OCTG | Oil Country Tubular Goods

OCTG | Oil Country Tubular Goods

OCTG | Oil Country Tubular Goods
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  • OCTG | Oil Country Tubular Goods

OCTG | Oil Country Tubular Goods

1) Overview

OCTG stands for Oil Country Tubular Goods, referring to steel pipe products used in oil & gas drilling and production.
It mainly includes casing, tubing, and drill pipe, which are essential in well drilling, completion, and production operations.


2) Product Categories

1. Casing
    •    Function: inserted into the wellbore and cemented to protect the wall, prevent collapse, isolate formation fluids, and withstand formation pressures.
    •    Features: high strength, pressure resistance, excellent sealing.
    •    Common sizes: 4 1/2” – 20”

2. Tubing
    •    Function: run inside casing to transport crude oil or natural gas to the surface.
    •    Features: corrosion resistance, pressure resistance, flow efficiency.
    •    Common sizes: 2 3/8” – 4 1/2”

3. Drill Pipe
    •    Function: transmits torque to the drill bit and circulates drilling mud to the bottom.
    •    Features: withstands heavy tensile, torsional, and fatigue loads.
    •    Common sizes: 2 3/8” – 6 5/8”


3) Standards
    •    API 5CT: casing & tubing
    •    API 5B: thread & coupling inspection
    •    API 7-1 / 7-2: drill pipe
    •    ISO 11960: casing & tubing
    •    GB/T 9711 / GB/T21832/ GB/T21835/GB/T18248: Chinese standards


4) Grades
    •    Casing & Tubing: H40, J55, K55, N80, L80, C90, T95, P110, Q125
    •    Drill Pipe: E75, X95, G105, S135
    •    Surface condition: bare, galvanized, phosphated, internally coated


5) Key Features
    •    High strength: suitable for deep wells, HPHT wells
    •    Excellent sealing: API & premium connections
    •    Corrosion resistance: resistant to H₂S, CO₂, chloride environments
    •    Fatigue resistance: suitable for long drilling cycles
    •    Custom grades: sour service, high-temp resistant steels available


6) Applications
    •    Onshore & offshore oilfields: drilling, completion, production
    •    Unconventional oil & gas: shale gas, coalbed methane, tight gas
    •    HPHT wells: high pressure, high temperature
    •    Corrosive wells: sour gas, offshore gas fields


7) Quality & Testing
    •    Chemical analysis (spectrometry)
    •    Mechanical tests (yield, tensile, impact, hardness)
    •    Thread inspection (API & premium)
    •    NDT: UT, MT, RT, ECT
    •    Hydrostatic / gas tightness tests
    •    Third-party certification: API, ISO, SGS, BV, DNV


8) Supply & Packaging
    •    Forms: casing, tubing, drill pipe with/without couplings
    •    Ends: plain, threaded, coupled
    •    Protection: plastic thread protectors, anti-rust oil, coating
    •    Packaging: bundles, wooden cases, export racks
    •    Traceability: MTC (EN 10204 3.1/3.2), API certification
 

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Tsisco Industrial Ltd.
Tsisco Industrial Ltd.