For PVD Qualification

Prepared by: Reviewed by: Approved by:

Michael Soptick Rubén Stubelt Daniel Baiz

Premium Connections Premium Connections Premium Connections
Manufacturing Service Specialist Manufacturing Services Coordinator Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Tenaris Tenaris Tenaris

Inspection Procedure

Recommended Inspection
Contact Points For Wedge Pin
and Box Connections

Document Number TSH-IP-53.0071

Revision 03
Effective Date 21-Apr-2010
Revision Date 07-May-2010
Page(s) 5

This document as well as the information or data contained herein are confidential and shall not be copied, recopied,
reproduced, transmitted, disclosed or distributed to others or otherwise used for any purpose without the express, prior
and written permission of Tenaris Connections Limited and/or Hydril Company and/or its affiliated companies ("Tenaris").
This document as well as the information or data contained herein are the exclusive property of Tenaris, and are to be
returned upon request therefore. All rights in proprietary and novel features of the subject matter are expressly reserved
by Tenaris. Recipient’s agreement to the foregoing is indicated by acceptance of this document. Copyrighted 2010 as an
unpublished work. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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1.0 REVISION HISTORY

Effective
Rev. # Change Referenced Sections Prepared By: Reviewed by: Approved By:
Date

20-Oct-2008 01 New Document New Document

Name: M. Soptick Name: R. Stubelt Name: D. Baiz

13-Apr.-2009 02 Correction 9.1

Name: M. Soptick Name: R. Stubelt Name: D. Baiz
Document Title, 8.1, 8.2,
07-May-2010 03 Amended
8.3, and 9.1
Name: M. Soptick Name: R. Stubelt Name: D. Baiz

Document Change

Disposition of
Affected Material

Raw Material X
In Process X
Completed X
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2. PURPOSE

2.1 The Purpose of this document is to explain the recommended and how to determined the
correct contact points for measuring tools when performing inspection of TenarisHydril
Wedge connections requiring measuring contact points.

3. PERSONS AFFECTED

3.1 This document is applicable to all:

3.1.1 TenarisHydril premium connections employees.
3.1.2 Facilities licensed to thread TenarisHydril connections.

4. REFERENCES

4.1 Not Aplicable.

5. DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS

5.1 Definitions and Abbreviations are defined in the most current revision of TenarisHydril
document TSH-GP-00.0001.

6. RESPONSIBILITIES

6.1 Responsibilities are defined in the most current revision of TenarisHydril document
TSH-GP-00.0002.

7. PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION

7.1 Personnel qualification is defined in the most current revision of TenarisHydril document
TSH-GP-00.0003.

8. PROCEDURES

8.1 Measuring instruments, where contact balls are required to measure inspection characteristic
in the thread roots contacting either of the thread flanks shall be all the same size in diameter,
being approximately the same size of the thread height of the connection being inspected.
The minimum contact ball, radius of the ball, size shall not be smaller than the root radius of
the product. The maximum contact ball, radius of ball, shall not be so large that it contacts
the product crest radius. Visually verify that all of the contact balls contacts the thread flanks
being inspected. Verify the shank of the contact balls does not contact any other feature of
the threads being inspected. Table 9.1 provides recommended contact ball sizes.
8.2 Measuring instruments, where contact balls are required to measure inspection
characteristic, thread crest to thread crest, may standardize on 0.125 minimum diameter ball
of all the same size for all Wedge Series 500™ products.

8.3 Measuring instruments, where contact points requiring Swivel feet (shoes) are required the
minimum length requirement is 1.000 inch all the same size.
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9. ANNEX

9.1 Listed are contact balls recommended, although paragraph 8.1 shall apply.

TenarisHydril Wedge Threads - Contact Ball Sizes

DASH PROFILE THREAD FLANK BEST APPROX. MINIMUM SIZE MAXIMUM SIZE
STAB .057 .041 .072
-01 LOAD .041 .032 .057

STAB .062 .041 .072

-02 LOAD .048 .032 .057

STAB .057 .041 .072

-03 LOAD .041 .032 .057

STAB .062 .050 .072

-04 LOAD .050 .041 .062

STAB .057 .041 .072

-05 LOAD .041 .032 .062

STAB .062 .050 .072

-06 LOAD .050 .041 .062

STAB .072 .050 .090

-07 LOAD .050 .041 .062

STAB .072 .050 .105

-08 LOAD .057 .041 .072

STAB .072 .062 .105

-09 LOAD .062 .050 .072

STAB .090 .072 .105

-10 LOAD .072 .057 .090

STAB .072 .050 .105

-11 LOAD .057 .041 .072

STAB .072 .050 .096

-12 LOAD .057 .050 .072
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TenarisHydril Wedge Threads - Contact Ball Sizes

DASH PROFILE THREAD FLANK BEST APPROX. MINIMUM SIZE MAXIMUM SIZE
STAB .041 .032 .050
-13 LOAD .032 .032 .041

STAB .175 .153 .250

-14 LOAD .140 .128 .198

STAB .118 .096 .165

-20 LOAD .086 .072 .115

STAB .062 .050 .072

-34 LOAD .050 .041 .062