TUBULARS

The Drillpipe
Criteria for Determining Drillpipe DS-1 Criteria for Determining Drillpipe Class
Class
Premium
Once drill pipe has been used, normal wear and other Premium Class
Attribute Class 2
Class Reduced
use related defects cause the pipe to loose some of its
TSR
original strength. API has developed inspection criteria
to determine the extent of damage. These criteria are Minimum remaining wall
80% 80% =70%
thickness
used to assign the pipe to "classes" according to the
extent of the damage. The inspection examines the Maximum slip cut depth 10% 10% 20%
following conditions with all the criteria having to be
Tool joint torsional strength 80% 60-80% 80%
met for a drill pipe to gain the specific class.
Fatigue cracks None None None

OD wall wear
Range Lengths of Drillpipe

Dents and Mashes

Slip area mechanical damage

Stress induced diameter variation

Corrosion, cuts and gouges

Fatigue Cracks

Internal corrosion or pitting

Internal erosion or wear

Internal fatigue cracks