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Overview of API Spec 6A
19th Edition/ISO 10423

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This two-day course covers all aspects of the 19th Edition of API Specification 6A, Specification for Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment, and probable changes to be made for the 20th Edition. Spec 6A continues to be revised in many significant ways. New products have been added to the scope and requirements have been changed. The specification is now primarily in the ISO metric system with US customary dimensions in parentheses or annexes. Additionally, the specification complies with the rules of the current NACE Standard, MR0175 / ISO 15156.

1.2 CEU and an API University Certificate of Completion will be awarded for successful completion of the course and requires attendance for all hours of instruction and completion of the course evaluation.

Dates and Locations

Please visit our Calendar of Events for all upcoming courses.

All Houston dates will be held at the Houston Training and Conference Center
480 N. Sam Houston Pkwy. E.
Suite 270
Houston, TX 77060
Phone: 281-448-8432
Fax: 281-448-1112

The Aberdeen seminar will be at the Craighaar Hotel, Bucksburn. The Houma, Louisiana seminar will be at the Quality Hotel, Houma

To Register

Please download the Registration Form and select the date of your choice.

To order API Specification 6A 19th Edition, please visit the Publications section of the API website.

Technical employees of companies that design, manufacture, test, use, or specify API 6A wellhead and Christmas tree equipment.

John H. Fowler, P.E. Is the owner of On-Line Resources, a Houston engineering consulting firm. John is a graduate of Rice University and was previously employed by Rockwell International and McEvoy Oilfield Equipment Company, where he was Vice-President of Engineering. He has been a member of API Subcommittee 6 since 1980 and twice received the API Citation for Service Award. He has also been a member of the Association of Well Head Equipment Manufacturers (AWHEM), where he served as President in 1983. Mr. Fowler teaches several seminars on API Specifications, including the seminar, Designing to API 6A/16A/17D Requirements which has been attended by more than 500 engineers.

For more information, please contact John Fowler at FowlerOLR@aol.com.