If these tests are not available, a qualification test is required before specifying the final pipe connection. Equipment-vendor selection requires a rigorous review of equipment qualifications to ensure they meet the predicted conditions. If qualified operating boundaries are exceeded, additional qualification and redesign issues need to be addressed with the vendor. Without timely planning, long lead times for equipment delivery may delay field operations. Detailed field-operations programs are important to ensure the rationale for various procedures is explained adequately.
Communication breakdowns result in errors, improper procedures, and equipment misapplication.
Continuous communication between vendors, technical specialists, field operations, and management is of utmost importance. Properly qualified premium connections are required for all tubing, liner, and casing strings that could be exposed to produced fluids.