Definition(s)
Component
Mechanical element suitable for joining or assembly into a pressure-tight fluid-containing piping system.
- EXAMPLE:Pipe, fittings, flanges, gaskets, bolting, valves, and devices such as expansion joints, flexible joints, pressure hoses, liquid traps, strainers and in-line separators.
Source: ISO 14692-1:2017, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Glass-reinforced plastics (GRP) piping — Part 1: Vocabulary, symbols, applications and materials, Second Edition, August 2017. Global Standards
Component
Mechanical part, including cement, used in the construction of a well.
Source: ISO 16530-1:2017, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Well integrity – Part 1: Life cycle governance, First Edition, March 2017. Global Standards
Component
Part of the riser system.
- NOTE: Includes structural components like pipes, connectors, stress joints, tension joints, landing blocks, slick joints, tubing hanger orientation joints, adapter joints, etc.
Source: API Standard 2RD, Dynamic Risers for Floating Production Systems, Second Edition, September 2013. Global Standards
Component
Part of the pressure-containing equipment, which can be considered as an individual item for the calculation.
- NOTE: Includes structural components like pipes, connectors, stress joints, tension joints, landing blocks, slick joints, tubing hanger orientation joints, adapter joints, etc.
Source: API RP 17G, Recommended Practice for Completion/Workover Risers, Second Edition, July 2006 (Reaffirmed April 2011). Global Standards
Component
Individual part of an assembly.
Source: API SPEC 11D1, Packers and Bridge Plugs, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, July 2009. Global Standards