CASING PROPERTIES
This program uses the API formulas and tables in Bulletin 5C3 to calculate the properties of all grades an
weights of OCTG API standard tubular. To use it, input your information in the table on the spreadsheet.
You can enter as many size weight grade configurations as the table will hold. You may only enter data in
yellow shaded boxes. All other information is locked to prevent accidental changes. For a List of the wei
associated with a given OD size, enter the pipe OD in inches into the box at cell "C8". The program will
indicate all weights available in the API lookup table.
The output tables which will be printed are immediately below the input screen. To the immediate right of
input screen are auxillary tables providing guidance as to when higher strength couplings will be required
In the output tables you will note that leakage at the E7 plane is presented as the leak resistance of the
coupling. For 8 and 10 round, the three principal failure modes are presented, to give the designer
information onthe failure mode of the tubular in question. Also listed for reference is the tolerance on the
nominal diameters and applicable drift diameter for a standard 12 in casing drift and a 42 in tubing drift.
reference the actual air wt per foot of pipe is also presented for range two and three lengths
Note that you will find many small differences between numbers in this sheet, and those listed in the API.
This is due to variations in the API Tables. Due to formulae changes, test improvements and clerical err
many early API product sizes actually have better performance than listed. API tables do not reflect these
changes.
Use and enjoy. Feel free to pass this on to other users.
Jim Mounteer
Drilling Engineering Inc
(403) 238-3498
mounteer@drillingeng.com
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INSTRUCTIONS
nal information
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API PIPE
COUPLING
OD
WT
GRADE
GRADE
13 3/8
54 1/2
###
K55
K55
9 5/8
36
###
K55
K55
23
###
K55
26
###
K55
32
###
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CONN
NOMINAL
YP
Up
TUBE
TUBE
TUBE
ID
TUBE
TUBE
BURST
COLLAPSE
AXIAL
STC
12.615
55,000
95,000
2,735
1,130
853
LTC
#N/A
55,000
95,000
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
K55
LTC
#N/A
55,000
95,000
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
K55
LTC
#N/A
55,000
95,000
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
L80
L80
BTC
#N/A
80,000
95,000
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
###
L80
C95
BTC
#N/A
80,000
95,000
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
32
L80
C95
BTC
#N/A
80,000
95,000
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
35
L80
L80
BTC
#N/A
80,000
95,000
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
16
65
###
H40
H40
STC
#N/A
40,000
60,000
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
20
169
###
K55
K55
BTC
#N/A
55,000
95,000
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
YP
JOINT
COUPLING
ROUND THREAD
LEAK
PIPE
BUTTRESS THREAD
COUPLING
PIPE
COUPLING
SIZE
WT
COLLAR
STR
BURST
RESIST
FRACTURE
PULLOUT
FRACTURE
THREAD
THREAD
13 3/8
54.5
55,000
0.000
4595
4551
1,131,349
546,806
2,345,203
9 5/8
36
55,000
0.000
6705
6769
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
1,832,117
23
55,000
0.000
6475
7616
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
920,649
26
55,000
0.000
6475
7616
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
920,649
32
80,000
0.000
8741
11795
#VALUE!
858,302
32
95,000
0.000
10380
11795
#VALUE!
948,649
32
95,000
0.000
7156
7476
#VALUE!
617,748
35
80,000
0.000
6026
7476
#VALUE!
558,915
16
65
40,000
0.000
2899
3233
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
1,807,610
20
169
55,000
0.000
3025
2317
#VALUE!
3,344,473
API
TRUE AIR WT
12 IN
42 IN
LISTED
RANGE 2
RANGE 3
SIZE
WT
MIN
LIST
MAX
PLUG
PLUG
DRIFT
25-34 FT
34-48 FT
13 3/8
54.5
12.493
12.615
12.710
12.468
12.405
12.459
53.91
53.60
9 5/8
36
#N/A
#N/A
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
8.765
35.62
35.42
23
#N/A
#N/A
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
6.241
22.88
22.81
26
#N/A
#N/A
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
6.151
25.89
25.83
32
#N/A
#N/A
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
5.969
31.89
31.83
32
#N/A
#N/A
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
5.969
31.89
31.83
32
#N/A
#N/A
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
5.969
31.89
31.83
DEI
(403) 238-3498
mounteer@drillingeng.com
35
#N/A
#N/A
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
5.879
34.86
16
65
#N/A
#N/A
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
15.062
64.19
63.76
20
169
#N/A
#N/A
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
18.189
168.13
167.67
34.78
DEI
(403) 238-3498
mounteer@drillingeng.com