Overview of  API 5ct K55 steel casing & Tubing

API 5CT K55 Steel Casing & Tubing – Overview of API 5CT K55 Steel Casing & Tubing

API 5CT K55 steel casing and tubing is a popular choice among Oil and gas Companies due to its High strength and excellent resistance to corrosion. This article provides an overview of API 5CT K55 steel casing and tubing, highlighting its key features and applications. Travel Pill Box API 5CT K55 steel casing and tubing is manufactured according to the American petroleum Institute (API) specification 5CT. This specification sets the standards for the design, material, and testing of casing and tubing used in the oil and gas industry. The K55 grade is a commonly used grade within the API 5CT specification.

Labels		Outside Diameter (d/mm)	T&C (kg/m)	Wall thickness   (t/mm)	Type of end-finish
1	2				J55/K55	M65	L80/ R95	N80-1/Q	C90/T95	P110	Q125
4-1/2	9.50	114.30	14.14	5.21	PS	PS	–	–	–	–	–
	10.50	114.30	15.63	5.69	PSB	PSB	–	–	–	–	–
	11.60	114.30	17.26	6.35	PSLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–
	13.50	114.30	20.09	7.37	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–
	15.10	114.30	22.47	8.56	–	–	–	–	–	PLB	PLB
5	11.50	127.00	17.11	5.59	PS	PS	–	–	–	–	–
	13.00	127.00	19.35	6.43	PSLB	PSLB	–	–	–	–	–
	15.00	127.00	22.32	7.52	PSLB	PLB	SLB	PLB	PLB	PLB
	18.00	127.00	26.79	9.19	–	PLB	SLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB
	21.40	127.00	31.85	11.10	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB
	23.20	127.00	34.53	12.14	–	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB
	24.10	127.00	35.87	12.70	–	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB
5-1/2	14.00	139.70	20.83	6.20	PS	PS	–	–	–	–	–
	15.50	139.70	23.07	6.98	PSLB	PSLB	–	–	–	–	–
	17.00	139.70	25.30	7.72	PSLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–
	20.00	139.70	29.76	9.17	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–
	23.00	139.70	34.23	10.54	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB
	26.80	139.70	39.88	12.70	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
	29.70	139.70	44.20	14.27	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
	32.60	139.70	48.52	15.88	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
	35.30	139.70	52.53	17.45	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
	38.00	139.70	56.55	19.05	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
	40.50	139.70	60.27	20.62	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
	43.10	139.70	64.14	22.22	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
6-5/8	20.00	168.28	29.76	7.32	PSLB	PSLB	–	–	–	–	–
	24.00	168.28	35.72	8.94	PSLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–
	28.00	168.28	41.67	10.59	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–
	32.00	168.28	47.62	12.06	–	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB
7	17.00	177.80	25.30	5.87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	20.00	177.80	29.76	6.91	PS	PS	–	–	–	–	–
	23.00	177.80	34.23	8.05	PSLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–	–
	26.00	177.80	38.69	9.19	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–
	29.00	177.80	43.16	10.36	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–
	32.00	177.80	47.62	11.51	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–
	35.00	177.80	52.09	12.65	–	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB
	38.00	177.80	56.55	13.72	–	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB
	42.70	177.80	63.55	15.88	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
	46.40	177.80	69.05	17.45	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
	50.10	177.80	74.56	19.05	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
	53.60	177.80	79.77	20.62	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
	57.10	177.80	84.98	22.22	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
7-5/8	24.00	193.68	35.72	7.62	–	–	–	–		–	–
	26.40	193.68	39.29	8.33	PSLB	PSLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–	–
	29.70	193.68	44.20	9.52	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–
	33.70	193.68	50.15	10.92	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–
	39.00	193.68	58.04	12.70	–	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB
	42.80	193.68	63.69	14.27	–	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB
	45.30	193.68	67.42	15.11	–	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB
	47.10	193.68	70.09	15.88	–	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB
	51.20	193.68	76.20	17.45	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
	55.30	193.68	82.30	19.05	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
7-3/4	46.10	196.85	68.61	15.11	–	–	P	P	P	P	P
8-5/8	24.00	219.08	35.72	6.71	PS	PS	–	–	–	–	–
	28.00	219.08	41.67	7.72		PS	–	–	–	–	–
	32.00	219.08	47.62	8.94	PSLB	PSLB	–	–	–	–	–
	36.00	219.08	53.58	10.16	PSLB	PSLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–
	40.00	219.08	59.53	11.43	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–
	44.00	219.08	65.48	12.70	–	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–
	49.00	219.08	72.92	14.15	–	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB
9-5/8	32.30	244.48	48.07	7.92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	36.00	244.48	53.58	8.94	PSLB	PSLB	–	–	–	–	–
	40.00	244.48	59.53	10.03	PSLB	PSLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–	–
	43.50	244.48	64.74	11.05	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	–
	47.00	244.48	69.95	11.99	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB
	53.50	244.48	79.62	13.84	–	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB
	58.40	244.48	86.91	15.11	–	–	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB	PLB
	59.40	244.48	88.40	15.47	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
	64.90	244.48	96.58	17.07	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
	70.30	244.48	104.62	18.64	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
	75.60	244.48	112.51	20.24	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
10-3/4	32.75	273.05	48.74	7.09	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	40.50	273.05	60.27	8.89	PSB	PSB	–	–	–	–	–
	45.50	273.05	67.71	10.16	PSB	PSB	–	–	–	–	–
	51.00	273.05	75.90	11.43	PSB	PSB	PSB	PSB	PSB	PSB	–
	55.50	273.05	82.60	12.57	–	PSB	PSB	PSB	PSB	PSB	–
	60.70	273.05	90.33	13.84	–	–	–	–	PSB	PSB	PSB
	65.70	273.05	97.77	15.11	–	–	–	–	PSB	PSB	PSB
	73.20	273.05	108.94	17.07	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
	79.20	273.05	117.87	18.64	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
	85.30	273.05	126.94	20.24	–	–	–	–	P	–	–
11-3/4	42.00	298.45	62.50	8.46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	47.00	298.45	69.95	9.53	PSB	PSB	–	–	–	–	–
	54.00	298.45	80.36	11.05	PSB	PSB	–	–	–	–	–
	60.00	298.45	89.29	12.42	PSB	PSB	PSB	PSB	PSB	PSB	PSB
	65.00	298.45	96.73	13.56	–	–	P	P	P	P	P
	71.00	298.45	105.66	14.78	–	–	P	P	P	P	P
13-3/8	48.00	339.72	71.43	8.38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	54.50	339.72	81.11	9.65	PSB	PSB	–	–	–	–	–
	61.00	339.72	90.78	10.92	PSB	PSB	–	–	–	–	–
	68.00	339.72	101.20	12.19	PSB	PSB	PSB	PSB	PSB	PSB	–
	72.00	339.72	107.15	13.06	–	–	PSB	PSB	PSB	PSB	PSB
16	65.00	406.40	96.73	9.53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	75.00	406.40	111.62	11.13	PSB	PSB	–	–	–	–	–
	84.00	406.40	125.01	12.57	PSB	PSB	–	–	–	–	–
	109.00	406.40	162.21	16.66	P	–	P	P	–	P	P
18-5/8	87.50	473.08	130.22	11.05	PSB	PSB	–	–	–	–	–
20	94.00	508.00	139.89	11.13	PSLB	PSLB	–	–	–	–	–
	106.50	508.00	158.49	12.70	PSLB	PSLB	–	–	–	–	–
	133.00	508.00	197.93	16.13	PSLB	–	–	–	–	–	–

One of the key features of API 5CT K55 steel casing and tubing is its high tensile strength. The K55 grade has a minimum yield strength of 55,000 psi (379 MPa) and a minimum tensile strength of 95,000 psi (655 MPa). This high strength makes it suitable for use in demanding oil and gas exploration and production environments. In addition to its high strength, API 5CT K55 steel casing and tubing also offers excellent resistance to corrosion. This is achieved through the use of high-quality steel and a carefully controlled manufacturing process. The casing and tubing are typically made from seamless or electric resistance welded (erw) steel Pipes, which are then heat treated to enhance their mechanical properties and improve their resistance to corrosion. API 5CT K55 steel casing and tubing find a wide range of applications in the oil and gas industry. They are commonly used in well drilling and completion operations, where they provide structural support and help maintain the integrity of the wellbore. The high strength and Corrosion resistance of K55 steel make it suitable for use in both onshore and offshore environments. Another important application of API 5CT K55 steel casing and tubing is in the production of oil and gas. Once a well has been drilled and completed, the casing and tubing are used to extract the hydrocarbons from the reservoir. The K55 grade is well-suited for this purpose due to its high strength and resistance to corrosion, which ensures the safe and efficient production of oil and gas. In conclusion, API 5CT K55 steel casing and tubing is a popular choice in the oil and gas industry due to its high strength and excellent resistance to corrosion. Manufactured according to the API