Packers and Bridge Plugs

ANSI/API SPECIFICATION 11D1 THIRD EDITION, APRIL 2015

API MONOGRAM PROGRAM EFFECTIVE DATE: OCTOBER 9, 2015 ERRATA 1, AUGUST 2019

CONTAINS API MONOGRAM ANNEX AS PART OF U.S. NATIONAL ADOPTION

ISO 14310:2008 (Modified), Petroleum and natural gas industries—Downhole equipment—Packers and bridge plugs

Date of Issue: August 2019

Affected Publication: API Specification 11D1, Packers and Bridge Plugs, Third Edition, April 2015

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Page 47, Section B.3.3.4.10 g), shall be replaced with the following:

g) Perform one pressure reversal from the maximum rated pressure from above to the maximum rated pressure from below.

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Contents

Page

1. Scope 1

2. Normative References 1

3. Terms and Definitions 3

4. Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols 7

5. Functional Specification 7

   1. General 7

   2. Type Description 7

   3. Well Parameters 7

   4. Operational Parameters 8

   5. Environmental Compatibility 8

   6. Compatibility with Related Well Equipment 8

   7. Design Validation 9

   8. Quality Control 9

6. Technical Specification 9

   1. General 9

   2. Technical Characteristics 9

   3. Design Requirements 9

   4. Design Verification 12

   5. Design Validation Requirements 12

   6. Design Changes 19

   7. Design Validation by Scaling 19

   8. Other Validations 20

   9. Assembly Verification 20

7. Supplier's/Manufacturer's Requirements 20

   1. General 20

   2. Documentation and Data Control 20

   3. Product Identification 22

   4. Quality Control 22

8. Repair 28

9. Shipment/Storage 28

Annex A (informative) Use of API Monogram by Licensees 29

Annex B (informative) Requirements for HPHT Environment Equipment 32

Annex C (normative) Requirements for HPHT Operational Tools 54

Annex D (informative) Requirements for External Flow Testing 58

Bibliography 61

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Figures

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1. Example of a Rated Performance Envelope 12

2. Example of Shear Device Options 13

1. Example Rated Performance Envelope 49

2. Examples of Temperature-cycle Ranges and Temperature Ranges 50

1. Test Setup for Flow Test from Above 59

2. Test Setup for Flow Test from Below 59

Tables

1. Design Validation Grade Hierarchy 14

2. Summary of Quality Requirements 24

1. Parameters for Elastomeric Materials 37

2. Parameters for Thermoplastic Materials 38

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ISO 14310 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 67, Materials, equipment and offshore structures for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries, Subcommittee SC 4, Drilling and production equipment.

Introduction

This specification has been developed by users/purchasers and suppliers/manufacturers of packers and bridge plugs and is intended for use in the petroleum and natural gas industry worldwide. This specification is intended to give requirements and information to both parties in the selection, manufacture, testing, and use of packers and bridge plugs. Further, this specification addresses supplier/manufacturer requirements that set the minimum requirements with which it is necessary that suppliers/manufacturers comply to claim conformity with this specification.

This specification has been structured to allow for grades of increased requirements both in quality control and design validation. These variations allow the user/purchaser to select the grade required for a specific application.

The three quality grades provide the user/purchaser with a choice of requirements to meet a specific preference or application. Quality grade Q3 is the minimum grade of quality offered by this product standard. Quality grade Q2 provides additional inspection and verification steps, and quality grade Q1 is the highest grade provided. Additional quality requirements can be specified by the user/purchaser as supplemental requirements.

Seven standard design-validation grades (V0 to V6) provide the user/purchaser with a choice of requirements to meet a specific preference or application. Design validation grade V6 is the minimum grade and represents equipment where the validation method has been defined by the supplier/manufacturer. The complexity and severity of the validation testing increases as the grade number decreases.

This edition now includes annexes with requirements for HPHT environment equipment, HPHT operational tools, and for external flow testing.

It is necessary that users of this specification be aware that requirements above those outlined in this standard can be needed for individual applications. This specification is not intended to inhibit a supplier/manufacturer from offering, or the user/purchaser from accepting, alternative equipment or engineering solutions. This can be particularly applicable where there is innovative or developing technology. Where an alternative is offered, it is necessary that the supplier/ manufacturer identify any variations from this specification.

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API Specification 11D1/ISO 14310:2008

Petroleum and natural gas industries—Downhole equipment—Packers and bridge plugs

1. Scope

   
   

   This specification provides requirements and guidelines for packers and bridge plugs as defined herein for use in the petroleum and natural gas industry. This specification provides requirements for the functional specification and technical specification, including design, design verification and validation, materials, documentation and data control, repair, shipment, and storage. In addition, products covered by this specification apply only to applications within a conduit. Installation and maintenance of these products are outside the scope of this specification.

   
   

   This specification includes the following annexes:

   
   

   • Annex A: Use of API Monogram by Licensees;

     
     

   • Annex B: Requirements for HPHT Environment Equipment;

     
     

   • Annex C: Requirements for HPHT Environment Operational Tools;

     
     

   • Annex D: External Flow Testing Requirements.

   
   

2. Normative References

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

API Specification Q1, Specification for Quality Management System Requirements for Manufacturing Organizations for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry

API Specification 5CT, Specification for Casing and Tubing

API Specification 20A, Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel, Stainless Steel, and Nickel Base Alloy Castings for Use in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry, 1st Edition

ANSI/NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 2009 1 , Petroleum and natural gas industries—Materials for use in H2S-containing environments in oil and gas production—Part 3: Cracking-resistant CRAS (corrosion-resistant alloys) and other alloys

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code 2, Section V: Nondestructive Examination

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