1、Specification for Threading, Gauging and Thread Inspectionof Casing, Tubing, and Line Pipe ThreadsAPI SPECIFICATION 5BFIFTEENTH EDITION, APRIL 2008EFFECTIVE DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2008Specification for Threading,Gauging and Thread Inspectionof Casing, Tubing, and LinePipe ThreadsUpstream SegmentAPI SPECIF
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17、Extreme-Line Casing to Appendix G. Changed Pin Chamfer Angle from 65g113 to 60g113 (Agenda Item 3067). Additional editorial items.iiiContentsPage1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18、 . . . . . . . . 11.1 Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.3 Other Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.2 Requirements. . . . .
21、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22、. . . . . . . . 14 Thread Dimensions and Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.1 Line Pipe, Round Thread Casing and Tubing, and Buttress Thread Casing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Thread
23、 Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225.1 Line Pipe, Round Thread Casing and Tubing, and Buttress Thread Casing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Gauging Practice .
24、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366.1 Line Pipe, Round Thread Casing and Tubing, and Buttress Thread Casing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 Gauge Specification . . . . .
25、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397.1 Line Pipe, Round Thread Casing and Tubing, and Buttress Thread Casing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 API Gauge Certification. . . . . . . . . .
26、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568.1 Line Pipe, Round Thread Casing and Tubing, and Buttress Thread Casing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569 Thread Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Appendix A Instructions for Shipment of Master Gauges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Appendix B Marking Instructions for API Licensees .
28、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Appendix C API Gauge Certification Agency Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Appendix D Supplementary Requirements (Normative) . . . . . . . . . .
29、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Appendix E Tables in International Standard Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Appendix F Figures in International Standard Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Appendix G Extreme-Line Casing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Figures1 Line Pipe Thread Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Basic Dimensions of Line Pipe Thread Hand-Tight Make-Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Basic Dimensions of Casing Round Threads Hand-Tight Make-Up . . . . . . . . . . . .
32、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Casing Round Thread Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Basic Dimensions of Buttress Casing Threads Hand-Tight Make-Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33、. . . 126 Buttress Casing Thread Form and Dimensionsfor Casing Sizes 41/2 through 133/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Buttress Casing Thread Form and Dimensionsfor Casing Sizes 16 and Larger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Basic Dimensions of Tubing Round Threads Hand-Tight Make-Up . . . . . . .
34、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Tubing Round Thread Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17vPage10 Typical External-Thread Taper Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2511 Typical Internal-Thread Taper Gauge for Threads in Sizes 41/2 and Larger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2512 Typical Internal-Thread Taper Gauge for Threads in Sizes Smaller than 41/2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2613 Typica
36、l Run-Out Gauge for Buttress Thread Casing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2614 Typical Lead Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2815 Typical Thre
37、ad Height Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3016 Typical Thread Height Gauge for Internal Threads in Nominal Sizes Smaller than 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3017 Typical Thread-Contour Microscope for Measurin
38、g Thread Angle and Checking Thread Form . . . . . 3118 Typical Single Dial Gauge for Buttress Threads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3319 Typical Check Pieces for Setting Dial Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3320 Typical Machine for Checking Coupling-Thread Alignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3421 Typical Application of Coupling-Thread Alignment Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3522 Gaug
40、ing Practice for Line Pipe Threads and Casing and Tubing Round ThreadHand-Tight Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3723 Gauging Practice for Buttress Casing Threads Hand-Tight Assembly. . . . .
41、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3724 Comparison of Line Pipe Gauges Made Subsequent to 1940 and Gauges Made Prior to 1940. . . . . . 4025 Thread Gauge for Line Pipe and Round Thread Casing and Tubing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4426 Thread Gauge for Buttress Casi
42、ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4427 Gauge Thread Form for Line Pipe and Round Thread Casing and Tubing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4528 Gauge Thread Form and Dimensions for Buttress Casing . . . . . .
43、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4529 Gauge Thread Form and Dimensions for Buttress Casing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4630 Bolt Circles and Back-Up Plate Dimensions for Line Pipe, Buttress Casing and Short orLong Round Casing Master
44、 Plug Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46D1 Basic Dimension of Power Tight Make-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65D2 SR22 Casing Round Thread Form . . . . . .
45、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665M Basic Dimensions of Buttress Casing Threads Hand-Tight Make-Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 926M Buttress Casing Thread Form and Dimensionsfor Casing Sizes 41/2 through 13
46、3/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 937M Buttress Casing Thread Form and Dimensionsfor Casing Sizes 16 and Larger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94D2M SR22 Casing Round Thread Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95G1 Machining
47、 DetailsSizes 5 through 75/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104G2 Machining DetailsSizes 85/8 through 103/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105G3 Box and Pin Entrance Thread
48、sSizes 5 through 75/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106G4 Product Thread FormSizes 5 through 75/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107G5 Box and Pin Entrance ThreadsSizes 85/8 through 103/4 . . .
49、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108G6 Product Thread FormSizes 85/8 through 103/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109G7 Gauging Practice for Extreme-Line Casing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110G8 Bolt Circles and Back-Up Plate Dimensions for Extreme-Line Casing Master Plug Gauges. . . . . . . 111G9 Gauge DetailsSize Designations 5 through 75/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
