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PRODUCT FAILURE EVALUATION PROCEDURE
Section 1- Failure Information

Date: ( ex. MM/DD/YY )
Norris Sales Representative
Location:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:

DO NOT CLEAN SAMPLES SUBMITTED FOR ANALYSIS!


Customer:
Representative:
E-Mail:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
Lease & Well #:
Location:
Failure Date: ( ex. MM/DD/YY )
Pull Date: ( ex. MM/DD/YY )
# of Rods “FS” to Failure:
Product Size:
Product Type:
Heat Code:
Date of Manufacture: ( ex. MM/DD/YY )
Number of Pieces:
Description of Pieces:


Failure samples must include the stamped upset end with the heat code & manufacturing date.

Please Note: For failure samples that require the assistance or opinion of an independent metallurgical laboratory, the response time for a PFE Report on that sample is at the leniency of the lab.
Report Type:
Acid Spot Test 1 Chemical Analysis 2
Heat Treatment Tensile Test Result 3 Independent Metallurgical Analysis 4
Mill Material Certification 5 Pumping System Review 6
Scale X-ray Diffraction Analysis 7 Tensile Pull Test (must include 24” of rod body) 8
Visual (verbal report) 9 Visual (written report) 10

Additional Comments

Response time requested for a verbal analysis: 48 Hours 1 Week 2 Weeks
Response time requested for a written analysis: 2 4 6 8 Weeks

1 Please allow up to 48 hours for acid spot test results.
2 Requires the assistance of an outside independent metallurgical laboratory. Please allow up to 4-6 weeks for a chemical analysis.
3 Please allow up to 24 hours for the heat treatment tensile test results.
4 Requires the opinion of an outside independent metallurgical laboratory. Please allow up to 8 weeks for a written analysis.
5 Please allow up to 24 hours for the mill material certification.
6 May require the assistance and/or opinion of an outside metallurgical laboratory. Please allow up to 8 weeks for a written analysis.
7 Requires the opinion of an outside independent metallurgical laboratory. Please allow up to 8 weeks for a scale x-ray diffraction analysis.
8 Please allow up to 1 week for the tensile pull test results.
9 May require the assistance and/or opinion of an outside independent metallurgical laboratory. Please allow up to 2-4 weeks for a verbal report.
10 May require the assistance and/or opinion of an outside independent metallurgical laboratory. Please allow up to 6-8 weeks for a written report.