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| RFC | Document No. | Requirement | Submitter Question |
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| 65 | Document: FM-002 Rev/Date: Rev 19 |
Manufacturing Capability | Submitted question: 1- During the licensing process, a potential licensee must demonstrate they meet the requirements of Part 1, Section 7, Manufacturing Capability. Does this also include demonstrating the ability to mark the product with the Monogram? 2- If they are licensed for more than one product listed on an LIF, do they need to demonstrate the ability to mark all of those products, some of them, or just one of them? An API licensee was asked to provide their product with the API Monogram. We were informed that before they could do so, their stamps needed to be updated to include the Monogram. They currently do not have a way to mark their products with the API Monogram. 1- No; 2- This question cannot be answered with a Yes or No response. |
| 64 | Document: FM-002 API Monogram Licensing Program Requirements Rev/Date: Revision 19 |
This Agreement is applicable only to Licensee’s product(s) that are made at the Licensee’s facility identified on the Certificate of Authority to Use the Official API Monogram (hereinafter “facility”). | Submitted question: 1. If a Licensee outsources machining of a single-piece product but performs the subsequent activities identified above, can the Licensee be considered as having made the product, and thus be eligible to apply the API Monogram to the product? 2. If a Licensee outsources all the manufacturing steps of a single-piece product (including machining, inspection, and testing), can the Licensee apply the API Monogram Mark to the product if the Licensee has the capability to manufacture the product? Due to capacity concern, a manufacturer of a single-piece machined component (Licensee) is considering outsourcing the machining activity or purchasing the entire completed product. The manufacturing process for this product requires machining, dimensional inspection, hardness testing, NDE, coating, and factory acceptance testing. The Licensee has performed and owns the design of the product. 1- No; 2- No |
| 63 | Document: API Monogram Licensing Program Requirements FM-002 Rev/Date: Revision 19 |
Part 2 - Use and Misuse of the API Monogram, 3. When the API Monogram is used, it shall always be in conjunction with the license number and date of manufacture. The license number shall not be used unless it is marked in conjunction with the API Monogram. The license number shall be used in close proximity to the API Monogram. 4. Licensee shall not use the API Monogram or license number(s), the name AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE or the description “API” to indicate API approval or endorsement of the Licensee’s products (in any advertising or otherwise). This includes the use of the API logo, Monogram or license number(s) on any shipping documents, testing records, or contracts. This does not preclude the Licensee from using the API name to conform with marking requirements of API standards or to otherwise refer to API standards in contracts or purchase orders. | Submitted question: Is it a nonconformance to API Monogram Licensing Program Requirements, Part 2 - Use and Misuse of the API Monogram, for a company to use a picture of the API Monogram and License Number in an internal company specification as an example to demonstrate proper marking in compliance to API Monogram Licensing Program Requirements, Part 2 - Use and Misuse of the API Monogram API Auditors have cited a few non-conformances regarding the misuse of the API Monogram emblem on intercompany documentation in our licensed facilities over the past few years. This RFC is intended to help with clarification on compliance for a specific instance of using the API Monogram Emblem on an internal specification. The internal specification document is not used with/for shipping, contracts, or manufacturing/test record. No |
| 58 | Document: API Q1, Annex A Rev/Date: API Q1, 10th edition Addendum 2 (2025) |
Clause A.5 (b) (3) - identify the location on the product where the API Monogram and license number are to be applied; | Submitted question: For tubular products, when the organization identifies the location on the product where the API Monogram and license number are to be applied, can the location be identified as the pipe end(s)? Some customers have requested that, on some tubular products, the API Monogram and license number also be applied at both pipe ends at the time of shipment, in addition to the required body marking. With respect to this request, Annex A.5(b)(3) requires that each licensee identify the location on the product where the API Monogram and license number are to be applied. On the other hand, Annex A.5(b)(3) does not explicitly define the term “location,” and its interpretation therefore needs to be considered in the context of Annex A as a whole, including Annex A.1 (representation concept) and Annex A.9 (general marking expectations). Yes, provided the product specification marking requirements or other Monogram Program requirements (e.g. Advisory 14) do not forbid marking at that location. The API Monogram Program cannot provide clarification on product specification requirements. |
| 57 | Document: Advisory 15 Supplementary Quality Management System (QMS) Requirements for Monogram Licensees Rev/Date: August 14, 2024 |
When a Monogram Licensed organization defines and documents its scope, in accordance with API Q1, 10th edition clauses 4.1.1 and 4.1.4.1, the scope shall include, at a minimum, all products manufactured at the Licensed facility where the product is for use in the petroleum and natural gas industry. The scope shall also include all manufacturing-related processes performed on products for use in the petroleum and natural gas industry. | Submitted question: 1 - For an API Monogram licensed facility, where non-monogrammable products (e.g., industrial valves, actuators, positioners, limit switches etc.) are manufactured but can be used in the petroleum and natural gas industry, is it required that the API Q1 (10th Edition) QMS be applied to all such products? 2 - For products that are not for use in the petroleum and natural gas industry, is it acceptable for an API Monogram licensed organization to manufacture such products at the licensed facility without including them in the defined API Q1 QMS scope? Advisory 15 and API Q1 10th Edition require that the QMS scope for an API Monogram licensed facility include all products and manufacturing-related processes for products intended for use in the petroleum and natural gas industry. In practice, facilities may manufacture a mix of products, including those intended for petroleum and natural gas applications, those intended for general industrial use, and products supplied through distributors where the final end-use is not known at the time of manufacture. 1- yes. 2- yes. |
| 55 | Document: API Q1 Annex A/ FM-002 Rev/Date: 10th Ed. / REVISION 19 |
API Q1 Annex A: A.3.1 API monogrammable product Product that has been newly manufactured by an API Licensee utilizing a fully implemented API Spec Q1 compliant quality management system and that meets all the API-specified requirements of the applicable API product specification(s) and/or standard(s). NOTE Products that have been put in service or used in operations are not “newly manufactured” products A.5 Control of the Application and Removal of the API Monogram c) Only an API licensee shall apply the API Monogram and its designated license number to API monogrammable products. FM-002 (API Monogram Licensing Program Requirements - Part 1 – General Requirements): 4 (a) NOTE: The applicant is not allowed to use the API Monogram until all steps in the process have been completed 13. Date of Manufacture Unless otherwise defined by the applicable product specification, the Date of Manufacture is the date of the manufacturer’s final acceptance of the finished product. | Submitted question: 1) Is the facility allowed to manufacture and procure all necessary components in compliance with the API product specification prior to becoming an official licensee (certification issued) to provide evidence of capability and compliance during the audit process? 2) Is the facility allowed to manufacture and procure all necessary components in compliance with the API product specification prior to becoming an official licensee (certification issued) for future use on the API monogrammable product? 3) Can the facility perform all assembly and testing processes in accordance with the API product specification for the API monogrammable product prior to becoming an official licensee (certification issued)? 4) Can the facility apply the API monogram marking to an API monogrammable product during final acceptance as soon as the facility becomes an official licensee (certification issued) when the API monogrammable product realization activities occurred prior certification issuance? A customer places an order for an API monogrammed product. The manufacturing facility has held an API Q1 certification for many years and it’s in the process of obtaining the API product specification license (internal audit to ensure compliance has been completed and API certification audit has been scheduled). The facility has the capability to manufacture and procure all components in compliance with the applicable product license requirements. 1) Yes, provided the organization will be operational during the audit to perform activities required by Advisory 13, clause 4. 2) Yes, if the Date of Manufacture (as defined in FM-002) will be after issuance of the Monogram License and all other relevant requirements are met. 3) Yes, if the Date of Manufacture (as defined in FM-002) will be after issuance of the Monogram License and all other relevant requirements are met. 4) Yes, if the Date of Manufacture is the date of the manufacturer’s final acceptance of the finished product and is not otherwise defined by the applicable product specification. Note: As per FM-002, the Date of Manufacture may otherwise be defined by the applicable product specification. |
| 54 | Document: API Q1, Annex A Rev/Date: 10th Addendum 2, Errata 3 |
Questions 1 & 2: API Q1 clause A.5(e) “Under exceptional circumstances, API may permit the application of the API Monogram after the production process has been completed.” Question 3: API Q1 clause A.6(1) “The licensee that originally applied the API Monogram and license number to a product may reapply the API Monogram and license number to the product after product delivery, under limited scenarios and conditions and upon written approval by API.” | Submitted question: 1-With respect to API Q1 clause A.5(e) describing the initial application of the API Monogram, does API permit the application of the API Monogram after all manufacturing operations have been completed but prior to packaging for shipment to customer? 2-With respect to API Q1 clause A.5(e) describing the initial application of the API Monogram, does ..."after the production process has been completed" refer to after product release and the product has left the facility’s control? 3-With respect to API Q1 clause A.6(1) describing the reapplication of the API Monogram, does API allow correction to, or replacement of API Monogramed nameplates after delivery that may be later determined to include incorrect data? Questions 1 & 2: API Q1 clause A.5(e) “Under exceptional circumstances, API may permit the application of the API Monogram after the production process has been completed.” "....after the production process has been completed." is confusing from a manufacturer's perspective. The word "production" is used, and production is function of manufacturing. This implies that API would not normally permit application of the API Monogram after the production (manufacturing) has been completed. 1) Yes. 2) Yes. 3)Yes, under limited scenarios. Please see the associated “Request for Reapplication of the API Monogram” form. |
| 53 | Document: API Q1, Annex A Rev/Date: 10 Edition, Addendum 2, Errata 3 |
A.5 b) 4) require the application of the Licensee's license number and date of manufacture of the product in conjunction with the use of the API Monogram | Submitted question: Does a Monogram license number include the standard or specification designation (for example, would a 5CT Monogram license be depicted as 5CT-1234)? The requirements for licensed or registered mark regarding the representation of license number. Yes |
| 48 | Document: Addendum 2 API Q1 10th edition Rev/Date: Eff date December 25, 2025 |
Annex A.6 point 2) When performing maintenance, repair, or remanufacture of a product bearing the API Monogram on a nameplate, and when the nameplate is removed for the purpose of completing the maintenance/repair/remanufacture activities, the organization performing the maintenance/repair/remanufacture activities may reinstall the nameplate to the product, provided the nameplate is not modified in any manner | Submitted question: 1. As per Addendum 2 API Q1 10th ed (A.6 point 2), can replacing a component (such as the damaged base mast) with a new component be considered as maintenance/repair/remanufacture activities? 2. After performing the aforementioned maintenance/repair/remanufacture activities, can we move the existing nameplate from the damaged base mast to the new base mast? 3. Are we required to move the existing nameplate from the damaged base mast to the lower/upper mast area? 4. Must the nameplate provided with the new base mast refer to API RP 4G 5th edition. There is an inquiry from our customer to replace their base mast due to damage during operation. The mast is two section telescoping type consisting of base mast, lower mast, and upper mast (mobile land rig type). The mast is API 4F Monogrammed. The existing nameplate of the mast is attached in the base mast area. We can manufacture a new base mast to replace the damaged one as this product is also manufactured by our facility. Our facility manufactured the original mast and there is no change in design, rated load, calculations, etc. We only intend to replace the base mast due to severe damage, the upper and lower sections will not be replaced. 1. Yes. 2. Yes, as long as all other relevant requirements are met. 3. API cannot answer this question as stated. API Q1 clause A.6 (2) does not have such a requirement, but there may be other requirements that the organization must consider. 4. API cannot answer this question as stated. API RP 4G is outside the scope of the Monogram Program. |
| 46 | Document: FM-002 Rev/Date: 18 |
Part 1, sec. 4 (c); Part 1, sec. 5; Part3, sec. 2; Part 4, sec. 5 | Submitted question: Does FM-002 requirements mean that any Monogram program applicant/license holder shall have a Quality Manual, even if API Spec. Q1 doesn’t require it anymore? API Q1 10th edition does not require the organization to maintain a Quality manual, while FM-002 requires Quality manual submission during the application process and issuance of it to API for the duration of this Agreement. No. Other documentation that addresses the requirements of API Q1 4.4.1 is acceptable. |
| 45 | Document: API Spec 17D Licensing Information Form (LIF) Rev/Date: 10.18.2022 |
List of products in the API Spec 17D LIF | Submitted question: 1- Can equipment such as landing rings, Casing Hanger Running Tools, Tieback Adapters and Abandonment Caps, which are not listed in the LIF, be eligible for monogramming if they are designed, manufactured, and validated in compliance with API 17D? 2- Furthermore, landing rings, Tieback Adapters are permanently installed equipment while Abandonment Caps, Casing Hanger Running Tools may, in some instances, become permanently installed components within a well, does their application or installation status influence their eligibility for monogramming? We would like to seek clarification regarding the monogramming of Mudline Suspension equipment under API 17D. We observed that in the Licensing Information Form (LIF) for API Spec 17D, certain Mudline Suspension Equipment that are under the scope of API 17D is not included in the LIF list. Specifically, API 17D under section 10.1.1 (mudline suspension equipment) states that Landing rings, Casing Hanger Running Tools, Abandonment Caps, and Tieback Adapters shall be treated as API 6A casing and tubing hanger mandrels. However, these items are not explicitly mentioned in the LIF. 1- No. Only equipment identified on the Licensing Information Form is eligible to be Monogrammed. 2- No, as long as all applicable product specification requirements are met. |
| 43 | Document: FM-002 Monogram Licensing Program Requirements Rev/Date: 18 |
This Agreement is applicable only to Licensee’s product(s) that are made at the Licensee’s facility identified on the Certificate of Authority to Use the Official API Monogram (hereinafter “facility”). | Submitted question: Based on the activities identified above, does our organization meet the minimum requirements for making the product, and thus, may apply the API Monogram to the product? We are a leading manufacturer of welded tubular products and hold a valid API 5CT Monogram license. We propose to purchase seam-annealed, non-monogrammed green tube from an internally approved supplier, qualified under API Q1 supplier control requirements. This material would not be released as API 5CT product by the producing mill. At our licensed facility, we would perform all required critical processes for J55 casing/tubing — including drift, hydrostatic, nondestructive, destructive/mechanical testing, dimensional verification, and final visual inspection — under our API Q1 quality management system. Following these steps, we would apply the API Monogram Mark to the product as Plain-End J55 casing/tubing under our Monogram license, ensuring full product traceability and clear separation of responsibilities. No |
| 38 | Document: API Q1, Annex A Rev/Date: API Q1, 10th ed. Addendum 2 |
Clause A.5 b) 3) identify the location on the product where the API Monogram and license number are to be applied; | Submitted question: Is it permissible to comply with customer requests by marking the API monogram, license number, and product specification on both the body and the nameplate (resulting in two sets of monogram markings on the product)? Recently, the customers have requested that the product specification (e.g., API 16A), along with the monogram and license number, also be marked directly on the product body. Their concern is that nameplates can sometimes be lost in the field. Upon reviewing API 16A 4th Edition (Table 41) and other relevant monogram specifications, there appears to be no explicit requirement regarding the location of the monogram—whether it must be on the nameplate, the body, or both. Yes |
| 35 | Document: API Q1 10th Edition, Annex A Rev/Date: 10th Edition |
A.5b5 | Submitted question: Is the date of manufacture format “NOV 2023” acceptable under clause A.5b5 of API Q1? The clause indicates that "the date of manufacture, at a minimum, be two digits representing the month and two digits representing the year..." No, unless otherwise stipulated in the applicable API product specification. |
| 34 | Document: FM-004 Rev/Date: 16 |
Part 2, clause 5: “When the APIQR Registration Marks and ANAB Marks are used, they must always be in conjunction with the Organization’s name and registration number” | Submitted question: If the APIQR Mark is used on emails or business cards, is it required to include the registration number(s)? Our company is planning to add the APIQR registration marks for use in my Emails and Business cards. Yes. |
| 32 | Document: API Monogram Licensing Program Requirements FM-002 Rev/Date: Revision 18 |
Part 2 – Use and Misuse of the API Monogram 1. A Licensee agrees to use the API Monogram on products only as specified by API. The Licensee agrees that it will use the API Monogram only on products that meet all of API’s requirements and agrees to assume full and complete responsibility for use of the API Monogram on its products. | Submitted question: Is it permissible under an API 5B "Casing and tubing threads" Monogram license to apply the API 5B Monogram to products not conforming to API 5CT such as casing and tubing accessories and down hole tools? API Spec 5B 16th Edition does not indicate that the pipe thread applied to the "product" must be compliant with an API specification e.g. API 5CT or 5L i.e. Section 9.1 of API 5B states "The thread marking may be applied to products which do or do not bear the API Monogram." Yes, provided there are no requirements in API 5B that limit where the threads can be applied. The API Monogram Program cannot provide clarification or interpretation on the API 5B requirements. |
| 24 | Document: FM-002 API Monogram Program Requirements Rev/Date: 18 |
This Agreement is applicable only to Licensee’s product(s) that are made at the Licensee’s facility identified on the Certificate of Authority to Use the Official API Monogram (hereinafter “facility”). | Submitted question: Based on the pipe making process defined above, if Milling, Forming, and Tack Welding are outsourced and the remaining processes are performed at our Licensed facility, can the final product be considered “made” at our Licensed facility, and thus eligible for Monogramming? Our company would like to supply Monogrammed Submerged Arc Longitudinal Welded (SAWL) pipe, however due to certain limitations, some of the pipe making processes will be outsourced. The pipe making process for SAWL is as follow: Milling - Forming – Tack Welding - Final Seam Welding (Inside Welding & Outside Welding) - Expansion - Beveling - Hydrotest - Non Destructive Examination - Final Inspection - Laboratory Testing - Monogramming Yes, unless otherwise specified by the applicable product specification. |
| 19 | Document: Advisory 15 Rev/Date: August 14, 2024 |
When a Monogram Licensed organization defines and documents its scope, in accordance with API Q1, 10th edition clauses 4.1.1 and 4.1.4.1, the scope shall include, at a minimum, all products manufactured at the Licensed facility where the product is for use in the petroleum and natural gas industry. | Submitted question: Regarding documentation of the scope, specifically in relation to the term "all products" mentioned in advisory 15: is it acceptable to group similar products under broad categories? Our concern is whether the scope documentation must include a detailed list of every individual product manufactured or repaired at the facility, or if it is acceptable to group similar products under broad categories. For instance, if we perform threading on various types of subs (such as bit subs, x-over subs, saver subs, side entry subs, circulating subs, drilling bent subs, and float subs) and mills (such as junk mills, watermelon mills, and taper mills), can we categorize these under general terms like "subs" and "mills," or is it necessary to list each product individually? Yes |
| 10 | Document: Annex A Rev/Date: API Q1 10th Ed. Sep-2024 |
API Q1 10th Ed. Annex A. Clause A5 | Submitted question: Considering the Monogram effective date of API 5CT 11th edition is January 1, 2025, can products manufactured in accordance to the 10th edition be Monogrammed after the effective date if the order was placed before the effective date? As we approach the implementation of API 5CT 11th Edition, scheduled for January 2025, we would like to address our inquiry regarding “Annex A” from API Q1. No. If the Date of Manufacture is on or after the effective date of the new edition, the product can only be Monogrammed if it conforms to the new edition. Note: The Date of Manufacture is a term defined in the API Monogram Licensing Program Requirements document. |
| 9 | Document: API Q1 ANNEX A Rev/Date: API Q1 10 Edition |
A.5/c "Only an API Licensee shall apply the API Monogram and it designated license number to API monogrammable products" | Submitted question: We are a monogram licensee under API 7-1/Q1 to monogram Kelly Valves. API has published API 7V for Kelly Valves which states in the scope to supersede API 7-1 requirements for Kelly valves once published. Can we still monogram Kelly Valves under our current 7-1 designated license number? Monogram designated License number to API 7-1 Yes. When the organization continues to maintain a valid API 7-1 License for that product, the organization may Monogram the product if it meets the requirements of API 7-1. |
| 3 | Document: APIQR registration program requirements Rev/Date: revision 15 | FM-004 |
Part 1. No 7, Point b) | Submitted question: If a facility has the capability to manufacture various products (e.g. 10 different product) but the facility chooses to define the scope in the licensing agreement to 5 products only, could the API auditor still sample and review objective evidence from any of the products that the facility has the capability to manufacture (e.g. 10 products)? An APIQR registered organizations shall agree to implement and maintain, continually and throughout facility operations, all the management system elements that are specific to the applicable standards, even though they may exceed the requirements of other applicable registrations. this continual implementation will apply under a defined scope of activities for each individual facility. 1. Yes, if the organization’s QMS is per API Q1, 9th edition and the products are for use in the petroleum and natural gas industry. 2. Yes, if the organization’s QMS is per API Q1 10th edition, the facility has at least one Monogram license, and the products are for use in the petroleum and natural gas industry. Please review API Advisory 15. 3. No, if the organization’s QMS is per API Q1, 10th edition and the facility has no Monogram licenses. |
