Definition(s)
Plain-End Pipe
Pipe without threads or tool-joint.
Source: API RP 5A5, Field Inspection of New Casing, Tubing, and Plain-end Drill Pipe, Reaffirmed August 2010. Global Standards
Plain End
Drill pipe, tubing, or casing without threads. The pipe ends may or may not be upset.
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