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Surface Christmas Trees, Christmas Tree

Valves and Wellheads
Document no.: 5026
Process correspondence:
Anskaffelse, Boring/WS, HMS - risikostyring, Prosjekt, Vedlikehold
NORSOK Standard Reference:
N/A

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Additional Requirements To Norsok Standard

NORSOK Standard Cross References:
Not Applicable
For information please contact the following:
Knut Terje Bauge knut.t.bauge@conocophillips.com, Phone no. (+47) 52 02 13 24
Geir W. Hjelmeland geir.w.hjelmeland@conocophillips.com, Phone no. (+47) 52 02 17 27

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Introduction

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These technical requirements are developed by ConocoPhillips Norway and define

requirements for surface christmas tree and wellhead systems. The specification is based on
API 6A and states deviations and additions to this standard.

1.2

Scope
The wellhead/ X-mas tree equipment covered by this standard is comprised by the following
sub-systems:

1.3

Surface wellhead

Tubing hanger

Tubing bonnet

Christmas tree

Valves for christmas tree and Annulus Wing Valves (AWV) mounted on wellhead

Target group and responsibility

1.3.1 Target group

Purchasing, drilling, project, suppliers and maintenance.

1.3.2 Responsibility
Director Mechanical Integrity is the owner of this document and is responsible for updating or
withdrawal of the document as dictated by organisational or operational changes.

1.4

Handling of Non-Conformances
Deviations shall be reported to the position responsible for this document.

1.5

Abbreviations
AFV

Automatic Flow Valve

API

American Petroleum Institute

FAT

Factory Acceptance Test

HMV

Hydraulic Master Valve

MMV

Manual Master Valve

PSL

Product Specification Level

PR

Performance Requirement Level

SIT

System Integration Test

SMDR

Supplier Master Document Register

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PSA

1.6

Petroleum Safety Authority

References
Standards and specifications
Equipment shall be designed, manufactured and tested in accordance with latest edition of
relevant parts of PSA, API 6A and relevant Norsok standards, Company Additional Technical
requirements and latest revisions of relevant industry standards.
Order of precedence will be PSA regulations, Company Additional Technical Requirements,
Norsok standards and industry standards if nothing else is stated.
These specifications and standards include, but are not limited to:

Company Additional Technical Requirements

2169

ConocoPhillips Engineering Numbering System (COPENS)

4293

Surface Preparation and Protective Coating

4314

Documentation For Operation (DFO)

4584

Electrical, Instrumentation & Telecomms. Installation

4676

Field Instrumentation

4985

Lifting Equipment Requirements

Norsok specifications
M-001

Material Selection

M-501

Surface Preparation and Protective Coatings

M-601

Welding and Inspection of Piping

M-710

Qualification of Non-Metallic Sealing Materials and Manufacturers

R-CR-002

Lifting Equipment

Z-006

Preservation

Z-010

Electrical Instrumentation and Telecommunication Installations

I-001

Field Instrumentation

Industry Standards
API 6A

Specification for Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment

API 6FA

Fire Tests for Valves

API 6FB

Fire Test for End Connections

API 6FC

Fire test for valves with automatic back seats

DnV Cert.
Note 2.7-1

NACE MR-01-75 Standard material requirements sulphide stress

cracking resistant metallic materials

NS 5820

Suppliers Documentation for Equipment

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The Wellhead and Christmas tree equipment shall provide a safety barrier between the reservoir
formation and the environment. The chrismas tree, as a complete unit, is defined as one safety
barrier. The system shall provide fail-safe features such that any single failures will not result in
an unsafe system condition.
All X-mas tree valves shall be 10K. Also the AWV for the A-annulus shall be 10K.
Other AWVs for B- and C-annulus can be 5K.
All ESD valves are therefore 10K, but there are no closing/opening time requirements for
maximum design pressure.

2.2

Product Specification Level / Performance Requirement Level

Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment shall be designed, manufactured and tested in
accordance with latest revision of API 6A.
Unless otherwise noted, Product Specification Level 3G (PSL 3G) and Performance
Requirement Level 2 (PR2) shall apply.

2.3

Configuration
The configuration of the X-mas trees and wellhead shall reflect maintainability, flexibility and
accessibility, including both vent and drain on all gate valves. In addition the number of leak
paths in the X-mas tree/wellhead system shall be at a minimum.

2.4

Fire safe design

All the valves on X-mas tree and Wellhead shall be of fire resistant design. The fire safe design
shall be reflected in the interfaces with the Wellhead - annulus valves, Wellhead - tubing bonnet,
and Christmas tree connector. All critical sealing areas are included in this requirement.
API 6FA is applicable for valves, API 6FB for end connections, and API 6FC for valves with
automatic backseat.

2.5

Wellhead equipment
Third party design verification for wellhead equipment orders should include consideration of the
effects of actual field conditions on the ultimate load bearing capacity.
Design verification documents shall be supplied.
All annulus outlet ports shall include provision for installation of Valve Removal (VR) plugs.
The wellhead shall be equipped with test ports for integrity testing of all system seals from the
exterior of the wellhead.

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Valves
All valves shall be bi-directional.
Valves should include provision for injection of sealing compound in the stem packing area for
temporary stopping of leaks.

2.6.1 Manual valves

Valves that can develop a pressure lock condition shall not be used.
All manual valves shall be equipped with hand wheel. Hand-wheels shall be permanently
marked Open / Closed with an arrow to indicate direction of rotation, and it shall be clockwise
to close the valve.
Hand wheel-operated valves shall have max. 200 N single hand force and max. 750 mm
diameter of hand wheel. (i.e. max. torque 150 Nm).
NB! If the hand wheel diameter is not 750mm, the max torque will not be 150 Nm.
The torque requirement shall be verified at 5000PSI cavity pressure and differential pressure
when it is closed and opened. No safety factor is required to the torque requirements.

2.6.2 Actuators
Norsok Z-010, I-001 and COPNO doc. 4584 and 4676 are valid for actuators, except that safety
factor required in Norsok I-001 sec 4.15.1 is not applicable.

Actuator shall be of a compact design and form an integrated part of the valve bonnet.

Actuators shall be of fail safe close design.

Stem protectors to be installed.

It shall be possible to replace the actuators complete hydraulic packing system using
common hand tools without interference with the gate drift. The space required for this
operation shall be as little as possible.

Supplied cleanliness on hydraulic oil will be min. NAS 1638 class 6.

Actuator closing time:

Max 30 seconds with 5000 PSI in body/ bore

(50% of design pressure)

Actuator opening time: Max 30 sec.

For verification of actuator closing time see section 2.13.2 Closing time for actuated valves on
page 10.
The actuator will be operated with a hydraulic supply pressure between 2200 PSI and 3200 PSI.
The opening time requirement shall be accomplished with max. 2000 PSI hydraulic supply pressure.
The design pressure for the hydraulic part of the actuator should be minimum 5000 psi.

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Position indicator

2.7

The actuators shall have a position indication box with visual continous position indication as
well as remote operation for full open and closed position. Visual position indicators shall be
clearly readable for the operator.

The switches shall be proximity type for intrinsically safe circuits.

Testing shall be carried out with IEC-CENELEC- or equivalent standards. Ref. Regulations
for electrical installations etc. (FEB para.808.7.4.)

The position indicator box shall be of a fire resistant design (20-30 sec) so that the data can
be read after a fire.

Limit switch housing/ boxing material shall be AISI 316 or GRP, ref. instrument specs
referred to in this TCD 5026.

Tree Cap
Tree cap shall be 9"-4 Acme Otis tree cap if not specifiede otherwise.

2.8

Grease fittings / Vent, drain test connections

All grease fittings and test/bleed nipples shall be protected from potentially dropped items.
Grease Injection nipples and lubrication ports shall be made in min. 22%Cr Duplex ss
(ref. NORSOK M-001) for carbon steel bodies, or SS 316 for stainless steel (A182 F6NM)
bodies.
If drilled and tapped body connections are made (drain, vent, test connections etc.) they shall be
fitted with forged plugs of anti blow out design with hexagon heads. The plugs shall be made to
ANSI B 16.14 in 22%Cr Duplex material, or SS 316 material.
Fittings produced with Line Pipe (LP) or National Pipe Tapered (NPT) threads shall be produced
to stricter tolerances than API 5B for LP or ASME B1.20.1 for NPT requires.
These tolerances are as follows:

Female part: + to +1 turn above midpoint, i.e. the hole shall be large.

Male part: -1 to - turn above midpoint, i.e. the plug shall be small.

COPNO recommend Swagelok due to their tighter quality control and stricter tolerances for
NPT / LP. Any other supplier must meet these standards and an approved quality control system
specifically for the above specification must be in place.

2.9

Lifting and handeling / lifting points

Vendor shall describe lifting and handling of the equipment and include for designated lifting
points, e.g. lifting ears or eyebolts, if necessary.
Designated lifting points must be designed to allow for the X-mas tree to be lifted not only in the
vertical position.
Designated lifting points on the equipment shall be proof load tested in accordance with DnV
Cert. Note 2.7-1 or equivalent.

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2.10 Materials, welding and NDT

2.10.1 Materials
Material selection shall be in accordance with Norsok M-001.
Both stainless (13Cr4Ni material) and low alloy steel X-mas trees, loose valves, and wellheads
shall have Inconel 625 weld overlay in seat pockets, ring grooves and critical seals/sealing
areas.
Flanges shall be forged to shape. Flanges machined out of bar or plate are not accepted.
All ring gaskets for API flange connections shall be made of SS 316, except for water injection
x-mas trees.
Water injection valves on the x-mas tree shall have inconel 625 or 25Cr duplex material for the
ring gaskets.

2.10.2 Test sampling

General
Samples for testing shall realistically reflect the properties in the actual component.
Test specimens shall be cut at the 1/4T location from the surface where T is the thickness of the
test samples as heat-treated. Sketches shall be established showing type, size and location of
test samples and extraction of test.
One test specimen per heat and heat treatment lot is required.

Forged components
Test samples shall be from prolongations on the actual components. Sacrificial forgings shall be
used for die forged components. However, special agreements may be made for die forged
components with as forged weight exceeding 50 kg.
Test samples shall be heat treated together with the forgings/castings that they represent.

Castings
Thickness of the test block shall be equal to the thickness of the actual components as
heat-treated up to a maximum thickness of 100 mm. For flanged components the largest flange
thickness apply.
Test block shall be integrally cast or gated onto the castings and shall not be removed from the
castings until after the final quality heat treatment.

2.10.3 Charpy V-notch testing

Default test temperature for low alloy steel (typical AISI 4130) Charpy V-notch testing shall be
- 30 C. The minimum absorbed energy for full size specimens shall be 42 J average and 30 J
single.
Default test temperature for stainless steel (typical ASTM A182 F6NM) Charpy V-notch testing
shall be - 46 C. The minimum absorbed energy for full size specimens shall be 42 J average
and 30 J single.
If minimum temperatures are lower than above default temperatures, the materials shall be
tested at minimum design temperature (P, U or L), but instead of API acceptance criteria's the
following shall be valid: 42J average and 30 J single.

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2.10.4 Hardfacing
Hardfacing of gate and seats shall be by thermal spraying of wolfram carbide in accordance with
EDS NHF2 in Norsok L-001.
Other hardfacings shall be qualified and acceped by Company. Reference is also made to
section 2.10.5.

2.10.5 Welding / Weld overlay

General
Welding procedures (WPS) and welding procedures qualifications (WPQR) shall be in
accordance with API 6A and Norsok M-601, Welding and Inspection of Piping.
Welding procedures and qualifications shall be accepted by COPNO welding specialist.

Operators
Welders and NDT operators shall be qualified as stated in Norsok M-601.

Overlay welding
Critical sealing surfaces shall be overlay welded with Inconel 625 (AWS ERNiCrMo3). The finished-machined weld overlay shall minimum be 3mm thick. Maximum allowable iron content in
finished machined weld overlay shall be 10% (weight).

Repair welding
Weld repair is not acceptable on forged components.
Weld repair on forged components may be allowed, but only based on Company approval of the
weld repair proposal.
For castings, repair welding is allowed for defects that will entail removal of not more than
75% of the thickness, or a length in any direction of not more than 6.

2.10.6 NDT
NDT shall be in accordance with API 6A PSL 3G.

2.11 Elastomeric seals

Elastomeric seals exposed to the hydrocarbon service shall meet the requirements of Norsok
M-710. The vendor shall provide documentation in line with the requirements of Norsok M-710,
substantiating compliance with the said standard. The report shall be subject to COPNO
acceptance prior to any contract.
Wellhead Elastomeric seals shall conform to API 6A appendix F and Norsok M-710.
COPNO reserve the right to witness and retain documentation of conformity.

2.12 Surface / corrosion protection

Surface protection shall be in accordance with Norsok M-501 and 4293 Surface Preparation and
Protective Coating.
Surface protection for low alloy bolts shall be hot dip galvanising (HDG) per ASTM A153.

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2.13 Testing of Wellhead and X-mas Tree Equipment

Testing shall be performed in accordance with API 6A, latest edition.
Annex F shall apply.
All valves shall be operated and the torques shall be recorded for opening and closing the valves
under zero and 50 % of maximum rated pressure and differential pressure.

2.13.1 Gas test

Gas testing shall be to API 6A PSL 3G.

2.13.2 Closing time for actuated valves

Closing time for actuated valves shall be tested at:

50% of maximum design pressure, i.e. 5000 psi

pressure less

Returnline for hydraulic oil shall be minimum 100 long, OD wt 0.065 or OD 3/8 wt 0.049.
Acceptable closing times are:

Maximum 30 seconds at 50% of maximum design pressure

Maximum 60 seconds when tested with no pressure in the valve

2.13.3 FAT / SIT

A review of data from load and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) work must be performed to
verify that the manufacturers load rating is acceptable.
As part of the FAT a System Interface Test (SIT) shall be carried out to verify all the interfaces
involved in the overall system. The FAT procedure shall be in accordance with the functional requirements related to the different equipment. Prior to SIT, agreed procedures shall be in place.
When drifting the christmas tree the drift mandrel shall completely pass through the vertical bore
of the christmas tree and the tubing hanger.
All test plugs or Back Pressure Valves, which will be used in the tubing hanger, shall be tested
in the hanger as part of the final factory acceptance test (FAT).

2.13.4 Stack-up test

Stack-up testing and extent of this shall be specified for each order.

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2.14 Marking
Marking shall be in accordance with API 6A section 8 with additions as given below.

2.14.1 Extent of marking/tagging

All test-, bleed- and lubrication/grease ports shall be clearly marked.
The X-mas tree and X-mas tree components shall be marked with the following:

Tag number (if known where to be installed)

Name of equipment

Equipment number (If not known minimum space of 10X50mm must be reserved on marking/
tagging plate)

COPNO Purchase order number

SAP MMN (material master number)

This information shall be supplied from Company/COPNO if available, and a sketch of the sign
must be submitted to COPNO for approval.
In addition the following shall minimum be marked on wellhead and X-mas tree components.

Supplier

Model number

Serial number

The following components shall minimum have their own identification sign:

Complete X-mas tree

X-mas tree block

Loose valves

Cross

Tubing bonnet

Wellhead

Tree cap

Limit switches

Junction boxes

In addition, the annulus outlets shall be marked.

2.14.2 Materials
Material for tag plates mounted outdoors shall be in stainless steel AISI 316 and the tag plate
shall have thickness of minimum 1 mm. For mounting of the steel plates to the support brackets
stainless steel bolts and/or screws shall be used. Avoid crevice corrosion on tag plates. Avoid
dissimilar materials particularly fasteners. Dissimilar metals shall be separated by using gaskets
or insulators.

2.14.3 Lettering
The letters shall be engraved with the lettering permanently coloured black. The letters shall be
8 mm high for the Tag Number and min. 5 mm high for the Tag description for individual plates.

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2.14.4 Mounting
The tag plates shall be mounted on the equipment. All tag plates shall be mounted to facilitate
easy notification by maintenance personnel. Mounting of stainless steel signs shall be done with
stainless steel bolts or screws. Gaskets or insulators shall separate dissimilar metals.

2.15 Preservation
Norsok Z-006 shall be used for preservation of the finished equipment.

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Supplier shall with his offer supply a Supplier Master Document Register (SMDR) with their
suggestion to what documents to be supplied for the order based on Appendix 1, which states
minimum document requirements.
NS 5820 Suppliers Documentation for Equipment will be applicable for Suppliers
documentation.
Final documentation, Technical Data Book/User Manual, shall be supplied in agreed upon hard
copies and in an electronic format.

3.2

Datasheets
Datasheets for christmas tree, Production Wing Valve, Hydraulic Master Valve, Hydraulic
Actuated Annulus Valve and Wellhead Datasheet are attached in appendix 2 to appendix 6.
The datasheets shall be used when requesting new equipment and to be updated by the vendor
and included in bid and final documentation.

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APPENDIX 1 Minimum document requirements

Item

Description

With Bid For acc.

001

Supplier Master Document Reg- X

ister (SMDR)

002

Engineering, Procurement &

Manufacturing Sch. (EPMS)

003

Quality plan / Inspection & Test

Plan

004

Detailed drawings w. part list

005

General arrangement drawings

006

Data sheets

valves

instrument/actuator

X-mas tree

Wellhead

Final
doc.

007

User manual index

008

User manual
Minimum including:

009

Drawings

Datasheets

Design verification
documents

Installation, Operation & Maintenance

Manual

Special Tools list

Packing & Preservation Procedure

Spare Part List

Lifting & Handeling

Procedure

SPIR (Spare Part List)

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010

Manufacturing Data Book Index

011

Manufacturing Data Book

Minimum including:

Material certificates

NDT certificates

Pressure test
certificates

EEX certificates

Other test certificates

Daily log for painting

Welding log

012

Certificate of Conformity Index

013

Certificate of Conformity
Minimum including:
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PO number

Statement of compliance to API 6A, PSL,

PR level, hydrostatic and function testing, NDT and PO
requirements

Part no./serial no

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goods

Paint Specification

015

Packing & Preservation Procedure

016

Lifting & Handeling Procedure

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Test Procedures

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