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API 7NRV : 2006 : R2012

Superseded

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SPECIFICATION FOR DRILL STRING NON-RETURN VALVES

Available format(s)

PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

10-07-2006

Superseded date

14-01-2020

£66.78
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Summarise this standard

1 SCOPE
2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES
3 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
4 REQUIREMENTS
  4.1 General
  4.2 Design requirements
  4.3 Functional considerations
  4.4 Design considerations
  4.5 Verification test
5 MATERIALS
  5.1 General
  5.2 Metals
  5.3 Non-metals
  5.4 Traceability
6 QUALITY CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
  6.1 General
  6.2 Documentation retention
  6.3 Personnel qualifications
  6.4 Calibration systems
  6.5 Inspection of elastomeric materials
  6.6 Dimensional inspection
  6.7 Thread inspection
  6.8 Welding and brazing
  6.9 Qualification of heat treatment equipment
  6.10 Coatings, overlays, and surface treatments
  6.11 Mechanical and physical properties (where required by this
       Standard)
  6.12 NDE requirements
7 TESTING
  7.1 General
  7.2 Verification testing
  7.3 General requirements for an NRV verification test facility
  7.4 NRV verification test procedure
  7.5 NRV Nitrogen Pressure Test
  7.6 NRV Hydro Pressure Test
  7.7 NRV Cycle Test
  7.8 NRV Erosion Test
  7.9 RV Float Sub and NRV Landing Nipple testing
  7.10 NRV Equalizing Head testing
  7.11 Verification test for seal materials
  7.12 Production Testing
8 IDENTIFICATION, DOCUMENTATION AND PREPARATION FOR
  TRANSPORT
  8.1 Identification
  8.2 Documentation
  8.3 Preparation for transport
APPENDIX A MINIMUM TEST DATA
APPENDIX B API MONOGRAM

Provides the minimum acceptable requirements for Drill String Non-return Valve (NRV) equipment.

DevelopmentNote
Also available in Chinese edition, API 7NRV CHINESE. (01/2014)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
32
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2012
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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