Additional Running Guidelines

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mmended
Practices
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PREPARED REVISED APPROVED
BENITEZ GONZALO JAVIER MENNIE JOHN
NICOLICH
ALEJANDRO
ESTEBAN
Former Code: Effective Date:24/Oct/2012
1 Scope
The e g uideline a pply s pecific lly to the m a ke-up of TXP BTC connection . Thi docu ent s h ll be
u ed in conjunction with the Ten ri Hydril Runnin a nu l which i the m a in docu ent a pplic ble
for runnin a ll Ten ri Hydril Connection .
2 References
Ten ri Hydril Runnin a nu l
Pre iu Connection Approved Thre d Co pound T H- D-00.0002, l te t revi ion.
API S pecific tion 5B l te t revi ion.
3 Guidelines
Ten ri XP BTC i buttre s thre ded connection with po itive top torque houlder.
Co p tible with API BTC connection (re tricted c p bility, dependent upon wh t i required of
the connection when s s e bled)
3.1 Equipment, materials & documents
Verify the co p tibility of the TXP pipe with cce s orie uch s ce ent he d , a fety
v lve , cro s over , pup joint etc.
Verify the a ppropri te thre d co pound i v il ble onbo rd for thi connection. Refer to
docu ent T H- D-00.0002 for li t of co pound pproved by Ten ri .
L te t ver ion of the s pecific Product D t S heet c n be obt ined fro Ten ri web s ite. In c s e it
i not a v il ble, reque t the d t heet fro the loc l Technic l a le En ineer or cont ct FI E t
field ervice @ten ri .co
The u e of torque-turn onitorin y te i not nece s a ry for the a ke-up of TXP BTC.
3.2 Pre-Running
If driftin the connection t the ri ite it i reco m ended to do o fro box to pin end
En ure connection a re cle ned a nd free of a ll debri a nd / or cont m in nt , cle nin m ethod
e ployed s hould confor to the reco m end tion cont ined within the T H runnin a nu l.
In pect thre d nd pin no e for ny d m a g e which a y h ve occurred durin tr n it.
Vi u l in pection g uideline s outlined in API pecific tion 5B hould be pplied.
3.3 Running
Apply thre d runnin co pound to both pin nd box end , coverin full thre d nd s houlder
re s .
The co pound s hould be pplied s continuou even fil round the entire circu ference of the
connection, the thre d for hould be cle rly vi ible.
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If the connection i to be thre d locked the thre d lock a nuf cturer friction f ctor hould be
pplied to the a ke-up torque indic ted on the product d t heet.
Applied torque for Ten ri XP hould lw y be t ken fro the l te t Ten ri product d t heet.
When ixin r de nd / or wei ht of the a m e OD of Ten ri XP the lowe t r de / wei ht torque
s indic ted in the product d t heet hould be pplied.
The m a ke-up criteri for TXP BTC i the tt in ent of t r et torque s defined in the product d t
heet. A in the s s e bly of API BTC there i tri n le t m ped on the pin end which i u ed s
vi u l verific tion of correct s s e bly of the connection. e s ure ent of fin l po ition a fter a ke-
up i not required, however s vi u l reference the po ition of the couplin f ce fter a ke-up
hould be a pproxi a tely on ver g e 25% of the hei ht of the tri n le t m p fter pplic tion of the
reco m ended a ke up torque. The couplin f ce hould never exceed 33% of the tri n le hei ht
t fin l a ke up. If it doe bre k out the connection nd in pect for defor a tion of pin no e bevel
nd box torque s houlder if none i evident repe t dopin nd a ke up proce s . ee di g r m below:


Althou h the u e of torque turn equip ent i not nece s a ry to a ke up thi connection, if torque
turn i u ed, verify lo d cell c libr tion d te nd en ure there i cle rly defined houlder point
indic ted on the g r ph profile. Ide lly the s houlder point s hould f ll between reference a nd m ini u
torque p r m eter .
The m a ke-up tri n le, for either Ten ri XP nd API BTC hould be e s ily identified t the b s e of
24 lon by 1 wide white p int b nd a rked on the pipe OD a t the pin end. However if the p int
b nd h s been er s ed it a y be difficult to identify e s ily the loc tion of the tri n le, if o once
identified it would e s e identific tion fter a ke up if line i dr wn with p int a rker bove the
tri n le loc tion. Due to the connection bein t pered run out thre d type the tri n le a y be
loc ted within the run out thre d . If thi i the c s e the a ke-up lo s s indic ted in the product
d t s heet c n be e s ured nd a rked on the pin end s n extr identifier if required.

24 1 hite
locator tripe
above PI trian le
Picture belo of PI
trian le located ithin run
out thread of pin.
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3.4 Interchange Capability
Co p tibility of Ten ri XP a nd API BTC i co pletely dependent on wh t the u er require fro a ny
iven m ix of API nd Ten ri XP connection .
When ixin API BTC with Ten ri XP there c n be three different per ut tion :
1. API BTC box connection m ixed throu h a s trin of TXP, in s uch a n in t nce the end u er
s hould be fully a w re th t thi will li it the co pre s ion a nd torque c p bility of the entire
s trin to th t of API BTC. API BTC m a ke up criteri hould be pplied, ee ection 3.5 - 2.
2. API BTC Pin connection with a bevel di m eter out with tho e li ted in t ble 1 m ixed throu h
a s trin of TXP, likewi e thi confi ur tion will li it the entire s trin torque a nd co pre s ion
c p bilitie to th t of API BTC. API BTC m a ke up criteri a s outlined in s ection 3.5 - 3 s hould be
a pplied.
3. If a ny pipe h s been re cut the e s hould be tre ted a s non Ten ri XP m a nuf ctured
connection nd the followin p r g r ph pply:
A. If the re s on for a s s e blin a n API BTC connection to TXP i purely for circul tin or liftin
purpo e without requirin the benefit of the hi her torque c p bility of TXP, s uch a s a
circul tin s w g e or ce ent he d, then a ny API BTC pin c n be m a de up to a TXP box
connection. N o pin bevel control i required, however m a ke up criteri for API BTC a s
outlined in ection 3.5 - 3 hould be pplied.
B. If the torque c p bility of TXP i required when m ixin a n API BTC pin connection with TXP,
only a pin connection with a m ini u a nd m a xi u bevel di m eter a s indic ted in t ble 1
c n be a s s e bled to a TXP box connection. a ke up criteri a s indic ted in s ection 3.3
s hould be pplied.
C. If a whole s trin of API BTC i required to be converted to th t of TXP then a ll couplin s
s hould be re oved a nd every pin bevel di m eter checked to en ure it confor s to the
p r m eter in t ble 1.
3.5 API BTC Make Up Criteria With TXP
1. When ixin API BTC pin with TXP box connection the bevel di m eter of the API BTC
pin connection hould a lw y be checked to en ure confor a nce with the ini u nd
m a xi u a llow ble di m eter s indic ted in t ble
2. a ke up of BTC connection , API pecific tion 5B t te ; The f ce of the couplin
a dv nce to within one full thre d turn of the b s e of the tri n le t m p for ini u power
ti ht m a ke up nd to the pex of the tri n le for a xi u a ke up.
3. In the c s e of point 2 nd 3 bove the t nd rd API 5B a ke up criteri for BTC pplie ,
however it i i per tive the f ce of the couplin hould only be a de up to ju t bove
m ini u power ti ht a ke up. Ide lly the f ce of the couplin hould re ch the b s e of the
tri n le t m p but hould not o beyond th t point.
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OTE:
When a kin up cce s orie either to the a in trin or when s s e blin horizont lly t f cility
prior to tr n port tion to the ri , the cce s orie a y h ve l r er bevel di m eter th n i fully
co p tible with TXP BTC. Therefore it i tron ly reco m ended the bevel di m eter of ny nd ll
cce s orie bein u ed with TXP re checked to en ure confor ity to the p r m eter indic ted in
t ble 1.
Cert in API BTC box cce s orie re a nuf ctured with houlder, the e re not TXP pecific tion.
Be t pr ctice in e ch c s e i to e s ure the di t nce fro the houlder of the cce s ory to the box
f ce nd a rk thi a ke up lo s len th lon s ide the of the TXP connection to be s s e bled. Any
di crep ncy in len th of the box to th t of the a xi u a ke up point of the TXP will then be
identifi ble, there fter the deci ion of wh t a ke up criteri to pply c n be di cu s ed nd g reed
with the client. The criteri pplied will be dependent upon wh t the client require of the
a pplic tion. There a y be for in t nce, itu tion where, to chieve the torque c p bility of TXP the
a cce s ory f ce will h ve to fini h hi her up the TXP tri n le in order to chieve s houlder cont ct.
However the couplin f ce hould never exceed the pex even if houlder cont ct i not chieved.
3.6 Pulling
Auto a tic s t bbin y te or t bber i hi hly reco m ended to a int in the pipe in vertic l
po ition.
The u e of wei ht co pen a tor i hi hly reco m ended to void connection drop t the end of the
bre k out.
Apply the b ck-up ton j w low on the couplin (over ill end ection of the couplin ), le vin the
field end free llowin the t bbed pin to bre k out without exce s interference.
Apply power ton in low rp (3-5 rp ) to bre k out the connection, en urin the pipe i t bilized
durin the bre k out proce s .
Count the turn fter bre k, when the connection i l o t co pletely broken out reduce the RP of
the ton to le s th n 3 RP to prevent the connection ju pin when di connected s thi c n c u e
d m a g e to the thre d .
Vi u l in pection i reco m ended to cl s s ify the thre d condition, ny rejected connection hould be
cle rly a rked nd e re a ted for further inve ti a tion.
Apply cle n dry thre d protector fter pplyin tor g e co pound on the connection .