State Energy Inspection Services Standard Operating Procedure Drift Testing

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Scope 1.1 This document details requirements, equi ment and rocedures for full length drifting of casing and tu!ing. The requirement of this rocedure is to !e follo"ed "hen Drift Testing is s ecified on the State #nerg$ %ns ection Ser&ices "or' order.

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Personnel "ualification 2.1 2.2 2.3 Personnel erforming this rocedure must !e classified, as a minimum, Trainee or greater. Trainees shall !e under the su er&ision of an on site (e&el %% or (e&el %%% ins ector. Personnel erforming this rocedure must !e a!le to distinguish )*1 letters at 12 inches on a +aeger e$e chart and ha&e no color &ision im airment.

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Reference Docu$ents 3.1 The follo"ing documents are referenced in this rocedure. a, -P%. S ecification ./T !, -P%. 0P.-. c, -P% S ecification .(

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Definitions 1.1 0efer to 0P.-. for definitions used in this rocedure.

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E'uip$ent ..1 #qui ment used in this s ecification shall consist of2 a, O.D. 3icrometers !, Scale c, Drift mandrels d, Se"er ta e or automated drifting s$stem to ro el the mandrel through the i e

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Procedure 4.1 l$ a sequence num!er to each length of i e to !e drift tested.

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4.2 -ll gauges, equi ment, measuring de&ices, etc. should !e e5 osed to the same am!ient tem erature as the material !eing ins ected for a minimum of 30 minutes rior to ta'ing an$ measurements. 4.3 Drift mandrels "ill !e &erified for si6e requirements rior to use and should !e re*measured at s ecified inter&als. a, -fter a ro5imatel$ .00 lengths !, -n$ time the mandrel has !een struc' hard causing &isi!le damage c, -t com letion of the )o! 4.1 #ach diameter measurement should !e made in t"o ositions, 90 degrees a art near the to , !ottom and middle of the mandrel consisting of a minimum of 4 measurements. 4.. -ll drift mandrels shall !e c$lindrical throughout their entire length and su orted on !oth ends. 7oth ends of the mandrel shall !e rounded or !e&eled to ermit eas$ entr$ into the i e and re&ent damage to cou ling or !o5 threads. 4.4 Tolerance on drift mandrel OD dimensions2 a, 8ncoated i e 9!are,2 !, %nternall$ lastic coated casing or tu!ing2 :0.00.; / *0.000; :0.000< / *0.010<

)ote2 Dimension tolerances larger than those noted a!o&e are not uncommon for use, !ut should not !e used for re)ect dis osition. 4.= Drift mandrel length2 a, /asing > ./>< and smaller2 !, /asing 9 ./>< and larger2 c, Tu!ing si6es thru 1 ?2 4 inches 12 inches 12 inches

)ote2 Dimension lengths longer than those noted are not uncommon for use, !ut should not !e used for re)ect dis osition. 4.> Drift mandrels for all uncoated casing and tu!ing shall !e manufactured of steel. Drift mandrels for all coated casing and tu!ing ma$ !e manufactured from Teflon, lastic, or hard"ood. Drift mandrels for 22*chrome and other allo$ed materials shall !e manufactured of Teflon or lastic. 4.9 Drift testing ma$ !e erformed !$ ushing or ulling the drift mandrel through the entire length of the tu!e !ut the force should not e5ceed the "eight of the drift. Do not attem t to force the drift through the i e for acce tance. 4.10 The drift mandrel should !e inserted and remo&ed carefull$ so that neither the threads nor an$ seal areas are scratched or damaged in an$ "a$.

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%f the drift does not ass freel$ or if it !ecomes stuc' erform the follo"ing2 a, 0emo&e the drift and clean it if necessar$ !, 7lo" out all contaminates from the i e %D c, @isuall$ e5amine the tu!e for o!&ious damage and add su ort if sagging is resent d, -fter all this, if the drift asses freel$ the length is acce ta!le e, %f the drift mandrel does not ass, locate the oint of restriction and identif$ as re)ect.

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Evaluation and Identification =.1 %f the Drift "ill not ass freel$, the tu!e "ill !e identified as a no drift and ainted red at the oint of re)ection and the "ord in in' ABO D0%CT; "ritten on the i e. =.2 %f a length of i e "ill not ass an Aalternate drift; it shall not !e identified as re)ect unless the mill identification sho"s the i e "as manufactured to alternate drift requirements. The length ma$ !e re)ected if required !$ customer s ecifications or requirements. =.3 Cor i e that asses drifting, stencil er the "or' order requirements.

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Records >.1 >.2 0e orting of drift testing is to !e included on the final re ort. 0ecords shall !e 'e t for a minimum of . $ears.

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Attac,$ents 9.1 The follo"ing ta!les are attached and are a art of this rocedure. a, Ta!le >*1, Tu!ing Drift diameters, uncoated i e !, Ta!le >*2, Tu!ing Drift diameters, coated i e c, Ta!le >*3, /asing Drift diameters, 2 ages