Definition(s)


Working Pressure

The pressure to which a particular piece of equipment is subjected during normal operations.

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

 

Working Pressure

Pressure to which a particular piece of equipment is subjected during normal operation.

Source: API SPEC 7-1, Specification for Rotary Drill Stem Elements, First Edition, March 2006 (Addendum April 2011). Global Standards

 

Working Pressure

SSSV internal pressure rating, including the differential rating with the valve closed.

Source: API SPEC 14A, Specification for Subsurface Safety Valve Equipment, Eleventh Edition, October 2005 (Reaffirmed June 2012). Global Standards

 

Working Pressure

The maximum pressure a component is subjected to during normal operations and applied to its design.

Source: NOGEPA Industrial Guideline No. 43, Surface BOP Review, Best Practices Checklist, Netherlands, Version 0, December 2011. Global Standards

 

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