In 2025, IFGS supplied 6 inch API Spec 15S RTP for an Iraq south oilfield onshore line totaling 10 km, designed to 1500 psi and 85 °C. This page is a project case — field photos of trench pull, ROW excavation, pipe in trench, and reel logistics — not another “why Iraq likes RTP” explainer.
For the general driver map (corrosion, spoolable install, 15S vs GRE), see Why Iraqi Oilfields Favor API 15S RTP Pipe. Here we stay inside the locked project envelope and the RFQ language buyers should reuse.
Case snapshot (locked facts)
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Product | 6 inch API Spec 15S RTP |
| Design pressure | 1500 psi |
| Design temperature | 85 °C |
| Length | 10 km |
| Location | Iraq south oilfield (onshore) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Manufacturer | IFGS · Dongying, China |
Unknowns that belong in your next RFQ (not invented here): H₂S / CO₂ / salinity, burial depth and cover, exact service (gathering vs injection vs other), contractor scope, and third-party inspection plan.
Why this envelope is a common southern Iraq conversation
Southern Iraq onshore lines often combine corrosive produced fluids, high ambient heat, and schedule pressure on gathering or injection-class duties. A 6″ / 1500 psi / 85 °C API 15S RTP string is one materials path operators evaluate when:
- Internal corrosion risk makes bare carbon steel expensive to protect or replace.
- The route favors long continuous lengths and fewer field joints than stick steel.
- Logistics can support reeled delivery and controlled pull into a prepared trench.
That is a design match check, not a claim that RTP fits every southern Iraq service. Fluid data, temperature cycling, and joint kit still decide the bid.
10 km of spoolable length: fewer joints, one install story
10 km is long enough that joint count, NDE load, and string-out planning dominate cost conversations. Spoolable API 15S RTP is bought as a system (pipe + end fittings / couplers + reeling and pull assumptions), not as anonymous “plastic pipe.”
On this project the visual story is continuous onshore install: pipe entering the trench under pull control, then seated in the open cut before backfill.
Logistics: blue-tarped reels, crane, and truck
Spoolable projects fail in the yard as often as in the trench. Reels must travel, lift, and pay out within the manufacturer’s bend-radius and handling limits. Field photos from this 2025 Iraq south job show blue-tarped reel handling with mobile crane and truck — the logistics layer buyers should price beside the pipe meterage.
What to put on the next RFQ (copy this checklist)
Reuse the locked envelope, then fill the blanks that this public case does not invent:
- Standard: API Spec 15S (spoolable RTP) — not 15HR/15LR GRE, not API 17J / deepwater.
- Size & rating: 6 inch · 1500 psi · 85 °C (or your project numbers).
- Length & route: total km, burial vs surface, bend radius, traffic/cover loads.
- Fluid: oil / gas / water / multiphase; H₂S, CO₂, salinity, chemicals.
- Joints: end-fitting / coupler type, test of joints, spare kit.
- Install: trench pull vs other methods, max pull, contractor competency, QA/ITP.
- Docs: manufacturing traceability, factory tests as applicable, inspection hold points.
Product entry points:
IFGS note
IFGS manufactures GRE / FRP / RTP oilfield equipment in Dongying. We do not claim a USA factory. This article documents a 2025 Iraq south onshore supply of 6″ API 15S RTP · 10 km · 1500 psi · 85 °C with field install photos. It does not invent operator names, certificates, logos, or deepwater service.
Next step: send fluid data + route sketch via Contact us or start on IFGS AI.
FAQ
Is this the same article as “Why Iraqi oilfields favor API 15S RTP”?
No. That post explains why operators evaluate 15S. This post is a 2025 project case with locked size, rating, length, and field photos.
Can you name the operator or field?
Not in this public post. Ask through contact if you need a controlled reference process.
Is the line API 17J / subsea?
No. This case is onshore spoolable API Spec 15S RTP.
What if my duty is not 1500 psi / 85 °C?
Treat those numbers as this project’s envelope. Re-rate from your fluid and temperature data — do not copy the table blindly.
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