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API SPEC 9A
API SPEC 9A: Addenda 2
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This publication was last reviewed and confirmed in 2025.
Description
This standard specifies the minimum requirements and terms of acceptance for the manufacture and testing of steel wire ropes not exceeding wire rope grade 2160, for the petroleum and natural gas industries. The following products are covered by this specification: bright- or drawn-galvanized wire rope, well-measuring wire, andwell-measuring strand.Typical applications include tubing 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, mast raising lines, guideline tensioner lines, riser tensioner lines, and mooring and anchor lines. Wire ropes for lifting slings and cranes, and wire for well-measuring and strand for well-servicing, are also included.
The minimum breaking forces for the more common sizes, grades, and constructions of stranded rope are given in tables. However, this standard does not restrict itself to the classes covered by those tables.
Edition
27
Published Date
2025-07-13
Status
Current
Pages
15
Language
English
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Abstract
This standard specifies the minimum requirements and terms of acceptance for the manufacture and testing of steel wire ropes not exceeding wire rope grade 2160, for the petroleum and natural gas industries. The following products are covered by this specification: bright- or drawn-galvanized wire rope, well-measuring wire, andwell-measuring strand.Typical applications include tubing 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, mast raising lines, guideline tensioner lines, riser tensioner lines, and mooring and anchor lines. Wire ropes for lifting slings and cranes, and wire for well-measuring and strand for well-servicing, are also included. The minimum breaking forces for the more common sizes, grades, and constructions of stranded rope are given in tables. However, this standard does not restrict itself to the classes covered by those tables.
