Table of Contents

1 Scope
2 Field Care And Use Of Wire Rope
3 Recommended Design Features
4 Evaluation Of Rotary Drilling Line
5 Cutoff Practice For Rotary Drilling Lines
6 Inspection and Retirement
7 Common Types of Wire Rope Deterioration
8 Field Troubles and Their Causes
Bibliography

Abstract

Specifies typical wire rope applications for the oil and gas industry.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Petroleum Institute
Pages
ISBN
Supersedes	API 9B : 2011