Report to API SC18,
Task Group 6, Welding
API 2012 Summer Standardization Conference
© 2012 Qualified Specialists, Intl.
Chairman: Bud Weightman
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SC18, TG 6 Charge
To review all API product specifications and
Recommended Practices and to cross-functionally
identify requirements for welding, brazing and
soldering; the purpose is to identify welding criteria
to be recommended for use in all product
specifications where these processes welding are
is required.
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Purpose
To identify cross functional requirements across
the API Monogram Program Product
Specifications
To identify baseline requirements / references
for API Auditors to use during API audits
To identify other international welding
requirements referenced in API Product
Specifications
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Product Specifications Being Evaluated
The following specifications serve as an example of some
of the more critical specifications containing welding
requirements under the API Monogram Program:
2C
4F
5CT
5DP
5L
6A
6D
6DSS
7-1
7K
8A
8C
14A
14L
16A
16C
16D
16F
16RCD
17D
17F
19G1
19G2
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Members / Interested Parties
Line Item Name Company
Chairman Bud Weightman Qualified Specialists,
LLC
1 Bamidele Agbogun Self
2 Bob Prince ExxonMobil
3 Rick Noecker ExxonMobil
4 Stacey Hagan ExxonMobil
5 Jim McHaney ExxonMobil
6 Charlie Ribardo British Petroleum
7 David Alva Drillmec
8 Ed Baniak API
9 Eric Wehner NOV
10 Don McDowell Antelope Oil Tools
11 Gary Devlin Cameron
12 Jerry Longmire GE Oil & Gas Pressure
Control
13 Jim Harris (alt) GE Oil & Gas Pressure
Control
14 Jimmy Hashem Halliburton
Line Item Name Company
15 Jude Boudreaux Frank’s Casing
16 Timothy Burns Shell
17 William Blue Baker Hughes
18 Allen Bolyard Baker Hughes
19 Billy Croker IQAS
20 Ron Schlappy Unique Machine
21 Nels Wickander Wickander &
Associates
22 Eric Berger Global Energy
Service
23 Amos Ware National Oilwell
Varco
24 Gil Hunter National Oilwell
Varco
25 Randy Mariott National Oilwell
Varco
26 Carlos Medina National Oilwell
Varco
27 David Bartholomew Amega West
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Members / Interested Parties
Line Item Name Company
28 Angus Lamont Weatherford
29 Mike Briggs Cameron
30 Alan Johnson Alan Johnson
Associates
31 Raouf Naguib Woodco USA
32 Chris North NOV
33 Dave Dufresne Inserpetrol
34 David Harris Schlumberger
35 Carlo Iasella U.S. Steel Tubular
Products
36 Mike Webber Hunting Energy
Services, LP.
37 Andrea Romero Hunting Energy
Services, LP.
38 James Fraysur Weatherford
39 William Howie Weatherford
40 Stan Jones Weatherford
41 Justin Grimes SCV
Line Item Name Company
42 Michael Teele Array Products
43 Mel Wright Shell
44 Philip Castle-Smith Shell
45 Chris Halbrook FMC
46 Bill Coble Cameron
47 Michael Wright Permian Tank &
MFG.
48 Oscar Baker Permian Tank &
MFG.
49 Gary Crisp Independence
Contract Drilling
50 Garrett Schopper NOV
51 Teresa Comeaux T3
52 Scott Dillard T3
53 Jim Alban Cameron
54 Bryan Busser Aker Solutions
55 Jim McCabe GE Oil & Gas
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Past Meetings
August 10, 2011
August 31, 2011
September 21, 2011
February 1, 2012
March 14, 2012
April 6, 2012
June 4, 2012
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Our Approach
1. To identify KEY CRITERIA FOR WELDING
a. Focus: the need to identify requirements to
demonstrate technical competence
b. Considerations: to define requirements where
known industry codes / standards do not provide
guidance
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Our Approach
KEY CRITERIA FOR WELDING
Documented Program
WPS
PQR
Welder Qualification
Welding Equipment Approval
Calibration of Monitoring & Measuring Equipment
Welder Continuity
Control & Issuance of Consumables
Weld Repair
Post Weld Heat Treatment
Weld Acceptance Criteria
Welding Program Revalidation
Linkage to Q1
Traceability
NDT Personnel Certification
International References
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Our Approach
Types of welding considered
Welding processes covered by ASME Section IX
and AWS D1.1
Brazing
Hard Facing Overlay
Corrosion Resistant Overlay
Rotary Friction Welding (direct drive or inertia)
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Our Approach
Electric Resistance Welding
Soldering
Hard Surfacing
Hard Banding
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Our Approach
2. To provide linkage to
known welding
codes / standards
where they address
“Key Criteria for
Welding”
a. Focus:
ASME SECTION IX
AWS D1.1
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Our Approach
3. To create benchmark
requirements where
they do not currently
exist
a. Focus: to utilize the
technical experience
of this Task Group’s
membership to
identify requirements
that will contribute to
sound management
practice for welding
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Our Approach
4. To perform gap analyses of API Product Specifications
and to illustrate the ‘visible gaps’ against requirements
established by this Task Group
a. Gap Analyses Assignment
b. Illustration of API Spec. 8C Gap Analysis
c. Illustration of API Spec. 2C Gap Analysis
d. The Gap Analyses results will contain any disparities
identified during the analysis of the product
specification; the comments may be useful to the
applicable product specification Task Group
e. The Gap Analyses results will be reviewed and
confirmed by a peer group within the Task Group
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Our Approach
Item
#
API
Spec.
Assigned To (for
Gap Analysis) Reviewers
1 2C Bud Weightman Randy Mariott, Amos Ware
2 4F Amos Ware Jim Harris
3 5CT Mike Webber Bob Prince
4 5DP Mike Webber Bob Prince
5 5L Jude Boudreaux Billy Croker
6 5LC Jude Boudreaux Billy Croker
7 6A Jim Harris Mike Webber
8 6D Bob Prince Justin Grimes
9 6DSS Bob Prince Justin Grimes
10 7-1 Mike Webber Randy Mariott, Amos Ware
11 7k Jude Boudreaux Randy Mariott, Amos Ware
12 8A Being withdrawn Being withdrawn
a. Gap Analyses Assignment
23 Completed Gap Analysis
Gap Analysis to be finalized
23 of 23 completed
13 Completed Peer Reviews
5 Peer reviews assigned
To be assigned
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Our Approach
a. Gap Analyses Assignment (cont.)
Item
#
API
Spec.
Assigned To (for
Gap Analysis) Reviewers
13 8C Jude Boudreaux Mike Webber
14 14A Allen Bolyard Mike Webber
15 14L Mike Webber
16 16A Bob Prince Jim Harris
17 16C Justin Grimes Bob Prince
18 16D Justin Grimes Bob Prince
19 16F Bob Prince Randy Mariott, Amos Ware
20 16RCD Bob Prince
21 17D Jim Harris Raouf Naguib
22 17F Soldering
Randy Mariott
23 19G2 Soldering
Allen Bolyard
24 19G1 Allen Bolyard
23 Completed Gap Analysis
Gap Analysis to be finalized
23 of 23 completed
13 Completed Peer Reviews
5 Peer reviews assigned
To be assigned
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Our Approach
b. Illustration of API Spec. 8C Gap Analysis
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b. Illustration of API Spec. 8C Gap Analysis (cont.)
i. Lessons Learned: Spec. 8C addresses most of the Key
Criteria for Welding and has few gaps. Gaps are more
related to managerial issues rather than technical issues.
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Our Approach
c. Illustration of API Spec. 2C Gap Analysis
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c. Illustration of API Spec. 2C Gap Analysis (cont.)
i. Lessons Learned: Spec. 2C addresses FEW of the Key
Criteria for Welding and has NUMEROUS gaps. Gaps
are both managerial issues and technical issues.
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Results of TG6’s Work
Concept has been proven
Benchmark criteria has been finalized
International standards have been identified
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Items to be considered by SC18
1. TG’s goal, welding that occurs during the manufacturing
process of product specified in API Product
Specifications (E&P only)
2. A definition of welding was re-reviewed and revised as
shown below:
a. “A process used to join metals by thermal input, with or
without filler materials as defined by ASME Section IX
and/or AWS D1.1. Processes and applications may
also include: EW seam welding, hard surfacing and
hard banding.”
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Items to be considered by SC18
3. A definition of soldering and brazing were reviewed:
a. “A process used to join metals by thermal input, with filler materials as defined by AWS A3.0.”
4. The Task Group discussed a probable need for additional auditor competency and questions for auditors who audit welding criteria in the future
5. The Task Group recommends that a Welding Program Document be developed following the TG output shown in the WIP, Requirements Matrix Rev. 5. This document can be included as a Normative Reference in applicable API Product Specifications. Likewise this document can be referred to as an Advisory to the API Monogram Program.
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Items to be considered by SC18
Purpose:
a. This will avoid tedious work for each API Product
Specification Subcommittee. In other words, each
Subcommittee would not have to go through each
applicable product specification and include the
output of the Requirements Matrix into their
specification (See WIP, Requirements Matrix Rev
5).
b. Provide a body of work (i.e., Welding Program
Document) that may be referenced to establish
consistency and baseline requirements for weld
procedure qualification programs and
documentation.
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Items to be considered by SC18
6. Challenges faced when determining how to apply
welding requirements to its tasks:
a. Welding specified by API Product Specifications for
Exploration & Production (in upstream only to date)
b. Welding “implied” by the API Monogram Program
Advisory 8; API Spec. Q1, 7.5.2
c. Welding and/or repair welding on products
manufactured under API Product specifications after
initial manufacturing and/or Monogramming (not
addressed)
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Items to be considered by SC18
6. Challenges faced when determining how to apply
welding requirements to its tasks (cont.):
d. Field welding on manufactured product (not
addressed)
e. Welding occurring independent from the manufacturer
as a “service” to the end user during or related to the
(re) installation process (consideration of API Spec.
Q2) (not addressed)
f. Welding being performed by the manufacturer as a
“service” to the end user during or related to the (re)
installation process as part of their contract
(consideration of API Spec. Q2) (not addressed)
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SC18, TG6 Requests:
1. SC18 to approve TG6’s results
2. TG 6 to move forward with the development of a
Welding Program Document (i.e., to standardize
welding verbiage)
3. TG 6 to move forward with Auditor Competency and
Audit Questions
4. SC18 to consider the “challenges” faced by TG6 and
identify any further areas for addition to the TG Charge