June 29, 2022

Piping System Inspection

The Plumbing Systems segment includes plumbing and drainage installations, air conditioning and heating installations, fire and security alarm installations, lighting systems and many other construction works. Looking at this sector as a whole, the following four basic sub-sectors can be seen: Plumbing Services: Covers general plumbing services, including water supply […]
June 29, 2022

API 5L Pipeline Inspection and Testing

The API 5L standard and specification, developed by the American Petroleum Institute (API), covers oil, gas, and water pipelines in the oil, gas, and water distribution industries. The full name of the standard is as follows: API 5L Pipe Inspection and Testing.   According to this standard, pipes are classified according […]
June 29, 2022

API 1104 Sources of Piping and Related Facilities

The API 1104 standard, developed by the American Petroleum Institute (API), is the industry standard for welding applications. This standard provides a method for producing high-quality welds in a novel and understandable format using qualified welders, approved welding procedures, materials and equipment. The full name of the standard is as follows: API […]
June 23, 2022

Basic knowledge and uses of seamless steel pipes, oil casings and pipes

Knowledge of oil casing Basic knowledge Oil casing is a large-diameter pipe that acts to fix the wall or bore of oil and gas oil wells. The casing is inserted into the wellbore and fixed with cement to prevent the wellbore from separating the rock formation and the wellbore from […]
June 21, 2022

Seamless Steel Pipe Wall Thickness Variation Control Technology

Reducing the amount of variation, or achieving more wall thickness consistency, can be the difference between meeting a customer’s requirements or not. It also helps to reduce or even may eliminate the customer’s need for subsequent processes such as machining. Seamless tube typically is manufactured on a two-roll piercer mill. […]
June 21, 2022

How wear occurs in pipes and why high-strength wear-resistant steel outperforms regular steel pipe in abrasive environments

  In transportation systems that use pipes, wear occurs when hard particles or abrasive slurry particles slide along or are forced against the pipe walls. This action on the pipe wall can lead to loss of material and, in extreme cases, leakage or failure of the pipe. Ordinary steel pipes […]
June 20, 2022

Welded vs. Seamless Production in the Tube-Making Process

Welded vs. Seamless Production in the Tube-Making Process Steel tubes, from automobile manufacturing to gas pipes, can be either welded from alloys – metals made from different chemical elements – or constructed seamlessly from a melting furnace. While welded tubes are forced together through methods such as heating and cooling and […]
June 17, 2022

Classification and function of casing

Casing Classification and function of casing Casing is the steel pipe that supports the wall of oil and gas wells. Several layers of casing are used for each well according to different drilling depths and geological conditions. Cement cementing should be used after the casing is run down the well. […]