7.1.2.

3 Corrosion-resistant Ring Grooves

All end and outlet flanges, and flanged connections used on subsea completion
equipment shall be
manufactured from a CRA, or their ring grooves overlaid with a CRM/CRA material,
per 5.3.3, to provide
corrosion resistance to seawater under the specified operating conditions.
Prior to application of the overlay, preparation of the BX ring grooves shall
conform to the dimensions in
Table 12 or API 6A. The overlay material shall be compatible, in accordance with
the manufacturer’s written
specification, with retained fluids and with both the base metal of the flange and
the gasket material (surface
hardness, galling, and dissimilar metals corrosion).
7.1.2.4 Standard Subsea Flanges—Type 6BX with Working Pressures of 10,000 psi (69
MPa) or
15,000 psi (103.5 MPa)
Standard flanges for subsea completion equipment with a working pressure of 10,000
psi (69 MPa) or
15,000 psi (103.5 MPa) shall conform to the requirements for type 6BX flanges, as
defined in API 6A. These
flanges are ring-joint-type flanges, designed for face-to-face make-up. The
connection make-up force and
external loads shall react primarily on the raised face of the flange.
Corrosion-resistant, inlaid ring grooves for type 6BX flanges shall conform to the
requirements of API 6A.
7.1.2.5 Special Purpose Subsea Flanges—Type 17SS with Working Pressures of 15,000
psi (103.5
MPa) or 17,500 psi (120.7 MPa)
Special purpose 1 in. (25 mm) flanges for use with a working pressure of 15,000 psi
(103.5 MPa) or 0.75 in.
(19 mm) flanges for use with a working pressure of 17,500 psi (120.7 MPa) for
subsea completion
equipment shall conform to the requirements for type 6BX flanges, as defined in
Table 10.
7.1.2.6 Standard Subsea Flanges—Type 17SS with Working Pressures of 5000 psi (34.5
MPa)
7.1.2.6.1 General
21/16 in. (52 mm) through 11 in. (279 mm) type 17SS flange designs are based on
type 6B flange designs
as defined in API 6A, but they have been modified to incorporate type BX ring
gaskets (the established
practice for subsea completions) rather than type R or RX gaskets. In addition,
type 17SS flanges shall be
designed with raised faces for rigid face-to-face make-up.
5000 psi (34.5 MPa) type 17SS flanges shall be used for all 21/16 in. (52 mm)
through 11 in. (279 mm)
subsea completion API-type flange applications at or below 5000 psi (34.5 MPa)
working pressure.
135/8 in. (346 mm) through 211/4 in. (540 mm) standard subsea flanges for working
pressures of 5000 psi
(34.5 MPa) and below shall be type 6BX flanges as defined in API 6A.
7.1.2.6.2 Dimensions
7.1.2.6.2.1 Standard Dimensions
Dimensions for type 17SS flanges shall conform to Figure 6 and Table 9, Table 10,
and Table 11.
Dimensions for ring grooves shall conform to Table 8 through Table 12 or API 6A.
Type 17SS flanges used as end connections on subsea completion equipment may have
entrance bevels,
counterbores or recesses to receive running/test tools, plugs, etc. The dimensions
of counterbores and recesses
are not covered by this specification but shall not exceed the B dimension given in
Table 9 and Table 10.
7.1.2.6.2.2 Integral Flange Exceptions
The manufacturer shall ensure that the modified integral flange designs shall meet
the requirements of
Section 5.