Connection List

The connection list gives you access to the VAM® and NSMAXᵀᴹ product lines. Because not all products can be listed, such as fit-for-purpose or so-called isolated products, please contact Nippon Steel engineer in case the VAM® or NSMAXᵀᴹ connection you are looking for is not listed.
CLEANWELL

CLEANWELL® is an anti-corrosion and lubricating semi-dry system applied in the mill on the surface of VAM® threads. Developed for Carbon steel and Corrosion resistant alloy materials, CLEANWELL® is designed to prevent the use of thread compounds that have proved to damage the environment, affect health and safety or contaminate downhole equipments and producing formation . Using CLEANWELL®  will generate no discharge nor unnecessary handling from the mill to the rig. Take off the protector and run it !

For a Dry system, please go to CLEANWELL® DRY

Benefits
  • No discharge to the environment : Reduced footprints in sensitive area
  • No discharge from mill to rig : Improved Health, Safety and working conditions
  • No discharge in the well bore : Improved well operations and production
  • Minimized yard and rig handling
  • Easy and straightforward thread inspection
  • Dope compatible

Your applications of choice

2,000,000 feet of CLEANWELL®  have been so far ran successfully with the following applications :

CLEANWELL benefits

Performances

  • Storage : 12 months (up to 60°C)
  • Running : 10 M&B in Tubing, 3 in Casing (As per ISO13679/API 5C5. Down to -30°C)
  • Connection sealibility envelope : Unchanged
  • Operating temperature downhole up to 180°C

Make-up

  • Specific make-up torque table (maximum coefficient 1.6)
  • Acceptance criterion of torque-turn graph : unchanged
  • Compatible with rig fluid environment
  • Compatible with API dope and VAM approved green dopes

CLEANWELL® principle

CLEANWELL® is applied to the unchanged VAM connection geometry. It is composed of a surface treatment applied on the bare metal, with the superposition of the final semi-dry coating. Surface treatment is adapted to pin versus box pin and to the supporting bare material :

CLEANWELL semi-dry coating
CLEANWELL® principle

Available applications 

  • Carbon steel, 13CR, Super13CR and CRA
  • VAM TOP, VAM TOP HC, VAM TOP HT, VAM SLIJ-II

Please contact us with your specific combination of material, size and connection.

Field practices

  • Specific protector
  • Tally and drifting recommendations 
  • Decontamination practices available
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