
Frac Iron Guidelines and Requirements, First Edition
NORM herausgegeben am 1.1.2026
Designation standards: API STD 16FI
Publication date standards: 1.1.2026
The number of pages: 45
Approximate weight : 135 g (0.30 lbs)
Country: American technical standard
Kategorie: Technische Normen API
This document establishes minimum guidelines that set the foundation for reducing the severity and frequency of failures in frac iron equipment. This document covers temporarily installed pressure-containing equipment (commonly known as frac iron) used to convey stimulation fluids from the fluid end to the wellhead, inclusive of pump-down equipment associated with plug and perforating or ball-drop operations. This document addresses the following equipment:
a) piping or treating lines;
b) connections;
c) hoses;
d) manifolds;
e) pressure-relief devices. See more