• NS-1™ & NS-2™ for when you need equipment manufactured and inspected to a higher standard

  • Reducing Non-productive Time - Increasing Performance

  • Manufacturing and Inspection Standards to reduce the risk of equipment failures whilst drilling

  • NS-1™ and NS-2™ Designed to supplement the API standards when conditions warrant it

NS-2™ Standard

Increased web use and the increasing need to obtain quick access to Inspection Standards - NS-2™ has been “remodelled” to embrace the power of the internet and the  NS Information Hub where is it accessed.

With the inclusion of a ‘quick search’ option - Inspectors can navigate through the NS-2™ Standard with ease.

The defined layout makes navigation simple. This has been achieved by introducing individual Sub-Specs - there are 23 of them from General Requirements, Ultrasonic Testing End Area to Proprietary Connections. Hyperlinks have been introduced throughout the standard making switching between different specifications and sub-specifications very efficient.

The new edition required a gap analysis of the other main Industry Specifications to create a consistency in the acceptance and rejection criteria, where we feel there is no risk to our existing users.

Keeping with the tradition of our NS Publications the New Edition of NS-2™ provides you with specifications unique to our Standards and covering the latest new technical advances in drilling equipment.

NS-2™ was the first Standard, and still the only one, to recognise ATI (Automated Thread Inspection) using ACFM (Alternating Current Field Measurement). This was developed for the detection and sizing of surface breaking cracks in threads with the minimum of operator interpretation. ATI records all the inspection data which is stored and available for replay and audit, irrespective of whether a defect is found or not. ATI uses array probes with a particular thread pitch.

Some of the other advantages of the NS-2™ Online system are:

  • Ability to print the exact page you need, and knowing that the page you print is the latest version.
  • Links to other pages make navigation between specifications quick and easy to complete.
  • Specification helpdesk will support you should you require additional assistance in its use.
  • Because you can access it via your laptop and smartphone - no heavy folders to cart around.
  • You won’t ever need to remove old pages, replace with new pages or worry about lost pages.

New Specifications and Updates to existing ones are able to be completed on a more regular basis due the web based presentation and any period of grace is announced within the News Update panel which is set alongside the NS-2™’s ‘Index page’.

Further updates have been completed on the Tables for new bevel diameters for BHA connections, VAM connections and Grant Prideco connections including Turbotorque.

Even with all the above we are not sitting back on our achievements, we are already working on new enhanced features, whereby you will be able to put in the connection’s details and NS-2™ will give you all the relevant details for dimensional inspection without you looking through the tables.