High quality Drill pipe and

Tool joints
Tenaris provides oil and gas customers with high quality drill pipe and tool joints for a wide
variety of well profiles. Our complete offer includes corrosion-resistant and high-strength steel
grades for demanding operations.

Our drill pipes are available with outside diameters (ODs) ranging from 2 3/8”to 5 7/8”. We
offer E-75 to S-155 grades, in accordance with API Specification 5DP as well as proprietary
grades for more stringent requirements:
•Sour service grades: C95S and C105S
•High strength grades: S140 and S155

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Drill pipes are manufactured
as part of an integrated
process accomplished in fully
equipped state-of-the-art
facilities at TenarisNKKTubes.
Drill pipes and tool joints
are assembled by friction
welding. After removal of
weld bead, each heat affected
zone is quench and tempered
in a unique system to recover
mechanical properties.
Welded areas are inspected by
UT and MPI.
▲ Long and smooth taper of
internal upset
▲ Upsetting of drill pipe ▲ Magnetic particle inspection ▲ Heat treatment for the weld
(MPI) zone
Investment in quality and
technology is a permanent
commitment at
TenarisNKKTubes,
which holds ISO 9001, ISO
14001, and API 5DP
certifications.
All employees are fully
instructed in the importance
of quality and rigorous
quality management systems
are applied in our operations.
All products are manufactured
in accordance with customer’s
specifications and the most
demanding international
standards.
▲ Friction weld
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In the case of API NC50, NK DSTJTM NC50 clearly
very high VME stress and indicates improved
compression stress are found performance in comparison
near external shoulder area. to standard API tool joint.

Pin:6 5/8" OD x 2 3/4" ID Pin:6 5/8" OD x 2 3/4" ID

Box: 3 1/2" ID Box: 2 3/4" ID
Circumferential make-up: 40 Degrees Circumferential make-up: 20 Degrees
38,000 ft-lbs(51,500 N-m) 61,900 ft-lbs(83,900 N-m)

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