Glossary
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Multiple Indications
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Multiple Indications
Multiple indications are defined as two or more indications (each exceeding 50 % of the reference distance amplitude curve) within 13 mm (1/2 in) of each other in any direction.
Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global Standards
Manufacturing Data Book
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Manufacturing Data Book
Composite file of records from a traceable API product that includes records associated with the original API product manufacturing, including certification records as required by this specification. Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsManufacturing Data Book
Composite file of records from a traceable API product, which includes all records associated with the original API product manufacturing, including certification records as required by this standard.
Source: API STANDARD 16AR, Standard for Repair and Remanufacture of Drill-through Equipment, First Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsMDB
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MDB
Manufacturing data book. Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global Standards Source: API STANDARD 16AR, Standard for Repair and Remanufacture of Drill-through Equipment, First Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsMDB
Composite file of records from a traceable API product, which includes all records associated with the original API product manufacturing, including certification records as required by this standard.
Source: API STANDARD 16AR, Standard for Repair and Remanufacture of Drill-through Equipment, First Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsMDB
Composite file of records from a traceable API product that includes records associated with the original API product manufacturing, including certification records as required by this specification. Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsMOPFLPS
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MOPFLPS
Minimum operator pressure for low pressure sealing. Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsLMP
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LMP
Larsen-Miller parameter. Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsLP1
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LP1
Limit load test path 1. Source: API RP 5C5, Recommended Practice on Procedures for Testing Casing and Tubing Connections, Third Edition, July 2003 (Reaffirmed August 2010). Global StandardsLP2
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LP2
Limit load test path 2. Source: API RP 5C5, Recommended Practice on Procedures for Testing Casing and Tubing Connections, Third Edition, July 2003 (Reaffirmed August 2010). Global StandardsLP3
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LP3
Limit load test path 3. Source: API RP 5C5, Recommended Practice on Procedures for Testing Casing and Tubing Connections, Third Edition, July 2003 (Reaffirmed August 2010). Global StandardsLP4
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LP4
Limit load test path 4. Source: API RP 5C5, Recommended Practice on Procedures for Testing Casing and Tubing Connections, Third Edition, July 2003 (Reaffirmed August 2010). Global StandardsLP5
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LP5
Limit load test path 5. Source: API RP 5C5, Recommended Practice on Procedures for Testing Casing and Tubing Connections, Third Edition, July 2003 (Reaffirmed August 2010). Global StandardsLP6
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LP6
Limit load test path 6. Source: API RP 5C5, Recommended Practice on Procedures for Testing Casing and Tubing Connections, Third Edition, July 2003 (Reaffirmed August 2010). Global StandardsLP7
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LP7
Limit load test path 7. Source: API RP 5C5, Recommended Practice on Procedures for Testing Casing and Tubing Connections, Third Edition, July 2003 (Reaffirmed August 2010). Global StandardsLP8
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LP8
Limit load test path 8. Source: API RP 5C5, Recommended Practice on Procedures for Testing Casing and Tubing Connections, Third Edition, July 2003 (Reaffirmed August 2010). Global StandardsISR
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ISR
Intermediate stress relief. Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global Standards Source: API STANDARD 16AR, Standard for Repair and Remanufacture of Drill-through Equipment, First Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsISR
Activity carried out to reduce residual stresses and diffuse hydrogen from completed highly stressed weld joints so that the risk of cracking is minimized upon the weld joint cooling to ambient temperature.- NOTE: Intermediate stress relief (ISR) may be used to reduce the risk of decreasing the base material properties when multiple welding operations are performed on a component. For example, a flange may receive an ISR after the seal groove inlay, then receive the final PWHT after the flange has been circumferentially welded to its mating component.
Heat Treating
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Heat Treating
Specified, timed sequence of controlled heating and cooling of materials for the purpose of changing physical or mechanical properties. Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global Standards Source: API STANDARD 16AR, Standard for Repair and Remanufacture of Drill-through Equipment, First Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsFCAW
Extended Range
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Extended Range
Range outside the rated range in which the manufacturer defines the operational characteristics based on test data. Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsEquipment, Oil-Immersed
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Equipment, Oil-Immersed
Equipment immersed in electrical insulating oil for the purpose of preventing an ignitable or corrosive gas or vapor from coming in physical contact with the equipment or for the purpose of reducing arcing of circuit breaking devices. Source: API Recommended Practice 14FZ, Recommended Practice for Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1, and Zone 2 Locations, Second Edition, May 2013. Global Standards Source: API RP 14F, Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class 1, Division 1 and Division 2 Locations, Fifth Edition, July 2008. Global StandardsDHT
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DHT
Dehydrogenization heat treatments. Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsDHT
Activity carried out to diffuse hydrogen and minimize the risk of hydrogen cold cracking in completed or partially completed weld joints prior to the weld joint cooling to ambient temperature. Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsDesign Validation Results
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Design Validation Results
Document or dataset created and maintained that provides objective evidence of activities performed, results achieved, or statements made during the design validation. Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsCritical Dimension
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Critical Dimension
Dimension(s) identified by the manufacturer as requiring verification and documentation.
Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global Standards Source: API STANDARD 16AR, Standard for Repair and Remanufacture of Drill-through Equipment, First Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsCSWIP
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CSWIP
Certification scheme for welding inspection personnel. Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global Standards Source: API STANDARD 16AR, Standard for Repair and Remanufacture of Drill-through Equipment, First Edition, April 2017. Global StandardCWI
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CWI
Certified welding inspector. Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsCAWI
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CAWI
Certified associate welding inspector. Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsBSL
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BSL
Bolting specification level. Source: API Specification 20E, Alloy and Carbon Steel Bolting for Use in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries, Second Edition, February 2017. Global Standards Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsSTF
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STF
Stress transfer function(also known as a load to stress curve). Source: API Technical Report 17TR7, Verification and Validation of Subsea Connectors, First Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsM
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M
Applied bending moment. Source: API Technical Report 17TR7, Verification and Validation of Subsea Connectors, First Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsLVDT
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LVDT
The maximum uplift force during spud can extraction.
Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global Standards