Equipment Certification

We specialize in equipment certifications. 

1. API  (American Petroleum Institute)

2. DNV (Det Norske Veritas)

3. SEPCo Lifted Equipment(OPS0055 Appendix G)

4. ATEX

5. CE

Examples

Offshore Managed Pressure Drilling Design (DNV, ATEX, CE)

CONTROLLED FLUIDS INC, STONEWALL, and BRAEDEN teamed up to provide a turn key solution for the oil & gas industry. The product consisted of a DNV Drill Specification, certified, hydraulic controls system that is CE marked for Zone II hazardous atmospheres (ATEX) in all European Markets. Through individual expertise, culminated through teamwork, CFI was able to deliver a technical, safe, certified, and high quality system to their client, as part of the overall MPD system.

• ATEX Zone 2 Gas Group IIB + H2, Temperature T3, (-25°C to +40°C) –Ex d II B + H2 T3 (-25°C to +40°C
• DNVGL-OS-E101:2015
• DNV 2.7-1 Standard for Lift
• Pressure Equipment Directive
• CE Marked

Rossi MagZilla: Downhole Magnet Design(API)

Our professional engineers at StoneWall teamed up with partners at Rossi Oilfield Services to design and manufacture a new line of downhole tools. This new design is optimized to provide maximum carrying capacity of ferrous metal debris. 

• API RP 7G
• OPS0055 Lifting (SEPCO)

Definitions

API

Each day, the oil and natural gas industry depends on equipment to produce, refine and distribute its products. The offshore equipment used is some of the most technologically advanced available in the search for oil and gas and allows the industry to operate in an environmentally safe manner. Designed for manufacturers of production, drilling, and refinery equipment, the API Monogram Program verifies that manufacturers are operating in compliance with industry standards.  

DNV

DNV is a global provider of knowledge for managing risk. Today, safe and responsible business conduct is both a license to operate and a competitive advantage. Our core competence is to identify, assess, and advise on risk management. From our leading position in certification, classification, verification, and training, we develop and apply standards and best practices. This helps our customers safely and responsibly improve their business performance. DNV is an independent organisation with dedicated risk professionals in more than 100 countries, with the purpose of safeguarding life, property and the environment

• DNV 2.7-1

• DNV 2.7-3

ATEX

About the ATEX directive

If you manufacture electrical equipment used in hazardous locations and intend to market your products in the European Union, your equipment must comply with the ATEX directive. Also known as European Directive 2014/34/EU, the ATEX directive ensures the free movement of goods throughout the European Union by harmonizing compliance procedures.

The ATEX requirements

• The ATEX directive requires the following major elements to be met in order to apply the ATEX marking:
• The CE mark – The CE mark is a self-declaration marking indicating that your equipment conforms to applicable technical provisions and ATEX requirements and other directives.
• Essential health and safety requirements – Annex II of the ATEX directive, requires that you establish principles of integrated explosion safety from all electrical and non-electrical ignition sources. You can demonstrate compliance to these requirements by following the harmonized European standard series EN 60079.
• EC Type Examination Certificate – For Category 1 (electrical and mechanical) and Category 2 (electrical) equipment, a Notified Body will need to verify that your equipment has met the relevant applicable provisions of the ATEX directive in order to receive an EC Type Examination Certificate. For Category 3 equipment, an EC Type Examination Certificate is not required, however, manufacturers must ensure that your products comply with ATEX by following the appropriate conformity route.
• Quality Assessment – The facility(s) producing your equipment must undergo a Quality Assessment of EN ISO/IEC 80079-34 which will result in a Notified Body issuing you a Quality Assurance Notification (QAN).

CE

The CE marking is a key indicator (but not proof) of a product’s compliance with European Union (EU) health, safety and environmental protection directives and regulations.

• If your product comes under the scope of a directive requiring CE marking you must ensure the product complies with the applicable requirements and affix the CE mark before placing it in the market in the European Economic Area (EEA) (see “Countries In Which The CE Marking Is Required” below for a description of the countries that are included in the EEA). This is equally valid if your product is manufactured outside the EEA. Second hand products from outside the EEA that are placed in the EEA market for the first time, also require CE marking.

• Often the CE marking is described as a trade passport because it enables the free movement of products within the European market. According to EU legislation, the EU Member States are not allowed to restrict the placing on the market of CE marked products, unless such measures can be justified on the basis of evidence of the non-compliance of the product. CE marking does not indicate that a product was made in the European Union. The CE mark also is not a quality mark.

SEPCo Lifted Equipment(OPS0055 Appendix G)

To prevent incidents associated with lifting and hoisting, this standard establishes Shell Exploration and Production Company’s (SEPCo) requirements for the:

• operation, maintenance, testing, certification, inspection, and design of lifting equipment
• the competency and qualifications of individuals involved with these operations.

This certification requires a Professional Engineering stamp and approval