Definition(s)
Pin End
Externally-threaded end of a pipe without a coupling applied.
Source: API RP 5A5, Field Inspection of New Casing, Tubing, and Plain-end Drill Pipe, Reaffirmed August 2010. Global Standards
Pin End
A threaded connection on Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) that has external (male) threads.
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
Pin End
End of the pipe with external threads.
Source: API RP 7G-2, Recommended Practice for Inspection and Classification of Used Drill Stem Elements, First Edition, August 2009. Global Standards
Pin End
External (male) threads of a threaded connection.
Source: API SPEC 7-1, Specification for Rotary Drill Stem Elements, First Edition, March 2006 (Addendum April 2011). Global Standards