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rant Prideco Heavy Weight Drill Pipe is manufactured

Heavy Weight
Drill Pipe Mechanical Properties

by welding extra-long tool joints to heavy wall tubes.

Standard heavy weight tool joints are manufactured

from AISI 4142H-4145H modified drill collar material.

Minimum
Yield Strength

Minimum
Tensile Strength

psi

psi

The heavy weight pipe body is manufactured from AISI 1340

Tube

55,000

95,000

material. Extra-long tool joints are designed to provide

Tool Joint

120,000

140,000

increased space for connection rework.

Mechanical properties for tool joint materials are

tabulated on page 18 of this catalog.

API Specifications
Heavy Weight Drill Pipe is manufactured in compliance with the following API standards, as applicable:
API Specification 7
API Recommended Practice 7G
API Specification Q1

Traceability
Material and process traceability are maintained for each Heavy Weight Drill Pipe component. For the tool joints,
the mill material certifications are confirmed by incoming testing and each tool joint blank is given a numbered
heat code. This code is traceable through the manufacturing process. The heavy weight drill pipe tube is given a
permanent identification number.

Cold Rolling
Drill pipe undergoes repeated, severe tensile stresses during a drilling operation. These cyclic stresses are particularly
focused on the thread roots and can cause pipe failure. Grant Prideco helps alleviate this problem by compressing
(cold rolling) the thread roots on every piece of heavy weight drill pipe. Because the threads are in a compressed state
to begin with, the endurance limit to bending forces is increased, thereby decreasing fatigue.

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HEAVY WEIGHT DRILL PIPE

hick-walled pipe, called Heavy

Weight Drill Pipe (HWDP), was

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developed to provided a gradual

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transition from the heavy drill collars to the

relatively lightweight drill pipe. This intermediate-weight pipe has a wall thickness of
approximately 1, and helps prevent stress

B
Elevator Upset
Diameter

concentration at the top of the drill collar.

It also allows you to drill at higher rpms,
reducing torque and differential pressure
sticking.

HWDP is intended primarily for directional

drilling. Because it bends easily, it simplifies
directional control and minimizes connection

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C
Wear Section
Upset Diameter

fatigue problems common to high-angle or

horizontal drilling. The reduced number of
pipe failures and increased drill-stem service also make HWDP appropriate for
some straight-hole applications.
Various combinations of HWDP, drill

Nominal Size A

collars, and standard drill string can be

created to meet the challenge of severe
drilling conditions.

B
Upset
Diameter

180

Tool Joint OD D

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Nominal
Length

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Heavy Weight Drill PIpe

Tube

Tool Joint

Nominal Tube
Dimensions

Nominal
Size
(A)

Mechanical
Properties Tube

ID

Wall
Section Spiral
End
Thick- Area Modulus Upsets Upsets
ness (sq in) (cu in)
(C)
(B)

Tensile Torsional
Yield
Yield
(lb)
(ft-lb)

2 7/8

1 1/2

0.688

4.727

2.161

3 5/16

2 15/16

520,000

22,400

3 1/2

2 1/16 0.719

6.282

3.702

3 7/8

345,500

3 1/2

2 1/4

0.625

5.645

3.490

3 7/8

2 9/16

0.719

7.411

5.225

4 1/2

4 1/2

2 3/4

0.875

9.965

7.698

1.000 12.666

5 1/2

3 1/4

5 7/8

6 5/8

Weight (lb)
Mechanical
Properties

OD
(D)

ID

Tensile
Yield
(lb)

NC 26 (2 3/8 IF)

3 3/8

1 1/2

357,700

6,300

17.26

535

3,800

19,600

NC 38 (3 1/2 IF)

4 3/4

2 1/8

842,400

19,200

25.65

795

11,500

310,500

18,500

NC 38 (3 1/2 IF)
HT38
XT39

4 3/4
4 7/8
4 7/8

2 1/4

790,400
790,400
871,400

19,200
34,200
40,700

23.48
23.96
23.96

728
743
743

11,500
20,500
24,400

4 3/16

407,600

27,600

NC 40 (4 FH)
XT39

5 1/4
4 7/8

2 9/16

838,300
729,700

27,800
37,000

29.92
28.40

928
880

14,600
22,200

4 11/16

548,100

40,700

NC 46 (4 IF)

6 1/4

2 13/16 1,151,00

43,600

41.45 1,285 22,500

10.681

5 1/2

5 1/8

691,200

56,500

NC 50 (4 1/2 IF)
HT50

6 5/8

1416,200

57,800
88,800

50.38 1,562 30,000

53,300

1.125 15.463

14.342

5 11/16

850,400

75,900

5 1/2 FH
HT55

7 1/4

3 1/4 1,778,300

78,700
115,100

61.63 1,911 41,200

69,000

0.938 14.542

15.630

6 3/8

799,800

82,700

XT57

1,403,100 106,200

57.42 1,780 63,700

4 1/2

1.063 18.574

22.476

7 1/4

6 5/8 FH

6 15/16 1,021,600 118,900

Connection
Size and
Type

Approx.
Incl. Tube &
Tool Joints

4 1/2 1,896,100

Torsional
Yield
Per
(ft-lb)
foot

87,900

Per Make-up
Joint Torque
(31 ft) (ft-lb)

71.43 2,214 50,500

NOTE: 2 7/8 HWDP is manufactured integral only (non-welded).

While every effort has been made to insure the accuracy of the tables herein, this material is presented as a reference guide only. The technical information contained herein should not be construed as a recommendation. Grant Prideco cannot assume responsibility for the results obtained through the use of this material.
No expressed or implied warranty is intended.

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TRI-SPIRAL HEAVY WEIGHT DRILL PIPE

TM

rant Prideco developed Tri-Spiral

D
Box Tool
Joint

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Heavy Weight Drill Pipe for applications

where standard heavy weight drill pipe

can failextended reach or horizontal drilling.

The severe bending stresses and hole-wall con-

B
Elevator Upset
Diameter

tact are reduced by three spiral upsets that are

equally spaced between tool joints. The upset
design helps reduce buckling and differential
sticking, as well as torque and drag. Spiraling
the upsets also helps move the cuttings off the

C
Spiral
Upset

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C
Center
Spiral Upset

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low side of the hole for better hole cleaning.

Tri-Spiral Heavy Weight Drill Pipe features

more weight per joint and better hole cleaning
characteristics than standard heavy weight drill
pipe, providing optimum performance in
severe drilling conditions.

C
Spiral
Upset

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A
Nominal
Size
B
Upset
Diameter

D
Pin Tool
Joint

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Tri-Spiral Heavy Weight Drill PIpe

Tube

Tool Joint

Nominal Tube
Dimensions

Nominal
Size
ID
(A)

Wall
Thickness

Mechanical
Properties Tube

Section Spiral
Area Modulus Upsets
(sq in) (cu in)
(C)

End
Upsets
(B)

Mechanical
Properties

Torsional
Yield
(ft-lb)

Connection
Size and
Type

520,000

22,900

Tensile
Yield
(lb)

Approx.
Incl. Tube &
Tool Joints

Torsional
Yield
Per
(ft-lb)
foot

Per Make-up
Joint Torque
(31 ft) (ft-lb)

OD
(D)

ID

NC 26 (2 3/8 IF)

3 3/8

1 1/2

357,700

6,300 18.22

565

3,800

2 7/8

1 1/2 0.688

4.727

2.161

3 1/2

2 1/16 0.719

6.282

3.702

3 7/8

345,500

19,600

NC 38 (3 1/2 IF)

4 3/4

2 1/8

842,400

19,200 27.05

839

11,500

3 1/2

2 1/4

0.625

5.645

3.490

3 7/8

310,500

18,500

NC 38 (3 1/2 IF)
HT38
XT39

4 3/4
4 7/8
4 7/8

2 1/4

790,900
790,900
871,400

19,200 24.88
34,200 25.36
40,700 25.36

771
786
786

11,500
20.500
24,400

2 9/16 0.719

7.411

5.225

4 1/2

4 3/16

407,600

27,600

NC 40 (4 FH)
XT39

5 1/4
4 7/8

2 9/16

838,300
729,700

27,800 31.51
37,000 29.99

977
930

14,600
22,200

4 1/2

2 3/4

0.875

9.965

7.698

4 11/16

548,100

40,700

NC 46 (4 IF)

6 1/4

2 13/16 1,151,100

43,600 43.31 1,343

22,500

1.000

12.566

10.681

5 1/2

5 1/8

691,200

56,500

NC 50 (4 1/2 IF)
HT50

6 5/8

1,416,200

57,800 52.34 1,623

88,800

30,000
53,300

5 1/2

3 1/4

1.125

15.463

14.342

5 11/16

850,400

75,900

5 1/2 FH
HT55

7 1/4

3 1/4 1,778,300

78,700 63.78 1,977

115,100

41,200
69,000

5 7/8

0.938

14.542

15.630

6 3/8

799,800

82,700

XT57

1,403,100

106,200 57.42 1,780

63,700

6 5/8

4 1/2

1.063

18.574

22.476

7 1/4

6 5/8 FH

4 1/2 1,896,100

87,900 74.67 2,315

50,500

3 5/16 2 15/16

Tensile
Yield
(lb)

Weight (lb)

6 15/16 1,021,600 118,850

NOTE: 2 7/8 Tri-Spiral is manufactured integral only (non-welded).

While every effort has been made to insure the accuracy of the tables herein, this material is presented as a reference guide only. The technical information contained herein should not be construed as a recommendation. Grant Prideco cannot assume responsibility for the results obtained through the use of this material.
No expressed or implied warranty is intended.

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SPIRAL-WATE DRILL PIPE

TM

piral-Wate drill pipe, spiraled heavy-wall

TM

drill pipe, is designed to handle maximum

D
Box Tool
Joint

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stress to save time and reduce drilling costs-

especially in tough drilling environments.

B
Elevator Upset
Diameter

Intermediate drill string members are constantly

subjected to some of the most severe tasks in
drilling today. The critical transition zone between

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stiff, heavy drill collars (under compression) and

the light, more flexible drill pipe (in tension) can be
too much for conventional heavy-wall drill pipe to
handle.
Spiral-Wate drill pipes unique patented spiral
TM

C
Spiral
Upset

31
Nominal
Length

design reduces differential sticking problems, minimizes wear and improves circulation. Precision tool
joint alignment cuts down on excessive tool joint

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wear for longer service life and reduced fatigue.

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A
Nominal
Size

11

D
Pin Tool
Joint

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Spiral-Wate Drill PIpe

Tube

Tool Joint

Nominal Tube
Dimensions

Nominal
Size
ID
(A)

Wall
Thickness

Mechanical
Properties Tube

Section Spiral
Area Modulus Upsets
(sq in) (cu in)
(C)

End
Tensile Torsional
Upsets Yield
Yield
(B)
(lb)
(ft-lb)

Weight (lb)
Mechanical
Properties

Connection
Size and
Type

OD
(D)

ID

Tensile
Yield
(lb)

Approx.
Incl. Tube &
Tool Joints

Torsional
Yield
Per
(ft-lb)
foot

Per Make-up
Joint Torque
(31 ft) (ft-lb)

3 3/16

0.594

4.840

2.687

5 5/16

3 3/16

532,400

28,400

SLH90

3 7/8

407,000

12,000 19.48

604

6,300

3 1/2

2 1/4

0.625

5.645

3.490

3 5/8

310,500

18,500

NC 38 (3 1/2 IF)
HT38
XT39

4 7/8

2 1/4

790,000
790,000
871,400

22,900
34,200 30.39
40,700

942

13,100
20,500
24,400

2 9/16 0.719

7.411

5.225

4 1/2

4 1/8

407,600

27,600

NC 40 (4 FH)
XT39

2 9/16

838,300
729,700

20,900 28.90
40,800

4 1/2

2 3/4

0.875

9.965

7.698

4 5/8

548,100

40,700

NC 46 (4 IF)

6 1/4

2 13/16 1,151,100

43,600 49.53

1,535 22,500

1.000

12.566

10.681

5 1/2

5 1/8

691,200

56,500

NC 50 (4 1/2 IF)
HT50

6 5/8

1,416,200

57,800 59.16
88,800

1,834 30,000
53,300

5 1/2

0.750

11.192

11.764

5 5/8

615,600

62,200

5 1/2 FH
HT55

1,054,800

55,900 55.21
77,200

1,712 29,200
46.300

5 7/8

0.938

14.542

16.630

6 3/8

799,800

82,700

XT57

1,403,100

106,200 65.38

2,027 63,700

6 5/8

0.813

14.837

19.285

7 1/8

6 3/4

6 5/8 FH

1,448,400

73,700 73.40

2,275 38,400

816,000 102,000

896

12,600
24,500

NOTE: 3 3/16 Spiral-Wate, previously referred to as 2 7/8, is manufactured integral only (non-welded).

While every effort has been made to insure the accuracy of the tables herein, this material is presented as a reference guide only. The technical information contained herein should not be construed as a recommendation. Grant Prideco cannot assume responsibility for the results obtained through the use of this material.
No expressed or implied warranty is intended.

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eXtreme DRILLING 90 GRADE SOUR SERVICE

eXtreme XD -90 Heavy Weight Drill Pipe

XD-90 Heavy Weight Drill Pipe (HWDP) is a proprietary product offered by Grant Prideco for service in H2S
environments. XD-90 HWDP is available in both Standard and Spiral HWDP.
XD-90 HWDP provides higher strength and a tempered martensite microstructure for enhanced resistance to
crack initiation and crack propagation compared to conventional HWDP. XD-90 HWDP incorporates a proprietary chemistry and a rigidly controlled quench and temper heat treatment process. XD-90 HWDP has a minimum yield strength of 90,000 psi compared to standard welded HWDP with a minimum yield strength of 55,000
psi. With a NACE threshold stress of 85% of yield strength, XD-90 HWDP is resistant to sulfide stress cracking.
Its high fracture toughness makes XD-90 HWDP ideal for the most demanding drilling conditions, including
applications with high bending loads and corrosive environments.

eXtreme Drilling - XD -90 HWDP Material Specifications:

XD-90 Tube

Controlled Yield Tool Joint

90,000 psi - 105,000 psi Yield Strength

100,000 psi - 115,000 psi Yield Strength

100,000 psi Minimum Tensile Strength

120,000 psi Minimum Tensile Strength

100 ft-lbs Minimum Charpy Impact Value

65 ft-lbs Minimum Charpy Impact Value

Maximum Hardness 24 HRC

Maximum Hardness 28 HRC

Sulfide Stress Cracking Resistance - Per NACE TMO177 - Method A

Tube material tested @ 85% Specified Minimum Yield Strength.

5 HWDP Tube
Mechanical Properties
Grade
Torsional
Strength
(ft-lbs)
Tensile
Strength
(lbs)

eXtreme HW-95 Heavy Weight Drill Pipe

Standard

XD-90

HW-95

56,500

92,400

97,600

691,200

1,131,000

1,193,000

HW-95 high strength heavy weight drill pipe grade is a proprietary

grade offered by Grant Prideco for target applications requiring the
use of HWDP high in the hole where elevated tensile and torsional
loading is expected. HW-95 HWDP features a high yield strength
(95 ksi minimum), a 73% increase in yield strength over standard
HWDP products, resulting in superior tensile and torsional strength
properties. HW-95 HWDP was specifically designed such that tensile and torsional capacities are equal to or greater than nearly all
types of standard API drill pipes tubes. As a result of the increased
strength, HW-95 HWDP is a perfect fit for applications such as
short radius, horizontal, and extended reach drilling (ERD) projects
where use of HWDP above the kick-off point is required for applying
bit weight and additional buckling stability.

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