Devision API No.

API Name

Specification for Drilling and Well Servicing

DERRICKS AND MASTS Spec 4F
Structures

Operation, Inspection, Maintenance, and

DERRICKS AND MASTS RP 4G
Repair of Drilling and Well Servicing Structures

Recommended Practice on Thread

TUBULAR GOODS RP 5A3/ISO 13678:2010 Compounds for Casing, Tubing,
Line Pipe, and Drill Stem Elements

Field Inspection of New Casing, Tubing, and

RP 5A5/ISO 15463:2003
Plain-End Drill Pipe

Threading, Gauging, and Inspection of Casing,

Spec 5B
Tubing, and Line Pipe Threads
 Description

Covers the design, manufacture, and use of steel derricks, portable masts,
crown block assemblies, and substructures suitable for drilling and wellservicing
operations in the petroleum industry. It includes requirements for
marking, inspection, a uniform method of rating, and design loading for the
equipment. This specification provides two product specification levels (PSLs)
that define two levels of technical and quality requirements. Pages: 52

Provides guidelines and establishes recommended procedures for

inspection, maintenance, and repair of items for drilling and well servicing
structures to maintain the serviceability of this equipment. These
recommendations should be considered as supplemental to, and not as a
substitute for, the manufacturer’s instructions and the recommendations in
RP 54. Items of drilling and well servicing structures covered are masts/
derricks, substructures, and their accessories. Pages: 57

Provides requirements, recommendations, and methods for the testing of

thread compounds intended for use on threaded casing, tubing, and line
pipe connections and for thread compounds intended for use on rotary
shouldered connections. The tests outlined are used to evaluate the critical
performance properties and physical and chemical characteristics of thread
compounds under laboratory conditions.

Specifies requirements and gives recommendations for field inspection and

testing of oil country tubular goods (OCTG). This International Standard
covers the practices and technology commonly used in field inspection;
however, certain practices may also be suitable for mill inspections. Covers
the qualification of inspection personnel, a description of inspection
methods and apparatus calibration and standardization procedures for
various inspection methods. The evaluation of imperfections and marking of
inspected OCTG are included. Applicable to field inspection of OCTG and is
not applicable for use as a basis for acceptance or rejection.
This edition of RP 5A5 is the identical national adoption of
ISO 15463:2003. Pages: 118

Covers dimensions, tolerances, and marking requirements for API threads

and the gauges that control the acceptance criteria for the threads. Thread
element gauges, instruments, and requirements for the inspection of threads
for line pipe, round thread casing, round thread tubing, and buttress casing
connections are included. Pages: 116
 Latest Revision

4th Edition | January 2013 | Effective Date: August 1, 2013

4th Edition | April 2012 | 2-Year Extension: July 2016

3rd Edition | November 2009 | Reaffirmed: April 2015

7th Edition | June 2005 | Reaffirmed: April 2015

16th Edition | December 2017