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BENEFITS FEATURES
»» Improved fatigue life due to significant design »» Interconnectable
improvements.
Weco® 3" 1505 is fully inter-connectable with current
»» Eliminates conventional retainer segments, as well as
FMC's 3" 1502 iron.
limit the durability of the product.
»» Use of proven TSi style seal with AE ring in an improved »» Improved Male Sub-to-Female Sub Contact Surface
configuration. 3" 1505 has larger face-to-faceNUT
contact diameter than
3” 1505surface-to-chamfer
the 3" 1502, which has a spherical 18.5 lb
»» Positive seal retention in female sub to simplify make-up
and minimize errors. line contact. 3” 1502 13.3 lb
»» Entirely inter-connectable with current FMC Technologies Larger contact diameter of the 3" 1505 improves
Weco® 3" 1502 iron. bending capacity.
NUT MALE SUB
3” 1505 18.5 lb
3” 1505 7.6 lb
3” 1502 13.3 lb
3” 1502 3.84 lb
WEIGHT: 3" 1505 VS. 3" 1502
NUT MALE SUB
3” 1505 18.5 lb FEMALE SUB
3” 1505 7.6 lb
3” 1502 13.3 lb 3” 1505 8.6 lb
3” 1502 3.84 lb
3” 1502 8.2 lb
MALE SUB NOTES: * The 3" 1505 connection weighs nine (9) more pounds
FEMALE SUB than the 3" 1502 connection.
3” 1505 7.6 lb
3” 1505 8.6 lb
3” 1502 3.84 lb * NPST male and female sub ends were used for
3” 1502 8.2 lb comparison.
FEMALE SUB
3” 1505 8.6 lb
PRODUCT BULLETIN SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES
DESIGN RATING
»» Figure 1505, 3"
»» 15,000 PSI CWP
QUALITY
FMC Technologies products are easy to service with minimal
downtime. This creates customer success, allowing them to
maximize their investment in the well site.
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LOAD SEGMENTS
1505 1505
1502 1505
Weco® 3" 1505 Male to 1502 Female Weco® 3" 1505 Male to 1505 Female
NOTES: * Do not suspend loads on service lines using wing union NOTES: * Use of non-FMC manufactured parts in FMC Technologies
connections. Externally applied bending or tensile loads products may result in death, personal injury or property
are additive to the loads already induced by internal damage. The use of non-FMC parts voids all design, type,
pressure. Externally applied loads can result in an over- case, test and quality approvals by third-party certifying
stress condition leading to catastrophic failure. If externally authorities and may void product warranty.
applied loads are to be applied, consult factory for
limitations. * Never assemble wing union components together that are
not positively identified as to the manufacturer, service and
* FMC Technologies cannot anticipate all of the situations pressure rating. Failure to do so can result in a connection
a user may encounter while installing and using FMC that may fail under pressure, which can lead to death,
products. Therefore, the user of FMC products MUST serious personal injury and severe property damage.
know and follow all applicable industry specifications
and practices on the safe installation and use of these
products. For additional safety information, refer to FMC
Technologies website at www.fmctechnologies.com/
fluidcontrol or contact FMC Technologies at 800/772-8582.
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PRODUCT BULLETIN SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES
NUT
Weco® 3" 1505 Weco® 3" 1502 »» The 3" 1505 nut's external thread start marker and
thread start feature eliminates cross-threading and
significantly reduce make up time.
»» No partial threads on
female sub end. Have
at least 4 full threads of
engagement on Weco®
3" 1505 compared
with 3 full threads of
engagement on
3" 1502.
»» Full threaded start on
3" 1505 female sub
end and lead in feature 3" 1505 Seal 3" 1502 Seal
on 3" 1505 nut allow
for easy thread start
every time.
»» The Weco® 3" 1505 seal features an anti extrusion ring.
»» The 3" 1505 seal uses a barb retention, versus the
internal groove on traditional 3" 1502 female seal
pocket.
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TESTING
55,000 All combinations of the Weco® 3" 1505 had higher burst
pressure than the 3" 1502. All combinations of mixed con-
50,000 nections had failure pressure higher than 3" 1502 but lower
than 3" 1505.
45,000 »» Connection made exclusively with 3" 1505 iron had a
higher fatigue life (at least 15x) than connections made
exclusively with 3" 1502 iron.
Pounds per square inch (P.S.I.)
40,000
»» Mixed connections had higher fatigue life than 1502 to
1502 connections but were lower than 1505 to 1505
35,000 connections.
30,000
WECO® 3" 1505 BURST TEST RESULTS
25,000
»» 1505 Male to 1505 Female
1505 Male to 1505 Female
10,000
Port Plug
WECO® 3" 1505 HAMMER UNION
Nut
Load Segments (12x)
Seal
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PRODUCT BULLETIN SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES
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