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Description of Drill Pipe
What is Drill Pipe?
Drill pipe is hollow, thin-walled, steel or aluminium alloy piping that is used on drilling rigs. It is hollow to allow drilling fluid to be pumped down the hole through the bit and back up the annulus. It comes in a variety of sizes, strengths, and wall thicknesses, but is typically 27 to 32 feet in length (Range 2). Longer lengths, up to 45 feet, exist (Range 3).
How to Work with Drilling Pipe?
The drilling tool is connected to a drill rod for transferring power. The drill string is usually part are: drill, drill collars, drilling pipe, stabilizers, special connectors, and Kelly. The basic roles of the drill string are: (1)control the drill bit; (2) impose WOB; (3) transmission of power; (4) transporting drilling fluid; (5) special operations: extrusion of cement, handling underground accidents.
Drilling pipe is trailing with a screw thread for connecting the drilling rig located at the bottom of surface drilling equipment and mill equipment or the bottom outlet device. The purpose is to drill the drilling mud delivered to the drill bit, and drill with the increase, decrease, or rotating bottom outlet means. Drill pipes must be able to withstand great external pressure, twisting, bending, and vibration. In the mining, oil, and gas refining process, the drill pipe can be used multiple times.
Drill Pipe: Drill pipe includes pipe body and tool joints(box and pin) welded together, used to connect drilling rig surface equipment and bottom equipment or bottom hole equipment. Drill pipe can bear heavy internal and external pressure, twist, bend, and vibration, which can be used more than one time during oil or gas production.
Drill pipes are steel tubes fitted with threaded ends called tool joints, which are commonly used in tension in the top part of the drill string to pump fluid and transmit torque to the bit.
Standard: Drill pipe
Grade: E75, X95, G105, S135
The wear-resistant belt of the tool joint: Arnco 100XT, 200XT, 300XT, 400XT
Internal coating drill pipe: TK34, DPC, TC2000, TC3000
Usage: Mine blasting, water well drilling, geothermal wells drilling, fore poling, coal and nonferrous metal mining projects, etc.
API 5DP Specification is under the jurisdiction of the API Committee on Standardization of Tubular Goods. The purpose of this specification is to provide standards for drill pipe suitable for use in drilling and producing operations.
Special Processes of API 5DP Specification for Drill Pipe Special Processes are the final operations that are performed during pipe manufacturing that affect attribute compliance required in this document (except chemistry and dimensions). The applicable special processes are heat treatment, nondestructive testing, and, if applicable, cold finishing
Specification of Drill Pipe
Dimension of Drill Pipe:
Size designation | Calculated weight | Tool joint designation | Calculated weight | grade | Wall thickness | Upset ends | ||
in | 1b/ft | Kg/m | in | mm | ||||
2 3/8 | 6.65 | NC26 | 6.26 | 9.32 | E.X.G.S | 0.28 | 7.11 | EU |
2 7/8 | 10.4 | NC31 | 9.72 | 14.48 | E.X.G.S | 0.362 | 9.19 | EU |
3 1/2 | 13.3 | NC38 | 12.31 | 18.34 | E.X.G.S | 0.368 | 9.35 | EU |
3 1/2 | 15.5 | NC38,NC40 | 14.63 | 21.79 | E.X.G.S | 0.449 | 11.4 | EU |
4 | 14 | NC40,NC46 | 12.93 | 19.26 | E.X.G.S | 0.33 | 8.38 | IU,EU |
4 1/2 | 16.6 | NC46,NC50 | 14.98 | 22.31 | E.X.G.S | 0.337 | 8.56 | EU,IEU |
4 1/2 | 20 | NC46,NC50 | 18.69 | 27.84 | E.X.G.S | 0.43 | 10.92 | EU,IEU |
5 | 19.5 | NC50,NC52 | 17.93 | 26.71 | E.X.G.S | 0.362 | 9.19 | IEU |
5 | 25.6 | NC50,5 1/2FH | 24.03 | 35.79 | E.X.G.S | 0.5 | 12.7 | IEU |
5 1/2 | 21.9 | 5 1/2FH | 19.81 | 29.51 | E.X.G.S | 0.361 | 9.17 | IEU |
5 1/2 | 24.7 | 5 1/2FH | 22.54 | 33.57 | E.X.G.S | 0.415 | 10.54 | IEU |
6 5/8 | 25.2 | 6 5/8FH | 22.19 | 33 | E.X.G.S | 0.33 | 8.387 | IEU |
6 5/8 | 27.7 | 6 5/8FH | 24.21 | 41 | E.X.G.S | 0.362 | 9.19 | IEU |
Standard of Drill Pipe
Chemical Composition of Drill Pipe(%):
Grade | Chemical composition | |
P | S | |
E75 | <0.015 | <0.003 |
X95 | <0.015 | <0.003 |
G105 | <0.015 | <0.003 |
S135 | <0.015 | <0.003 |
Tool joint | <0.015 | <0.003 |
Mechanical Properties of Drill Pipe:
Pipe body | Grade | Yield strength | Tensile strength | Elongation | Hardness | Full size charpy impact test(J) | ||||||
min | max | min | min | |||||||||
Psi | MPa | Psi | MPa | Psi | MPa | HBW | HRC | Average | Single | |||
E75 | 75000 | 517 | 105000 | 724 | 100000 | 689 | 625000A0.2/U0.9 | - | - | 80 | 65 | |
X95 | 95000 | 655 | 125000 | 862 | 105000 | 724 | - | - | 80 | 65 | ||
G105 | 105000 | 724 | 135000 | 931 | 115000 | 793 | - | - | 80 | 65 | ||
S135 | 135000 | 931 | 165000 | 1138 | 145000 | 1000 | - | - | 80 | 65 | ||
Weld zone | Tool joint | 120000 | 827.4 | - | - | 140000 | 965.3 | =13% | =285 | - | 80 | 65 |
E75 | 75000 | 517 | - | - | 100000 | 689 | - | ?37 | 40 | 27 | ||
X95 | 88000 | 609 | - | - | 103000 | 712 | - | ?37 | 40 | 27 | ||
G105 | 95000 | 655 | - | - | 105000 | 724 | - | ?37 | 40 | 27 | ||
S135 | 105000 | 724 | - | - | 115000 | ?37 | 40 | 27 | ||||
Manufacturing Process of Drill Pipe

Q: What types of drill pipes do you manufacture and supply?
A: We produce a comprehensive range of drill pipes to meet various industry needs, including API drill pipes, steel drill pipes, mining drill pipes, water well drill pipes, oil well drill pipes, DTH (Down-The-Hole) drill rods, and wireline drill rods. All our products strictly comply with international standards, including API SPEC 5D.
A: Our drill pipes are available in outer diameters ranging from 50mm to 1200mm, with standard lengths between 1.5m and 12m. We supply multiple steel grades such as E75, X95, G105, S135, J55, and N80. Tool joints and connections (e.g., NC38, NC40) can also be customized based on your specific drilling depth and torque requirements.
A: We are highly flexible with our MOQ, which can be as low as 1 piece for many sizes currently in stock. Additionally, we fully support OEM and ODM services, allowing you to customize anti-corrosion coatings, internal plastic coatings (e.g., TC2000, TK34), and hardbanding (e.g., Arnco 100XT, 300XT) according to your project's specific needs.
A: Quality is our top priority. Raw materials for pipe bodies and tool joints are sourced from renowned steel enterprises. Every drill pipe undergoes strict non-destructive inspection, friction welding quality checks, and mechanical property testing in our own laboratory. We also welcome clients to appoint third-party inspection agencies (such as SGS or BV) to verify the quality before delivery.