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General 

This standard presents guidelines for the proper care, handling, and installation of IPC oilfield tubular goods and accessories.

The function of the internal coating system is to form a protective barrier between the metal surface and the environment to prolong the useful life of the tubular goods and accessories.

If the coating is damaged during storage, handling, transportation, or installation, the protective barrier may be broken. This reduces coating performance and may result in premature failure of the coating system and the steel substrate.

This standard addresses specific areas of concern to help prevent or minimize damage to IPC material. Topics covered are basic parameters for bending during handling, requirements for proper yard storage, requirements for various modes of transportation, the storage of internally coated tubular goods on-site, tubular and accessory installation requirements, in service guidelines for intervention, special CRA requirements, and spot quality testing.

The care and handling procedures discussed here-in are limited to specific topics discussed and are limited to the parameters discussed below.