Supplement 1

April 1999

EFFECTIVE DATE: APRIL 15, 1999

Field Inspection of New Casing,

Tubing, and Plain-End Drill Pipe

API RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 5A5

SIXTH EDITION, DECEMBER 1997

EFFECTIVE DATE: MARCH 1, 1998

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Tubing, and Plain-End Drill Pipe

Page 18, Table 4

for 41/2 Ð 11.60, Change 4.00 to 4.000
for 5 Ð 13.00, Change 4.439 to 4.369
for 7 Ð 23.00, Delete footnote ÒaÓ from 6.250

Page 19, Table 4

for 75/8 Ð 51.20, Change 6.1266 to 6.127

Page 50, Add new Þgure 6, Rounded Nose for External-Upset Tubing, and renumber and revise references to the Þgures
following the new Þgure 6.

Radius, r
Size (See Note 1)
23/8 3
/32 inch
27/8 3
/32 inch
31/2 1
/8 inch
41/2 1
/8 inch
Notes:
1. These dimensions are for reference only and are not subject
to measurement for determining product acceptance.
2. See API Standard 5B for details.
Figure 6—Rounded Nose for External-Upset Tubing

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