ISO 10400-1993 PDF

Full title and description

ISO 10400:1993 — Petroleum and natural gas industries — Formulae and calculation for casing, tubing, drill pipe and line pipe properties. This international standard provides formulae, calculation methods and unit-conversion/rounding rules relevant to tubular goods used in oil and gas operations.

Abstract

ISO 10400:1993 consolidates formulae and calculation procedures (largely adopted from API Bulletin 5C3, 5th edition, July 1989) for determining weights, collapse and burst pressures, joint strengths, dimensions and related properties of casing, tubing, drill pipe and line pipe. The document includes metric conversion and rounding guidance and derivations for key collapse and strength formulae.

General information

• Status: Withdrawn.
• Publication date: December 1993 (Edition 1).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 75.180.10 (Petroleum and natural gas industries).
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (1993).
• Number of pages: 37 pages.

Key bibliographic and lifecycle details (status, publication date, ICS, edition and page count) are recorded in the ISO catalogue entry for ISO 10400:1993.

Scope

ISO 10400:1993 specifies formulae and calculation procedures for the physical and mechanical properties of tubular products used in petroleum and natural gas applications: casing, tubing, drill pipe and line pipe. Topics include computation of nominal and threaded weights, upset and coupling effects, elastic collapse and burst pressure formulae (with applicable D/t ranges and grade tables), joint strength calculations (different thread forms), unit conversions, and recommendations for numerical rounding of metric results. Much of the content was adopted from API Bulletin 5C3 (5th edition) with specified modifications for international use.

Key topics and requirements

• Formulae for elastic collapse pressure and collapse-range limits (D/t criteria by grade).
• Burst and tensile strength calculation methods for casing, tubing and drill pipe.
• Joint strength calculations for multiple thread forms (round, buttress, extreme-line, etc.).
• Methods to calculate nominal, upset, threaded-and-coupled, and plain-end weights.
• Thread and coupling dimensional guidance and rounding/metric conversion rules.
• Adoption and adaptation of API Bulletin 5C3 formulae for international standardization.

The above list summarizes the standard's principal technical requirements and calculation topics.

Typical use and users

Primarily used by petroleum and drilling engineers, well designers, tubular and coupling manufacturers, material and quality engineers, standards librarians, and procurement/specification teams in the oil & gas industry. Common applications include engineering checks (collapse, burst, joint strength), specification of tubular goods for wells, supplier quality verification, and training/reference material for tubular design calculations.

Related standards

ISO/TR 10400:2007 (reported as the subsequent technical report/revision reference), API Bulletin 5C3 (source bulletin used for adoption), and other ISO/TC 67 publications addressing tubular goods and well-construction materials. Users should consult the ISO catalogue entry and relevant API documents for companion guidance and any later revisions.

Keywords

casing; tubing; drill pipe; line pipe; collapse pressure; burst pressure; joint strength; API 5C3; tubular weights; metric conversion; petroleum; well engineering.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 10400:1993 is an ISO international standard that provides formulae and calculation methods for casing, tubing, drill pipe and line pipe properties used in the petroleum and natural gas industries.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the mathematical formulae and procedures for calculating collapse and burst pressures, joint strengths for various thread types, weights (nominal and upset/threaded), dimensional considerations, and metric conversion/rounding guidance — largely based on API Bulletin 5C3 (5th edition).

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Petroleum and drilling engineers, tubular product manufacturers, quality and materials engineers, specification writers and procurement teams in the oil & gas sector use the standard as a reference for engineering calculations and product specification.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO 10400:1993 has been withdrawn; the ISO catalogue records it as withdrawn, and ISO/TR 10400:2007 is referenced as the subsequent technical report. For current requirements or guidance, consult the ISO catalogue and any later ISO or API publications. Publication: December 1993; status: Withdrawn.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It was developed under ISO/TC 67 (petroleum and natural gas industries) and is related to other ISO standards and technical reports addressing tubular goods, well construction and material properties within that committee's portfolio.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Casing, tubing, drill pipe, line pipe, collapse, burst, joint strength, tubular weights, API 5C3, petroleum engineering.