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1 Scope

1.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this specification is to provide standards for wire rope in the minimum number of grades of material and types of construction to adequately meet the requirements of the petroleum industry. It is not represented that wire rope manufactured in accordance with this specification will render service for any stated period of time, due to the many factors of service application that will affect its life.

Wire rope covered by this specification is suitable for the following oil-field uses: rod and tubing pull lines, rod hanger lines, sand lines, cable-tool drilling and clean out lines, cable-tool casing lines, rotary drilling lines, winch lines, horse head pumping unit lines, torpedo lines, well-measuring wire, well-measuring strand, offshore mooring lines, mast raising lines, guideline tensioner lines, and riser tensioner lines.

Typical applications for these services and recommended practices for field use are given in API RP 9B: Recommended Practice on Application, Care, and Use of Wire Rope for Oil-Field Service, which covers sizes and constructions, field care and use, recommended design features, evaluation of rotary drilling lines, and field troubles and their causes.

1.2 COVERAGE

This specification covers (1) bright (uncoated), galvanized, and drawn-galvanized wire rope of various grades and construction, (2) mooring wire rope, (3) torpedo lines, (4) well-measuring wire, (5) well-measuring strand, (6) galvanized wire guy strand, and (7) galvanized structural rope and strand.