Safety Valve Testing

The Flow Component Testing Facilities (FCTF) at SwRI are accredited through the American Petroleum Institute (API) to perform validation testing on both surface and subsurface safety valves. The facilities are also used to perform safety valve testing on other downhole safety valves, riser isolation valves, and wellhead valves. All testing is completed under an API Q1 and ISO 17025 quality management system.

Safety Valve Testing Services

API 14A Subsurface Safety Valves (SSSV)

SwRI performs SSSV testing on surface control safety valves (SCSSV) and subsurface control safety valves (SSCSV), subsurface injection safety valves (SSISV), and annular safety valves.

Validation Testing – Annex B
Functional Testing – Annex C
Operating Life Testing, Differential Opening – Annex G
Extended Sand Endurance Testing – Annex I
High Rate Gas Slam Closure Testing – Annex K
Experimental Flow and Integrity Testing
Extreme Cold Operating Life Test

API 14A Annex B Subsurface Safety Valve Validation Test Application

API Safety Valve Validation Testing

API 6AV1 Wellhead Surface Safety Valves & Underwater Safety Valve for Offshore Service

SwRI performs testing on various types of valves used as underwater safety valves (USV), surface safety valves (SSV), and boarding shutdown valves (BDSV). This equipment is essential for emergency shutdown of offshore production.

API Spec. 6AV1 Surface Safety Valve Test Application

API 6A-PR2 testing is performed within the Structural Engineering Department at SwRI.

API 19V and API 17G tests can be found in Downhole Completion & Subsea Valve Testing.

Quality Control & Testing

All third-party testing activities performed at the Flow Component Testing Facilities (FCTF) are subject to compliance with the FCTF Quality Manual, which conforms to the safety and quality requirements outlined in the following documents:

API specification Q1, specification for quality programs for the petroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas industry
ISO 9001, quality management systems
ISO/IEC 17025, general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
ISO 45001, occupational health and safety management systems
ISO 14001, environmental management systems

Flow Component Test Facilities ISO 14001 Accreditation

SwRI is registered with ISO for ISO 14001 as it applies to work performed in the Flow Component Testing Facilities. (Registration No. C0317387-EM5)

API Testing Accreditation

SwRI is registered with API for API Specification Q1 as it applies to third party validation testing services per specifications API 14A and API 6AV1 (Registration No. Q1-3729).

For more information about safety valve testing, please contact Christopher Jowers at +1 210 522 4221 or Nicole Lemon at +1 210 522 3329.