API SPEC 16C : 2015
Superseded
Superseded
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CHOKE AND KILL EQUIPMENT
Amended by
Available format(s)
Hardcopy , PDF
Superseded date
10-04-2021
Superseded by
Published date
01-03-2015
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1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms, Definitions, and Abbreviations
4 Design Requirements
5 Material Requirements
6 Welding
7 Quality Control
8 Marking
9 Storing and Shipping
10 Equipment-specific Requirements
Annex A (informative) - Use of the API Monogram by Licensees
Annex B (normative) - Design Validation Procedures
Annex C (informative) - Weld Preparation Designs
Annex D (informative) - Heat Treating Equipment Qualification
Annex E (informative) - Pipe Thermal Expansion Calculations
Annex F (informative) - Purchasing Guidelines
Annex G (normative) - Drilling Choke Control Console System
Annex H (informative) - Example Choke and Kill System
Configurations
Bibliography
Provides the minimum requirements for the design and manufacture of the following types of new equipment: a) articulated choke and kill lines; b) choke and kill manifold buffer chamber; c) choke and kill manifold assembly; d) drilling choke actuators; e) drilling choke controls; f) drilling chokes; g) flexible choke and kill lines; h) union connections used in choke and kill assemblies; i) rigid choke and kill lines; j) swivel unions used in choke and kill equipment.
| DevelopmentNote |
Chinese, Russian & Kazakh versions of 1ED 1993 editions are still available, see API 16C CHINESE, API 16C RUSSIAN & API 16C KAZAKH records respectively. (03/2015) 'ERRATA 4 2016' incorporates 'ERRATA 3 2016', 'ERRATA 2 2015' & 'ERRATA 1 2015'. (07/2016)
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Standard
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165
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This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria New child ADD 1 2016 is added NEW CHILD ERR 3 2016 IS NOW ADDED New child ERR 1 2015 is added New child ERR 2 2015 is added New child ERR 1 2016 is added NEW CHILD ERR 4 2016 IS NOW ADDED
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American Petroleum Institute
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Superseded
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| Supersedes |
| 03/312144 DC : DRAFT JULY 2003 | ISO 13628-10 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS - PART 10 - BONDED FLEXIBLE PIPE |
| API 53 RUSSIAN : 1997 : R2004 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR BLOWOUT PREVENTION EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS FOR DRILLING WELLS |
| API RP 17B : 2014 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR FLEXIBLE PIPE |
| API SPEC 17J : 2014 | SPECIFICATION FOR UNBONDED FLEXIBLE PIPE |
| API 53 : 2012 | BLOWOUT PREVENTION EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS FOR DRILLING WELLS |
| UNI EN ISO 13624-1 : 2010 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - DRILLING AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT - PART 1: DESIGN AND OPERATION OF MARINE DRILLING RISER EQUIPMENT |
| BS EN ISO 13628-2:2006 | Petroleum and natural gas industries. Design and operation of subsea production systems Unbonded flexible pipe systems for subsea and marine applications |
| API 92U : 2008 : R2013 | UNDERBALANCED DRILLING OPERATIONS |
| API 49 RUSSIAN : 2001 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DRILLING AND WELL SERVICING OPERATIONS INVOLVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE |
| I.S. EN ISO 13624-1:2009 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - DRILLING AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT - PART 1: DESIGN AND OPERATION OF MARINE DRILLING RISER EQUIPMENT |
| 04/301931 DC : DRAFT JAN 2004 | ISO 13628-2 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS - PART 2: UNBONDED FLEXIBLE PIPE SYSTEMS FOR SUBSEA AND MARINE APPLICATIONS |
| API RP 68 : 1998 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR OIL AND GAS WELL SERVICING AND WORKOVER OPERATIONS INVOLVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE |
| API 5C7:1996 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR COILED TUBING OPERATIONS IN OIL AND GAS WELL SERVICES |
| API SPEC 16F : 2017 | SPECIFICATION FOR MARINE DRILLING RISER EQUIPMENT |
| API 68 : 1998 : R2010 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR OIL AND GAS WELL SERVICING AND WORKOVER OPERATIONS INVOLVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE |
| NORSOK D 001 : REV 3 COR 2013 | DRILLING FACILITIES |
| I.S. EN ISO 13628-2:2006 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS - PART 2: UNBONDED FLEXIBLE PIPE SYSTEMS FOR SUBSEA AND MARINE APPLICATIONS |
| API RP 17W : 2014 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR SUBSEA CAPPING STACKS |
| API 92U : 2008 | UNDERBALANCED DRILLING OPERATIONS |
| BS EN ISO 13624-1:2009 | Petroleum and natural gas industries. Drilling and production equipment Design and operation of marine drilling riser equipment |
| API RP 16Q : 2017 | DESIGN, SELECTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF MARINE DRILLING RISER SYSTEMS |
| API 49 : 2001 : R2013 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DRILLING AND WELL SERVICING OPERATIONS INVOLVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE |
| API 17G:2006 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR COMPLETION/WORKOVER RISERS |
| API TR 1PER15K-1 : 2013 | PROTOCOL FOR VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF HIGH-PRESSURE HIGH-TEMPERATURE EQUIPMENT |
| API 17G : 2006 : R2011 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR COMPLETION/WORKOVER RISERS |
| API SPEC 17K : 2017 | SPECIFICATION FOR BONDED FLEXIBLE PIPE |
| API 7K : 2015+ERR 2:2016 | DRILLING AND WELL SERVICING EQUIPMENT |
| UNI EN ISO 13628-2 : 2007 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS - PART 2: UNBONDED FLEXIBLE PIPE SYSTEMS FOR SUBSEA AND MARINE APPLICATIONS |
| EN ISO 13628-10:2006 | Petroleum and natural gas industries - Design and operation of subsea production systems - Part 10: Specification for bonded flexible pipe (ISO 13628-10:2006) |
| API RP 16Q RUSSIAN : 2017 | DESIGN, SELECTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF MARINE DRILLING RISER SYSTEMS |
| API 17G : 2006 : R2016 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR COMPLETION/WORKOVER RISERS |
| API 92M : 2017 | MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING OPERATIONS WITH SURFACE BACK-PRESSURE |
| API 17J REDLINE : 2008 | SPECIFICATION FOR UNBONDED FLEXIBLE PIPE |
| API 49 RUSSIAN : 2001 : R2007 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DRILLING AND WELL SERVICING OPERATIONS INVOLVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE |
| API 7K CHINESE : 2010 | DRILLING AND WELL SERVICING EQUIPMENT |
| BS EN ISO 13628-10:2006 | Petroleum and natural gas industries. Design and operation of subseaprod uction systems Specification for bonded flexible pipe |
| BS EN ISO 13628-7:2006 | Petroleum and natural gas industries. Design and operation of subsea production systems Completion/workover riser systems |
| ISO 13628-7:2005 | Petroleum and natural gas industries — Design and operation of subsea production systems — Part 7: Completion/workover riser systems |
| ISO 13628-2:2006 | Petroleum and natural gas industries Design and operation of subsea production systems Part 2: Unbonded flexible pipe systems for subsea and marine applications |
| EN ISO 13628-7:2006 | Petroleum and natural gas industries - Design and operation of subsea production systems - Part 7: Completion/workover riser systems (ISO 13628-7:2005) |
| EN ISO 13624-1:2009 | Petroleum and natural gas industries - Drilling and production equipment - Part 1: Design and operation of marine drilling riser equipment (ISO 13624-1:2009) |
| API 5C7 : 1996 : R2007 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR COILED TUBING OPERATIONS IN OIL AND GAS WELL SERVICES |
| BS ISO 13628-7 : 2005 AMD 16887 | PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS - PART 7: COMPLETION/WORKOVER RISER SYSTEMS |
| API 16ST : 2009 : R2014 | COILED TUBING WELL CONTROL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS |
| ABS 0063 : 2018 COR 2018 | RULES FOR BUILDING AND CLASSING FACILITIES ON OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS |
| API Std 53 RUSSIAN:1997 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR BLOWOUT PREVENTION EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS FOR DRILLING WELLS |
| API 6X : 2014 | DESIGN CALCULATIONS FOR PRESSURE-CONTAINING EQUIPMENT |
| 07/30167130 DC : 0 | BS ISO 13624-1 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - DRILLING AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT - PART 1: DESIGN AND OPERATION OF MARINE DRILLING RISER EQUIPMENT |
| API 16ST:2009 | COILED TUBING WELL CONTROL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS |
| API 49 : 2001 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DRILLING AND WELL SERVICING OPERATIONS INVOLVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE |
| API 2RD : 2013 | DYNAMIC RISERS FOR FLOATING PRODUCTION SYSTEMS |
| API 7K : 2015 | DRILLING AND WELL SERVICING EQUIPMENT |
| API 7K REDLINE : 2010 | DRILLING AND WELL SERVICING EQUIPMENT |
| ISO 13628-10:2005 | Petroleum and natural gas industries — Design and operation of subsea production systems — Part 10: Specification for bonded flexible pipe |
| ISO 13624-1:2009 | Petroleum and natural gas industries Drilling and production equipment Part 1: Design and operation of marine drilling riser equipment |
| ISO 6507-1:2005 | Metallic materials Vickers hardness test Part 1: Test method |
| ASME PV CODE 8 DIV 2 : 2017 | BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRESSURE VESSELS DIVISION 2- ALTERNATIVE RULES |
| SAE J 517 : 2016 | HYDRAULIC HOSE |
| API 500 : 2012 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR CLASSIFICATION OF LOCATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AT PETROLEUM FACILITIES CLASSIFIED AS CLASS 1, DIVISION 1 AND DIVISION 2 |
| ISO 6506-1:2014 | Metallic materials Brinell hardness test Part 1: Test method |
| ASTM E 446 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Reference Radiographs for Steel Castings Up to 2 in. (50.8 mm) in Thickness |
| ASNT SNT TC 1A : 2016 | TOPICAL OUTLINES FOR QUALIFICATION OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING PERSONNEL |
| ASTM E 186 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Reference Radiographs for Heavy-Walled (2 to 4<fraction><num>1</num><den>2</den></fraction > in. (50.8 to 114 mm)) Steel Castings |
| ASME PV CODE 9 : 2017 | BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING QUALIFICATIONS - QUALIFICATION STANDARD FOR WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING PROCEDURES; WELDERS; BRAZERS; AND WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING OPERATORS |
| ISO 9712:2012 | Non-destructive testing Qualification and certification of NDT personnel |
| API 5CT : 2012 | CASING AND TUBING |
| ASME PV CODE 8 DIV 1 : 2017 | BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRESSURE VESSELS DIVISION 1 |
| ISO 6508-1:2016 | Metallic materials — Rockwell hardness test — Part 1: Test method |
| API 6A : 2010 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELLHEAD AND CHRISTMAS TREE EQUIPMENT |
| ASTM E 384 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Microindentation Hardness of Materials |
| ASME B31.3:2016 | PROCESS PIPING |
| NFPA 496 : 2017 | PURGED AND PRESSURIZED ENCLOSURES FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT |
| ASTM E 10 : 2017-05 | TEST METHOD FOR BRINELL HARDNESS OF METALLIC MATERIALS |
| API 5L : 2012 | LINE PIPE |
| AWS B5.1 : 2013 | SPECIFICATION FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF WELDING INSPECTORS |
| AWS A5.1M/A5.1 : 2012 | SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING |
| API 505 : 1997 | RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR CLASSIFICATION OF LOCATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AT PETROLEUM FACILITIES CLASSIFIED AS CLASS I, ZONE 0, ZONE 1, AND ZONE 2 |
| ASME PV CODE 5 : 2017 | BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION |
| ASTM E 280 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Reference Radiographs for Heavy-Walled (4<fraction><num>1</num><den>2</den></fraction > to 12 in. (114 to 305 mm)) Steel Castings |
| ASTM E 709 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing |
| SAE AMS H 6875 : 2010 | HEAT TREATMENT OF STEEL RAW MATERIALS |
| API 6X : 2014 | DESIGN CALCULATIONS FOR PRESSURE-CONTAINING EQUIPMENT |
| API 53 : 2012 | BLOWOUT PREVENTION EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS FOR DRILLING WELLS |
| ASTM D 1418 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Practice for Rubber and Rubber Latices—Nomenclature |
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