Tubulars Design Course: OCTG Connections

Tubulars Design Course
OCTG Connections
2 April 2003
Agenda
Introduction
API Connections
Premium Connections
Tenaris Premium Connections System
Introducing TenarisBlue
Connection Features.
Connection Performance.
Finite Element Analysis support.
Full Scale tests.
Dopeless alternative.
Connection Selection
OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 2

Departamento de Asistencia Técnica
Agenda
Introduction
API Connections
Premium Connections
Full Scale tests.

Introduction
- Basic concepts
Interference:
Hoop stress
IDb ODp
Diametral Interference: ODp - IDb

ODp > IDb
Radial Interference: (ODp - IDb) / 2

Introduction
- Basic concepts
Taper & Standoff:
I
A B
Hand-tight
Hand-tight Power-tight
Power-tight
1
Taper (example) = 1(diameter variation) / 16 (length) = 0.0625
16
A - B = Standoff
I = Interference (diametral) = Standoff x taper (diametral)

Introduction
- Basic concepts
Connection efficiency:
Connection performance rating

=
Pipe Body performance rating
Yield Strength dependant properties:
Connection critical section

Geometrical efficiency =
Pipe Body reference section

Introduction
- Basic concepts
Connection efficiency
Example: tensile load
MTC CCS2
CCS1
IFJ
CCS2
CCS1
NFJ a
CCS1 CCS2
b
CCS3 = a+b
CCS = Critical Cross Section

Introduction
- Basic concepts
Tensile efficiency vs Clearance
% over
pipe OD
10.0 API BTC

API 8-rd
MTC
5.0
SLH
2.0 Perfect solution
IFJ
0.0
50 100 Tensile efficiency
(%)

Agenda
Introduction
API Connections
Premium Connections
Full Scale tests.

API Connections
- API eight round (API STD 5B)
Fn
Fx 30°
Ft
Tubing: EUE (1.050” - 4 1/2”) Advantages:

NUE (1.050” - 4 1/2”) - Easy to manufacture
IJ (1.315” - 2.063”) - Easy running
- Acceptable sealability response
Casing: STC (4 1/2” - 20”) - Well known
LTC (4 1/2” - 20”)
Disadvantages:
- Poor tensile resistance
- Poor sealability (medium/high pressure)
API Connections
- API Buttress (API STD 5B)
Space between threads bigger

than 8-r
3° 10°
Fn
Fx
Casing BTC: (4 1/2” - 20”)
Advantages:
- Easy manufacture
- Easy running
- High Tensile resistance
Disadvantages:
- Poor sealability
API Connections
- API Extreme Line, XL (API STD 5B)
Casing XL: (5” - 10 3/4”)
Advantages:
- Good tensile efficiency
- Good sealing response
Seal intereference
= standoff x taper
Disadvantages:
- Upsetted ends (cost & recut)
- Very tight tolerances
- Only for casing sizes
High Contact Pressure

Agenda
Introduction
API Connections
Premium Connections
Full Scale tests.

Premium Connections
- Proprietary Connections:
- Proprietary geometry
- Proprietary threads
- Proprietary seal design

Premium Connections
- Thread design alternatives:

Hooked thread profile Flank-to-flank contact thread
(-°)
•Improves tensile resistance •Improves compression resistance

(low thickness / flush conenctions) •Improves bending resistance
•Improves external pressure resistance •Higher torque

Premium Connections
- Seal design alternatives (main):

Long Low Taper seal:
• Long seal surface

• Low mean contact pressure
• Requires high interference
Short High Taper seal:
• Short seal surface

• High peak value contact pressure
• Affected by high tensile loads
• Sensitive to handling damage
• Avoid high dope pressure

Premium Connections
- Seal design alternatives (main):

Spherical seal:
• Short seal surface

• Very High contact pressure
• Works with low seal interference
• Requires tight machining tolerances
Multi-tapered seal:
• Medium-length seal surface

• High mean contact pressure
• Not affected by high tensile loads
1 2 3 • Insensitive to handling damage
• Avoid high dope pressure

Agenda
Introduction
API Connections
Premium Connections
Full Scale tests.

Tenaris Premium Connections
System
Application Established Technology New Technology
Threaded & coupled for the majority of carbon Antares ® MS

steel applications Atlas Bradford ® TC-II™
Threaded & coupled especially suitable for Antares ® MS 28
TenarisBlue
CRA NK 3SB
High torque and compression loads for Antares ® MS XT/XC
rotating liners and drilling-with-casing Antares ® MS 28 XT/XC
Heavy wall casing NK HW
Integral flush for maximum clearance Atlas Bradford ® ST-L™ and Atlas Bradford ® HD-L™
Integral semi flush for slim wells Atlas Bradford ® Advanced NJO™
Tubing for workstring applications Antares ® PJD
Large OD, fast and easy make-up casing Antares ® ER

Antares MS
Threaded & coupled for

the majority of carbon
steel applications
Excellent gas-tight
connection for a wide
range of field
applications.
Fast make-up, easy

stabbing and positive
torque shoulder, with
100 % tensile efficiency.
Corrosion Barrier and

Seal Options available.

Antares MS 28
Threaded & coupled

especially suitable for
CRA.
Especially designed for

gas-tight sealing on CRA
in deep and severe
corrosive wells.
High galling resistance

and 100% tensile
efficiency.
Excellent gas tightness.

Connection sizes from
2 3/8" to 9 5/8".

Antares MS & MS28 XT/XC
High torque and
compression loads for
rotating liners and
drilling-with-casing
Especially designed for

liner applications when
high torque and high
compression are
required, maintaining the
proven advantages of
Antares ® MS design.
Also suitable for drilling-

with-casing.
Sizes from 4 ½” to 14”

(MS version) and 4 ½” to
9 5/8” (MS 28 Version)
Antares PJD
Tubing for workstring
applications.
An integral one-step upset

tubing connection
especially suitable for
workstring applications.
The primary external

torque shoulder and
secondary internal
shoulder ensure proper
make-up and very high
torque resistance.
CB ring and internal

coating options available.
Sizes from 2 3/8" to 4 ½”

AB Flush Connections
HD-L ST-L Ad NJO

Agenda
Introduction
API Connections
Premium Connections
Full Scale tests.

TenarisBlue - Connection Features
üHigh compression capacity
Thread
üGood overtorque capacity Geometry
üFast and safe make-up
Seal
üSpecially designed for
dopeless use
Dope
Pressure
Control
System

Seal design
ü Toroidal seal surface on pin end;

tapered internal seal surface on box.
ü Reverse angle torque shoulder.
ü Seal surface radius:
ü 84 mm for sizes > 5 ½”
ü 64 mm for sizes ≤ 5 ½”
ü Seal taper:
ü 1/12 for sizes > 5 ½”
ü 1/8 for sizes ≤ 5 ½”
ü Tangent point located at 3 mm from

pin tip.

Thread design
ü Crest-to-root contact thread with

reduced stab flank gap.
ü 3° Load flank angle provides good
tension and bending capacity without
requiring hooked thread profile.
ü 25° stab flank angle assures good
stabbing features and compression
resistance.
ü Thread taper and pitch assures fast
and easy make up:
ü Thread taper:
ü 6.25% sizes ≤ 5 ½”
ü 8.5% sizes > 5 ½”
ü Thread pitch:
ü 5 tpi ≤ 5 ½”
ü 4 tpi > 5 ½”

Dope Pressure control
ü Dope reservoir specially

designed to allocate excess
thread compound maintaining
connection efficiency
ü Gaps on thread to allow dope
pressure release
ü Reduced seal standoff
minimizing dope confinement

Size Range
TenarisBlue
Size Range
1.00
0.90
TenarisBlue
0.80
0.70
0.60
wt (in)
0.50
0.40
0.30
0.20
0.10
0.00
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
OD (in)

TenarisBlue - Connection
Performance
High structural capacity (tension):
13 3/8” 86# P110
200000
load [kg/rad]
Make Up
100000
disp = 4.1 mm
0
0 20 40 60
disp = 5.33 mm displacement [mm]
Equivalent
disp = 17.1 mm Plastic
Strain
disp = 28.9 mm 10.5%

6.72%
4.29%
disp = 64.5mm 2.73%
1.74%
1.11%
0.71%
0.45%

Performance
Make & Break:
• Optimized torque range
• +10 m&b tubing
• Low dope pressure on seal
• Nominal torque similar or higher than for
other connections
• High overtorque capacity
3 ½” 9.2# P110

Performance
Make & Break:
High overtorque capacity (80 Ksi)
140,000
AMS XT/XC
120,000
TenarisBlue
Yield Torque [ft-lb]
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
5 1/2
5 1/2
13 3/8
13 3/8
43.5#
53.5#
62.8#
20#
26#
29#
32#
35#
17#
9 5/8
9 5/8
9 5/8
9 7/8
68#
72#
47#
7
Popular Sizes
Easy stabbing and running, fast make up
Optimized through:
-Thread
Thread form
-Thread
Thread pitch θ h
-Thread
Thread height 2
-Thread
Thread taper
-Make
Make up loss L
X
P θ
1
φ

Easy stabbing and running, fast make up
Turns to final make up

16
A
14 B
C
12 TenarisBlue
Number of turns (#)

10
0
3 1/2" 5 1/2" 7" 9 5/8"
Size (OD)

TenarisBlue - Finite Element
Analysis Support
- 3 ½” 9.2# Mesh
- 9 5/8” 53.5# Mesh

TenarisBlue - Full Scale Tests
R&D Test Procedure:
•Based on ISO 13679 Level IV (production and injection tubing and casing
for gas service)
•M&b samples + pre-test sample + 4 full ISO samples
•Dope pressure control
•Metal-free dope
•+ M&b dopeless

TenarisBlue - Full Scale Tests
R&D Test Procedure:
Thread-seal Specimen 1 Specimen 2 Specimen 5 Specimen 8*
Interference H-L L-L H-L L-H
Thread taper PS-BF PS-BF PS-BF PF-BS
MU (A) MU (A) MU (A) MU (A)

7.2.2 7.2.2 7.2.2 7.2.2
H/L H/H H/L H/L
Make &
Break
Properties RRG (B) RRG (B)
7.2.4 7.2.4
L/H L/H
Amount of MBG (B)

thread 7.2.3
compound / L/H
Torque
FMU (B) FMU (B) FMU (B) FMU (B)
7.2.5 7.2.5 7.2.5 7.2.5
H/L H/H H/H H/L
Bake Bake Bake Bake Bake

Lev II,III,IV 7.3.2 7.3.2 7.3.2 7.3.2
Series A T/C IP/EP T/C IP/EP

7.3.3 7.3.3
Series B T/C IP w B T/C IP w B

7.3.4 7.3.4
Series C Thermal Thermal

Cycle 7.3.5 Cycle 7.3.5
•Replaced by sample
4 for tubing
Structural Failure test Failure test Failure test Failure test
tests HIP+T to F C+EP to F T+IP to F LIP+T to F
7.5.1 7.5.2 7.5.5 7.5.8

TenarisBlue - Dopeless alternative
Design Objectives
•Thread compound elimination

• Good galling resistance:
- 10 m&b Tubing;
- 5 m&b Casing
• Easy to use & run (no field pre-treatment)
• Acceptable torque ranges
• Good corrosion resistance

Critical Elements
• Connection design which minimizes seal and thread

sliding distances and seal contact pressure peaks during
make up.
• Good combination of surface treatment and coating

material to support field requirements
• Adequate knoweledge on coating properties for proper

estimation of torque and running instructions.

Pin side
10µm Lubricant Layer
10µm Corrosion
Protection Layer
Metal Glass Peening

Box side
Metal
Mn Phosphate
5-7µm Layer
Corrosion
Protection Oil
Spray

500 Hrs salt fog spray test
With corrosion protection Without corrosion protection

500 Hrs salt fog spray test
With corrosion protection Without corrosion protection

Test on 3 ½” 9.2# T95 TenarisBlue
30 M&B

Test on 3 ½” 9.2# T95 TenarisBlue
FF ~ 1.5 (thread)

• Tests shown excellent galling performance on tubing

and casing sizes.
• Torque equal to 1.5 times optimum torque for API dope

(casing) and equal to optimum torque for metal free
Shell Malleus dope (tubing).
• Good corrosion resistance assures safe storage

without addition of extra anticorrosive elements.

Agenda
Introduction
API Connections
Premium Connections
Full Scale tests.

Connections Selection
Selección Uniones Tubing
Antares MS 28
Tubing de acero al carbono Tubing de acero especial
SEC GR
Tubing con recubrimiento
Inyector Produccìón Workstring

de Vapor
Productor Inyector Inyector Productor
oil agua gas gas
Oil Gas Dual PJD
Tubing SLH 90
TDP
AMS XT
(Csg Drill)
Si AMS CB API EUE TBL TBL sc
p > 3500 psi RTS-8 AMS AMS sc
RTS-6 Alternativas SEC
No p>3500 psi (Huelgo
> 3/4”)
TBL
AMS
Tubing SEC
Siderglass

Selección Uniones Casing
Casing de Superficie Casing Intermedio Casing de Producción

(perforación)
Antares Pozos Iny de vapor

No Casing Drilling
Alternativas Unión Flush Unión Flush Radio Ultra Corto
Huelgo > 1.0” Huelgo > 1.0”
( pozos no (ver hoja (ver hoja
severos): siguiente) siguiente)
API BTC
API LTC
No Presión AMS
API STC
diferencial XT-XC
API BTC
> 3500 psi Oil Gas
TBL Si
Presión TBL
AMS
diferencial AMS
SEC
> 3500 psi SEC
No
API LTC
API STC
API BTC

Uniones
Flush
Si
Presión
diferencial
> 3000 psi
AB FL-4S Tensión < 40 % TYS Tensión > 40 % TYS Flexión > 5º/100’
Compresión < 20 % TYS Compresión > 20 % TYS
Flexión < 5º/100’
AB ST-L AB HD-L AB AdNJO
(Acero grado
superior)


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OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 2

OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 3

Diametral Interference: ODp - IDb

OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 4

OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 5

Connection performance rating

Yield Strength dependant properties:

Connection critical section

OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 6

CCS = Critical Cross Section

10.0 API BTC

2.0 Perfect solution

OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 8

OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 9

- API eight round (API STD 5B)

Tubing: EUE (1.050” - 4 1/2”) Advantages:

- API Buttress (API STD 5B)

Space between threads bigger

- API Extreme Line, XL (API STD 5B)

Casing XL: (5” - 10 3/4”)

OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 12

OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 13

- Proprietary seal design

OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 14

- Thread design alternatives:

•Improves tensile resistance •Improves compression resistance

OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 15

- Seal design alternatives (main):

• Long seal surface

Short High Taper seal:

• Short seal surface

OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 16

- Seal design alternatives (main):

• Short seal surface

• Medium-length seal surface

OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 17

OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 18

Threaded & coupled for the majority of carbon Antares ® MS

Heavy wall casing NK HW

Tubing for workstring applications Antares ® PJD

Large OD, fast and easy make-up casing Antares ® ER

OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 19

Threaded & coupled for

Fast make-up, easy

Corrosion Barrier and

OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 20

Threaded & coupled

Especially designed for

High galling resistance

Excellent gas tightness.

OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 21

Especially designed for

Also suitable for drilling-

Sizes from 4 ½” to 14”

An integral one-step upset

The primary external

CB ring and internal

OCTG Connections TenarisSiderca Marzo 25, 2003 23

HD-L ST-L Ad NJO

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üHigh compression capacity