Introduction to Tubing & casing – API 5ct
Tubing and casing are essential components in the Oil and gas industry. They play a crucial role in the drilling and production process, ensuring the safe and efficient extraction of oil and gas reserves. One widely recognized standard for tubing and casing is API 5CT.| 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 requirements of API 5CT is the dimensional and mechanical properties of tubing and casing. The standard specifies the outer diameter, wall thickness, and Length of these products, ensuring their compatibility with other equipment used in the oil and gas industry. It also sets the minimum yield strength, tensile strength, and hardness requirements to ensure the structural integrity and durability of tubing and casing.
API 5CT also includes guidelines for the manufacturing process of tubing and casing. It specifies the methods for heat treatment, Threading, and coupling, ensuring the products’ quality and performance. The standard also requires Manufacturers to conduct various tests, such as Hydrostatic testing, Non-destructive testing, and dimensional inspection, to verify the products’ compliance with the specified requirements.
In addition to manufacturing requirements, API 5CT also provides guidelines for the inspection and testing of tubing and casing. It outlines the procedures for visual inspection, dimensional inspection, and non-destructive testing, ensuring that the products meet the specified quality standards. The standard also requires manufacturers to maintain records of the inspection and testing results, providing traceability and accountability.
API 5CT is widely recognized and accepted in the oil and gas industry. It ensures the compatibility, reliability, and safety of tubing and casing used in drilling and production operations. By adhering to the standard, operators can minimize the risk of equipment failure, improve operational efficiency, and ensure the protection of personnel and the environment.
Automobile Isde Four Cylinder Fuel Oil Return Tube 4928883In conclusion, tubing and casing are vital components in the oil and gas industry, and API 5CT sets the standard for their manufacturing, testing, and inspection. The standard ensures