Date of Issue: August 2009

Affected Publication: API Specification 7-1, Specification for Rotary Drill Stem Elements, First
Edition, March 2006, Effective Date: February 1st, 2010

Addendum 2
This Addendum updates references in the first Edition of API Spec 7-1.

Page 3, Figure 1, Note 2, change:

NOTE 2 For the purposes of the provision in footnote b, API Specs 5D and 7 are equivalent
to ISO 11961.

to

NOTE 2 For the purposes of the provision in footnote b, API Spec 5DP is equivalent to ISO
11961.

Page 4, Section 3, change:

API Spec 7, Rotary Drill Stem Elements

to

API Spec 5DP, Specification for Drill Pipe

API Spec 7-2, Specification for Threading and Gauging of Rotary Shouldered Thread
Connections

Page 17, Section 6.3, change:

API Spec 7

to

API Spec 7-2

Page 24, Section 7.2.1, replace the entire section with the following text:

The connection sizes and styles shall conform to the applicable sizes and styles, specified
in Table 5 and Table 7 when connecting to kellys, in Table 14 and Table 19 when

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 connecting to drill collars, in Table 23, Table 24 and Table 26 when connecting to bits and
to API Spec 5DP when connecting to drill-pipe tool joints.
The connections shall conform to the dimensional and gauging requirements of API Spec
7-2.
Bevel diameter dimensions and outside diameters shall conform to the applicable
dimensions and tolerances specified in Table 5 and Table 7 when connecting to kellys, in
Table 14 and Table 19 when connecting to drill collars, in Table 23, Table 24 and Table 26
when connecting to bits, and to API Spec 5DP when connecting to drill-pipe tool joints.

Page 25, Section 7.3.1, change:

API Spec 7

to

API Spec 7-2

Page 26, Section 7.4.2, change:

API Spec 7

to

API Spec 7-2

Page 27, Section 7.7, change:

API Spec 7

to

API Spec 7-2

Page 34, Section 8.1.7, change:

API Spec 7

to

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 API Spec 7-2

Page 67, Bibliography, add:

API Spec 7, Rotary Drill Stem Elements

Section 10.1 (see Addendum 1), change:

API Spec 5D

to

API Spec 5DP

Section 10.1.7 (see Addendum 1), change:

API Spec 7

to

API Spec 7-2

Section B.1.3 (see Addendum 1), change:

API Spec 7

to

API Spec 7-2