Agenda

o Current Task Group Actions

o Overview of API 6D 24th edition
o Future Task Group Actions
o Current Task Group Activities
o Overview of API 6D 24th edition
o Future Task Group Activities
Current Task Group activities
2013

Since our summer 2013 standards conference the 6D Task Group has
held (7) task group meetings ,each for 2 days. All discussion have
been based on revision to API 6D 24th edition Pipeline valves.

We have 28 technical experts involved from end-users and

manufactures on the task group and about 20-23 attended every
meeting;

2014
Task group held a final meeting to complete the API 6D 24th edition
for editing and ballot. The ballot was send January 29, 2014 out to all
SC6 pipeline category voting members. The ballot will close March
12,2014.
Highlights of API Spec. 6D –24th edition changes
• Title of specification has changed to: “Pipeline and Piping valves” to
allow use of ASME B31.3 Processing piping

• Units of Measurement in this standard, data shall be stated as USC -

United States Customer first and SI units in brackets.

• Processes Requiring Validation : The following operations performed

during manufacturing shall be validated as the resulting output cannot
be verified by subsequent monitoring or measurement. The following
processes shall be validated, by the manufacturer, in accordance with
their quality system as applicable:
– Nondestructive Examination (NDE)
– Welding
– Heat Treating
– External coating/ component plating that may impact product
performance, by agreement
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• New /revised definitions added to text

• Block and bleed valve -Single valve with at least one seating surface that,
in the closed position, provides a seal against pressure from one end of
the valve with the body vented.

• Delete nominal pressure class (PN)

• Pressure-containing parts- A part, whose failure to function as intended

results in a release of contained fluid into the environment and as a
minimum includes bodies, end-connections, bonnets/covers and stems.
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• Shaft -Part that supports the obturator on a check valve and does not pass
through the pressure boundary.

• Stem -Part that drives the obturator and passes through the pressure
boundary.

• Valve Types and Configurations which included all the figures and end –
to-end dimension tables have been moved to a new Annex B and
Annex C

• When there is no minimum bore dimensions listed for a valve pressure

class and size stated in Table 1, the size and bore shall be by agreement
and the manufacture shall stamp the size and bore on the nameplate.
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• Flanges shall be furnished with a raised face or ring joint face (raised face or
full face). Specified dimensions, tolerances and finishes, including drilling
templates, flange facing, nut-bearing surfaces (i.e. spot facing and back
facing), outside diameters and thickness
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Design
• Injection Points - Sealant fittings shall have a design pressure not less
than the greater of the pipeline or piping valve rated pressure and the
injection pressure. Note an example is a button head fitting with integral
check valve and sealing cap.

• Hand-wheel diameter(s) shall not exceed 40 in. (1065 mm). Spokes

shall not extend beyond the perimeter of the hand-wheel.

• Travel Stops -Valves that do not require mechanical force to effect a

seal shall be provided with travel stops and shall be provided on the
valve and/or operator and they shall locate the position of the obturator
in the open and closed position. The travel stops shall not affect the
sealing capability of the valve. New Annex D for guidance for travel
stops by valve type.

• Actuator sizing and mounting kits shall be in accordance with API 6DX
or ISO 12490
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Allowable Stresses

• The 23rd edition of API 6D addresses the tensile stresses in drive

train components, including stem extensions as well as shear
stress (including torsional shear stress) and bearing stress shall
comply with ASME BPVC Section VIII Div.2 AD-132:2004.

• In the 2007 ,2010 and 2013 revisions of ASME BPVC Section

VIII Div.2 this clause was deleted from the lastest revision’s and
no text was included to address these issues.

• For the 24th edition of API 6D new text has been added to
address the tensile stresses in drive train components, including
stem extensions as well as shear stress (including torsional
shear stress) and bearing stress with general notes section of
ASME BPVC Section II, Part D which are more in line with
industry standards.
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Material Specification
Specifications for metallic pressure-containing and pressure-controlling parts shall be
issued by the manufacturer and shall address the following.
• Material grade
• Melting practice
• Chemical analysis;
• Heat treatment;
• Mechanical properties (tensile)
• Certification to report all items listed in 8.1.
Other requirements of the material specifications shall be as follows, if applicable
• Carbon equivalent ;
• Charpy impacts
• Hardness;
• Testing;
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Service Compatibility - Selection of elastomeric materials for valves intended for rapid
gas decompression service at pressures of class 600 and above shall address the
effect of explosive decompression.

Forged Parts - All forge material(s) shall be formed using a hot-working practice and
heat treatment throughout that produces a forged structure.

Composition Limits -The chemical composition of carbon steel welding ends shall
meet the following requirements.

• The sulfur content shall not exceed 0.020% by mass.

• The phosphorus content shall not exceed 0.025 % by mass.
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Materials

• Charpy impact values for full-size specimens of duplex or super duplex

stainless steels shall be as follows:
• a) average of three specimens: 33ft.lbs (45 J) minimum;
• b) no single specimen less than 26 ft. lbs. (35 J).
• c) Charpy impact test temperature shall be -50F (-46C)
• If the first set of the Charpy impact test(s) do not satisfy the applicable
requirements, one additional set of 3 impact tests on two additional test
specimens (removed from the same test coupon with no additional heat
treatment) may be performed in an effort to qualify the material. The results
of each of these tests shall satisfy the applicable requirements.
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Material – continued…
Sour Service

Materials for pressure-containing and pressure-controlling parts and

bolting for sour service shall meet the requirements of NACE
MR0175 or ISO 15156 (all parts) or MR0103 . Purchaser shall specify
which standard is to be used.

Welding Welding consumables shall conform to the American Welding

Society's or manufacturer's specifications. The manufacturer shall
have a written procedure for storage and control of welding
consumables. Materials of low-hydrogen type (including electrodes,
wires, and fluxes) shall be stored and used as recommended by the
manufacturer of the welding consumable to retain their original low-
hydrogen properties.
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Welding - – continued…

• For weld overlay or clad welding with nickel-based alloy UNS N06625, the
weld overlay or clad thickness chemical composition shall meet one of the
class listed below.

• Class Fe 10: Iron mass fraction 10.0% maximum or,

• Class Fe 5: Iron mass fraction 5.0% maximum, when specified by the

purchaser.
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Welding-continue

• Weld repair of forgings and plates shall not be performed to correct

material defects, unless otherwise agreed. However, weld repair can
be used to correct machining errors. The weld repair shall be in
accordance with the applicable material standard, including any
PWHT, if applicable.
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Quality control

Calibration Intervals
• Calibration intervals shall be established for calibrations based on
repeatability and degree of usage.

• Calibration intervals shall be a maximum of three (3) months until

recorded calibration history can be established by the manufacturer.

• Intervals shall be shortened and may be lengthened based on review of

the calibration history and determination of interval adjustments as
defined in the manufacturer’s written procedure. Increments to establish
longer intervals shall be limited to three (3) months maximum.

• The maximum calibration period shall not exceed one (1) calendar year.
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Quality control – continued…

• Personnel performing visual inspections of welding operations and

completed welds shall be qualified and certified as either:
• AWS QC1 or equivalent certified welding inspector or;
• AWS QC1 or equivalent senior certified welding inspector or;
• AWS QC1 or equivalent certified associated welding inspector, or;
• welding inspector certified by the manufacturer’s documented
training program
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Testing

• Test fluid shall be fresh water, shall contain a corrosion inhibitor. Based on
the end location of the valve the test fluid shall have, antifreeze (glycol)
unless otherwise agreed. The water temperature shall not be greater than
100 F (38 C) during the testing period.

• All hydrostatic and pneumatic shell tests specified shall be performed with
the valve unseated and partially open and may also be performed with the
valve fully open, provided the body cavity is simultaneously filled and
pressurized through a cavity connection.

• Supply pressure shall be isolated from the valve being tested and shall be
stabilized prior to the start of pressure testing duration. The pressure
measuring device shall be installed in the test apparatus in such a manner
that the device continuously monitors/records the test pressure of the valve
assembly. The pressure test shall be held for the minimum test durations
listed in Tables 4, 5, and 6 after stabilization as determined by the
manufacturer.
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Testing-continue
•Table 6—Minimum Duration of Seat Tests

Valve size Test duration

min
DN NPS

≤ 100 ≤4 2

150-450 6-18 5

500 and larger 20 & Larger 10

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Coating
• All non-corrosion-resistant valves shall be coated externally in accordance
with the manufacturer’s standards, unless otherwise agreed. If external
coating operations are performed by the manufacturer or their coating
contractor, preventative measures shall be taken to assure that no foreign
material enters the internal cavity of the valve that may impact the valve
function.

• Flange faces sealing surfaces, weld bevel ends and exposed stems shall
not be external coated. See Annex L to provided details on where coat is
not allowed.

• Corrosion protection shall be provided using the manufacturer’s

documented requirements for flange faces, weld bevel ends, exposed
stems and internal surfaces of the valve.
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Marking

• If a product or component is marked in accordance with the product

specification and the API monogram is applied (i.e., monogrammed
equipment), and it is subsequently determined that the product fails
to satisfy any applicable requirements of this specification, the
nonconformance(s) should be reported to the API Monogram
Program per the Monogram Program Annex (see Annex A.6).

• Each valve shall be provided with an austenitic stainless steel

nameplate securely affixed and so located that it is easily
accessible. The nameplate shall be attached to the valve body,
however based on valve design the nameplate maybe attached the
bonnet/cover or closure /end-connector at the option of the
manufacture.
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Marking-continue

• The marking on the body, end connector and bonnet/cover and

nameplate shall be visually legible.
• The body marking shall be minimum letter size shall be 0.25 in.
• The nameplate minimum letter size shall be .125 in (3 mm) on valves
sizes NPS 2 (DN 50) and larger. All valves NPS 1.5in (DN 38) and
smaller, the nameplate letter size shall be per the manufactures standard.
• On valves whose size or shape limits the body markings, they may be
omitted in the following order:
a) manufacturer’s name or trademark;
b) material;
c) rating;
d) size
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Preparation for Shipment

• Protective covers shall be made of wood, wood fiber, plastic or metal and
shall be securely attached to the valve ends by using bolting/nuts or
plastic straps or steel clips or friction-locking devices.

• Protective covers made of wood or wood fiber shall be fitted with a non-
porous moisture barrier between the cover and the metal flange or
welding end. All flanged end and weld end protective covers installed on
the valves shall be sealed using a rubberized water proof tape.

• Check valves NPS 4 (DN 100) and larger shall be shipped with the disc
secured or supported during transport. A warning label shall be attached
to the protective cover with instructions to remove, prior to installation,
material from inside the valve that secures or supports the disc.
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Documentation

• Documentation provided with the valve(s). As a minimum, a certificate of

compliance to this standard shall be supplied by the manufacturer.

• The Certificate(s) shall identify the valves type, size, class,

end connection; serial number(s) and a statement that valve (s) are in full
compliance with this product specification and revision date.
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Minimum facility requirements for the following category of manufacturer.

1 Product Design Performed on-site, off-site and/or outsourced

1B Product design validation Performed on-site, off-site
2 Material Procurement Performed on-site, off-site or outsourced
3 Receiving Verification Performed on-site
4 Machining Performed on-site, off-site or outsourced
5 In-process Inspection Performed on-site, off-site or outsourced
6 Welding Performed on-site, off-site or outsourced
7 Assembly Performed on-site
8 Verification Testing-FAT Performed on-site
9 Supplementary NDE & Testing (Annex G,H, I, O Performed on-site, off-site or outsourced

10 Marking/ Tagging/nameplate Performed on-site

11 Painting/Coating Performed on-site, off-site or outsourced
12 Preparation for shipment Performed on-site
13 Final Inspection Performed on-site
Highlights of API Spec. 6D 24th edition changes
• Annex A - (Informative) API monogram requirements

• Annex B –(Informative) Valve configurations sketches

• Annex C – (Normative) Valve end-to-end dimensions

• Annex D - (Informative) Guidance for travel stops by valve type

• Annex E – (Informative) Supply chain management

• Annex F (Normative) Recommended Practice for Qualification of

Heat-treating Equipment

• Annex G (Normative) Requirements for non-destructive examination

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• Annex H (Normative) Supplementary Test Requirements

• Annex I (Informative) Requirements for Extended Hydrostatic Shell

Test Duration and Records Retention for Valves in Jurisdictional
Pipeline Systems

• Annex J (Normative) Quality Specification Level (QSL) for Pipeline

Valves

• Annex K(Informative) Isolation valve features

• Annex L (Informative) External Coating for End Connections

• Annex M (informative) Marking example

• Annex N ( informative) Supplementary Documentation Requirements

• Annex O (informative) Purchasing Guidelines

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l.3 Ring type joint or raised face ring type joint: Valves with ring type joint or raise
face ring type joint end connections shall have the entire flange coated except for
the portion from the ring joint O.D. to valve bore see, Figure L-2.
 Future Task Group Activities

• API 6DSS subsea Pipeline valves is scheduled for it 5 year review cycle in 2014.

• TG plans to start work on the revision after the 6D -24th edition closed all
comments from the ballot. As 6DSS is about 80% the same as 6D our plan is to
complete it and going out fro ball and publication by end 2014. However if we run
short on time, the TG will request an extension from SC6 until 2015 during the API
E&P Standards conference summer 2014 in Chicago.

• During the review of API 6D revision it was determined that two (2) current API Fire
type test standards are not being used or referenced in API 6D . TG agreed not to
include them as all of the end-user s on the TG don’t use these standards.

• TG request a motion from SC6 that the following documents be withdrawn:

- API Spec 6FB (R2011) -Fire Test for End Connections, Includes Supplement /
Errata 1 and 2 (2008) as it is link to API Spec 6H which was withdrawn in 2012.
- API Spec 6FC - Specification for Fire Test for Valves with Automatic Backseats,
Fourth Edition