TOTAL EXPLORATION PRODUCTION

GENERAL SPECIFICATION

PIPING - VESSELS - WELDING

SP - TCS - 146

BOLTING FOR PIPING

Rev. 4 January 93 New issue

Rev. 3 December 1987 New issue
Rev. 2 March 1987 New issue
Rev. 1 June 1981 Revision
Rev. 0 January 1981 First issue

This document is the property of TOTAL, it must not be reproduced or transmitted to others without
written authorisation from TOTAL.
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CONTENTS

Page

1 - SCOPE 3

2 - DEFINITION OF CONTRACTING PARTIES 3

3 - REFERENCE DOCUMENTS 3

3.1 - Codes 3
3.2 - Standards 4
3.3 - TOTAL specifications 4
3.4 - Requisitions 4

4 - MATERIALS 4

4.1 - General 4
4.2 - Toughness tests 5

5 - DIMENSIONS 5

5.1 - Stud bolts and screws 5

5.2 - Nuts 5
5.3 - Special bolting 5

6 - FABRICATION 5

6.1 - General 5
6.2 - Threading 6
6.3 - Surface treatment 6

7 - QUALITY CONTROL 6

8 - VENDOR's DOSSIER 6

8.1 - Certificates of conformity 6

8.2 - Material certificates 7

9 - PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT 7

9.1 - Marking 7
9.2 - Packing 7
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1 - SCOPE

This specification completes the description given in the requisitions issued by the ENGINEERING
COMPANY and stipulates the particular requirements for the fabrication, inspection and shipment of
the bolting.

2 - DEFINITION OF CONTRACTING PARTIES

OWNER The legal Owner of what is built.

COMPANY The party which signs the contracts and orders on behalf of the
Owner.

TOTAL TOTAL acts as the COMPANY representative and performs the

role of MANAGER.

ENGINEERING COMPANY This term designates the engineering companies which work under
the supervision of TOTAL and assume the function of Engineer.

In all cases a contract exists between the COMPANY and the

ENGINEERING COMPANY specifying the missions entrusted to
the latter.

VENDOR Vendor of equipment and material, whether separately identifiable

or in bulk.

INSPECTION AGENCY This term designates the inspection bodies which work under the
supervision of TOTAL.
In some cases, TOTAL may also act as the INSPECTION
AGENCY.

3 - REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

The latest issue of the following documents must be used :

3.1 - Codes

The main reference code shall be :

- ASME B31.3 : "Code for Pressure Piping - Chemical Plant and Petroleum Refinery
Piping".
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3.2 - Standards

- ASME B 1.1 : "Unified Inch Screw Threads"

- ASME B 1.2 : "Gages and Gaging for Unified Screw Threads"

- ASME B 16.5 : "Steel Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings"

- ASME B 18.2.1 : "Square and Hex Bolts and Screws"

- ASME B 18.2.2 : "Square and Hex Nuts"

- ASTM : (American Society for Testing and Materials) :

. A 193 : "Alloy-Steel and Stainless Steel Bolting Materials for High-temperature

Service"
. A 194 : "Carbon and Alloy-Steel Nuts for Bolts for High-pressure and High-
temperature Service"
. A 320 : "Alloy-Steel Bolting Materials for Low-temperature Service"
. A 370 : "Mechanical Testing of Steel Products"

This list is not exhaustive.

3.3 - TOTAL specifications

- SP-LOG-881 : Sea-packing.
- SP-LOG-883 : Shipping markings.
- PS-TCS-107 : Standard drawing - bolting for blinds.

3.4 - Requisitions

(Documents issued by the ENGINEERING COMPANY).

4 - MATERIALS

4.1 - General

The steels used for the fabrication of the bolting shall be produced in a MARTIN furnace, in an
electric furnace, or by the basic oxygen process.

All parts shall undergo thermal hardness treatments in accordance with the requirements of the
applicable codes and standards listed as reference documents.
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4.2 - Toughness tests

Except as otherwise specified in the order, only bolting specified to standard ASTM A 320 or
specified for low-temperature service shall undergo toughness tests.

5 - DIMENSIONS

5.1 - Stud bolts and screws

The diameters and lengths of stud bolts and Hex screws ("Heavy" series) shall comply with the
standards ASME B 16.5 and ASME B 18.2.1 and shall conform to the dimensions shown on
the materials requisitions.

Diameters shall be in inches, and lengths shall be in millimeters.

The lengths given on the requisitions are service lengths that do not include the dimensions of
the end bevels.

5.2 - Nuts

All nuts shall be of the hexagonal type ("Heavy" series) and shall be in accordance with the
standard ASME B 18.2.2.

5.3 - Special bolting

The dimensions of the bolting of blinders and spectacle blinds shall conform with TOTAL
standard drawing n° PS-TCS-107, "Bolting for blinds".

6 - FABRICATION

6.1 - General

Stud bolts and nuts may be machined from treated steel rods. However, nuts may also be
forged.

Screws shall be made by die-working the heads.

After these operations of forging and die-working, the bolting shall undergo the hardness
treatments required by the reference codes and standards.
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6.2 - Threading

Threading shall be in conformity with the following series of standard ASME B 1.1 :

- "COARSE" series : for diameters less than or equal to 1"

- "8 THREADS" series : for diameters equal to or greater than 1 1/8".

Stud bolts shall be threaded along their entire length. The machining and surface-condition
tolerances applicable to the various threadings shall be in conformity with the following
classes :

- Class 2A of standard ASME B 1.1 for stud bolts and screws.

- Class 2B of standard ASME B 18.2.2 for nuts.

6.3 - Surface treatment

Except for stainless steel materials, the bolting must undergo surface treatment of the
"cadmium-plated/bichromate-treated" type.

7 - QUALITY CONTROL

The inspection and tests necessary to confirm that the products meet the requirements of the standards,
specifications and requisitions shall be carried out in the VENDOR's plant by personnel of the plant.
This specially-qualified personnel shall be independent of the production department of the plant.

Products shall be guaranteed by an inspection certificate (conformity, material, test, etc.), which must
accompany the supply.

If the VENDOR does not have the necessary means of examination, these tests may be carried out by
an agency and at a place approved by TOTAL or the ENGINEERING COMPANY.

8 - VENDOR's DOSSIER

8.1 - Certificates of conformity

The VENDOR shall submit certificates of conformity with the standards specified in the
requisitions.
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8.2 - Material certificates

The VENDOR shall submit material certificates giving the results of the chemical analysis and
of the mechanical tests carried out in accordance with the requirements of the reference codes
and standards.

9 - PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT

9.1 - Marking

In addition to the markings required by the reference standards, the grade of steel and the
maker's mark shall be cold-stamped on each bolting element.

The marking shall be located on one of the ends of each stud bolts and one of the flats of each
screw head and each nut.

9.2 - Packing

The bolting must be packed in sea-packing, which must, in addition, be water-proof in the case
of austenitic stainless steel. Packing must be suitable for all stages of transport (rail, road, air
and sea).

The packing must comply with the requirements of TOTAL specifications Nos SP-LOG-881
"Sea-Packing", and SP-LOG-883 "Shipping Markings", applicable to this type of material.