Casing Make-up Torque Guide

Recommended Make-Up Torque

Recommended Make-Up Torque – Short Thread

O.D. (in.)	Nominal Weight (lb/ft)	Grade	Minimum Torque (ft-lb)	Optimum Torque (ft-lb)	Maximum Torque (ft-lb)
4½	9.5	H-40	580	770	960
		J-55	760	1010	1260
		K-55	840	1120	1400
	10.5	J-55	990	1320	1650
	10.5	K-55	1100	1460	1830
	11.6	J-55	1160	1540	1930
	11.6	K-55	1280	1700	2130
5	11.5	J-55	1000	1330	1660
	11.5	K-55	1100	1470	1840
	13.0	J-55	1270	1690	2110
	13.0	K-55	1400	1860	2330
	15.0	J-55	1550	2070	2590
	15.0	K-55	1710	2280	2850
5½	14.0	H-40	980	1300	1630
		J-55	1290	1720	2150
		K-55	1420	1890	2360
	15.5	J-55	1520	2020	2530
	15.5	K-55	1670	2220	2780
	17.0	J-55	1720	2290	2860
	17.0	K-55	1890	2520	3150
6⅝	20.0	H-40	1380	1840	2300
		J-55	1840	2450	3060
		K-55	2000	2670	3340
	24.0	J-55	2360	3140	3930
	24.0	K-55	2570	3420	4230
7	17.0	H-40	920	1220	1530
	20.0	H-40	1320	1760	2200
		J-55	1760	2340	2930
		K-55	1910	2540	3180
	23.0	J-55	2130	2840	3550
	23.0	K-55	2320	3090	3860
	26.0	J-55	2510	3340	4180
	26.0	K-55	2730	3640	4550
7 ⅝	24.0	H-40	1590	3120	2650
	26.4	J-55	2360	3150	3940
	26.4	K-55	2570	3420	4280

O.D. (in.)	Nominal Weight (lb/ft)	Grade	Minimum Torque (ft-lb)	Optimum Torque (ft-lb)	Maximum Torque (ft-lb)
8⅝	24.0	J-55	1830	2440	3050
	24.0	K-55	1970	2630	3290
	28.0	H-40	1750	2330	2910
	32.0	H-40	2090	2790	3490
		J-55	2790	3720	4650
		K-55	3020	4020	5030
	36.0	J-55	3260	4340	5430
	36.0	K-55	3510	4680	5850
9⅝	32.3	H-40	1910	2540	3180
	36.0	H-40	2210	2940	3680
		J-55	2960	3940	4930
		K-55	3170	4230	5290
	40.0	J-55	3390	4520	5650
	40.0	K-55	3650	4860	6080
10¾	32.75	H-40	1540	2050	2560
	40.5	H-40	2360	3140	3930
		J-55	3150	4200	5250
		K-55	3380	4500	5630
	45.5	J-55	3700	4930	6160
	45.5	K-55	3960	5280	6600
	51.0	J-55	4240	5850	7060
		K-55	4550	6060	7580
		C-75	5670	7560	9450
		L-80	5960	7940	9930
		N-80	6030	8040	10050
		C-95	6950	9270	11590
		P-110	8110	10800	13500
	55.5	C-75	6320	8430	10540
		L-80	6630	8840	11050
		N-80	6710	8950	11190
		C-95	7740	10320	12900
		P-110	9020	12030	15040
	60.7	P-110	10040	13380	16730
	65.7	P-110	11040	14720	18400

Recommended Make-Up Torque – Part 2

Recommended Make-Up Torque – Short Thread

O.D. (in.)	Nominal Weight (lb/ft)	Grade	Minimum Torque (ft-lb)	Optimum Torque (ft-lb)	Maximum Torque (ft-lb)
11¾	42.0	H-40	2300	3070	3840
	47.0	J-55	3580	4770	5960
	47.0	K-55	3820	5090	6360
	54.0	J-55	4260	5680	7100
	54.0	K-55	4550	6060	7580
	60.0	J-55	4870	6490	8110
		K-55	5200	6930	8660
		C-75	6520	8690	10860
		L-80	6850	9130	11410
		N-80	6930	9240	11550
		C-95	8000	10660	13330
		P-110	9320	12420	15530
13⅜	48.0	H-40	2420	3220	4030
	54.5	J-55	3860	5140	6430
	54.5	K-55	4100	5470	6840
	61.0	J-55	4460	5950	7440
	61.0	K-55	4750	6330	7910
	68.0	J-55	5060	6750	8440
		K-55	5390	7180	8980
		C-75	6800	9060	11330
		L-80	7140	9520	11900
		N-80	7220	9630	12040
		C-95	8360	11140	13930
		P-110	9730	12970	16210
	72.0	C-75	7340	9780	12230
		L-80	7720	10290	12860
		N-80	7800	10400	13000
		C-95	9030	12040	15050
		P-110	10520	14020	17530
16	65.0	H-40	4390
	75.0	J-55	7100
	75.0	K-55	7520
	84.0	J-55	8170
	84.0	K-55	8650
18⅝	87.5	H-40	5590
		J-55	7540
		K-55	7940
20	94	H-40	5810
		J-55	7840
		K-55	8240
	106.5	J-55	9130
	106.5	K-55	9600
	133.0	J-55	11920
	133.0	K-55	12530

Recommended Make-Up Torque – Long Thread

O.D. (in.)	Nominal Weight (lb/ft)	Grade	Minimum Torque (ft-lb)	Optimum Torque (ft-lb)	Maximum Torque (ft-lb)
4½	11.6	J-55	1220	1620	2030
		K-55	1850	1800	2250
		C-75	1610	2150	2690
		L-80	1670	2230	2790
		N-80	1710	2280	2850
		C-95	1940	2580	3230
		P-110	2270	3020	3780
	13.5	C-75	1950	2600	3250
		L-80	2030	2710	3390
		N-80	2070	2760	3450
		C-95	2350	3130	3910
		P-110	2750	3660	4580
	15.1	P-110	3300	4400	5500
5	13.0	J-55	1370	1820	2280
	13.0	K-55	1510	2010	2510
	15.0	J-55	1670	2230	2790
		K-55	1850	2460	3080
		C-75	2220	2960	3700
		L-80	2310	3080	3850
		N-80	2360	3140	3890
		C-95	2670	3560	4450
		P-110	3130	4170	5210
	18.0	C-75	2830	3770	4710
		L-80	2950	3950	4910
		N-80	3000	4000	5000
		C-95	3410	4550	5690
		P-110	3960	5310	6640
	21.4	C-75	3500	4660	5830
		L-80	3650	4860	6080
		N-80	3710	4950	6190
		C-95	4220	5620	7030
		P-110	4940	6580	8230
	24.1	C-75	4040	5390	6740
		L-80	4210	5610	7010
		N-80	4290	5720	7150
		C-95	4880	6500	8130
		P-110	5700	7600	9500
5½	15.5	J-55	1630	2170	2710
	15.5	K-55	1790	2390	2990
	17.0	J-55	1850	2470	3090
		K-55	2040	2720	3400
		C-95	2450	3270	4090
		L-80	2560	3410	4260
		N-80	2610	3480	4350
		C-95	2970	3960	4950
		P-110	3470	4620	5780

Long Thread Recommended Make-Up Torque

O.D. (In.)	Nominal Weight (lb/ft)	Grade	Torque (ft-lb)
O.D. (In.)	Nominal Weight (lb/ft)	Grade	Minimum	Optimum	Maximum
5½	20.0	C-75	3020	4030	5040
	20.0	L-80	3150	4200	5250
	20.0	N-80	3210	4280	5350
	20.0	C-95	3650	4870	6090
	20.0	P-110	4270	5690	7110
	23.0	C-75	3550	4730	5910
	23.0	L-80	3700	4930	6160
	23.0	N-80	3770	5020	6280
	23.0	C-95	4290	5720	7150
	23.0	P-110	5010	6680	8350
6⅝	20.0	J-55	2000	2660	3330
	20.0	K-55	2180	2900	3630
	24.0	J-55	2550	3400	4250
	24.0	K-55	2790	3720	4650
	24.0	C-75	3400	4530	5660
	24.0	L-80	3550	4730	5910
	24.0	N-80	3610	4810	6010
	24.0	C-95	4120	5490	6860
	24.0	P-110	4810	6410	8010
	28.0	C-75	4140	5520	6900
	28.0	L-80	4320	5760	7200
	28.0	N-80	4400	5860	7330
	28.0	C-95	5020	6690	8360
	28.0	P-110	5860	7810	9760
	32.0	C-75	4790	6380	7980
	32.0	L-80	5000	6660	8330
	32.0	N-80	5080	6770	8460
	32.0	C-95	5810	7740	9680
	32.0	P-110	6780	9040	11300
7	23.0	J-55	2350	3130	3910
	23.0	K-55	2560	3410	4260
	23.0	C-75	3120	4160	5200
	23.0	L-80	3260	4350	5440
	23.0	N-80	3320	4420	5530
	23.0	C-95	3790	5050	6310
	26.0	J-55	2750	3670	4590
	26.0	K-55	3010	4010	5010
	26.0	C-75	3670	4890	6110
	26.0	L-80	3830	5110	6390
	26.0	N-80	3890	5190	6490
	26.0	C-95	4450	5930	7410
	26.0	P-110	5200	6930	8660
	29.0	C-75	4220	5620	7030
	29.0	L-80	4400	5870	7340
	29.0	N-80	4480	5970	7460
	29.0	C-95	5120	6830	8540
	29.0	P-110	5980	7970	9960

O.D. (In.)	Nominal Weight (lb/ft)	Grade	Torque (ft-lb)
O.D. (In.)	Nominal Weight (lb/ft)	Grade	Minimum	Optimum	Maximum
7	32.0	C-75	4750	6330	7910
	32.0	L-80	4960	6610	8260
	32.0	N-80	5040	6720	8400
	32.0	C-95	5760	7680	9600
	32.0	P-110	6730	8970	11210
7	35.0	C-75	5270	7030	8790
	35.0	L-80	5510	7340	9180
	35.0	N-80	5600	7460	9330
	35.0	C-95	6400	8530	10660
	35.0	P-110	7470	9960	12450
7	38.0	C-75	5750	7670	9590
	38.0	L-80	6010	8010	10010
	38.0	N-80	6110	8140	10180
	38.0	C-95	6980	9310	11640
	38.0	P-110	8150	10870	13590
7 5/8	26.4	J-55	2600	3460	4330
	26.4	K-55	2830	3770	4710
	26.4	C-75	3460	4610	5760
	26.4	L-80	3620	4820	6030
	26.4	N-80	3680	4900	6130
	26.4	C-95	4200	5600	7000
7 5/8	29.7	C-75	4070	5420	6780
	29.7	L-80	4250	5670	7090
	29.7	N-80	4310	5750	7190
	29.7	C-95	4940	6590	8240
	29.7	P-110	5770	7690	9610
7 5/8	33.7	C-75	4760	6350	7940
	33.7	L-80	4980	6640	8300
	33.7	N-80	5050	6740	8430
	33.7	C-95	5790	7720	9650
	33.7	P-110	6760	9010	11260
7 5/8	39.0	C-75	5630	7510	9390
	39.0	L-80	5900	7860	9830
	39.0	N-80	5980	7980	9980
	39.0	C-95	6860	9140	11430
	39.0	P-110	8000	10660	13330
	42.8	C-75	6390	8520	10650
	42.8	L-80	6680	8910	11140
	42.8	N-80	6800	9060	11330
	42.8	C-95	7780	10370	12960
	42.8	P-110	9080	12100	15130

Long Thread Recommended Make-Up Torque

O.D. (In.)	Nominal Weight (lb/ft)	Grade	Torque (ft-lb)
O.D. (In.)	Nominal Weight (lb/ft)	Grade	Minimum	Optimum	Maximum
7⅝	47.1	C-75	7150	9530	11910
	47.1	L-80	7480	9970	12460
	47.1	N-80	7600	10130	12660
	47.1	C-95	8690	11590	14490
	47.1	P-110	10150	13530	16910
8⅝	32.0	J-55	3130	4170	5210
	32.0	K-55	3390	4520	5650
	36.0	J-55	3650	4860	6080
	36.0	K-55	3950	5260	6580
	36.0	C-75	4860	6480	8100
	36.0	L-80	5090	6780	8480
	36.0	N-80	5160	6880	8600
	36.0	C-95	5920	7890	9860
	40.0	C-75	5570	7420	9280
	40.0	L-80	5820	7760	9700
	40.0	N-80	5910	7880	9850
	40.0	C-95	6780	9040	11300
	40.0	P-110	7910	10550	13190
	44.0	C-75	6260	8340	10430
	44.0	L-80	6500	8740	10930
	44.0	N-80	6560	8870	11090
	44.0	C-95	7630	10170	12710
	44.0	P-110	8900	11860	14830
	49.0	C-75	7040	9390	11740
	49.0	L-80	7370	9830	12290
	49.0	N-80	7480	9970	12460
	49.0	C-95	8580	11440	14300
	49.0	P-110	10010	13350	16990
9⅝	36.0	J-55	3400	4530	5660
	36.0	K-55	3670	4890	6110
	40.0	J-55	3900	5200	6500
	40.0	K-55	4210	5610	7010
	40.0	C-75	5210	6940	8680
	40.0	L-80	5450	7270	9090
	40.0	N-80	5530	7370	9210
	40.0	C-95	6350	8470	10590
	43.5	C-75	5820	7760	9700
	43.5	L-80	6100	8130	10160
	43.5	N-80	6190	8250	10310
	43.5	C-95	7110	9480	11850
	43.5	P-110	8300	11060	13830

O.D. (In.)	Nominal Weight (lb/ft)	Grade	Torque (ft-lb)
O.D. (In.)	Nominal Weight (lb/ft)	Grade	Minimum	Optimum	Maximum
9⅝	47.0	C-75	6390	8520	10650
	47.0	L-80	6700	8930	11160
	47.0	N-80	6790	9050	11310
	47.0	C-95	7800	10400	13000
	47.0	P-110	9100	12130	15160
	53.5	C-75	7490	9990	12490
	53.5	L-80	7850	10470	13090
	53.5	N-80	7970	10620	13280
	53.5	C-95	9150	12200	15250
	53.5	P-110	10670	14220	17780
20	94.0	J-55	9070
	94.0	K-55	9550
	106.5	J-55	10570
	106.5	K-55	11130
	133.0	J-55	13800
	133.0	K-55	14530

*Data reprinted from API Bulletin RP5C1, “Recommended Practice for Care and Use of Casing, Tubing, and Drill Pipe.” See Thirteenth-Edition dated November 1, 1984 for correct torque values attached.