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API 6A 21 st Edition WG Update. API Subcommittee SC-6 Plenary Valves and Wellhead Equipment June 19 th 2014. Introduction. TG Committee consists of 84 members Meetings started in June 2013 with typically 30-35 members per meeting Held approximately 14 WG meetings to date TG approach
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API 6A 21st Edition WG Update API Subcommittee SC-6 Plenary Valves and Wellhead Equipment June 19th 2014
Introduction • TG Committee consists of 84 members • Meetings started in June 2013 with typically 30-35 members per meeting • Held approximately 14 WG meetings to date • TG approach • Build worklist (cut-off for items was August 2013) • Identify Teams and Team Captains • Divide worklist between teams • Meet as teams to resolve work items • Bring teams output back to general meeting for resolution
Work Teams/Captains • Design / Jean Brunjes • Materials, Welding and Cladding / Sterling Lewis • Organization / Eric Wehner • Qualification / Tom Lambert • Quality / Mike Briggs • Documentation Specialist / Jill Bell • Co-Chairs / Eric Wehner & David Zollo
Worklist • Currently there are 171 items in the worklist • Major Item shortlist • Bleeder fitting qualification requirements • 6X alignment • Removal of Annex I (6AV1) • Removal of Annex H – SRRR has been submitted for TR • Ambiguous wording (consider, operating, monitor) • Cladding (FE10 vs FE5) • NACE Weld qualification alignment • Elimination of 316 Cladding • Annex F Elimination of PR1 • Removal of Retained Fluid Actuators • Define Nickel Requirements in Table 9 • Deleted Triple and Quad Valve Requirements
Worklist • Several Items that are/have been challenging • Overall document organization • Alloy 625 Overlay Minimum Thickness Limit • OEC / LIF alignment • Definition of a Manufacturer • Annex M – Informative to Normative vs Other Methods • Incorporation of SC-20 Series Documents • Incorporation of HPHT methodology ( move 350F/delete 650F) • Sour Service Marking
Goal • Draft ballot - Winter meeting 2015 • Final ballot – Summer meeting 2015 • Will include document reorganization