Executive Committee on Standardization (ECS)

The Executive Committee on Standardization (ECS) is broken up into several subcommittees. Each subcommittee works with a specific area of exploration and production of oilfield equipment. Below is a list of the subcommittees and the areas they work with.

SC2- Subcommittee on Offshore Structures
Offshore Structures
Offshore Construction Materials
Offshore Cranes
Stationkeeping/Mooring
NDE

SC5- Subcommittee on Tubular Goods
OCTG (Casing, Tubing & Drill Pipe)
Pipe Threads
Coiled Line Pipe
Coiled Tubing Specification
Coiled RP
Line Pipe
Drill Stem Equipment

SC6- Subcommittee on Valves & Wellhead Equipment
Wellhead & Christmas Tree Equipment
Pipeline, Valves & Connectors
Subsurface Safety Valve Equipment

SC8- Subcommittee on Drilling Structures & Equipment
Drilling & Well Servicing Structures
Chains & Sprockets
Drilling Equipment
Hoisting Equipment
Wire Rope

SC10- Subcommittee on Well Cements
Well Cements
Casing Centralizers
Cement Float Equipment

SC11- Subcommittee on Field Operating Equipment
API SC11 writes and maintains standards on field operating equipment.

SC13- Subcommittee on Drill Completion & Fracturing Fluids
Drilling Fluids
Drilling Fluid Processing Systems
Testing of Heavy Brines
Completion & Fracturing Fluids

SC15- Subcommittee on Fiberglass & Plastic Tubulars
Fiberglass Line Pipe
Polyethylene Line Pipe

SC16- Subcommittee on Drilling Well Control Equipment
Drill Through Equipment
Choke & Kill Systems
Control Sys-Drilling Well Control Equip
Marine Drilling Riser Systems
Underbalanced Drilling

SC17- Subcommittee on Subsea Production Equipment
Subsea Equipment -General
Flexible Pipe
Through Flowline Systems
Subsea Wellhead & Christmas Tree Equip
Subsea Umbilicals
Subsea Production Control Systems
Completion/Workover Riser Systems
ROV/ROT

SC18- Subcommittee on Quality
Nonconformance Reporting Information
API SC18 writes and maintains standards on quality.

SC19- Subcommittee on Completion Equipment
Perforating
Proppants

SC20- Subcommittee on Supply Chain Management
The Subcommittee on Supply Chain Management is a newly formed group that will develop standards for suppliers of raw materials and services to the oil and natural gas industry.