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OTC 16394 NACE MR0175-2003 Impact on API 6A Equipment and Customers S.C.Smith, J.D. Dufour, and E.S. Wehner, Cooper Cameron Corporation Copyright 2004, Offshore Technology Conference This paper was prepared for presentation at the Offshore Technology Conference held in Houston, Texas, U.S.A., 3–6 May 2004. This paper was selected for presentation by an OTC Program Committee following review of information contained in an abstract submitted by the author(s). Contents of the paper, as presented, have not been reviewed by the Offshore Technology Conference and are subject to correction by the author(s). The material, as presented, does not necessarily reflect any position of the Offshore Technology Conference or its officers. Electronic reproduction, distribution, or storage of any part of this paper for commercial purposes without the written consent of the Offshore Technology Conference is prohibited. Permission to reproduce in print is restricted to an abstract of not more than 300 words; illustrations may not be copied. The abstract must contain conspicuous acknowledgment of where and by whom the paper was presented. Abstract API 6A “Specification for Wellheads and Christmas Tree Equipment” requires compliance with NACE MR0175 for equipment supplied for use in sour (Hydrogen Sulfide-H2S) service. Major changes to the NACE standard in the 2003 revision created the need for substantial changes to the API specification in terms of how both users and manufacturers specify equipment. New environmental restrictions have been imposed by NACE on many commonly used materials. Consequently, new material and temperature classifications have been created within the API document in order to permit compliance with these ...