Definition(s)
Remanufacture
Activity involving disassembly, reassembly and testing of equipment where machining, welding, heat treating, or other manufacturing operations are employed.
Source: API STD 53, Blowout Prevention Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells, Upstream Segment, Fourth Edition, November 2012. Global Standards
Remanufacture
Action performed on equipment that involves a special process or re-machining.
Source: API RP 8B, Recommended Practice for Procedures for Inspections, Maintenance, Repair and Remanufacture of Hoisting Equipment, Seventh Edition, March 2002 (Reaffirmed: August 2012). Global Standards
Remanufacture
Activity involving disassembly, reassembly and testing of wellhead and christmas tree equipment, with or without the replacement of parts other than bodies, where machining, welding, heat treating or other manufacturing operations are employed. NOTE Remanufacture does not include the replacement of bodies.
Source: API SPEC 6A, Specification for Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment, Twentieth Edition, October 2010 (Addendum November 2012). Global Standards
Remanufacture
Process of disassembly, reassembly and testing of drill-through equipment, with or without the replacement of parts, in which machining, welding, heat treatment or other manufacturing operation is employed.
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 Standards
Source: API SPEC 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Third Edition, June 2004 (Errata/Supplement November 2004). Global Standards