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HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TEST PROCEDURE FOR PRS CHEMICAL CUTTER PARTS ABOVE THE CHEMICAL CYLINDER
THE PURPOSE OF THE TEST IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL PARTS ABOVE THE CHEMICAL CYLINDER (FIRING SUB ADAPTER, GAS GENERATOR SUB, PRESSURE RELIEF ASSY, ADJ. TOP CENTRALIZER & ANCHOR ASSY) ARE: 1. CORRECTLY ASSEMBLED 2. THE O-RING SEALS ARE NOT LEAKING 3. THE ANCHOR SLIPS ARE OPENING TO THE CORRECT INTERNAL DIAMETER AND RETRACTING PROPERLY IMPORTANT REMINDERS WARNING: NO HAZARDOUS MATERIAL (IGNITER AND/OR GAS GENERATOR GRAIN) SHOULD BE PRESENT IN THE TOOL DURING THIS PROCEDURE!!! ALWAYS ASSEMBLE THE RIGHT SIZE SECTION OF PIPE (REFER TO SELECTION GUIDE IN CHC REVIEW FOR REFERENCE ON PIPE SIZES) OVER THE ANCHOR ASSY WHEN PRESSURE TESTING

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TEST

1) PRESSURE TEST SUB P/N 227214-000 WITH 1/4" NPT FITTING FOR TOOLS 1 3/8 6 3/8 OD (SEE FIGURE 1)

FIGURE 1

2) PRESSURE TEST PLUG (SOLID) FOR LOWER ANCHOR BODY (SEE FIGURE 2): A) FOR LOWER ANCHOR BODY 222072-000, USE TEST PLUG 222053-000 B) FOR LOWER ANCHOR BODY 227221-000, USE TEST PLUG 227213-000 C) FOR LOWER ANCHOR BODY238072-000, USE TEST PLUG 240053-000

FIGURE 2

3) CHC UPPER ASSY (FIRING SUB ADAPTER, GAS GENERATOR SUB, PRESSURE RELIEF ASSY, ADJ. TOP CENTRALIZER, ANCHOR ASSY) 4) TEST SLEEVE WITH SET SCREWS ON BOTH ENDS TO BE SECURED OVER THE ANCHOR ASSY (SEE FIGURE 3).

FIGURE 3

PRESSURE TEST PROCEDURE F/ 1 3/8 6 3/8 OD TOOLS

1. ASSEMBLE THE UPPER ASSY OF THE CHEMICAL CUTTER (FIRING SUB ADAPTER, GAS GENERATOR SUB, PRESSURE RELIEF ASSY, ADJ. TOP CENTRALIZER & ANCHOR ASSY) WITH ALL ORINGS AND LUBRICANT AS INSTRUCTED IN THE PRS CHEMICAL CUTTER MANUAL 2. SCREW THE PROPER PRESSURE TEST PLUG (SOLID) TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LOWER ANCHOR BODY 3. RUN THE TEST SLEEVE OVER THE ANCHOR ASSY AND SECURE IT IN PLACE WITH SET SCREWS ON BOTH ENDS. NOTE: THE TEST SLEEVE MUST BE OF THE SAME SIZE PIPE FOR THE ANCHOR ASSY BEING TESTED. (REFER TO SELECTION GUIDE FOR REFERENCE ON PIPE AND TOOL SIZES) 4. CONNECT THE PRESSURE TEST SUB P/N 227214-000 TO THE HYDRAULIC HOSE OF THE PRESSURE PUMP (SEE FIGURES 4 & 5) (USE TEFLON TAPE TO INSURE GOOD SEAL)

FIGURE 4

FIGURE 5 5. SCREW PRESSURE TEST SUB 227214-000 INTO THE FIRING SUB ADAPTER AND THE TOOL IS NOW READY FOR TESTING

LOW PRESSURE TESTING:

1) FULLY SUBMERGE TEST FIXTURE IN A WATER CONTAINER. APPLY PRESSURE SLOWLY UNTIL THE SLIPS ARE FULLY OPEN AND ANCHORED INSIDE THE TEST SLEEVE. APPROXIMATELY 100 - 300 PSI IS REQUIRED FOR THE ANCHORS TO BE SET 2) WAIT THREE MINUTES AND CHECK FOR LEAKS BY OBSERVING THE PRESENCE OR LACK OF BUBBLES IN THE WATER. IF LEAKING, TROUBLE SHOOT, RESOLVE PROBLEMS & RETEST

HIGH PRESSURE TEST:

IF THERE ARE NO LEAKS, INCREASE PRESSURE GRADUALLY UP TO A RANGE OF 1500 - 3000 PSI AND HOLD FOR 3 MINUTES IF NO LEAK IS DETECTED, BLEED THE PRESSURE AND THE ANCHOR SLIPS SHOULD FULLY RETRACT IF LEAKING IS DISCOVERED, TROUBLE SHOOT, RESOLVE PROBLEMS & RETEST IF SLIPS DO NOT RETRACT AFTER PRESSURE IS BLED OFF, INSPECT THE ANCHOR SLIP CAVITIES FOR ROUGH SURFACES/DAMAGED ORINGS/SHORT ANCHOR SPRING LENGTHS/ ETCAND REPEAT THE TEST

MAINTENANCE:
DISASSEMBLE THE CUTTER PARTS AND DEGREASE TO REMOVE OIL AND/OR WATER RESIDUE. IF THE PARTS ARE NOT IMMEDIATELY NEEDED FOR A JOB, APPLY ANTI CORROSION LUBRICANT TO KEEP RUST AWAY. IF THEY ARE NEEDED FOR A JOB, THEN PROCEED WITH THE ASSEMBLY AFTER DEGREASING AS REQUIRED.

NOTE:
IF YOU PRESSURE TEST WITH NITROGEN (N2), THE SAME PROCEDURE MAY BE APPLIED