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Report to API SC18,

Task Group 6, Welding

API 2012 Summer Standardization Conference

© 2012 Qualified Specialists, Intl.

Chairman: Bud Weightman

Report to API SC18 on Task Group 6, Welding

© 2012 Qualified Specialists, Intl. 2

SC18, TG 6 Charge

To review all API product specifications and

Recommended Practices and to cross-functionally

identify requirements for welding, brazing and

soldering; the purpose is to identify welding criteria

to be recommended for use in all product

specifications where these processes welding are

is required.



Purpose

To identify cross functional requirements across

the API Monogram Program Product

Specifications

To identify baseline requirements / references

for API Auditors to use during API audits

To identify other international welding

requirements referenced in API Product

Specifications



Product Specifications Being Evaluated

The following specifications serve as an example of some

of the more critical specifications containing welding

requirements under the API Monogram Program:

2C

4F

5CT

5DP

5L

6A

6D

6DSS

7-1

7K

8A

8C

14A

14L

16A

16C

16D

16F

16RCD

17D

17F

19G1

19G2



Members / Interested Parties

Line Item Name Company

Chairman Bud Weightman Qualified Specialists,

LLC

1 Bamidele Agbogun Self

2 Bob Prince ExxonMobil

3 Rick Noecker ExxonMobil

4 Stacey Hagan ExxonMobil

5 Jim McHaney ExxonMobil

6 Charlie Ribardo British Petroleum

7 David Alva Drillmec

8 Ed Baniak API

9 Eric Wehner NOV

10 Don McDowell Antelope Oil Tools

11 Gary Devlin Cameron

12 Jerry Longmire GE Oil & Gas Pressure

Control

13 Jim Harris (alt) GE Oil & Gas Pressure

Control

14 Jimmy Hashem Halliburton


15 Jude Boudreaux Frank’s Casing

16 Timothy Burns Shell

17 William Blue Baker Hughes

18 Allen Bolyard Baker Hughes

19 Billy Croker IQAS

20 Ron Schlappy Unique Machine

21 Nels Wickander Wickander &

Associates

22 Eric Berger Global Energy

Service

23 Amos Ware National Oilwell

Varco

24 Gil Hunter National Oilwell

Varco

25 Randy Mariott National Oilwell

Varco

26 Carlos Medina National Oilwell

Varco

27 David Bartholomew Amega West



Members / Interested Parties


28 Angus Lamont Weatherford

29 Mike Briggs Cameron

30 Alan Johnson Alan Johnson

Associates

31 Raouf Naguib Woodco USA

32 Chris North NOV

33 Dave Dufresne Inserpetrol

34 David Harris Schlumberger

35 Carlo Iasella U.S. Steel Tubular

Products

36 Mike Webber Hunting Energy

Services, LP.

37 Andrea Romero Hunting Energy

Services, LP.

38 James Fraysur Weatherford

39 William Howie Weatherford

40 Stan Jones Weatherford

41 Justin Grimes SCV


42 Michael Teele Array Products

43 Mel Wright Shell

44 Philip Castle-Smith Shell

45 Chris Halbrook FMC

46 Bill Coble Cameron

47 Michael Wright Permian Tank &

MFG.

48 Oscar Baker Permian Tank &

MFG.

49 Gary Crisp Independence

Contract Drilling

50 Garrett Schopper NOV

51 Teresa Comeaux T3

52 Scott Dillard T3

53 Jim Alban Cameron

54 Bryan Busser Aker Solutions

55 Jim McCabe GE Oil & Gas



Past Meetings

August 10, 2011

August 31, 2011

September 21, 2011

February 1, 2012

March 14, 2012

April 6, 2012

June 4, 2012



Our Approach

1. To identify KEY CRITERIA FOR WELDING

a. Focus: the need to identify requirements to

demonstrate technical competence

b. Considerations: to define requirements where

known industry codes / standards do not provide

guidance



Our Approach

KEY CRITERIA FOR WELDING

Documented Program

WPS

PQR

Welder Qualification

Welding Equipment Approval

Calibration of Monitoring & Measuring Equipment

Welder Continuity

Control & Issuance of Consumables

Weld Repair

Post Weld Heat Treatment

Weld Acceptance Criteria

Welding Program Revalidation

Linkage to Q1

Traceability

NDT Personnel Certification

International References



Our Approach

Types of welding considered

Welding processes covered by ASME Section IX

and AWS D1.1

Brazing

Hard Facing Overlay

Corrosion Resistant Overlay

Rotary Friction Welding (direct drive or inertia)



Our Approach

Electric Resistance Welding

Soldering

Hard Surfacing

Hard Banding



Our Approach

2. To provide linkage to

known welding

codes / standards

where they address

“Key Criteria for

Welding”

a. Focus:

ASME SECTION IX

AWS D1.1



Our Approach

3. To create benchmark

requirements where

they do not currently

exist

a. Focus: to utilize the

technical experience

of this Task Group’s

membership to

identify requirements

that will contribute to

sound management

practice for welding



Our Approach

4. To perform gap analyses of API Product Specifications

and to illustrate the ‘visible gaps’ against requirements

established by this Task Group

a. Gap Analyses Assignment

b. Illustration of API Spec. 8C Gap Analysis

c. Illustration of API Spec. 2C Gap Analysis

d. The Gap Analyses results will contain any disparities

identified during the analysis of the product

specification; the comments may be useful to the

applicable product specification Task Group

e. The Gap Analyses results will be reviewed and

confirmed by a peer group within the Task Group



Our Approach

Item

#

API

Spec.

Assigned To (for

Gap Analysis) Reviewers

1 2C Bud Weightman Randy Mariott, Amos Ware

2 4F Amos Ware Jim Harris

3 5CT Mike Webber Bob Prince

4 5DP Mike Webber Bob Prince

5 5L Jude Boudreaux Billy Croker

6 5LC Jude Boudreaux Billy Croker

7 6A Jim Harris Mike Webber

8 6D Bob Prince Justin Grimes

9 6DSS Bob Prince Justin Grimes

10 7-1 Mike Webber Randy Mariott, Amos Ware

11 7k Jude Boudreaux Randy Mariott, Amos Ware

12 8A Being withdrawn Being withdrawn

a. Gap Analyses Assignment

23 Completed Gap Analysis

Gap Analysis to be finalized

23 of 23 completed

13 Completed Peer Reviews

5 Peer reviews assigned

To be assigned



Our Approach

a. Gap Analyses Assignment (cont.)

Item

#

API

Spec.

Assigned To (for

Gap Analysis) Reviewers

13 8C Jude Boudreaux Mike Webber

14 14A Allen Bolyard Mike Webber

15 14L Mike Webber

16 16A Bob Prince Jim Harris

17 16C Justin Grimes Bob Prince

18 16D Justin Grimes Bob Prince

19 16F Bob Prince Randy Mariott, Amos Ware

20 16RCD Bob Prince

21 17D Jim Harris Raouf Naguib

22 17F Soldering

Randy Mariott

23 19G2 Soldering

Allen Bolyard

24 19G1 Allen Bolyard

23 Completed Gap Analysis

Gap Analysis to be finalized

23 of 23 completed

13 Completed Peer Reviews

5 Peer reviews assigned

To be assigned



Our Approach

b. Illustration of API Spec. 8C Gap Analysis



Our Approach

b. Illustration of API Spec. 8C Gap Analysis (cont.)

i. Lessons Learned: Spec. 8C addresses most of the Key

Criteria for Welding and has few gaps. Gaps are more

related to managerial issues rather than technical issues.



Our Approach

c. Illustration of API Spec. 2C Gap Analysis



Our Approach

c. Illustration of API Spec. 2C Gap Analysis (cont.)

i. Lessons Learned: Spec. 2C addresses FEW of the Key

Criteria for Welding and has NUMEROUS gaps. Gaps

are both managerial issues and technical issues.



Results of TG6’s Work

Concept has been proven

Benchmark criteria has been finalized

International standards have been identified



Items to be considered by SC18

1. TG’s goal, welding that occurs during the manufacturing

process of product specified in API Product

Specifications (E&P only)

2. A definition of welding was re-reviewed and revised as

shown below:

a. “A process used to join metals by thermal input, with or

without filler materials as defined by ASME Section IX

and/or AWS D1.1. Processes and applications may

also include: EW seam welding, hard surfacing and

hard banding.”




3. A definition of soldering and brazing were reviewed:

a. “A process used to join metals by thermal input, with filler materials as defined by AWS A3.0.”

4. The Task Group discussed a probable need for additional auditor competency and questions for auditors who audit welding criteria in the future

5. The Task Group recommends that a Welding Program Document be developed following the TG output shown in the WIP, Requirements Matrix Rev. 5. This document can be included as a Normative Reference in applicable API Product Specifications. Likewise this document can be referred to as an Advisory to the API Monogram Program.




Purpose:

a. This will avoid tedious work for each API Product

Specification Subcommittee. In other words, each

Subcommittee would not have to go through each

applicable product specification and include the

output of the Requirements Matrix into their

specification (See WIP, Requirements Matrix Rev

5).

b. Provide a body of work (i.e., Welding Program

Document) that may be referenced to establish

consistency and baseline requirements for weld

procedure qualification programs and

documentation.




6. Challenges faced when determining how to apply

welding requirements to its tasks:

a. Welding specified by API Product Specifications for

Exploration & Production (in upstream only to date)

b. Welding “implied” by the API Monogram Program

Advisory 8; API Spec. Q1, 7.5.2

c. Welding and/or repair welding on products

manufactured under API Product specifications after

initial manufacturing and/or Monogramming (not

addressed)




6. Challenges faced when determining how to apply

welding requirements to its tasks (cont.):

d. Field welding on manufactured product (not

addressed)

e. Welding occurring independent from the manufacturer

as a “service” to the end user during or related to the

(re) installation process (consideration of API Spec.

Q2) (not addressed)

f. Welding being performed by the manufacturer as a

“service” to the end user during or related to the (re)

installation process as part of their contract

(consideration of API Spec. Q2) (not addressed)



SC18, TG6 Requests:

1. SC18 to approve TG6’s results

2. TG 6 to move forward with the development of a

Welding Program Document (i.e., to standardize

welding verbiage)

3. TG 6 to move forward with Auditor Competency and

Audit Questions

4. SC18 to consider the “challenges” faced by TG6 and

identify any further areas for addition to the TG Charge



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