Appendix A (continued)

A 5.0 API Spec 16A

  
Pressure Control Equipment

Buyers should specify on each purchase order for API Spec 16A Pressure Control Fittings that:

"All items on this purchase order shall comply with every detail of all applicable sections of API Spec 16A."

Additionally, if the manufacturer chosen as supplier holds an API Spec 16A License, add these words:

"The API Monogram and the Manufacturers' License number shall appear on each and every piece of equipment when allowed by API.".

Buyers should describe the equipment by terms and nominal size and pressure ratings appearing in API Spec 16A. Descriptions for each or all equipment items should also include:

Service Temperature

Minimum temperature represents the lowest ambient temperature that the equipment may experience. Maximum temperature represents the highest temperature of the fluid that may flow through the equipment without derating.

Supplemental Requirements

Buyers should clearly define, at the time of order, any requirements which exceed or differ from API Spec 16A.

A 6.0 Order Placement Worksheet

WOODCO USA provides the following page for the convenience of buyers of either API Spec 6A or API Spec 16A equipment. Buyers may print and use this form directly or it may serve as a draft for buyers who want to have such a document on proprietary forms.

For the convenience of buyers who may need to identify connections in the field, see: 

Page 25, Flange Identification Worksheet
or
Page 26, Hub Identification Worksheet.

On the internet at: www.woodcousa.com.

See: Web Site Tools
               Flange Slide Rule Program
               Hub Slide Rule Program  

WOODCO USA furnishes the information concerning API Spec 16A in this appendix as a reference only. Buyers interested in becoming familiar with API Spec 16A may obtain a copy of the document by contacting:

Global Engineering Documents:

Phone Orders:

1-800-854-7179 (Toll-free in the U.S. and Canada)

303-397-7956 (Local and International)

Fax Orders: 303-397-2740

Online Orders: www.global.ihs.com

Product Number: GX16A03