API S1:2001 pdf download
API S1:2001 pdf download.Organization and Procedures for Standardization of Oilfield Equipment and Materials.
• Regardless of which standards are adopted, there should be no agreement to adhere to association standards Each company should be free to decide whether or not to accept a standard.
• The standards should not give unfair advantage to any vendor or group of vendors, should not discourage or inhibit design developments, and should not prohibit use of innovations
3.3 National and International Standardization
API Standards and the API standardization program are recognized worldwide. and API encourages representatives of companies and organizations involved in use or manufacture of ollfield equipment in any country to actively participate in the API standardization program. It is the policy of the API to cooperate with international standardization bodies such as International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This requires adequate representation by users, manufacturers, and APi stalE and close coordination of related API and ISO efforts (see Section 53). Additionally. API is a member of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) which coordinates the adoption of American National Standards and is the United States member of ISO. API standards are processed through ANSI for adoption whenever practical
3.4 Metrication
In recognition of increasing worldwide acceptance of the metric (SI) system, and Federal legislation initiating domestic use of that system. API will support a coordinated and orderly conversion and will encourage national standardization efforts that are also compatible with such efforts worldwide
4. COMMITTEE ORGANIZA11ON
4.1 General Organization
Figure I illustrates the typical organization of API Upstream standardization committees In this API Upstream standardization program. committee (see Section 4.4) denotes a unit directly below the Executive Committee, subcommittee (see Section 4 5) denotes a unit directly under and stemming from a committee, and task group (see Section 4.6), resource group or advisory group (see Section 4.6.1.4) denote a unit directly under a committee or subcommittee Task groups typically are temporary units with specific assignments and time lines, but may be formed as resource or advisory groups to act in an advisory capacity in a particular subject area (see Paragraph 4.6.1.4). Task groups having substantial assignments may temporarily appoint small groups of their member as work groups (see Paragraph 4.7) to address parts of the assignment 4.3.2 Officers
Officers shall be a Chair, a Secretary and, at the Chair’s discretion, a Vice-Chair (see Section 4 2 for general responsibilities). The Chair shall be from a user interest categoiy company. The Chair may appoint subcommittees or task groups as necessary for investigation of policy or procedural problems, or as advisory groups The Chair reports at least once each year to the API Upstream Committee,
4.3.3 Members
Membeis shall be the Executive Committee Chair and the Chairs of all committees reporting to the Executive Committee. The Chair of ISO/TC 67 shall be invited to serve as a non-voting liaison representative. The Executive Committee Chair may appoint other voting members. participants, and non-voting liaison representatives from industry associations, regulatory agencies. etc • as are required to meet the representational needs of the Executive Committee
4.3.4 ANSI US TAG for ISO!TC67
The ANSI US Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO/it 67. Technical Committee for
Materials, equipment, and offshore structures for petroleum and natural gas industries
coordinates with the Executive Committee, and operates under the TAG procedures found in
Appendix F.
The Chairman of the Executive Committee on Standardization is the chair of the ANSI US TAG to ISOiTC67 and represents the TAG on the Executive Committee.
