API SC6 Valves and Wellhead Equipment

1. API SC6 Valves and Wellhead Equipment TG3 – Wellhead Design in Standards and TRs Kenneth Young 14 June 2012 SC6 Summer Meeting - Westminster, CO

2. Work Items • HPHT • API TR PER15K • Protocol for Verification and Validation of HPHT Equipment • API 17TR8 • HPHT Design Guideline Technical Report • API 6AF2 - Flange Charts • 6A / ASME Design Methods – John Fowler • Casting and Forging Study – G. Hill / S. Lewis SC6 Summer Meeting - Westminster, CO

3. API TR PER15K • Protocol for Verification and Validation of HPHT Equipment • Ballot 3 passed with comments • Meeting held 13 Mar 2012 at Conoco • Resolved comments • Plan to circulate for one final review • Plan to publish by Fall 2012 SC6 Summer Meeting - Westminster, CO

4. API 17TR8 • HPHT Design Guideline Technical Report • Chairman – Brian Skeels • Last meeting held 5 June 2012 • Committee defining basic requirements for • Design Verification • Design Validation • Materials • Bolting / Closure Mechanism • Schedule • Next meeting June 26 at FMC • Initial Draft by ?? SC6 Summer Meeting - Westminster, CO

5. API 17TR8 • Material requirements • Chemistry / heat treatment / grain size • Strength properties • 73° to 600°F • Chary V-notch • -75°F • Fracture toughness • ASTM E1820 • Fatigue crack growth rate • ASTM E647 • SCC testing • NACE SC6 Summer Meeting - Westminster, CO

6. API TR 6AF2 • Ran analysis and revised charts • 3-1/8” – 5000 psi 6B flange • 4-1/16” – 5000 psi 6B flange • Completed report / submitted to API – April 2011 • API to publish – Ed Baniak SC6 Summer Meeting - Westminster, CO

7. Work Items • HPHT • API 6AF2 - Flange Charts • 6A / ASME Design Methods – John Fowler • Casting and Forging Study – G. Hill / S. Lewis SC6 Summer Meeting - Westminster, CO