ISO 15463:2003
(Main)Petroleum and natural gas industries — Field inspection of new casing, tubing and plain-end drill pipe
Petroleum and natural gas industries — Field inspection of new casing, tubing and plain-end drill pipe
ISO 15463:2003 specifies requirements and gives recommendations for field inspection and testing of oil country tubular goods (OCTG). ISO 15463:2003 covers the practices and technology commonly used in field inspection; however, certain practices may also be suitable for mill inspections. ISO 15463:2003 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. ISO 15463:2003 is applicable to field inspection of OCTG and is not applicable for use as a basis for acceptance or rejection (for which the applicable purchasing specification is applicable, see 5.4.2)
Industries du pétrole et du gaz naturel — Contrôle sur parc ou sur chantier des tubes de cuvelage, des tubes de production et des tiges de forage à extrémités lisses
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 15463
First edition
2003-12-15
Petroleum and natural gas industries —
Field inspection of new casing, tubing
and plain-end drill pipe
Industries du pétrole et du gaz naturel — Contrôle sur parc ou sur
chantier des tubes de cuvelage, des tubes de production et des tiges
de forage à extrémités lisses
Reference number
ISO 15463:2003(E)
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ISO 2003
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ISO 15463:2003(E)
Contents Page
Foreword. vi
Introduction . vii
1 Scope. 1
2 Conformance. 1
2.1 Normative references. 1
2.2 Units of measurement . 1
2.3 Tables and figures . 2
3 Normative references. 2
4 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms. 2
4.1 Terms and definitions. 2
4.2 Symbols and abbreviated terms. 13
5 Application. 15
5.1 Basis for inspection. 15
5.2 Applicability of inspections . 15
5.3 Repeatability of results. 15
5.4 Consequences of variability . 15
6 Ordering information. 16
7 Quality assurance. 16
8 Qualification of inspection personnel. 17
8.1 General. 17
8.2 Written procedure. 17
8.3 Qualification of inspection personnel. 17
8.4 Training programs. 18
8.5 Examinations. 18
8.6 Experience. 18
8.7 Requalification. 18
8.8 Documentation. 18
8.9 NDT personnel certification . 19
9 General inspection procedures . 19
9.1 General. 19
9.2 Documents at job site. 19
9.3 Pre-inspection procedures. 19
9.4 Records and notification. 19
9.5 Post-inspection procedures. 20
9.6 Job site checklist . 21
9.7 Documentation. 21
10 Acceptance criteria, disposition and responsibility. 21
10.1 General. 21
10.2 Basis for acceptance . 21
10.3 Responsibility for Rejections. 21
11 Visual and dimensional inspection . 22
11.1 General. 22
11.2 Application. 22
11.3 Drift mandrels. 22
11.4 Precision callipers (micrometer, vernier calliper or dial calliper). 22
11.5 Length and diameter-measuring devices (steel rules, steel length or diameter-measuring
tapes, and other non-adjustable measuring devices). 22
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11.6 Depth gauges.22
11.7 External surface illumination .23
11.8 Internal surface illumination.23
11.9 Full-length visual inspection (FLVI) of new OCTG.24
11.10 Outside diameter verification.24
11.11 Straightness.24
11.12 Drift testing.25
11.13 Visual thread inspection (VTI).26
12 Hardness testing.29
12.1 General.29
12.2 Application.29
12.3 Equipment.30
12.4 Calibration.30
12.5 Standardization.30
12.6 Procedures.31
13 Magnetic particle inspection (MPI) .31
13.1 General.31
13.2 Application.32
13.3 Equipment and materials.32
13.3.1 Internal conductors.32
13.4 Magnetic particles.33
13.5 Illumination equipment and optical aids.33
13.6 General procedures.34
13.7 Calibration.34
13.8 Standardization.35
13.9 Periodic checks.35
13.10 End area inspection (SEA) .36
13.11 Inspection of unattached couplings (UCMPI).37
13.12 Full-length magnetic particle inspection (FLMPI).38
14 Electromagnetic inspection (EMI).38
14.1 General.38
14.2 Equipment.39
14.3 Application.39
14.4 Calibration.39
14.5 Standardization.40
14.6 Equipment requirements and periodic checks .42
14.7 Inspection procedure.42
15 Residual magnetism and demagnetization .42
15.1 General.42
15.2 Application.43
15.3 Services.43
16 Gamma-ray wall thickness inspection .44
16.1 General.44
16.2 Application.44
16.3 Equipment.44
16.4 Calibration and standardization.44
16.5 Inspection procedure.45
17 Electromagnetic grade comparison .45
17.1 General.45
17.2 Application.45
17.3 Equipment.45
17.4 Calibration and Standardization .45
17.5 Inspection procedure.46
18 Ultrasonic inspection.46
18.1 General.46
18.2 Application.47
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18.3 General procedures for calibration, standardization, and inspection. 47
18.4 Inspection for longitudinal, transverse, and oblique imperfections . 48
18.5 Standardization. 49
18.6 Procedure for the detection of longitudinal, transverse, and oblique imperfections. 49
18.7 Inspection of the body wall for wall thinning. 49
18.8 Ultrasonic inspection of longitudinal welds. 50
18.9 Manual ultrasonic thickness gauging. 52
18.10 Manual ultrasonic shear-wave inspection. 54
19 Evaluation of imperfections and deviations. 55
19.1 General. 55
19.2 Application. 55
19.3 Equipment. 55
19.4 Calibration and standardization procedures. 56
19.5 Procedure for evaluating outside-surface-breaking pipe body imperfections. 56
19.6 Procedure for evaluating inside-surface-breaking pipe body imperfections . 58
19.7 Procedure for evaluating welds. 58
19.8 Procedure for evaluating grinds. 59
19.9 Procedure for evaluating large-area wall reduction . 59
19.10 Procedure for evaluating imperfections in upsets .60
19.11 Procedure for evaluation of outside surface imperfections on couplings . 61
19.12 Procedure for evaluation of visually-located thread imperfections . 61
19.13 Procedure for triangle location and coupling makeup position . 64
19.14 Procedure for evaluating straightness . 64
19.15 Procedure for evaluating pipe diameter . 65
20 Hydrostatic pressure testing . 65
20.1 General. 65
20.2 Application. 66
20.3 Equipment, safety, and general procedures . 66
20.4 Equipment calibration. 67
20.5 Operating procedure. 67
21 Marking. 68
21.1 General. 68
21.2 Authority. 69
21.3 Guidelines. 69
21.4 Marking of prime OCTG. 70
21.5 Marking of no-drift OCTG. 70
21.6 Marking of conditioned OCTG . 70
21.7 Marking of conditionable OCTG (still to be conditioned) . 71
21.8 Marking of non-conditionable OCTG (rejects) . 71
21.9 Marking of OCTG not meeting ISO/API standards for hardness. 71
21.10 Marking of prime couplings and connectors . 72
21.11 Marking of conditioned couplings and connectors . 72
21.12 Marking of conditionable couplings and connectors (still to be conditioned). 72
21.13 Marking of non-conditionable couplings and connectors (rejects). 72
Annex A (normative) Tables in SI units. 74
Annex B (normative) Figures . 91
Annex C (normative) Tables in USC units . 96
Bibliography . 112
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Foreword
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 15463 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 67, Materials, equipment and offshore structures
for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries, Subcommittee SC 5, Casing, tubing and drill pipe.
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Introduction
This International Standard is provided for field inspection and testing of OCTG; it is not intended to restrict
the agency or owner from using personal judgement and supplementing the specified inspections with other
techniques, extending existing techniques, or re-inspecting certain lengths of OCTG.
Users of this International Standard should be aware that further or differing requirements might be needed for
individual applications. This International Standard is not intended to inhibit a vendor from offering, or the
purchaser from accepting, alternative equipment or engineering solutions for the individual application. This
may be particularly applicable where there is innovative or developing technology. Where an alternative is
offered, the vendor should identify any variations from this International Standard and provide details.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 15463:2003(E)
Petroleum and natural gas industries — Field inspection of new
casing, tubing and plain-end drill pipe
1 Scope
This International Standard 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.
This International Standard 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.
This International Standard is applicable to field inspection of OCTG and is not applicable for use as a basis
for acceptance or rejection (for which the relevant purchasing specification is applicable, see 5.4.2).
2 Conformance
2.1 Normative references
In the interests of worldwide application of this International Standard, ISO/TC 67 has decided, after detailed
technical analysis, that certain of the normative documents listed in Clause 3 and prepared by ISO/TC 67 or
other ISO Technical Committee are interchangeable in the context of the relevant requirement with the
relevant document prepared by the American Petroleum Institute (API), the American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) or the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). These latter documents are cited in
the running text following the ISO reference and preceded by “or”, for example “ISO XXXX or API YYYY”.
Application of an alternative normative document cited in this manner may lead to technical results different
from the use of the preceding ISO reference. However, both results are acceptable and these documents are
thus considered interchangeable in practice.
NOTE ISO 11960 has been back-adopted by API as API Spec 5CT. Therefore, for the purposes of the provisions in
this International Standard which cite ISO 11960, API Spec 5CT is equivalent to ISO 11960.
2.2 Units of measurement
In this International Standard, data are expressed in both the International system (SI) of units and the United
States Customary (USC) system of units. For specific field inspection and testing, it is intended that only one
unit system be used, without combining data expressed in the other system.
Inspection and testing performed using either of these unit systems shall be considered equivalent and totally
interchangeable. Consequently, compliance with the requirements of the relevant Product Standard
expressed in one of the unit systems provides compliance with the requirements expressed in the other
system.
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