Definition(s)
WPS
Welding procedure specification.
Source: API 570, Piping Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration of Piping Systems, Fourth Edition, February 2016, with Addendum May 2017. Global Standards
Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global Standards
Source:API SPECIFICATION 19TT, Specification for Downhole Well Test Tools and Related Equipment, First Edition, October 2016. Global Standards
Source: API SPEC 5DP, Specification for Drill Pipe, First Edition, August 2009. Global Standards
Source: API SPEC 6A, Specification for Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment, Twentieth Edition, October 2010 (Addendum November 2012). Global Standards
Source: API SPEC 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Third Edition, June 2004 (Errata/Supplement November 2004). Global Standards
WPS
Weld procedure specification.
Source: API STANDARD 16AR, Standard for Repair and Remanufacture of Drill-through Equipment, First Edition, April 2017. Global Standards
Source: API STD 53, Blowout Prevention Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells, Upstream Segment, Fourth Edition, November 2012. Global Standards
WPS
Written welding procedure that is qualified to provide direction for welding in accordance with requirements of this standard and describing the specific essential, nonessential, and supplementary essential variables required for each welding process.
- NOTE: These variables and their meanings are defined in ASME BPVC Section IX, Article II and Article IV.
Source: API STANDARD 16AR, Standard for Repair and Remanufacture of Drill-through Equipment, First Edition, April 2017. Global Standards
WPS
Document providing the required welding variables for a specific application to assure repeatability by properly trained welders and welding operators.
- NOTE: These variables and their meanings are defined, respectively, in Article II of the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX—Welding and Brazing Qualifications.
Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global Standards
WPS
Welding Procedure Specifications.
Source: API SPEC 16C, Specification for Choke and Kill Systems, First Edition, January 1993 (Reaffirmed 2001). Global Standards
Source: API SPEC 16D, Specification for Control Systems for Drilling Well Control Equipment and Control Systems for Diverter Equipment, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, July 2004. Global Standards
Source: API SPEC 16RCD, Specification for Drill Through Equipment—Rotating Control Devices, Upstream Segment, First Edition, February 2005. Global Standards
Source: Verification of Lifting Appliances for the Oil and Gas Industry, DNV-OSS-308, October 2010, Det Norske Veritas AS, Global Standards