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Specification for Drill String Non-return Valves API SPECIFICATION 7NRV FIRST EDITION, JULY 10, 2006 REAFFIRMED, DECEMBER 2012 Specification for Drill String Non-return Valves Upstream Segment API SPECIFICATION 7NRV FIRST EDITION, JULY 10, 2006 REAFFIRMED, DECEMBER 2012 SPECIAL NOTES API publications necessarily address problems of a general nature With respect to particular circumstances, local, state, and federal laws and regulations should be reviewed Neither API nor any of API's employees, subcontractors, consultants, committees, or other assignees make any warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the information contained herein, or assume any liability or responsibility for any use, or the results of such use, of any information or process disclosed in this publication Neither API nor any of API's employees, subcontractors, consultants, or other assignees represent that use of this publication would not 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Washington, D.C 20005 Suggested revisions are invited and should be submitted to the Standards and Publications Department, API, 1220 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, standards@api.org iii CONTENTS Page SCOPE NORMATIVE REFERENCES .2 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS REQUIREMENTS 4.1 General 4.2 Design requirements .4 4.3 Functional considerations .4 4.4 Design considerations .4 4.5 Verification test 5 MATERIALS .5 5.1 General 5.2 Metals 5.3 Non-metals 5.4 Traceability 6 QUALITY CONTROL REQUIREMENTS .6 6.1 General 6.2 Documentation retention 6.3 Personnel qualifications 6.4 Calibration systems .6 6.5 Inspection of elastomeric materials 6.6 Dimensional inspection 6.7 Thread inspection 6.8 Welding and brazing .7 6.9 Qualification of heat treatment equipment .7 6.10 Coatings, overlays, and surface treatments 6.11 Mechanical and physical properties (where required by this Standard) .8 6.12 NDE requirements TESTING .10 7.1 General 10 7.2 Verification testing 11 7.3 General requirements for an NRV verification test facility .11 7.4 NRV verification test procedure .11 7.5 NRV Nitrogen Pressure Test .12 7.6 NRV Hydro Pressure Test .12 7.7 NRV Cycle Test 12 7.8 NRV Erosion Test (record results as per Table A.1) .12 7.9 RV Float Sub and NRV Landing Nipple testing 13 7.10 NRV Equalizing Head testing 13 7.11 Verification test for seal materials 14 7.12 Production Testing 14 v CONTENTS Page IDENTIFICATION, DOCUMENTATION AND PREPARATION FOR TRANSPORT 15 8.1 Identification .15 8.2 Documentation 15 8.3 Preparation for transport .16 APPENDIX A MINIMUM TEST DATA 17 APPENDIX B API MONOGRAM 19 Tables A.1 Minimum Test Data Collection for Drill String Non-return Valve (NRV) Sample Form 17 A.2 Minimum Test Data Collection for NRV Float Subs and Landing Nipples - Sample Form 18 A.3 Minimum Test Data Collection for NRV Equalizing Head - Sample Form 18 Specification for Drill String Non-return Valves Introduction This standard has been developed by users/purchasers and suppliers/manufacturers of Drill String Non-return Valve equipment intended for use in the petroleum and natural gas industry worldwide This Standard is intended to give requirements and information to both parties in the selection, manufacture, testing and use of Drill String Non-return Valve equipment Further, this Standard addresses requirements that set the minimum parameters with which the supplier/manufacturer must comply to claim conformity with this standard Users of this standard should be aware that further or differing requirements might be needed for individual applications This standard is not intended to inhibit a supplier/manufacturer from offering, or the user/purchaser from accepting, alternative equipment or engineering solutions This may be particularly applicable where there is innovative or developing technology Where an alternative is offered, the supplier/manufacturer should identify any variations from this standard and provide details This document does not cover maintenance and inspection once the NRV has left the manufacturer and is in operation These are important to the safety and reliability of the equipment and should be considered Scope This standard was formulated to provide the minimum acceptable requirements for Drill String Non-return Valve (NRV) equipment It covers Drill String Non-return Valves, Non-return Valve Subs, Non-return Valve landing nipples, Non-return Valve Equalizing Heads and all components that establish tolerances and/or clearances which may affect performance or interchangeability of the NRV equipment Non-return Valve Subs, Non-return Valve landing nipples, Non-return Valve Equalizing Heads and NRVs manufactured by different facilities or manufacturers may be supplied as separate items Normative references The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications not apply However, parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the normative documents indicated below For undated references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies API Spec 5CT/ISO 11960 Spec RP 13B-1 RP 14B/ISO 10417 MPMS, Chapter 10.4 Specification for Casing and Tubing Specification for Rotary Drill Stem Elements Standard Procedure for Field Testing Water-Based Drilling Fluids Design Installation, Repair and Operation of Subsurface Safety Valve Systems Determination of Sediment and Water in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge Method (Field Procedure) ANSI1/NCSL Z540-1 General Requirements for Calibration Laboratories and Measuring and Test Equipment ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section II Materials specification Section V Nondestructive testing Section VIII Pressure vessels Section IX Welding and brazing qualifications ASNT3 SNT-TC-1A Personnel qualification and certification in nondestructive testing 1American National Standards Institute, 25 West 43rd Street,4th Floor, New York, New York 10036 2American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 345 East 47th Street, New York, New York 10017-2392 3American Society for Nondestructive Testing, P.O Box 28518, 1711 Arlingate Lane, Columbus, Ohio 43228-0518 API SPECIFICATION 7NRV ASTM4 A370 Standard test methods and definitions for mechanical testing of steel products A388/A388M Standard practice for ultrasonic examination of heavy steel forgings A609/A609M Standard practice for castings, carbon, low-alloy, and martensitic stainless steel, ultrasonic examination thereof D395 Standard test methods for rubber property—Compression set D41 Standard test methods for vulcanized rubber and thermoplastic rubbers and thermoplastic elastomers — Tension D1414 Standard test methods for rubber O-rings D1415 Standard test methods for rubber property—International hardness D2240 Standard test methods for rubber property—Durometer hardness E10 Standard test method for Brinell hardness of metallic materials E18 Standard test methods for Rockwell hardness and Rockwell superficial hardness of metallic materials E92 Standard test method for Vickers hardness of metallic materials E94 Standard guide for radiographic testing E140 Standard hardness conversion tables for metals E165 Standard test method for liquid penetrant examination E186 Standard reference radiographs for heavy-walled [2 to 1/2 in (51 to 114 mm)] steel castings E280 Standard reference radiographs for heavy-walled [4 1/2 to 12 in (114 to 305 mm)] steel castings E428 Standard practice for fabrication and control of steel reference blocks used in ultrasonic inspection E446 Standard reference radiographs for steel castings up to in (51 mm) in thickness E709 Standard guide for magnetic particle examination BSI5 BS 2M 54 2859-1 3601-1 3601-3 MIL H-6875H Specification for temperature control in the heat treatment of metals Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes—Part 1: Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality level (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection Fluid systems—Sealing devices—O-rings—Part 1: Inside diameters, cross-sections, tolerances and size identification code Fluid power systems—O-rings—Part 3: Quality acceptance criteria Process for heat treatment of steel NACE6 MR0175/ ISO 15156 Sulfide stress cracking resistant metallic materials for oilfield equipment Terms and definitions For the purposes of this standard, the following terms and definitions apply: 3.1 AQL: Acceptance quality level 3.2 chloride stress corrosion cracking: Cracking under the combined action of tensile stress and corrosion in the presence of chlorides and water 3.3 design acceptance criteria: Defined limits placed on characteristics of materials, products, or services, established by the manufacturer to ensure conformance to the product design 3.4 design verification test: Test performed to qualify a particular size, type and model of NRV equipment for a specific class of service 3.5 end connection: NRV equipment/tubular connecting interface 4ASTM, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428 5British Standards Institution, 389 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 4AL, U.K 6National Association of Corrosion Engineers, P.O Box 218340, Houston, Texas 77218-8340 10 API SPECIFICATION 7NRV Type of defect A B C D E F G Maximum defect classification 2 (all types) None acceptable None acceptable None acceptable None acceptable 6.12.6.7 Radiographic Inspection — Forgings a Method—ASTM E94 b Acceptance criteria—the following defects are rejectable: Any type of crack or lap Any other elongated indication with length greater than: 6,4 mm (1/4 in.) for t up to 19 mm (3/4 in.) inclusive; 1/3t from t = 19 mm (3/4 in.) up to t = 57,2 mm (2 1/4 in.); 19 mm (3/4 in) for t over 57,2 mm (2 1/4 in.) Note: t is the wall thickness Any group of indications in a line that have an aggregate length greater than t in a length of 12t Testing 7.1 GENERAL 7.1.1 The NRVs, NRV subs, NRV landing nipples, and NRV equalizing heads produced in accordance with this standard shall be constructed of materials in compliance with this standard and pass the verification and functional tests required by this clause 7.1.2 The testing requirements in this standard are not represented as well conditions 7.1.3 All pressures are defined as gauge unless otherwise specified and shall be recorded on time-based equipment 7.1.4 All test conditions without a specified tolerance shall be considered minimum values The maximum value shall not exceed the minimum value by more than 10% 7.1.5 The drift bar used in the verification test shall be provided by the manufacturer Drift bar dimensions and a unique identifier for the bar shall be provided by the manufacturer 7.1.6 With mutual consent between the test agency and the manufacturer, higher flow rates may be applied and used for all flow tests 7.1.7 The objectives of the testing requirements of this clause are to qualify NRV equipment for specific classes of service and to verify proper operation of NRV equipment Testing required for NRV equipment furnished to this standard is: a verification testing to qualify each size, type and model of NRV for a specific class of service, either Class or combined Class and Class 2; b verification testing of each NRV; c Verification testing of NRV sub(s) and NRV landing Nipple(s); d Verification testing of NRV equalizing heads SPECIFICATION FOR DRILL STRING NON RETURN VALVES 11 7.2 VERIFICATION TESTING 7.2.1 General a Verification testing of design shall be preformed on NRVs, NRV subs, NRV landing nipples, and NRV equalizing head equipment and shall be described in the manufacture’s written specification(s) Design verification will not be required on API connections b Experimental confirmation of the design shall be documented and verified as required in 4.2 c Verification testing to qualify an NRV for Class or combined Class and Class service shall be performed by manufacturer with 3rd party certifying authority inspection of test results d Verification testing of NRV subs, NRV landing nipples, NRV equalizing heads and all seals shall be performed by manufacturer with 3rd party certifying authority inspection of test results 7.3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AN NRV VERIFICATION TEST FACILITY 7.3.1 The components of the test facility systems shall have a capacity and working pressure as required by the size and/or working pressure of the NRV to be tested 7.3.2 The control pressure system components shall, as a minimum, consist of the items listed below: a b c d fluid reservoir with a filtered vent; pump; a control system to operate the pump; a pressure relief facility to protect the system 7.3.3 There shall be provision for the supply of nitrogen gas to conduct the required nitrogen leak test and a gas flow meter to indicate the leakage rate 7.3.4 A gas reservoir with a gas release device and instrumentation to measure the test parameters shall be provided 7.3.5 The liquid test facility shall, as a minimum, consist of the items listed below: a b c d e f g h i j k test facility piping, which shall be at least 50,8 mm (2 in.) nominal diameter; a fresh-water tank; a sand slurry tank; Marsh funnel viscometer in accordance with API RP 13B1 with required timer and graduated beaker; a centrifuge with basic sediment and water (BS&W) sample flasks in accordance with API MPMS, Chapter 10.4; circulation pumps; a flow meter; pressure measurement systems; a time-based recorder to simultaneously record the required pressure and flow data; a back-pressure regulator; a high-pressure water pump 7.4 NRV VERIFICATION TEST PROCEDURE 7.4.1 Verify that the model and serial numbers appearing on the test valve are in agreement with the manufacturer's application 7.4.2 Perform the NRV pressure test (see 7.6) 7.4.3 Test 7.4.4 through 7.4.11 shall utilize the same NRV float insert and testing sub for all tests without redress or repair 7.4.4 Perform the NRV float insert nitrogen pressure test (see 7.5) Test series 7.4 shall be conducted at: ambient temperature (65 – 90°F), 125°F, and 180°F 7.4.5 Fill the testing sub with water and circulate water to displace gas out of the test section Once gas has been displaced from the test section, discontinue water circulation 7.4.6 Perform the NRV float insert hydro pressure test (see 7.6) Test series 7.4 shall be conducted at ambient temperature (65 – 90°F), 125°F, and 180°F 7.4.7 Perform NRV float insert cycling test (see 7.7) 12 API SPECIFICATION 7NRV 7.4.8 Perform NRV float insert erosion test (see 7.8) 7.4.9 Repeat 7.4.2 to 7.4.8 7.4.10 If the test NRV float insert has performed within the limits specified, it has passed the verification test 7.4.11 Summarize the verification test data, and attach completed data forms A sample form showing minimum testing criteria is located in Table A.1 Calibration records shall be included with the verification test report Each data form shall be signed and dated by the person(s) conducting the test 7.5 NRV NITROGEN PRESSURE TEST 7.5.1 Make certain that there is NO liquid above and below the valve 7.5.2 Apply 1,4 Mpa ± 0.07 Mpa (250 psi ± 10 psi for Class 1, 50 psi ± 10 psi for Class S and SC) nitrogen pressure upstream (Pin end of NRV sub) of the test NRV float insert Wait a minimum of min, then measure any nitrogen leakage through the closure mechanism Record the test valve bore pressure, the leakage rate and the start and completion times of the waiting period The leakage rate shall not be greater than 0,14 m³/min (5 scf/min) No detectable joint leakage shall be accepted on a retrievable NRV 7.5.3 Repeate 7.5.2 at (25 +5 –5 ) % of the rated working pressure of the NRV 7.5.4 Bleed the pressure upstream of the test NRV float insert to zero 7.6 NRV HYDRO PRESSURE TEST 7.6.1 Make certain that there is only liquid above and below the valve +0 7.6.2 Apply water pressure upstream of the test NRV insert float (Pin end of NRV sub) at (100 ) % of the rated working pres–5 sure of the valve Record the test valve bore pressure and the time at which pressure was applied to the valve 7.6.3 Wait for a minimum of minutes after applying water pressure upstream of the test valve closure mechanism before beginning collection of water leakage from the downstream bleed valve Continuously collect water leakage for a minimum of minutes Record the times at which water leakage collection began and ended and the amount of water collected during the collection period Calculate and record the average leakage rate The average leakage rate shall not exceed 10 cm³/min of water No detectable external body leakage shall be accepted on a retrievable NRV 7.7 NRV CYCLE TEST 7.7.1 Place NRV in a test assembly capable of circulation in the free flow direction of the NRV and circulation and pressure application in the restricted direction of the NRV 7.7.2 Circulate fresh water in the free flow direction with a circulation rate to the value specified according to manufacturers’ specifications, where Circulation rate is based on TFA of the tool opening Record the water circulation rate Record the time at which the slurry circulation begins 7.7.3 Circulate the through the NRV at the specified rate for a minimum of minutes 7.7.4 Reverse direction of flow to restricted direction of NRV and apply psi for 15 to 30 seconds Record pressure, time, and upstream flow rate 7.7.5 Switch circulating direction back to free flow direction of NRV 7.7.6 Repeat 7.7.3 – 7.7.5 one hundred times 7.8 NRV EROSION TEST (RECORD RESULTS AS PER TABLE A.1) 7.8.1 Prepare a slurry consisting of sand and viscosified water 7.8.2 Place NRV in a fixture capable of retaining the NRV in a vertical Postion 7.8.3 Determine the sand content of the slurry in accordance with the API MPMS, Chapter 10.4 Adjust the sand content to 2% ± 0,5 % by adding 180 µm to 150 µm (80 U.S mesh to 100 U.S mesh) sand or diluting the slurry with fresh water