DS-1® Fifth Edition, Volume 3, Drill Stem Inspection

1.  Introduction 3 addresses the inspection of drill string equipment consist-

ing of a single piece with no component pieces. Examples
Since 1992, Standard DS-1 has worked to prevent drill include drill pipe, drill collars, subs, and pup joints. Volume
stem failures. It was first sponsored by members of the 4, first published with Fourth Edition, addresses drilling
Drilling Engineers Association (DEA) and other parties specialty tools, which are defined as a device that:
as DEA Project 74. Originally an industry-standard set
of inspection procedures for used drill pipe, the scope of • can be run in a drill string or casing string and
the standard and its acceptance in the industry has grown perform some function;
dramatically through four previous editions. • is assembled from two or more components, and;
This Fifth Edition of Standard DS-1 consists of six • is complete in itself with no additional equipment
Volumes: needed for its function except possibly some
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• Volume 1 covers the manufacture of various drill external power or pressure source.
stem elements. Examples of drilling specialty tools include mud motors,
• Volume 2 provides resources and calculations to MWD, LWD, underreamers, and safety valves.
design and operate a drill string successfully.

• Volume 3—this book—gives inspection pro- 1.3  Sponsorship

cedural control and acceptance criteria for
generic components such as drill pipe, drill collars,
HWDP, subs, etc.
• Volume 4 outlines a quality control structure for
the maintenance processes of specialty tools.
• Volume 5 covers the inspection of new and used
bits for oilfield drilling.
Sponsorship of DS-1 is open to any company or institution
having an interest in the field. The sponsorship group in-
cludes oil and gas operating companies, drilling contractor
companies, rental companies, inspection companies, and oil
field service companies. Sponsorship fees are paid to Bureau
Veritas and are used to conduct research, to recommend
content, and to write, update, and maintain the standard.
For sponsorship information contact:

• Volume 6 provides the inspection procedures and DS-1 Engineering

acceptance criteria for used aluminum drill pipe. Bureau Veritas
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development work with Bureau Veritas’s service portfolio 1.4  Copyright Notice
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The content of this standard is determined by a commit-
1.2  Coverage tee of technical representatives from sponsor companies.
In the Fifth Edition of Standard DS-1 (as was introduced However, suggestions for improving this standard are
in the Fourth Edition), inspection and qualification of drill welcomed from any source. Suggested changes should be
string components is specified in Volumes 3 and 4. Volume sent to the address above.

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Revisions and corrections of the DS-1 Standards are
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1.6  Significant Changes from DS-1
Fourth Edition
To assist the user in identifying changes between Standard
DS-1 Fourth Edition and Fifth Edition, Table A.1 is
provided (located in the Appendix). Table A.1 lists some
of the new inspection procedures and methods added and
some of the key changes made to the inspection procedures
and methods previously covered in Fourth Edition and now
continued in Fifth Edition. The goal is to familiarize DS-1
users with these changes. However it is not meant to be an
exhaustive list that requires no further investigation. Table
A.1 serves as a reference to be reviewed prior to examining
the contents of Standard DS-1 Fifth Edition, Volume 3.
1.7  Assumptions
This standard is written and published solely for the
convenience of the user. The data presented herein is based
on assumptions about material properties and operating
conditions which will not apply in all circumstances. Since
actual properties and conditions cannot be foreseen, each
user must first ascertain how local equipment or operating
conditions deviate from the assumptions herein, then
employ sound engineering and technical judgment in
deciding when to employ any part of this standard.
1.8  Limitations
This standard is not a training manual, nor should it be
used by untrained or inexperienced personnel, or people
who are not qualified in drilling engineering, threading
technology, inspection technology, quality assurance, or
applicable codes, standards, and procedures. This standard
is not intended to meet the duties of employers to properly
train and equip their employees in any of the above fields.
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1.12 are the sole and exclusive terms and conditions by
which this Standard DS-1 is offered for sale or use, and
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Users of this standard are advised that certain dimensions
and properties of proprietary products are listed in this
standard. These dimensions and properties have generally
been provided by the manufacturers of the products in
question, and are listed herein solely for the convenience
of users who may be using or contemplating the use of
such products. Bureau Veritas, its officers and directors,
the editorial committee members and their companies,
and the sponsor companies have not verified the service-
ability of these products nor the reliability of the data
furnished, nor do they make any representation whatever
as to the accuracy of the data or reliability of the product.
Furthermore, a listing in this standard does not constitute
a license to manufacture any product. Such license can only
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be obtained from the owner of the product in question.
Anyone contemplating manufacture of any product listed
herein is cautioned to verify that such manufacture will not
violate any right or patent of the holders of the proprietary
product in question.
1.11  Proprietary Technology and
License Agreement
The methods of calculating Curvature Index, Stability
Index, Reactive Torque, and Connection Fatigue Index
are and remain the exclusive property of Bureau Veritas.
The values given in this standard for Curvature Index,
Stability Index, Reactive Torque, and Connection Fatigue
Index are and remain the exclusive property of Bureau
Veritas. License is hereby granted to persons who purchase
and register this standard to use the values given herein
for Curvature Index, Stability Index, Reactive Torque,
and Connection Fatigue Index for the sole purpose of
designing drill strings or setting inspection intervals.
No person or organization may use these values, curves,
formulas, or methods of calculation for any other purpose,
including developing training material or training others
in drill string design or inspection. These values, curves,
and formulas may not be retyped, hand copied, redrawn,
scanned, photocopied, or employed in the production or
use of any computer program or software, except with the
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