API 16cr Winter 2021
API 16cr Winter 2021
Harish Patel
API 16CR Co-chair
hpatel@eagle.org
Troy Powell
API 16CR Secretary
Troy.Powell@timkensteel.com
Winter 2021
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API 16CR 1st Edition- Draft
• The first committee meeting for API 16CR was held virtually in
December 2020 with thirty-five participants, made up primarily
of equipment manufacturers and land-based drilling contractors.
• API 16AR and API 6AR will be guiding documents with input
from API 16FR committee members.
1220 L Street, NW • Washington, DC 20005-4070 • www.api.org 2
API 16CR 1st Edition- Small Work
Groups
• Committee members volunteered to work in small work groups in
order to begin developing the various sections of the document.
• Work Group 1: Terms, Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
• Work Groups 2: Scope, Quality Control Requirements, QMS
Requirements, Responsibilities
• Work Group 3: Repair/Remanufacture Minimum Requirements,
• Work Group 4: Materials, Bolting
• Work Group 5: Welding
• Work Group 6: Marking, Storing/Shipping, Records, Traceability and
Documentation
• The small work groups are expected to have initial virtual meetings
in January 2021.