Liner Hanger Systems

Float Equipment - Minimum Requirements

Equipment Type
Minimum Requirements 4 4
Standard Float Collar Standard Float Shoe Auto-Fill Float Collar Auto-Fill Float Shoe
API RP 10F III-C As per table 2
Prior Audit (Approved Supplier) Yes Yes Yes Yes
PDC Drillable
Yes Yes Yes Yes
(Phenolic Valve / Aluminum)
¹ Ball Catch Deflector Installed at Manufacturer Yes Yes Not Applicable Not Applicable
² Single Valve Yes Yes Yes Yes
³ Cemented Nose Not Applicable Yes Not Applicable Yes
Side Ports on Float Housing Not Applicable Yes Not Applicable Yes
Table 1
Considerations:
¹ Ball Catch Deflector, installed at manufacturer to avoid the ball to block the float valves.
² This is based on customer requirements. However, it is recommended to always run two separate pieces of float equipment and have a total of three valves as a well
barrier.
³ Cemented Nose is the minimum required configuration, however drill down or heavy reaming operations may consider aluminum or reamer shoes.
4
Do not use Teflon Ball style auto-fill equipment.

Equipment Type
Equipment Sizes & Minimum API Qualification
Standard Float Collar Standard Float Shoe Auto-Fill Float Collar Auto-Fill Float Shoe
4-1/2" through 6-5/8" API RP 10F IIIC API RP 10F IIB
7" through 11-7/8" API RP 10F IIIC API RP 10F IIB
13-3/8" and Larger API RP 10F IIB API RP 10F IIB
Table 2
Considerations:
The qualifications specified on the table 2 must be considered when the client does not specify any type of minimum qualification. It is recommended to always use
the tender clarification period to clarify these requirements in order to force all the suppliers to offer the same specifications.