Qualification of Distributors of Metallic Materials for Use in the Petroleum

and Natural Gas Industries

API STANDARD 20J

FIRST EDITION, MAY 2017 ADDENDUM 1, JANUARY 2020

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Contents

Page

1. Scope 1

   1. Purpose 1

   2. Applicability 1

   3. Distributor Qualification Level (DQL) 1

2. Normative References 1

3. Terms, Definitions, and Abbreviations 1

   1. Terms and Definitions 1

   2. Abbreviations 3

4. Distributor Qualification 3

   1. General 3

   2. Facilities and Equipment 3

   3. Distributor Qualification Levels 4

   4. Records of Qualification 5

5. Responsibilities and Duties 5

6. Personnel Training and Competency Requirements 5

7. Distributor Process Control 6

   1. General 6

   2. Review of Order Requirements 6

   3. Control of Mills 6

   4. Control of Sub-Distributors and Service Suppliers 8

   5. Distributor Performed Processes 10

   6. Sampling for Material Testing 11

   7. Inspection Requirements 11

   8. Identification and Traceability 12

   9. Nonconforming Product 12

   10. Customer-supplied Property 12

   11. Preservation of the Product 12

   12. Measuring and Testing Equipment 13

8. Management of Change (MOC) 13

9. Activities Performed by the Distributor 14

10. Records and Document Control 14

Annex A (informative)—Mill Technical Assessment 15

Bibliography 27

Tables

1. Guidance for Distributor Qualification Requirements 5

2. Service Supplier Qualification Requirements 9

3. Distributor Performed Processes 11

4. Process Activities Performed by the Distributor 14

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Qualification of Distributors of Metallic Materials for Use in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries

1. Scope

   1. Purpose

      
      

      This API standard specifies requirements for the qualification of distributors of metallic materials used in the petroleum and natural gas industries.

      
      

   2. Applicability

      
      

      This standard is applicable to distributors of metallic bar, plate, and tubular products where API product standards require such services or are otherwise specified as a requirement for compliance. For organizations that manufacture and distribute metallic material, this standard only addresses the distribution portion of their processes.

      
      

      NOTE This standard does not limit the responsibility of any manufacturer of commercial products utilizing metallic materials and manufactured to an API Standard from its responsibility for compliance with all applicable requirements of that API Standard.

      
      

   3. Distributor Qualification Level (DQL)

      
      

      This API standard establishes the requirements for two distributor qualification levels (DQL). These DQL levels define different levels of distributor quality controls and qualification 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, except that new editions may be used on issue and shall become mandatory upon the effective date specified by the publisher, or six months from the date of the revision (where no effective date is specified).

   
   

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

   
   

   API Standard 20D, Nondestructive Examination Services for Equipment Used in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry

   
   

   API Standard 20H, Heat Treatment Services – Batch Type for Equipment used in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry

   
   

   AMS 2750, Pyrometry

   
   

   ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories

   
   

3. Terms, Definitions, and Abbreviations

   1. Terms and Definitions

3.1.1

acceptance criteria

Defined limits placed on characteristics of materials, products, or services