Definition(s)
Minimum Make-Up Torque
The minimum makeup torque is the minimum amount of torque necessary to develop an arbitrarily derived tensile stress in the pin or compressive stress in the box. This arbitrarily derived stress level is perceived as being sufficient in most drilling conditions to prevent downhole make-up and to prevent shoulder separation from bending loads.
Source: API RP 7G, Recommended Practice for Drill Stem Design and Operating Limits, Upstream Segment, Sixteenth Edition, August 1998 (Addendum 2: September 2009). Global Standards