Definition(s)
Slip Area
The slip area is contained within a distance of 48 inches along the pipe body from the juncture of the tool joint OD and the elevator shoulder.
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
Slip Area
That part of the pipe body where there is visible evidence of the trip slips having been repeatedly set numerous times in the same area. See Figure 4. NOTE At the upper end, it is typically located approximately 560 mm (22 in) from the box-tool joint elevator shoulder, and extends from that point approximately 660 mm (26 in) toward the pin end. It can be located elsewhere depending on rig design and positioning of handling equipment. It does not include occasional setting of slips in other areas as a result of fishing operations, drill stem tests and similar applications.
Source: API RP 7G-2, Recommended Practice for Inspection and Classification of Used Drill Stem Elements, First Edition, August 2009. Global Standards