ASTM A589/A589M-06(2012)

Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Carbon Steel Water-Well Pipe

ABSTRACT
This specification covers four specific types of plain end or threaded and coupled carbon steel pipe for use in water wells. Water well pipe are classified into four types according to grads: type I, drive pipe; type II, water-well reamed and drifted pipe; type III, driven well pipe; and type IV, water-well casing pipe. The steel for both seamless and welded pipe shall be made by one of the following processes: open-hearth, electric furnace, or basic-oxygen. Tensile test, tension test, and hydrostatic test shall be required to conform to the requirements specified.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers four specific types of plain end or threaded and coupled carbon steel pipe for use in water wells.  
1.2 Each type of water well pipe shall conform to the following methods of manufacture and grade as specified on the purchase order:  
1.2.1 Type I, Drive Pipe—Seamless or electric-resistance-welded, Grades A and B.  
1.2.2 Type II, Water-Well Reamed and Drifted Pipe—Seamless or electric-resistance-welded, Grades A and B, or furnace-butt welded.  
1.2.3 Type III, Driven Well Pipe—Seamless or electric-resistance-welded, Grades A and B, or furnace-butt welded.  
1.2.4 Type IV, Water-Well Casing Pipe—Seamless or electric-resistance-welded, Grades A and B, or furnace-butt welded.  
1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound units or in SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system is to be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the standard.Note 1—The dimensionless designator NPS (nominal pipe size) and DN (Nominal Diameter) have been substituted in this standard for such traditional terms as “nominal diameter,” “size,” and “nominal size.”

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 29-Feb-2012
• ICS: 23.040.10 - Iron and steel pipes
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.09 - Carbon Steel Tubular Products

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A589/A589M-06 - Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Carbon Steel Water-Well Pipe
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2012
• Replaced By: ASTM A589/A589M-06(2018) - Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Carbon Steel Water-Well Pipe
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2018

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Designation:A589/A589M −06 (Reapproved 2012)
Standard Specification for
Seamless and Welded Carbon Steel Water-Well Pipe
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA589/A589M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope* A751Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemi-
cal Analysis of Steel Products
1.1 Thisspecificationcoversfourspecifictypesofplainend
A865Specification for Threaded Couplings, Steel, Black or
or threaded and coupled carbon steel pipe for use in water
Zinc-Coated(Galvanized)WeldedorSeamless,forUsein
wells.
Steel Pipe Joints
1.2 Each type of water well pipe shall conform to the
2.2 API Standard:
following methods of manufacture and grade as specified on
5LSpecification for Line Pipe
the purchase order:
1.2.1 Type I, Drive Pipe—Seamless or electric-resistance-
3. Terminology
welded, Grades A and B.
1.2.2 Type II, Water-Well Reamed and Drifted Pipe—
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
Seamless or electric-resistance-welded, Grades A and B, or 3.1.1 defect—animperfectionofsufficientsizeormagnitude
furnace-butt welded.
to be cause for rejection.
1.2.3 Type III, Driven Well Pipe—Seamless or electric-
3.1.2 imperfection—any discontinuity or irregularity found
resistance-welded, Grades A and B, or furnace-butt welded.
in the pipe.
1.2.4 Type IV, Water-Well Casing Pipe—Seamless or
electric-resistance-welded, Grades A and B, or furnace-butt
4. Ordering Information
welded.
4.1 Orders for material to this specification should include
1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound units or in SI
the following, as required to describe the desired material
units are to be regarded separately as standard.Within the text,
adequately:
the SI units are shown in brackets. The values in each system
4.1.1 Quantity (feet or number of lengths),
are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system is to be used
4.1.2 Name of material or type number (see 1.2),
independently of the other. Combining values from the two
4.1.3 Method of manufacture (furnace-butt welded,
systems may result in nonconformance with the standard.
seamless, or electric-resistance-welded),
NOTE 1—The dimensionless designator NPS (nominal pipe size) and
4.1.4 Grade (A or B for seamless or electric-resistance
DN (Nominal Diameter) have been substituted in this standard for such
welded),
traditional terms as “nominal diameter,” “size,” and “nominal size.”
4.1.5 Finish (black or galvanized),
2. Referenced Documents 4.1.6 Dimensions (NPS or outside diameter and wall
thickness,orboth,forTypesI,II,andIII.Outsidediameterand
2.1 ASTM Standards:
wall thickness for Type IV),
A53/A53MSpecification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-
4.1.7 End finish (plain end or threaded and coupled),
Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless
4.1.8 Coupling class for Type III (standard pipe, line pipe,
A370Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing
or reamed and drifted pipe coupling),
of Steel Products
4.1.9 Coupling make-up (hand tight or power tight),
1 4.1.10 Length (required random range length or special
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
Stainless Steel and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
lengths),
A01.09 on Carbon Steel Tubular Products.
4.1.11 Specification designation, and
Current edition approved March 1, 2012. Published November 2012. Originally
4.1.12 Special requirements.
approved in 1968. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as A589–06. DOI:
10.1520/A0589_A0589M-06R12.
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A589/A589M−06 (2012)
5. Materials and Manufacture 9.2 The test specimen taken across the weld shall show a
tensile strength not less than the minimum tensile strength
5.1 The steel for both seamless and welded pipe shall be
specifiedforthegradeofpipeordered.Thistestisnotrequired
made by one of the following processes: open-hearth, electric-
for pipe under 8 in. [DN 200] in outside diameter.
furnace, or basic-oxygen.
5.2 Steel may be cast in ingots or may be strand cast.When
10. Dimensions, Weights, and Permissible Variations
steels of different grades are sequentially strand cast, identifi-
10.1 The dimensions and weights of all types of pipe
cation of the resultant transition material is required. The
included in this specification are listed in Tables 2-17:
producer shall remove the transition material by any estab-
Type Tables
lished procedure that positively separates the grades.
I, Drive Pipe Table 2, Table 3,
6. Chemical Composition
Table 4, Table 5
6.1 Thesteelshallconformtothefollowingrequirementsas
II, Reamed and Drifted Pipe Table 6, Table 7,
to chemical composition:
Table 8, Table 9
Phosphorus, max, % 0.050
III, Driven Well Pipe Table 10, Table 11,
Sulfur, max, % 0.060
Table 12, Table 13
7. Heat Analysis
IV, Water-Well Casing Pipe Table 14, Table 15,
Table 16, Table 17
7.1 An analysis of each heat of steel shall be made by the
10.2 Permissible Variations in Weight and Dimensions:
manufacturer to determine the percentage of the elements
10.2.1 Weight—The weight of all types of pipe included in
specifiedin6.1.Whenrequestedbythepurchaser,thechemical
this specification shall vary not more than 65% from that
compositionthusdeterminedshallbereportedtothepurchaser,
prescribed.The weight tolerance for pipe NPS 4 [DN 100] and
and shall conform to the requirements specified in 6.1.
under may be determined from the weight of the customary
lifts of pipe as produced for shipment, divided by the number
8. Product Analysis
offeetofpipeinthelift.ForpipeoverNPS4[DN100],where
8.1 An analysis may be made by the purchaser on two
individual lengths may be weighed, the weight is applicable to
lengthsofpipefromeachlotof500lengths,orfractionthereof.
the individual length.
Samples for chemical analysis and the methods of analysis
10.2.2 Outside Diameter—For pipe NPS 1 ⁄2[DN 40] and
shall conform to the requirements of Test Methods, Practices,
under, the outside diameters shall vary not more than ⁄64in.
and Terminology A751. The chemical composition thus deter-
[0.4 mm] from the outside diameter specified. For pipe NPS 2
mined shall conform to the requirements specified in 6.1.
[DN 50] and over, the outside diameter shall vary not more
8.2 If the analysis of either pipe does not conform to the
than 61% from the size specified.
requirements of 6.1, analysis shall be made on additional
10.2.3 Inside Diameter—For Type II pipe, the inside diam-
lengths of pipe of double the original number from the same
eter at any point, shall permit passage of a drift pin having a
lot, each of which shall conform to the requirements specified.
length and diameter as indicated in Table 6, Table 7, and Table
18.
9. Tensile Requirements
10.2.4 Thickness—Theminimumwallthicknessshallbenot
9.1 The material shall conform to the requirements as to more than 12.5% under the nominal wall thickness specified.
tensile properties specified in Table 1.
10.3 Lengths:
10.3.1 Unless otherwise specified on the purchase order,
pipe lengths shall be in accordance with the following regular
TABLE 1 Tensile Requirements
practice:
10.3.1.1 Types I, II, and IV pipe may be furnished in single
Butt Welded Grade A Grade B
random lengths of 16 to 22 ft [4.9 to 6.7 m].
Tensile strength, min, 48 000 (330) 48 000 (330) 60 000 (415)
psi (MPa)
10.3.1.2 Type III pipe may be furnished in a random range
Yield strength, min, psi 30 000 (205) 30 000 (205) 35 000 (240)
from 3 to 6 ft [0.9 to 1.8 m] or 6 to 10 ft [1.8 to 3.0 m] as
(MPa)
AAA
Elongation in 2 in. specified.
A
The minimum elongation in 2 in. (50.8 mm) shall be that determined by the 10.3.2 Random lengths other than indicated in 10.3.1 and
following equation:
cut lengths, shall be subject to negotiation and shall be
0.2 0.9
e5 625 000 A /U
indicated on the purchase order.
where:
11. Ends
e = minimum elongation in 2 in. (50.8 mm) in percent rounded to the
nearest 0.5 %.
11.1 When ordered with plain ends, the pipe shall be
A = cross-sectional area of the tension test specimen in square inches,
based on specified outside diameter or nominal specimen width and furnished to the following practice unless otherwise specified.
specified wall thickness rounded to the nearest 0.01 in. If the area thus
11.1.1 NPS 1 ⁄2 [DN 40] and smaller——Unless otherwise
calculated is greater than 0.75 in. , then the value 0.75 shall be used.
specifiedonthepurchaseorder,endfinishshallbeattheoption
U = specified tensile strength, psi.
of the manufacturer.
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TABLE 2 Dimensions, Weights, and Test Pressures for Drive Pipe (Inch-Pound Units)
NPS Weight per Foot, lb/ft Wall Diameters, in. No. of Couplings Test Pressures, psi
Desig- Thick- Threads
Nominal Calculated Outside Inside Length, Outside Calculated Grade A Grade B
nator ness, per Inch
Threads Plain in. Diameter, in. Weight,
in.
and Coup- Ends lb
lings
6 19.45 18.97 0.280 6.625 6.065 8 5 ⁄8 7.290 13.35 1200 1300
8 25.55 24.70 0.277 8.625 8.071 8 6 ⁄8 9.625 26.89 1200 1300
8 29.35 28.55 0.322 8.625 7.981 8 6 ⁄8 9.625 26.89 1300 1600
8 32.40 31.27 0.354 8.625 7.917 8 6 ⁄8 9.625 26.89 1300 1600
10 32.75 31.20 0.279 10.750 10.192 8 6 ⁄8 11.750 36.05 940 1100
10 35.75 34.24 0.307 10.750 10.136 8 6 ⁄8 11.750 36.05 1000 1200
10 41.85 40.48 0.365 10.750 10.020 8 6 ⁄8 11.750 36.05 1200 1400
12 45.45 43.77 0.330 12.750 12.090 8 6 ⁄8 14.000 52.72 950 1100
12 51.15 49.56 0.375 12.750 12.000 8 6 ⁄8 14.000 52.72 1100 1200
14 D 57.00 54.57 0.375 14.000 13.250 8 7 ⁄8 15.000 50.22 950 1100
16 D 65.30 62.58 0.375 16.000 15.250 8 7 ⁄8 17.000 57.17 850 1000
TABLE 3 Dimensions, Weights, and Test Pressures for Drive Pipe (SI Units)
DN Weight per Foot, kg/m Wall Diameters, mm No. of Couplings Test Pressures, kPa
Desig- Thick- Threads
Nominal Calculated Outside Inside Length, Outside Calculated Grade A Grade B
nator ness, per 25.4 mm
Threads Plain mm Diameter, Weight,
mm
and Coup- Ends mm kg/m
lings
150 28.94 28.23 7.11 168.3 154.1 8 130.18 185.17 19.86 8300 9 000
200 38.02 36.75 7.04 219.1 205.0 8 155.58 244.48 40.01 8300 9 000
200 43.67 42.48 8.18 219.1 202.7 8 155.58 244.48 40.01 9000 11 000
200 48.21 46.53 8.99 219.1 201.1 8 155.58 244.48 40.01 9000 11 000
250 48.73 46.43 7.09 273.1 258.9 8 168.28 298.45 53.64 6500 7 600
250 53.20 50.95 7.80 273.1 257.5 8 168.28 298.45 53.64 6900 8 300
250 62.27 60.23 9.27 273.1 254.5 8 168.28 298.45 53.64 8300 9 700
300 67.63 65.13 8.38 323.9 307.1 8 168.28 355.60 78.45 6600 7 600
300 76.11 73.75 9.53 323.9 304.8 8 168.28 355.60 78.45 7600 8 300
350 84.82 81.20 9.53 355.6 336.6 8 180.98 381.00 74.73 6600 7 600
400 97.17 93.12 9.53 406.4 387.4 8 180.98 431.80 85.07 5900 6 900
TABLE 4 Basic Threading Data for Drive Pipe (Inch-Pound Units)
1 2 3 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14
A
Pipe Threads Coupling
NPS Out- Num- Length, Effec- Total Pitch Outside Length, Diameter Depth Length, Width of Hand-
Desig- side ber End of tive Length, Diameter Diameter, in. of Recess, of Face of Bearing tight
nator Diam- per Pipe to Length, End of at Hand- in. in. Recess, Coupling Face, Standoff,
eter, in. Hand-tight in. Pipe to tight in. to Hand- in. Threads
in. Plane, Vanish Plane, tight
in. Point, in. Plane,
in. in.
B B B B B B B B B B B B
D L L L E W N Q q M b A
1 2 4 1 L
1 3 1
6 6.625 8 1.093 1.973 2.438 6.51375 7.390 5 ⁄8 6.719 ⁄8 0.595 ⁄4 6
1 3 1
8 8.625 8 1.593 2.473 2.938 8.51375 9.625 6 ⁄8 8.719 ⁄8 0.595 ⁄4 6
5 3 3
10 10.750 8 1.843 2.723 3.188 10.63875 11.750 6 ⁄8 10.844 ⁄8 0.595 ⁄8 6
5 3 3
12 12.750 8 1.843 2.723 3.188 12.63875 14.000 6 ⁄8 12.844 ⁄8 0.595 ⁄8 6
1 3 3
14 D 14.000 8 2.093 2.973 3.438 13.88875 15.000 7 ⁄8 14.094 ⁄8 0.595 ⁄8 6
1 3 3
16 D 16.000 8 2.093 2.973 3.438 15.88875 17.000 7 ⁄8 16.094 ⁄8 0.595 ⁄8 6
A
Taper of threads is ⁄16 in. ⁄ft on diameter for all sizes.
B
See Fig. 1.
11.1.2 NPS 2 [DN 50] and larger—Unless otherwise speci- 11.2 When ordered threaded and coupled, each length of
fiedonthepurchaseorder,endfinishshallbeplainendbeveled water well pipe shall be furnished with threaded ends and
toanangleof30°+5°and−0°,asmeasuredfromalinedrawn provided with a suitable coupling applied handling-tight. If
perpendicular to the axis of the pipe, with a root face of ⁄16in. couplings are required to be made up power tight, this shall be
[1.6 mm] 6 ⁄32in. [0.8 mm]. indicated on the purchase order.
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TABLE 5 Basic Threading Data for Drive Pipe (SI Units)
1 2 3 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14
A
Pipe Threads Coupling
DN Out- Num- Length, Effec- Total Pitch Outside Length, Diameter Depth Length, Width of Hand-
Desig- side ber End of tive Length, Diameter Diameter, mm of Recess, of Face of Bearing tight
nator Diam- per Pipe to Length, End of at Hand- mm mm Recess, Coupling Face, Standoff,
eter, 25.4 Hand-tight mm Pipe to tight mm to Hand- mm Threads,
mm mm Plane, Vanish Plane, tight mm
mm Point, mm Plane,
mm mm
B B B B B B B B B B B B
D L L L E W N Q q M b A
1 2 4 1 L
150 168.28 8 27.76 50.11 61.93 165.45 187.71 130.18 170.66 9.53 15.11 6.35 6
200 219.08 8 40.46 62.81 74.63 216.25 244.48 155.58 221.46 9.53 15.11 6.35 6
250 273.05 8 46.81 69.16 80.98 270.22 298.45 168.28 275.44 9.53 15.11 9.53 6
300 323.85 8 46.81 69.16 80.98 321.02 355.60 168.28 326.24 9.53 15.11 9.53 6
350 355.60 8 53.16 75.51 87.33 352.77 381.00 180.98 357.99 9.53 15.11 9.53 6
400 406.40 8 53.16 75.51 87.33 403.57 431.80 180.98 408.79 9.53 15.11 9.53 6
A
Taper of threads is 4.8 mm/305 mm on diameter for all sizes.
B
See Fig. 1.
TABLE 6 Dimensions, Weights, and Test Pressures for Water-Well Reamed and Drifted Pipe (Inch-Pound Units)
NPS Weight per Foot, lb/ft Wall Diameters, in. No. of Couplings Test Pressures, psi
Designator Thickness, Threads
Nominal Calculat- Out- In- Length, Outside Calcu- Butt Grade Grade
in. A per Inch
Threads ed Plain side side in. Diam- lated Weld- A B
and Ends eter, Weight, ed
Coup- in. lb
lings
1 3
1 1.70 1.68 0.133 1.315 1.049 11 ⁄2 2 ⁄4 1.576 0.52 700 700 700
1 1
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