanical barriers such as seals,
cement, or hydrostatic head, or operational barriers such as flow detection practices.
Operational barriers are practices that result in activation of a physical barrier. Though
physical barriers may dominate, the total system reliability of a particular design is
dependent on the existence of both types of barriers.

Objectives:
The objectives of this guideline are two-fold. The first is to help prevent and/or control
flows just prior to, during, and after primary cementing operations to install or “set”
casing and liner pipe strings in wells. Some of these flows have caused loss of well
control. They threaten the safety of personnel, the environment, and the drilling rigs
themselves. The second objective is to help prevent sustained casing pressure (SCP),
also a serious industry problem.

 API RP 75: Recommended Practice for Development of a Safety and

Environmental Management Program for Offshore Operations and Facilities
(3rd Edition, May 1, 2004).
Purpose and objective:
This recommended practice is intended to assist in development of a management
program designed to promote safety and environmental protection during the
performance of offshore oil and gas and sulphur operations. This recommended practice
addresses the identification and management of safety hazards and environmental
impacts in design, construction, start-up, operation, inspection, and maintenance, of
new, existing, or modified drilling and production facilities. The objective of this
recommended practice is to form the basis for a Safety and Environmental Management
Program (SEMP). By developing a SEMP based on this Recommended Practice, owners
and operators will formulate policy and objectives concerning significant safety hazards
and environmental impacts over which they can control and can be expected to have an
influence.

 API RP 90-2: Annular Casing Pressure Management for Onshore Wells (1st
Edition, April 1, 2016):
Description / Abstract:
This document is intended to serve as a guide to monitor and manage annular casing
pressure (ACP) in onshore wells, including production, injection, observation/monitoring,
and storage wells. This document applies to wells that exhibit thermally induced,
operator-imposed, or sustained ACP. It includes criteria for establishing diagnostic
thresholds (DTs), monitoring, diagnostic testing, and documentation of ACP for onshore
wells. Also included is a discussion of risk management considerations that can be used
for the evaluation of individual well situations where the annular casing pressure falls
outside the established diagnostic thresholds.
This document recognizes that an ACP outside of the established DTs can result in a risk
to well integrity. The level of risk presented by ACP depends on many factors, including
the design of the well, the performance of barrier systems within the well, the source of
the annular casing pressure, and whether there is an indication of annular flow exists.
This document provides guidelines in which a broad range of casing annuli that exhibit
annular casing pressure can be managed while maintaining well integrity.

 API RP 96: Deepwater Well Design and Construction (1st Edition, March 1,
2013)
Description / Abstract:
The complexity of deepwater (DW) operations requires a thorough understanding of
well design criteria and associated equipment. This recommended practice (RP)
provides engineers a reference for DW well design as well as drilling and completion
operations. This RP will also be useful to support internal reviews, internal approvals,
contractor engagements, and regulatory approvals.

The scope of this RP is to discuss DW drilling and completion activities performed on

wells that are constructed using subsea blowout preventers (BOPs) with a subsea
wellhead. This document addresses the following.

— Identifies the appropriate barrier and load case considerations to maintain well
control during DW well operations (drilling, suspension, completion, production, and
abandonment).

— Supplements barrier documentation in API 65-2 with a more detailed description of

barriers and discussion of the philosophy, number, type, testing, and management
required to maintain well control. This document also supplements the barrier
documentation in API 90 in regard to annular pressure buildup (APB). Abandonment
barrier requirements are described for use when designing the well

— Discusses load assumptions, resistance assumptions, and methodologies commonly

used to achieve well designs with high reliability. The load case discussion includes less
obvious events that can arise when unexpected circumstances are combined.

— Describes the risk assessment and mitigation practices commonly implemented

during DW casing and equipment installation operations.

 ISO/TS 16530-2: Well integrity for the operational phase (2014)

ISO/TS 16530-2:2014 provides requirements and methods to the oil and gas industry to
manage well integrity during the well operational phase.

The operational phase is considered to extend from handover of the well after
construction, to handover prior to abandonment. This represents only the period during
the life cycle of the well when it is being operated.

ISO/TS 16530-2:2014 includes:

 A description of the processes required to assess and manage risk within a defined
framework. The risk assessment process also applies when deviating from ISO/TS
16530-2:2014.
 The process of managing well integrity by operating wells in compliance with
operating limits for all well types that are defined based on exposure of risk to
people, environment, assets and reputation. The management of well integrity is
supported by associated maintenance/monitoring plans, technical reviews and the
management of change.
 The assessment of existing assets (wells / fields) in order to start the process of Well
Integrity Management in accordance with ISO/TS 16530-2:2014.
 The handover process required when changing from one activity to another during
the operational phase.
ISO/TS 16530-2:2014 applies to all wells that are utilized by the oil and gas industry,
regardless of their age, type or location.

NB: The following website contents many interesting documents on the subject of Well
Integrity:
http://www.wellintegrity.net

Updated list of API and ISO Standards

for Gas Lift
By Islam Fetoui | | API & ISO Standards

In this article, the last updated list of API and ISO standards for Gas Lift is presented.
These standards can be considered as reference documents as well as a basis for
training classes in the subject of Gas Lift.
 API Specification 11V1 – Gas lift valves,
orifices, dummies
Specifications for manufacture and functional testing of gas lift valves, orifices, reverse
flow valves, and dummy valves.

This API standard has been replaced by the following ISO standards:

ISO 17078.1 (Part 1: Side-

pocket mandrels mandrels):
This standard was last reviewed and confirmed in 2014. Therefore this version remains
current.

Abstract:
ISO 17078:2004 provides requirements for side-pocket mandrels used in the petroleum
and natural gas industry. This part of ISO 17078 includes specifying, selecting,
designing, manufacturing, quality control, testing, and preparation for shipping of side-
pocket mandrels.

This part of ISO 17078:2004 does not address nor include requirements for end
connections between the side-pocket mandrels and the well conduit. The installation
and retrieval of side-pocket mandrels is outside the scope of this part of ISO
17078:2004. Additionally, this part of ISO 17078:2004 does not include specifications
for centre-set mandrels, or mandrels that employ or support tubing-retrievable flow
control devices.

This part of ISO 17078:2004 does not include gas-lift or any other flow-control valves or
devices, latches, and/or associated wire line equipment that can or cannot be covered
in other ISO specifications.
The side-pocket mandrels to which this part of ISO 17078:2004 refers are independent
devices that can accept installation of flow-control or other devices down-hole.

ISO 17078.2 (Part 2: Flow-

control devices for side-pocket
mandrels):
This standard was last reviewed and confirmed in 2014. Therefore this version remains
current.

Abstract:
ISO 17078-2:2007 provides requirements for subsurface flow-control devices used in
side-pocket mandrels (hereafter called flow-control devices) intended for use in the
worldwide petroleum and natural gas industry. This includes requirements for
specifying, selecting, designing, manufacturing, quality-control, testing and preparation
for shipping of flow-control devices. Additionally, it includes information regarding
performance testing and calibration procedures.

The installation and retrieval of flow-control devices is outside the scope of ISO 17078-
2:2007. Additionally, ISO 17078-2:2007 is not applicable to flow-control devices used in
centre-set mandrels or with tubing-retrievable applications.

ISO 17078-2:2007 does not include requirements for side-pocket mandrels, running,
pulling, and kick-over tools, and latches that might or might not be covered in other ISO
specifications. Reconditioning of used flow-control devices is outside of the scope of ISO
17078-2:2007.

ISO 17078.3 (Part3: Running

tools, pulling tools and kick-over
tools and latches for side-pocket
mandrels):
This standard was last reviewed and confirmed in 2014. Therefore this version remains
current.

Abstract:
ISO 17078-3:2009 provides requirements and guidelines for running tools, pulling tools,
kick-over tools and latches used for the installation and retrieval of flow control and
other devices to be installed in side-pocket mandrels for use in the petroleum and
natural gas industries. This includes requirements for specifying, selecting, designing,
manufacturing, quality control, testing and preparation for shipping of these tools and
latches. Additionally, it includes information regarding performance testing and
calibration procedures.
 ISO 17078.3 (Part 4: Practices
for side-pocket mandrels and
related equipment):
This standard was last reviewed and confirmed in 2016. Therefore this version remains
current.

Abstract:
ISO 17078-4:2010 provides informative documentation to assist the user/purchaser and
the supplier/manufacturer in specification, design, selection, testing, calibration,
reconditioning, installation and use of side-pocket mandrels, flow-control devices and
associated latches and installation tools. The product-design and manufacturing-related
requirements for these products are included within the other parts of ISO 17078.

 API RP 11V2 – Gas lift valve testing,

modeling
Recommended practices for flow performance testing and development of performance
models for IPO & PPO gas lift valves.

This API standard has been replaced by the following ISO standard ISO 17078.2.

 RP 11V5: Recommended Practices for

Operation, Maintenance, Surveillance,
and Troubleshooting of Gas-Lift
Installations
Assists gas-lift system operators, analysts, technicians, engineers, and others in
understanding how to effectively plan, operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and provide
surveillance for gas-lift systems and gas-lift wells. These recommended practices
discuss continuous gas-lift with injection in the casing/tubing annulus and production up
the tubing. Annular flow gaslift (injection down the tubing and production up the
annulus), dual gas-lift (two tubing strings in the same casing), and intermittent gas-lift
are mentioned; however, most of the discussion focuses on conventional continuous
gas-lift. Pages: 123

3rd Edition | June 2008 | Reaffirmed: March 2015

2-Year Extension: June 2013 | Product Number: G11V53 | Price: $155.00.

 RP 11V6: Recommended Practice for

Design of Continuous Flow Gas Lift
 Installations Using Injection Pressure
Operated Valves
Sets guidelines for continuous flow gas lift installation designs using injection pressure
operated valves. The assumption is made that the designer is familiar with and has
available data on the various factors that affect a design. Pages: 88

2nd Edition | July 1999 | Reaffirmed: March 2015

2-Year Extension: June 2013 | Product Number: G11V62 | Price: $149.00

 API RP 11V7 – Gas lift valve

reconditioning
Recommended practices for repair and reconditioning, testing, and setting used gas lift
valves.

This API standard has been replaced by the following ISO standard ISO 17078.2.

 RP 11V8: Recommended Practice for

Gas Lift System Design and
Performance Prediction
Emphasizes gas lift as a system and discusses methods used to predict its performance.
Information must be gathered and models validated prior to a system design, which
must precede wellbore gas lift mandrel and valve design. The subsurface and surface
components of the system must be designed together to enhance the strengths of each
and to minimize the constraints. Pages: 79.

1st Edition | September 2003 | Reaffirmed: March 2015

2-Year Extension: June 2013 | Product Number: G11V81 | Price: $119.00

 RP 19G9: Design, Operation, and Troubleshooting of Dual Gas-Lift Wells

Provides recommended practices for the selection, design, operation, surveillance,
optimization, automation, and troubleshooting of dual gas-lift wells.

The purpose of this document is to present recommended practices, guidelines, and

tools to help obtain optimum production from dual gas-lift wells. This document also
contains practices that should be avoided to minimize problems, inefficiencies, and poor
economics that may be associated with ineffective dual gas-lift operations. Compared to
single completions, dual completions typically have a higher initial cost, have more
operating problems, are more difficult and expensive to work over, and may produce
less efficiently.
It is not the purpose of this document to recommend the practice of dual gas-lift. In
some cases, dual gas-lift is problematic and often ineffective.

Often it is difficult or even impossible to effectively produce both completions in a dual

well using gas-lift, over the long term. Where there are other feasible alternatives to
produce dual wells, they should be considered. However, many dually completed oil
wells should be artificially lifted—initially, or after reservoir pressures have declined
and/or water cuts have increased. In many cases, the only practical method of artificial
lift for these wells is gas-lift. Therefore, every effort should be made to design and
operate dual gas-lift systems as effectively as possible. Pages: 90

2nd Edition | April 2015 | Product Number: G19G92 | Price: $165.00

Reference:
 American Petroleum Institute (API): 2016 Publications Catalog (Full)

Updated list of API and ISO Standards

for Gas Lift
By Islam Fetoui | | API & ISO Standards

In this article, the last updated list of API and ISO standards for Gas Lift is presented.
These standards can be considered as reference documents as well as a basis for
training classes in the subject of Gas Lift.
 API Specification 11V1 – Gas lift valves,
orifices, dummies
Specifications for manufacture and functional testing of gas lift valves, orifices, reverse
flow valves, and dummy valves.

This API standard has been replaced by the following ISO standards:

ISO 17078.1 (Part 1: Side-

pocket mandrels mandrels):
This standard was last reviewed and confirmed in 2014. Therefore this version remains
current.

Abstract:
ISO 17078:2004 provides requirements for side-pocket mandrels used in the petroleum
and natural gas industry. This part of ISO 17078 includes specifying, selecting,
designing, manufacturing, quality control, testing, and preparation for shipping of side-
pocket mandrels.

This part of ISO 17078:2004 does not address nor include requirements for end
connections between the side-pocket mandrels and the well conduit. The installation
and retrieval of side-pocket mandrels is outside the scope of this part of ISO
17078:2004. Additionally, this part of ISO 17078:2004 does not include specifications
for centre-set mandrels, or mandrels that employ or support tubing-retrievable flow
control devices.

This part of ISO 17078:2004 does not include gas-lift or any other flow-control valves or
devices, latches, and/or associated wire line equipment that can or cannot be covered
in other ISO specifications.

The side-pocket mandrels to which this part of ISO 17078:2004 refers are independent
devices that can accept installation of flow-control or other devices down-hole.

ISO 17078.2 (Part 2: Flow-

control devices for side-pocket
mandrels):
This standard was last reviewed and confirmed in 2014. Therefore this version remains
current.

Abstract:
ISO 17078-2:2007 provides requirements for subsurface flow-control devices used in
side-pocket mandrels (hereafter called flow-control devices) intended for use in the
worldwide petroleum and natural gas industry. This includes requirements for
specifying, selecting, designing, manufacturing, quality-control, testing and preparation
for shipping of flow-control devices. Additionally, it includes information regarding
performance testing and calibration procedures.

The installation and retrieval of flow-control devices is outside the scope of ISO 17078-
2:2007. Additionally, ISO 17078-2:2007 is not applicable to flow-control devices used in
centre-set mandrels or with tubing-retrievable applications.

ISO 17078-2:2007 does not include requirements for side-pocket mandrels, running,
pulling, and kick-over tools, and latches that might or might not be covered in other ISO
specifications. Reconditioning of used flow-control devices is outside of the scope of ISO
17078-2:2007.

ISO 17078.3 (Part3: Running

tools, pulling tools and kick-over
tools and latches for side-pocket
mandrels):
This standard was last reviewed and confirmed in 2014. Therefore this version remains
current.

Abstract:
ISO 17078-3:2009 provides requirements and guidelines for running tools, pulling tools,
kick-over tools and latches used for the installation and retrieval of flow control and
other devices to be installed in side-pocket mandrels for use in the petroleum and
natural gas industries. This includes requirements for specifying, selecting, designing,
manufacturing, quality control, testing and preparation for shipping of these tools and
latches. Additionally, it includes information regarding performance testing and
calibration procedures.

ISO 17078.3 (Part 4: Practices

for side-pocket mandrels and
related equipment):
This standard was last reviewed and confirmed in 2016. Therefore this version remains
current.

Abstract:
ISO 17078-4:2010 provides informative documentation to assist the user/purchaser and
the supplier/manufacturer in specification, design, selection, testing, calibration,
reconditioning, installation and use of side-pocket mandrels, flow-control devices and
associated latches and installation tools. The product-design and manufacturing-related
requirements for these products are included within the other parts of ISO 17078.

 API RP 11V2 – Gas lift valve testing,

modeling
Recommended practices for flow performance testing and development of performance
models for IPO & PPO gas lift valves.

This API standard has been replaced by the following ISO standard ISO 17078.2.

 RP 11V5: Recommended Practices for

Operation, Maintenance, Surveillance,
and Troubleshooting of Gas-Lift
Installations
Assists gas-lift system operators, analysts, technicians, engineers, and others in
understanding how to effectively plan, operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and provide
surveillance for gas-lift systems and gas-lift wells. These recommended practices
discuss continuous gas-lift with injection in the casing/tubing annulus and production up
the tubing. Annular flow gaslift (injection down the tubing and production up the
annulus), dual gas-lift (two tubing strings in the same casing), and intermittent gas-lift
are mentioned; however, most of the discussion focuses on conventional continuous
gas-lift. Pages: 123

3rd Edition | June 2008 | Reaffirmed: March 2015

2-Year Extension: June 2013 | Product Number: G11V53 | Price: $155.00.

 RP 11V6: Recommended Practice for

Design of Continuous Flow Gas Lift
Installations Using Injection Pressure
Operated Valves
Sets guidelines for continuous flow gas lift installation designs using injection pressure
operated valves. The assumption is made that the designer is familiar with and has
available data on the various factors that affect a design. Pages: 88

2nd Edition | July 1999 | Reaffirmed: March 2015

2-Year Extension: June 2013 | Product Number: G11V62 | Price: $149.00

 API RP 11V7 – Gas lift valve
reconditioning
Recommended practices for repair and reconditioning, testing, and setting used gas lift
valves.

This API standard has been replaced by the following ISO standard ISO 17078.2.

 RP 11V8: Recommended Practice for

Gas Lift System Design and
Performance Prediction
Emphasizes gas lift as a system and discusses methods used to predict its performance.
Information must be gathered and models validated prior to a system design, which
must precede wellbore gas lift mandrel and valve design. The subsurface and surface
components of the system must be designed together to enhance the strengths of each
and to minimize the constraints. Pages: 79.

1st Edition | September 2003 | Reaffirmed: March 2015

2-Year Extension: June 2013 | Product Number: G11V81 | Price: $119.00

 RP 19G9: Design, Operation, and Troubleshooting of Dual Gas-Lift Wells

Provides recommended practices for the selection, design, operation, surveillance,
optimization, automation, and troubleshooting of dual gas-lift wells.

The purpose of this document is to present recommended practices, guidelines, and

tools to help obtain optimum production from dual gas-lift wells. This document also
contains practices that should be avoided to minimize problems, inefficiencies, and poor
economics that may be associated with ineffective dual gas-lift operations. Compared to
single completions, dual completions typically have a higher initial cost, have more
operating problems, are more difficult and expensive to work over, and may produce
less efficiently.

It is not the purpose of this document to recommend the practice of dual gas-lift. In
some cases, dual gas-lift is problematic and often ineffective.

Often it is difficult or even impossible to effectively produce both completions in a dual

well using gas-lift, over the long term. Where there are other feasible alternatives to
produce dual wells, they should be considered. However, many dually completed oil
wells should be artificially lifted—initially, or after reservoir pressures have declined
and/or water cuts have increased. In many cases, the only practical method of artificial
lift for these wells is gas-lift. Therefore, every effort should be made to design and
operate dual gas-lift systems as effectively as possible. Pages: 90

2nd Edition | April 2015 | Product Number: G19G92 | Price: $165.00

Reference:
 American Petroleum Institute (API): 2016 Publications Catalog (Full)

Updated list of API and ISO Standards

for ESP
By Islam Fetoui | | API & ISO Standards

In this article, the last updated list of API & ISO standards for electrical submersible pump is
presented. These standards can be considered as reference documents as well as a basis for
training classes in the subject of electrical submersible pump.

 RP 11S – Recommended Practice

for the Operation, Maintenance
and Troubleshooting of Electric
Submersible Pump Installations:
RP 11S covers all of the major components that comprise a standard electric submersible
pumping system, their operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting. It is specifically prepared
for installations in oil and water producing wells where the equipment is installed on tubing. It is
not prepared for equipment selection or application.
Pages: 18

3rd Edition | November 1994 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G11S03 | Price: $83.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S1 – Recommended Practice

for Electrical Submersible Pump
Teardown Report:
RP 11S1 covers a recommended electrical submersible pump teardown report form. It also
includes equipment schematic drawings that may provide assistance in identifying equipment
components. These schematics are for generic equipment components, and there may be
differences between manufacturers on the exact description or configuration of the assemblies.

Pages: 36

3rd Edition | September 1997 | Effective Date: December 15, 1997

Reaffirmed: October 2013 | Product Number: G11S13 | Price: $122.00

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 RP 11S2 – Recommended Practice

for Electric Submersible Pump
Testing:
RP 11S2 provides guidelines and procedures covering electric submersible pump performance
testing intended to establish product consistency. These practices are generally considered
appropriate for the majority of pump applications. This document covers the acceptance testing
of electric submersible pumps (sold as new) by manufacturers, vendors, or users to the
prescribed minimum specifications. Pages: 12

2nd Edition | August 1997 | Effective Date: October 1, 1997

Reaffirmed: October 2013 | Product Number: G11S22 | Price: $83.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S3 – Recommended Practice
for Electrical Submersible Pump
Installations:
RP 11S3 addresses the installation and replacement of all major components comprising an
electrical submersible pumping system. Specifically, it addresses equipment installation on
tubing in oil and gas production operations. Pages: 11

2nd Edition | March 1999 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G11S32 | Price: $89.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S4 – Recommended Practice

for Sizing and Selection of
Electric Submersible Pump
Installations:
RP 11S4 discusses in some detail each component of the ESP system (pump, motor, intake, seal
or protector, cable, switchboard, etc.) as far as what must be considered for the best selection at a
desired rate and well conditions. Examples are given to illustrate the basic design procedure and
illustrate how PVT correlations, multiphase flow correlations, and inflow performance
relationships are used. Summary designs and computer examples using the detailed design
principles are presented that show how design considerations fit together and how tools such as
computer programs allow faster solutions resulting in easier trial and error calculations for
optimization of designs and study of existing installations. Topics such as PVT correlations,
multiphase flow correlations, and inflow performance relationships are discussed in the
appendices. Pages: 31

3rd Edition | July 2002 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G11S43 | Price: $79.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S5 – Recommended Practice

for the Application of Electrical
Submersible Cable Systems:
RP 11S5 covers the application (size and configuration) of electrical submersible cable systems
by manufacturers, vendors, or users. The document addresses the varies uses of different cable
insulation systems, including jackets, braids, armor, and related coverings, as well as auxiliary
cable components for cable conductors. The document also addresses splicing and terminating
cables including splicing, lengthening, and repairs.

Pages: 38

2nd Edition | April 2008 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G11S52 | Price: $109.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S6 – Recommended Practice

for Testing of Electric
Submersible Pump Cable Systems:
RP 11S6 covers field testing of electric submersible pump cable systems. This document is
organized into three major topic categories. The first category provides general definitions and
an overview of terms, safety considerations, and cable system preparation guidelines. The second
category identifies various situations under which testing is performed. The third category
identifies test methods and procedures. Pages: 18

1st Edition | December 1995 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G11S61 | Price: $89.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S7 – Recommended Practice

on Application and Testing of
Electric Submersible Pump Seal
Chamber Sections:
RP 11S7 applies to the seal chamber section used in support of an electric submersible motor.
The recommended practice contains tutorial, testing, and failure evaluation information on the
seal chamber section used in support of an electric submersible motor. The document provides a
general understanding of construction and functioning of seal chamber sections, identification of
well conditions, system requirements, and characteristics that influence component section and
application. Pages: 28
1st Edition | July 1993 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G05947 | Price: $89.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S8 – Recommended Practice

on Electric Submersible System
Vibrations:
RP 11S8 provides guidelines to establish consistency in the control and analysis of electric
submersible pump (ESP) system vibrations. This document is considered appropriate for the
testing of ESP systems and subsystems for the majority of ESP applications. This RP covers the
vibration limits, testing, and analysis of ESP systems and subsystems. Pages: 18

2nd Edition | October 2012 | Product Number: G11S802 | Price: $78.00

Link to Standards Store

 ISO 15551-1 (2015) – Part 1:

Electric submersible pump
systems for artificial lift:
ISO 15551-1:2015 provides requirements for the design, design verification and validation,
manufacturing and data control, performance ratings, functional evaluations, handling, and
storage of tubing-deployed electrical submersible pump (ESP) systems as defined herein. This
part of ISO 15551 is applicable to those components meeting the definition of centrifugal pumps
including gas handling devices, discharge heads, seal chamber sections, intake systems,
mechanical gas separators, induction motors (herein motor), shaft couplings, motor lead
extension, pothead, and power cables, as defined herein. Components supplied under the
requirements of this part of ISO 15551 exclude previously used subcomponents. Additionally,
this International Standard provides requirements for assembled ESP systems.

ISO 15551-1:2015 includes normative annexes addressing design validation performance rating
requirements by component, requirements for determining ratings as an assembled system,
functional evaluation: single component and cable reference information.

ISO 15551-1:2015 includes informative annexes addressing functional evaluation guidelines for
assembled ESP systems, establishing recommended operating range (ROR) of the ESP system,
example user/purchaser ESP functional specification form, considerations for the use of 3-phase
low and medium voltage adjustable speed drives for ESP applications, analysis after ESP use,
downhole monitoring of ESP assembly operation, and information on permanent magnet motors
for ESP applications.
Equipment not covered by this part of ISO 15551 includes wireline and coiled tubing-deployed
ESP systems, motor and pump shrouds, electric penetrators and feed-through systems, cable
clamps and banding, centralizers, intake screens, passive gas separators, by-pass tools, check and
bleeder valves, component adaptors, capillary lines, electric surface equipment, downhole
permanent magnet motors, and non-conventionally configured ESP systems such as inverted
systems. Repair and redress equipment requirements are not covered in this part of ISO 15551.

The terminologies used within this part of ISO 15551 are; “ESP assembly” for a system of
products combined into an operational machine, “component” for individual products such as,
pumps or seal chamber sections, and “subcomponent” for individual parts or subassemblies that
are used in the construction of an individual component.

General information:
Current status: Published

Publication date: 2015-05

Edition: 1

Number of pages: 121

Technical Committee: ISO/TC 67/SC 4 – Drilling and production equipment

ICS: 75.180.10 – Exploratory, drilling and extraction equipment

Link to the International Organization for Standardization website

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Updated list of API and ISO Standards
for ESP
By Islam Fetoui | | API & ISO Standards

In this article, the last updated list of API & ISO standards for electrical submersible
pump is presented. These standards can be considered as reference documents as well
as a basis for training classes in the subject of electrical submersible pump.

 RP 11S – Recommended Practice for

the Operation, Maintenance and
Troubleshooting of Electric
Submersible Pump Installations:
RP 11S covers all of the major components that comprise a standard electric
submersible pumping system, their operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting. It is
specifically prepared for installations in oil and water producing wells where the
equipment is installed on tubing. It is not prepared for equipment selection or
application.

Pages: 18

3rd Edition | November 1994 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G11S03 | Price: $83.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S1 – Recommended Practice for

Electrical Submersible Pump Teardown
Report:
RP 11S1 covers a recommended electrical submersible pump teardown report form. It
also includes equipment schematic drawings that may provide assistance in identifying
equipment components. These schematics are for generic equipment components, and
there may be differences between manufacturers on the exact description or
configuration of the assemblies.

Pages: 36

3rd Edition | September 1997 | Effective Date: December 15, 1997

Reaffirmed: October 2013 | Product Number: G11S13 | Price: $122.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S2 – Recommended Practice for

Electric Submersible Pump Testing:
RP 11S2 provides guidelines and procedures covering electric submersible pump
performance testing intended to establish product consistency. These practices are
generally considered appropriate for the majority of pump applications. This document
covers the acceptance testing of electric submersible pumps (sold as new) by
manufacturers, vendors, or users to the prescribed minimum specifications. Pages: 12

2nd Edition | August 1997 | Effective Date: October 1, 1997

Reaffirmed: October 2013 | Product Number: G11S22 | Price: $83.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S3 – Recommended Practice for

Electrical Submersible Pump
Installations:
RP 11S3 addresses the installation and replacement of all major components comprising
an electrical submersible pumping system. Specifically, it addresses equipment
installation on tubing in oil and gas production operations. Pages: 11

2nd Edition | March 1999 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G11S32 | Price: $89.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S4 – Recommended Practice for

Sizing and Selection of Electric
Submersible Pump Installations:
RP 11S4 discusses in some detail each component of the ESP system (pump, motor,
intake, seal or protector, cable, switchboard, etc.) as far as what must be considered for
the best selection at a desired rate and well conditions. Examples are given to illustrate
the basic design procedure and illustrate how PVT correlations, multiphase flow
correlations, and inflow performance relationships are used. Summary designs and
computer examples using the detailed design principles are presented that show how
design considerations fit together and how tools such as computer programs allow
faster solutions resulting in easier trial and error calculations for optimization of designs
and study of existing installations. Topics such as PVT correlations, multiphase flow
correlations, and inflow performance relationships are discussed in the appendices.
Pages: 31

3rd Edition | July 2002 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G11S43 | Price: $79.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S5 – Recommended Practice for

the Application of Electrical
Submersible Cable Systems:
RP 11S5 covers the application (size and configuration) of electrical submersible cable
systems by manufacturers, vendors, or users. The document addresses the varies uses
of different cable insulation systems, including jackets, braids, armor, and related
coverings, as well as auxiliary cable components for cable conductors. The document
also addresses splicing and terminating cables including splicing, lengthening, and
repairs.

Pages: 38

2nd Edition | April 2008 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G11S52 | Price: $109.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S6 – Recommended Practice for

Testing of Electric Submersible Pump
Cable Systems:
RP 11S6 covers field testing of electric submersible pump cable systems. This document
is organized into three major topic categories. The first category provides general
definitions and an overview of terms, safety considerations, and cable system
preparation guidelines. The second category identifies various situations under which
testing is performed. The third category identifies test methods and procedures. Pages:
18

1st Edition | December 1995 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G11S61 | Price: $89.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S7 – Recommended Practice on

Application and Testing of Electric
Submersible Pump Seal Chamber
Sections:
RP 11S7 applies to the seal chamber section used in support of an electric submersible
motor. The recommended practice contains tutorial, testing, and failure evaluation
information on the seal chamber section used in support of an electric submersible
motor. The document provides a general understanding of construction and functioning
of seal chamber sections, identification of well conditions, system requirements, and
characteristics that influence component section and application. Pages: 28

1st Edition | July 1993 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G05947 | Price: $89.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S8 – Recommended Practice on

Electric Submersible System
Vibrations:
RP 11S8 provides guidelines to establish consistency in the control and analysis of
electric submersible pump (ESP) system vibrations. This document is considered
appropriate for the testing of ESP systems and subsystems for the majority of ESP
applications. This RP covers the vibration limits, testing, and analysis of ESP systems
and subsystems. Pages: 18

2nd Edition | October 2012 | Product Number: G11S802 | Price: $78.00

Link to Standards Store

 ISO 15551-1 (2015) – Part 1: Electric
submersible pump systems for artificial
lift:
ISO 15551-1:2015 provides requirements for the design, design verification and
validation, manufacturing and data control, performance ratings, functional evaluations,
handling, and storage of tubing-deployed electrical submersible pump (ESP) systems as
defined herein. This part of ISO 15551 is applicable to those components meeting the
definition of centrifugal pumps including gas handling devices, discharge heads, seal
chamber sections, intake systems, mechanical gas separators, induction motors (herein
motor), shaft couplings, motor lead extension, pothead, and power cables, as defined
herein. Components supplied under the requirements of this part of ISO 15551 exclude
previously used subcomponents. Additionally, this International Standard provides
requirements for assembled ESP systems.

ISO 15551-1:2015 includes normative annexes addressing design validation

performance rating requirements by component, requirements for determining ratings
as an assembled system, functional evaluation: single component and cable reference
information.

ISO 15551-1:2015 includes informative annexes addressing functional evaluation

guidelines for assembled ESP systems, establishing recommended operating range
(ROR) of the ESP system, example user/purchaser ESP functional specification form,
considerations for the use of 3-phase low and medium voltage adjustable speed drives
for ESP applications, analysis after ESP use, downhole monitoring of ESP assembly
operation, and information on permanent magnet motors for ESP applications.

Equipment not covered by this part of ISO 15551 includes wireline and coiled tubing-
deployed ESP systems, motor and pump shrouds, electric penetrators and feed-through
systems, cable clamps and banding, centralizers, intake screens, passive gas
separators, by-pass tools, check and bleeder valves, component adaptors, capillary
lines, electric surface equipment, downhole permanent magnet motors, and non-
conventionally configured ESP systems such as inverted systems. Repair and redress
equipment requirements are not covered in this part of ISO 15551.

The terminologies used within this part of ISO 15551 are; “ESP assembly” for a system
of products combined into an operational machine, “component” for individual products
such as, pumps or seal chamber sections, and “subcomponent” for individual parts or
subassemblies that are used in the construction of an individual component.

General information:
Current status: Published

Publication date: 2015-05

Edition: 1
Number of pages: 121

Technical Committee: ISO/TC 67/SC 4 – Drilling and production equipment

ICS: 75.180.10 – Exploratory, drilling and extraction equipment

Link to the International Organization for Standardization website

Updated list of API and ISO Standards

for SRP
By Islam Fetoui | | API & ISO Standards

In this article, the last updated list of API & ISO standards for sucker rod pumps is
presented. These standards can be considered as reference documents as well as a
basis for training classes in the subject of sucker rod pumps.

 RP 11AR – Recommended Practice for

Care and Use of Subsurface Pumps
 (includes Errata dated December
2013):
RP 11AR provides information on the proper selection, operation, and maintenance of
subsurface pumps so the best economical life can be obtained. Pages: 50

4th Edition | June 2000 | Reaffirmed: January 2014

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 Spec 11AX – Specification for

Subsurface Sucker Rod Pump
Assemblies, Components, and Fittings.
Spec 11AX provides the requirements and guidelines for the design of subsurface
sucker rod pumps and their components as defined herein for use in the sucker rod lift
method for the petroleum and natural gas industry.

The specification covers subsurface sucker rod pump assemblies (including insert and
tubing), components, and fittings in commonly used bore sizes for the sucker rod lift
method. Sufficient dimensional and material requirements are provided to assure
interchangeability and standardization of all component parts.

The specification does not cover specialty subsurface sucker rod pump accessories or
special design components. Also, installation, operation, and maintenance of these
products are not included in this specification; however, recommendations can be found
in RP 11AR. Pages: 107

13th Edition | May 2015 | Effective Date: November 4, 2015

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 Spec 11B – Specification for Sucker

Rods, Polished Rods and Liners,
Couplings, Sinker Bars, Polished Rod
Clamps, Stuffing Boxes, and Pumping
Tees (includes Errata 1 dated October
2010 and Errata 2 dated February
2011):
Spec 11B provides the requirements and guidelines for the design and rating of steel
sucker rods and pony rods, polished rods, polished rod liners, couplings and sub-
couplings, fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) sucker rods, sinker bars, polished rod clamps,
stuffing boxes, and pumping tees as defined herein for use in the sucker rod lift method
for the petroleum and natural gas industry.

Annexes A through H provide the requirements for specific products. Annex I includes
the requirements for thread gauges, Annex J illustrates the components of a sucker rod
lift system, and Annex K shows examples of sucker rod discontinuities. This specification
does not cover sucker rod guides, sucker rod rotators, shear tools, on-off tools, stabilizer
bars, sealing elements used in stuffing boxes, or interface connections for stuffing
boxes and pumping tees. Also, installation, operation, and maintenance of these
products are not included in this specification. Pages: 91

27th Edition | May 2010 | Effective Date: November 1, 2010

2-Year Extension: February 2015

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 RP 11BR – Recommended Practice for

the Care and Handling of Sucker Rods:
RP 11BR covers the care and handling of steel sucker rods, including guidelines on
selection, allowable stress, proper joint makeup, corrosion control, and used rod
inspection. Pages: 28

9th Edition | August 2008 | Reaffirmed: April 2015

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 Spec 11E – Specification for Pumping

Units (includes Errata 1 dated August
2015)
Spec 11E provides the requirements and guidelines for the design and rating of beam
pumping units for use in the petroleum and natural gas industry. Included are all
components between the carrier bar and the speed reducer input shaft.

This includes the beam pump structure, the pumping unit gear reducer, and the
pumping unit chain reducer. Only loads imposed on the structure and/or gear reducer
by the polished rod load are considered in this specification. Also included are the
requirements for the design and rating of enclosed speed reducers wherein the involute
gear tooth designs include helical and herringbone gearing. The rating methods and
influences identified in this specification are limited to single and multiple stage designs
applied to beam pumping units in which the pitch-line velocity of any stage does not
exceed 5,000 ft/min and the speed of any shaft does not exceed 3,600 r/min. This
standard does not cover chemical properties of materials, installation and maintenance
of the equipment, beam type counterbalance units, prime movers and power
transmission devices outside the gear reducer, or control systems. Pages: 104.
19th Edition | November 2013 | Effective Date: May 1, 2014

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 RP 11ER – Recommended Practice for

Guarding of Pumping Units:
RP 11ER provides a reference or guide for the design, manufacture, and installation of
guards for oil well pumping units. It is based on practices that experience has shown to
be functionally safe and practical. This recommended practice is intended to provide
safeguards for all persons who are required to work around or on oil well pumping units.
Pages: 17

3rd Edition | November 2009 | Reaffirmed: March 2015

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 RP 11G – Recommended Practice for

Installation, Maintenance and
Lubrication of Pumping Units:
RP 11G provides guidance related to the proper installation, care, and maintenance of
surface mounted beam pumping units, varieties of which are described in Spec 11E.
Information provided in this document is of a general nature and is not intended to
replace specific instruction provided by the pumping unit manufacturer. This document
further establishes certain minimum requirements intended to promote the safe
installation, operation, and servicing of pumping unit equipment. Pages: 26.

5th Edition | November 2013

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 TR 11L – Design Calculations for

Sucker Rod Pumping Systems
(Conventional Units):
TR 11L covers recommendations for design calculations for conventional unit sucker rod
pumping systems based on test data submitted to API by Sucker Rod Pumping
Research, Inc.

The topics include vibration characteristics of sucker rod strings, physical characteristics
of sucker rods, and dimensional analysis of sucker rod pumping systems. The
calculations apply to the broad category of average, normal pumping wells fitting the
assumed conditions defined therein. Unusual or out-of-the-ordinary conditions will cause
deviations from calculated performance. Pages: 24

5th Edition | June 2008

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 Bull 11L2 – Bulletin on Catalog of

Analog Computer Dynamometer Cards:
Bull 11L2 contains over 1100 polished rod dynamometer cards taken with the electronic
analog simulator and arranged in convenient form for comparison with field tests.
Pages: 77

1st Edition | December 1969 | Reaffirmed: September 1999

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 Bull 11L3 – Sucker Rod Pumping

System Design Book
(includes Errata 1 dated November 1973
and Supplement 1 dated February 1977)
Bull 11L3 contains print-out tables of computer calculated values for selecting sucker
rod systems. Values are included for depths of 200 ft to 12,000 ft in increments of 500
feet, and production rates of 100 barrels per day to over 1,500 barrels per day in
varying increments. Various rod string pump stroke, pump size, and pumping speed
combinations that will do the job within the limiting parameters are listed. Pages: 574

1st Edition | May 1970

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 TR 11L6 – Technical Report on Electric

Motor Prime Mover for Beam Pumping
Unit Service:
TR 11L6 covers polyphase, squirrel-cage, induction motors for use as the prime mover
for beam pumping units (size range of 200 hp and below). Motors to be operated from
solid-state or other types of variable frequency/variable voltage power supplies for
adjustable speed applications will require individual consideration to provide
satisfactory performance and are beyond the scope of this document. Motors
conforming to this document are suitable for operation in accordance with their full load
rating under ambient temperature at a maximum altitude of 1000 m (3300 ft) above
sea level with outdoor sever duty application, including blowing dust or snow, corrosive
atmospheres, high humidity, and cyclic loading. Pages: 13

2nd Edition | May 2008

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 ISO 10428:1993 – Sucker rods (pony
rods, polished rods, couplings and sub-
couplings) – Specification.
Specifies the requirements for the dimensional characteristics, chemical and mechanical
properties and gauging practice. Requirements are specified in the twenty-forth edition
of API Specification 11B (Spec 11B), October 1990, which is adopted as ISO 10428. For
the purposes of international standardization, modifications have been made that are
outlined.

 Current status : Published

 Publication date : 1993-12
 This standard was last reviewed and confirmed in 2010. Therefore this version
remains current.
 Edition : 1 Number of pages : 44
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Updated list of API and ISO Standards

for ESP
By Islam Fetoui | | API & ISO Standards

In this article, the last updated list of API & ISO standards for electrical submersible
pump is presented. These standards can be considered as reference documents as well
as a basis for training classes in the subject of electrical submersible pump.
 RP 11S – Recommended Practice for
the Operation, Maintenance and
Troubleshooting of Electric
Submersible Pump Installations:
RP 11S covers all of the major components that comprise a standard electric
submersible pumping system, their operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting. It is
specifically prepared for installations in oil and water producing wells where the
equipment is installed on tubing. It is not prepared for equipment selection or
application.

Pages: 18

3rd Edition | November 1994 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G11S03 | Price: $83.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S1 – Recommended Practice for

Electrical Submersible Pump Teardown
Report:
RP 11S1 covers a recommended electrical submersible pump teardown report form. It
also includes equipment schematic drawings that may provide assistance in identifying
equipment components. These schematics are for generic equipment components, and
there may be differences between manufacturers on the exact description or
configuration of the assemblies.

Pages: 36
3rd Edition | September 1997 | Effective Date: December 15, 1997

Reaffirmed: October 2013 | Product Number: G11S13 | Price: $122.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S2 – Recommended Practice for

Electric Submersible Pump Testing:
RP 11S2 provides guidelines and procedures covering electric submersible pump
performance testing intended to establish product consistency. These practices are
generally considered appropriate for the majority of pump applications. This document
covers the acceptance testing of electric submersible pumps (sold as new) by
manufacturers, vendors, or users to the prescribed minimum specifications. Pages: 12

2nd Edition | August 1997 | Effective Date: October 1, 1997

Reaffirmed: October 2013 | Product Number: G11S22 | Price: $83.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S3 – Recommended Practice for

Electrical Submersible Pump
Installations:
RP 11S3 addresses the installation and replacement of all major components comprising
an electrical submersible pumping system. Specifically, it addresses equipment
installation on tubing in oil and gas production operations. Pages: 11

2nd Edition | March 1999 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G11S32 | Price: $89.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S4 – Recommended Practice for

Sizing and Selection of Electric
Submersible Pump Installations:
RP 11S4 discusses in some detail each component of the ESP system (pump, motor,
intake, seal or protector, cable, switchboard, etc.) as far as what must be considered for
the best selection at a desired rate and well conditions. Examples are given to illustrate
the basic design procedure and illustrate how PVT correlations, multiphase flow
correlations, and inflow performance relationships are used. Summary designs and
computer examples using the detailed design principles are presented that show how
design considerations fit together and how tools such as computer programs allow
faster solutions resulting in easier trial and error calculations for optimization of designs
and study of existing installations. Topics such as PVT correlations, multiphase flow
correlations, and inflow performance relationships are discussed in the appendices.
Pages: 31

3rd Edition | July 2002 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G11S43 | Price: $79.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S5 – Recommended Practice for

the Application of Electrical
Submersible Cable Systems:
RP 11S5 covers the application (size and configuration) of electrical submersible cable
systems by manufacturers, vendors, or users. The document addresses the varies uses
of different cable insulation systems, including jackets, braids, armor, and related
coverings, as well as auxiliary cable components for cable conductors. The document
also addresses splicing and terminating cables including splicing, lengthening, and
repairs.

Pages: 38

2nd Edition | April 2008 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G11S52 | Price: $109.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S6 – Recommended Practice for

Testing of Electric Submersible Pump
Cable Systems:
RP 11S6 covers field testing of electric submersible pump cable systems. This document
is organized into three major topic categories. The first category provides general
definitions and an overview of terms, safety considerations, and cable system
preparation guidelines. The second category identifies various situations under which
testing is performed. The third category identifies test methods and procedures. Pages:
18

1st Edition | December 1995 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G11S61 | Price: $89.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S7 – Recommended Practice on
Application and Testing of Electric
Submersible Pump Seal Chamber
Sections:
RP 11S7 applies to the seal chamber section used in support of an electric submersible
motor. The recommended practice contains tutorial, testing, and failure evaluation
information on the seal chamber section used in support of an electric submersible
motor. The document provides a general understanding of construction and functioning
of seal chamber sections, identification of well conditions, system requirements, and
characteristics that influence component section and application. Pages: 28

1st Edition | July 1993 | Reaffirmed: October 2013

Product Number: G05947 | Price: $89.00

Link to Standards Store

 RP 11S8 – Recommended Practice on

Electric Submersible System
Vibrations:
RP 11S8 provides guidelines to establish consistency in the control and analysis of
electric submersible pump (ESP) system vibrations. This document is considered
appropriate for the testing of ESP systems and subsystems for the majority of ESP
applications. This RP covers the vibration limits, testing, and analysis of ESP systems
and subsystems. Pages: 18

2nd Edition | October 2012 | Product Number: G11S802 | Price: $78.00

Link to Standards Store

 ISO 15551-1 (2015) – Part 1: Electric

submersible pump systems for artificial
lift:
ISO 15551-1:2015 provides requirements for the design, design verification and
validation, manufacturing and data control, performance ratings, functional evaluations,
handling, and storage of tubing-deployed electrical submersible pump (ESP) systems as
defined herein. This part of ISO 15551 is applicable to those components meeting the
definition of centrifugal pumps including gas handling devices, discharge heads, seal
chamber sections, intake systems, mechanical gas separators, induction motors (herein
motor), shaft couplings, motor lead extension, pothead, and power cables, as defined
herein. Components supplied under the requirements of this part of ISO 15551 exclude
previously used subcomponents. Additionally, this International Standard provides
requirements for assembled ESP systems.
ISO 15551-1:2015 includes normative annexes addressing design validation
performance rating requirements by component, requirements for determining ratings
as an assembled system, functional evaluation: single component and cable reference
information.

ISO 15551-1:2015 includes informative annexes addressing functional evaluation

guidelines for assembled ESP systems, establishing recommended operating range
(ROR) of the ESP system, example user/purchaser ESP functional specification form,
considerations for the use of 3-phase low and medium voltage adjustable speed drives
for ESP applications, analysis after ESP use, downhole monitoring of ESP assembly
operation, and information on permanent magnet motors for ESP applications.

Equipment not covered by this part of ISO 15551 includes wireline and coiled tubing-
deployed ESP systems, motor and pump shrouds, electric penetrators and feed-through
systems, cable clamps and banding, centralizers, intake screens, passive gas
separators, by-pass tools, check and bleeder valves, component adaptors, capillary
lines, electric surface equipment, downhole permanent magnet motors, and non-
conventionally configured ESP systems such as inverted systems. Repair and redress
equipment requirements are not covered in this part of ISO 15551.

The terminologies used within this part of ISO 15551 are; “ESP assembly” for a system
of products combined into an operational machine, “component” for individual products
such as, pumps or seal chamber sections, and “subcomponent” for individual parts or
subassemblies that are used in the construction of an individual component.

General information:
Current status: Published

Publication date: 2015-05

Edition: 1

Number of pages: 121

Technical Committee: ISO/TC 67/SC 4 – Drilling and production equipment

ICS: 75.180.10 – Exploratory, drilling and extraction equipment

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Updated list of API and ISO Standards

for Tubulars
By Islam Fetoui | | API & ISO Standards, Drilling, Well Completion

In this article, the last updated list of API & ISO standards for Tubulars (Casings,
Tubings, Threads, Drill Pipe, Line Pipe) is presented. These standards can be considered
as reference documents as well as a basis for training classes in the subject of Tubular
Goods.

 API RP 5A3/ISO 13678:2010 –

Recommended Practice on Thread
Compounds for Casing, Tubing, Line
Pipe, and Drill Stem Elements (includes
Errata 1 dated April 2011):
API RP 5A3 provides 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. The tests outlined are used to evaluate the critical performance properties
and physical and chemical characteristics of thread compounds under laboratory
conditions.

This edition of RP 5A3 is the identical national adoption of ISO 13678:2010. Pages:
47.3rd Edition | November 2009 | Reaffirmed: April 2015
3rd Edition | November 2009 | Reaffirmed: April 2015.Product Number: GX5A303 | Price:
$145.00

Product Number: GX5A303 | Price: $145.00

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 API RP 5A5/ISO 15463:2003 – Field

Inspection of New Casing, Tubing, and
Plain-End Drill Pipe (includes Errata 1
dated December 2009)
API RP 5A5 specifies requirements and gives recommendations for field inspection and
testing of oil country tubular goods (OCTG). This International Standard covers the
practices and technology commonly used in field inspection;
however, certain practices may also be suitable for mill inspections. Covers the
qualification of inspection personnel, a description of inspection methods and apparatus
calibration and standardization procedures for various inspection methods. The
evaluation of imperfections and marking of inspected OCTG are included. Applicable to
field inspection of OCTG and is not applicable for use as a basis for acceptance or
rejection.

This edition of RP 5A5 is the identical national adoption of ISO 15463:2003. Pages: 118.

7th Edition | June 2005 | Reaffirmed: April 2015.

Product Number: GX5A507 | Price: $157.00

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 Spec 5B – Specification for Threading,

Gauging, and Thread Inspection of
Casing, Tubing, and Line Pipe Threads:
Spec 5B – Specification for Threading, Gauging, and Thread Inspection of Casing,
Tubing, and Line Pipe Threads:

Spec 5B covers dimensions and marking requirements for API Master thread gauges.
Additional product threads and thread gauges, as well as instruments and methods for
the inspection of threads for line pipe, round thread casing, buttress casing, and
extreme-line casing connections, are included. It is applicable when so stipulated in the
API standard governing the product. The inspection procedures for measurements of
taper, lead, height, and angle of thread are applicable to threads having 111/2 or less
turns per in. (111/2 or less turns per 25.4 mm). All thread dimensions shown without
tolerances are related to the basis for connection design and are not subject to
measurement to determine acceptance or rejection of product. Pages: 125.
15th Edition | April 2008 | Effective Date: October 1, 2008.

Reaffirmed: April 2015 | 2-Year Extension: June 2013.

Product Number: G5B015 | Price: $118.00

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 API RP 5C1 – Recommended Practice

for Care and Use of Casing and Tubing:
API RP 5C1 covers use, transportation, storage, handling, and reconditioning of casing
and tubing. Pages: 31.

18th Edition | May 1999 | Reaffirmed: May 2015.

Product Number: G05C18 | Price: $115.00

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 API BULL 5C2 – Bulletin on

Performance Properties of Casing,
Tubing, and Drill Pipe:
This bulletin is not intended as a design manual. Its purpose is to provide minimum
performance properties on which the design of casing, tubing, and drill pipe strings may
be based.

The performance properties as given herein cover the grades, sizes, and weights of
casing, tubing, and drill pipe as given in API Specification 5CT.

Formulas and procedures for calculating the values are given in Bulletin 5C3. Formulas
and calculations appearing in the 13th and preceding editions of Bull 5C2 were
transferred in 1971 to Bull 5C3: Bulletin on Formulas and Calculations for Casing,
Tubing, Drill Pipe, and Line Pipe Properties. Page count: 62.

Revision: 21st Edition, October 1, 1999

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 API BULL 5C3 – Bulletin on Formulas

and Calculations for Casing, Tubing,
Drill Pipe, and Line Pipe Properties:
The purpose of this bulletin is to show the formulas used in the calculation of the
various pipe properties given in API standards, including background information
regarding their development and use. This bulletin is under the jurisdiction of the
Committee on Standardization of Tubular Goods.

Published Date: April 1999

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 API TR 5C3/ISO 10400:2007 –

Technical Report on Equations and
Calculations for Casing, Tubing, and
Line Pipe used as Casing or Tubing;
and Performance Properties Tables for
Casing and Tubing (includes Addendum
1 dated October 2015):
API TR 5C3 illustrates the equations and templates necessary to calculate the various
pipe properties given in International Standards, including:

 pipe performance properties, such as axial strength, internal pressure resistance,

and collapse resistance,
 minimum physical properties,
 product assembly force (torque),
 product test pressures,
 critical product dimensions related to testing criteria,
 critical dimensions of testing equipment, and
 critical dimensions of test samples.
This edition of TR 5C3 is the identical national adoption of ISO 10400:2007 and
supersedes Bull 5C2 and Bull 5C3. Pages: 378.1st Edition | December 2008 | Product
Number: G5C301 | Price: $206.00

1st Edition | December 2008 | Product Number: G5C301 | Price: $206.00

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 API RP 5C5/ISO 13679:2002 –

Recommended Practice on Procedures
for Testing Casing and Tubing
Connections:
API RP 5C5 establishes minimum design verification testing procedures and acceptance
criteria for casing and tubing connections for the oil and natural gas industries. These
physical tests are part of a design verification process and provide objective evidence
that the connection conforms to the manufacturer’s claimed test load envelope and
limit loads.
This edition of RP 5C5 is the identical national adoption of ISO 13679:2002. Pages: 139.

3rd Edition | July 2003 | Reaffirmed: April 2015.

Product Number: GX5C503 | Price: $163.00

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 API RP 5C6 – Welding Connections to

Pipe:
API RP 5C6 created to provide a standard industry practice for the shop or field welding
of connectors to pipe. The technical content provides requirements for welding
procedure qualification, welder performance qualification, materials, testing, production
welding, and inspection. Additionally, suggestions for ordering are included. Pages: 7.

2nd Edition | March 2006 | Reaffirmed: September 2012.

Product Number: G05C62 | Price: $86.00

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 Spec 5CRA/ISO 13680:2008 –

Specification for Corrosion Resistant
Alloy Seamless Tubes for Use as
Casing, Tubing, and Coupling Stock
(includes Errata 1 dated August 2011):
Spec 5CRA specifies the technical delivery conditions for corrosion-resistant alloy
seamless tubulars for casing, tubing, and coupling stock for two product specification
levels.

This edition of Spec 5CRA is the identical national adoption of ISO 13680:2010. Pages:
87.

1st Edition | February 2010 | Effective Date: August 1, 2010

Reaffirmed: April 2015 | Product Number: GG5CRA01 | Price: $155.00

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 Spec 5CT – Specification for Casing and

Tubing (includes Errata 1 dated
September 2012):
Spec 5CT specifies the technical delivery conditions for steel pipes (casing, tubing, plain
end casing liners, and pup joints) and accessories.

This standard is applicable to the following connections in accordance with Spec 5B:

 short round thread casing (STC);

 long round thread casing (LC);
 buttress thread casing (BC);
 extreme-line casing (XC);
 non-upset tubing (NU);
 external upset tubing (EU);
 integral joint tubing (IJ).
This standard specifies the technical delivery conditions for steel pipes (casing, tubing,
and pup joints), coupling stock, coupling material, and accessory material and
establishes requirements for three Product Specification Levels (PSL-1, PSL-2, PSL-3).
The requirements for PSL-1 are the basis of this standard. The requirements that define
different levels of standard technical requirements for PSL-2 and PSL-3, for all grades
except H-40, L-80 9Cr, and C110, are contained in Annex H. This standard can also be
applied to tubulars with connections not covered by API standards. This standard is not
applicable to threading requirements. This standard is based on the 8th Edition of Spec
5CT. Pages: 269.

9th Edition | July 2011 | Effective Date: January 1, 2012.

Product Number: G5CT09 | Price: $237.00

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 Spec 5DP/ISO 11961:2008 –

Specification for Drill Pipe:
Spec 5DP specifies the technical delivery conditions for steel drill-pipes with upset pipe-
body ends and weld-on tool joints for use in drilling and production operations in
petroleum and natural gas industries for three product specification levels (PSL-1, PSL-2,
and PSL-3). This International Standard covers the following grades of drill-pipe:

 grade E drill-pipe;
 high-strength grades of drill-pipe, grades X, G, and S.
This International Standard can also be used for drill-pipe with tool joints not specified
by ISO or API standards. This International Standard is based on Spec 5D and Spec 7.

This edition of Spec 5DP is the identical national adoption of ISO 11961:2008. This
specification contains the API Monogram Annex as
part of the U.S. national adoption. Pages: 112.

1st Edition | August 2009 | Effective Date: August 1, 2010.

Reaffirmed: April 2015 | Product Number: GX5DP01 | Price: $181.00

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 ISO 11960:2014 – Steel pipes for use as

casing or tubing for wells:
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 ISO 13679:2002 – Procedures for

testing casing and tubing connections:
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