TenarisBlue Near Flush

APPLICATION

ESTABLISHED TECHNOLOGY

Threaded & Coupled for the Majority

of Carbon Steel Applications

Tenaris MSTM
Atlas Bradford TC-IITM *

Threaded & Coupled Especially Suitable for CRA

Tenaris MS28TM **
Tenaris 3SBTM **

High Torque and Compression Loads

for Rotating Liners and Drilling-with-Casing

Tenaris MS XT/XCTM
Tenaris MS28 XT/XCTM

NEW TECHNOLOGY

TenarisBlue
TenarisBlue Dopeless

Thermal Well Solutions Steam Injection Wells

TenarisBlue

Thermal Well Solutions Slotted Pipe SAGD Operations

TenarisBlue SAGD

Integral Semi-Flush for Slim Wells and

Tight Clearances

Atlas Bradford Advanced NJO

Heavy Wall Casing

Tenaris HWTM

Integral Flush for Maximum Clearance

Atlas Bradford ST-LTM

Atlas Bradford HD-L

Tubing for Workstring Applications

Tenaris PJDTM
Atlas Bradford RTS

Large OD, Fast and Easy Make-up Casing

Tenaris ERTM

TenarisBlue Near Flush

* Also suitable as threaded & coupled for CRA.

** Also suitable as threaded & coupled for the majority of carbon steel applications.
TenarisBlue technology features a dope-free option for enhanced environmental protection and operational efficiency.

Note: TenarisBlue is a Tenaris trademark registered in the European Community and in Norway.

TenarisBlue Near Flush

Integral semi-flush design offering best-in-class
mechanical performance and gas sealability, for wells
requiring tight annular clearances.
TenarisBlue
Near Flush

Thread Taper:
5.00 % (wt lower than 11 mm)
6.25 % (wt between 11 mm
and 13.5 mm)
8.50 % (wt higher than
13.5 mm)
Thread Pitch:
4 TPI (wt higher than 11 mm)
5 TPI (wt lower than 11 mm)
Stabbing Flank Angle:
20 for all OD
Load Flank Angle:
-10 for all OD

Features
Superior compression
efficiency, over 50%.
High tension efficiency up
to 78%.
Excellent structural integrity.

Maximum sealability.
Optimized clearance OD.
Superior overtorque capacity.
Available in 5" to 13 5/8"
OD Casing.

Dopeless option
for simplified operations
and enhanced environmen
tal protection.

TenarisBlue Near Flush is

a semi-flush premium connection designed by Tenaris
to meet the needs
of operating in todays more
demanding environments.
It offers best-in-class performance and the operational
and environmental benefits
of our renowned Dopeless
technology. The TenarisBlue
Near Flush casing connection
design optimizes geometry
and performance, providing
excellent tension capacity,
greater compression efficiency and maximum sealability for slim wells, high
pressure/high temperature
wells, and in wells where
tight clearances are
required.
TenarisBlue Near Flush sets
a new standard for integral
semi-flush premium connection technology, with
a compression efficiency in
excess of 50% of pipe body,
outstanding structural
integrity and maximum sealing capacity. All have been
fully designed to withstand
the requirements of ISO
13679 CAL IV.

Best-in-class Performance
The TenarisBlue Near Flush connection is especially suited for
wells requiring tight clearances and slim or lean well profiles,
where greater performance under extreme combined loading
conditions is required. Its robust design offers the optimum
balance between performance and geometry, and its fast and
easy make-up helps to reduce risk of cross threading and
overall trouble time during running operations.

Internal pressure

Compression

Tension

External
pressure

Ease of Annular Clearance:

near flush design allows

maximum clearance in the
critical annular area
between casing strings
(clearance OD is less than
3% of pipe body).

Optimum sealability:

the dual seal design provides

excellent sealability under
combined loading
conditions.

High compression capacity:

compression efficiency is over

50% of pipe body under ISO
13679 CAL IV testing
conditions.

Fast and safe make-up:

the easy stabbing and low

galling characteristics of
the thread design assure
fast, reliable and consistent
make-up.

Proprietary Dopeless
technology:

the unique TenarisBlue

technology design allows for
a dry dope-free installation,
simplifying rig operations
and enhancing environmental
protection.

Pipe body Service envelope

Connection service envelope
Connection critical section
service envelope

Design Features
Tenaris has developed a bestin-class performance semiflush casing connection,
which will enlarge the
operators design options to
cope with the increasingly
complex demands of todays
advanced drilling practices.
Tenariss design team shares
a detailed knowledge of
premium connection
technology resulting from the

development, use and

evaluation of our wide range
of proprietary premium
connections. They utilize an
integrated network of
specialized laboratories, each
fully equipped with state-ofthe-art facilities to perform
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
and Full Scale Testing (FST)
of OCTG connections, under
the most demanding loading
conditions.

RELATIVE STRESS
S/Sy

1.000
0.835
0.698
0.583
0.487
0.407
0.346
0.284

Dope pressure control

system to allow the
use of traditional thread
compounds.

External metal to metal

seal for high external
pressure conditions for
high external pressure.

Large shoulder for

maximum compression
efficiency and
overtorque capacity.

Internal metal to metal

seal for extreme internal
pressure conditions.

Maximum
Structural Integrity

Large torque shoulder for

excellent compression
efficiency (over 50%)
and superior overtorque
capacity.
Specially designed dope
system for controlling
dope pressure when used
with traditional thread
compounds.

Hooked thread
profile for superior
tensile performance.

Advanced Seal Design

Enhanced Internal Seal:

Internal sphere to cone seal.

Swaged and turned ID
for standard and special
drift.

Excellent Thread
Geometry

Optimized External Seal:

Sphere to cone design

for excellent sealability.
Turned OD for maximum
annular clearance.

Optimized hooked thread

profile for excellent tensile
and compression
performance.
Thread profile:
Negative load flank: -10
Stabbing flank: 20

Repair Shops and Field Services

As part of our commitment
to offering the highest standards of support for our customers we have a worldwide
network of more than 130
licensed repair and threading
shops to thread tubular ends
and accessories locally.
These workshops are properly qualified for the threading of TenarisConnections
and are monitored for quality on a continuous basis
being subject to regular
audits. Tenaris also ensures
that their personnel are adequately trained and understand the particular features
of its various products.
Each of these licensed
threading and repair shops
has online access to all the
latest technical drawings and
specifications for the connections they are licensed to
thread and repair.
By providing online access
to technical documentation
with comprehensive instructions and procedures,

Tenaris ensures that its

licensees have all the information necessary to provide
the most effective service to
its customers.
In addition to its global
licensee network, Tenaris
has an experienced team of
field engineers always ready
to assist our customers
world-wide in the handling
and running of our premium
connections, recommenda-

tions for make-up and running procedures and comprehensive running services.
Since premium connections
are high-value products
which require very careful
handling, our field specialists
can help to ensure that our
customers obtain proper
value for their investment in
our products.

For our latest list of licensed

repair shops, please visit
www.tenarisconnections.com
Tenaris Connections B.V. has produced this brochure for general information only. TenarisConnections does not assume any responsibility or
liability for any loss, damage, injury resulting from the use of information and data herein. Warranties, indemnities and any other obligations
will result only from the respective contracts of license or sale, as the case may be. Please contact a TenarisConnections representative for
more complete information, and for information on other Atlas Bradford and Tenaris Premium Connections not shown here which are also
available upon request.
TenarisBlue is a registered trademark of Tenaris Connections A.G. Antares is a registered trademark of Dalmine S.p.A.
Atlas Bradford, ST-L, HD-L, NJO, Advanced NJO, TC-II, and RTS, are trademarks of Grant Prideco, L.P.
Tenaris ER, Tenaris MS, Tenaris MS XT/XC, Tenaris MS28, Tenaris MS28 XT/XC, Tenaris PJD, Tenaris 3SB and Tenaris HW are trademarks of
Tenaris Connections A.G.
Tenaris 2007. All rights reserved.

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