1. API 17J, B, K, L1, L2 Flexible Pipe Standardization
API C2 / SC17: Winter Status Report. Houston, TX
Reporting Chair
Krassy Doynov, Ph.D., ExxonMobil Production Company

2. Scope of Work and Status
STANDARD
NAME
PUBLISHED
STATUS
Recommended practice for flexible pipe
API RP 17B
2-May-2014
to be updated 2018
ISO
19-Sep-2006
HOLD
Specification for Unbonded Flexible Pipe
API Spec 17J
4th edition
Specification for Bonded Flexible Pipe
API Spec 17K
1-Nov-2005
2Q 2017
3rd edition
ISO
1-Oct-2005
Specification for flexible pipe ancillary equipment
API Spec 17L1
23-Nov-2015
to be updated 2019
ISO
Recommended practice for flexible pipe ancillary equipment
API RP 17L2
5-March-2013
ISO
The Ageing of PA-11 in Flexible Pipes
API 17TR2
1-Jun-2003
to be updated 2018/2019

3. Status of JIP for the update of API 17TR2 “The Ageing of PA-11 in Flexible Pipes”
SOW is to provide Guidelines for Qualification of Polyamides (PA11, PA12, …) in Flexible Pipes based on collecting field experience and integrity issues, and standardizing test procedures and acceptance criteria after performing round robin tests to ensure reproducibility.
Steering Committee meeting held on November 8th and 9th, 2016.
Round robin tests on PA11 and PA12 at different test labs completed. Test scatter is being compared, and results - analyzed for reproducibility.
9 JIP Participants: ExxonMobil, GE Oil&Gas, Evonik, NOV Flexibles, Woodside, PetroBras, Total, Arkema, 4Subsea. JIP Manager – 4Subsea Norway.
K. Doynov will submit SRRR form for revision to 17TR2, upon JIP completion in 2017/2018.

4. Status of API 17K (ISO 13628-10 - on hold)
API 17K (upcoming 3rd edition) ballot opened on Dec-7, 2016 and will close on Feb-1, 2017.
Ballot was delayed with 4-to-5 months due to conducting material- and mid-scale testing to verify FAT test acceptance criterion for seawater intake bonded pipes – a new application added to API 17K.
API ballot comments to be addressed in 2Q17; and the new 3rd edition published in 3Q17.
Project Summary:
Duration – 2.5 years (January May 2017);
5 F2F meetings of FPTG = 3 * Houston + 1 * Oslo/Norway + 1 * Pau/France;
F2F meeting attendance – between 13 and 22 SMEs;
Participating companies – up to 28;
Participating SMEs – up to 45;
Project Champion: Gergely Szekely of ContiTech: leading manufacturing task group, testing, and providing organizational and technical support.
API 17K updates based on synergies with the latest revisions of API 17J, 17B, 17L1, 17L2 and pulling Industry lessons learned since 2005:
Pressure and temperature definitions,
System design philosophy, load classes, load conditions, design load effects, design methodology verification, pipe and end fitting design acceptance criteria, storage and operating bend radii;
Material qualification and matching testing standards – with new details on non-metallic reinforcement materials and elastomers;
Manufacturing control updates;
Repair procedures validated with test data;
Documentation requirements specified;
FAT: new tests and test procedure updates for SWI application and bonded pipe constructions with non-metallic reinforcement components;
Purchasing guidelines and pipe data sheet update.

5. Status of API 17L1, L2 (ISO/FDIS 13628-16,17 – on hold)
The revision of API 17L1 and L2 is planned to be kicked off in 2H17 – after publishing the 3rd edition of API 17K.
The SOW will to address: 135 Monogram comments (un-auditable areas), Technip’s 31 technical comments received in 2014, and recent Industry Lessons Learned between 2012 and 2016.
Anticipated Project duration – 2 years.

6. Status of API 17J & 17B Revision (ISO 13628-2 &11 – on hold)
Update API 17B with edits identified during the 17K Project to align with new API 17K. Estimated duration is 3-6 months.
NOTE: 17B is the RP supporting both the 17J Spec and 17K Spec

7. MEMBERSHIP: 17K Flexible Pipe Task Group
Wayne Morris 3M 2
Roger Hagen 3
Svein Are Løtveit
4Subsea 4
Nils Gunnar Viko 5
Christoffer Nilsen-Aas 6
Roberto Biollo
BASSI OFFSHORE 7
Emilien Rulence
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore 8
Francois Migeon 9
Aymeric David 10
Gergely Szekely
ContiTech Rubber 11
Tibor Nagy 12
István Grepaly 13
Jorge Suarez
DNV-GL 14
Kam Zandiyeh
Dunlop Oil & Marine 15
Jo Wiggers 16
Don Johnson
ETA 17
Krassy Doynov
ExxonMobil 18
Richard Shepherd 19
David Barnard
Clearwater FPC 20
Erik Bendiksen
NOV Flexibles 21
Trond Sundby
Petroleum Safety Authority 22
Langøy Morten Andre 23
Francois-Regis Pionetti 13
SAIPEM 24
Giaccobi Stephane 25
Cyrille Mengeot 26
Sunil Dutt 14
Technip 27
Jesus Arrieche 28
Ludovic Assier 15
TOTAL 29
Vincent Lagarrigue 16
Trelleborg Industrie SAS 30
Jean-Noel Vincent
David Ponchon 31
Remi Morvan 17
Wood Group Kenny 32
Shankar Bhat 18
INTECSEA 33
Naiquan Ye 19
MARINTEK 34
Benjamin Biausser 20
SBM Offshore 35
Charles B Paton 21
Shell 36
Jan Berger 22
Evonik 37
Sarah Abercrombie
Weatherford 38
Terje Peder Stavang
Statoil 39
Rune Haakonsen
Kongsberg Oil&Gas 40
Torgrim Andersen 41
Andy Thompson
Techflow Flexibles Ltd 42
Yu Xian Hong
Techflow Flexibles Yantai 43
Yang Peng 45
Kent Caveny
Kent Caveny Services LLC

8. UPDATED TARGET DATES FOR NWI AND DELIVERABLES
API 17K - New 3rd edition to be published no later than 3Q2017.
API 17B K based update to be kicked off in 2H2017 after publishing API 17K
API 17L1&L2 - Revision process to be kicked off in 2H2017 after publishing API 17K
API 17TR2 - K. Doynov to submit SRRR form, after 17TR2 JIP completion ~ 2018

9. FUTURE MEETINGS & RESOURCE NEEDS
plans for future FPTG meetings 1-2Q 2016: Addressing API SPEC 17K Ballot Comments via FPTG teleconferences in resource needs 2Q 2017: API editorial help for 3rd edition of API 17K