High-Pressure Flow Control Equipment

Pup Joint

Pup joints are fixed-length high-pressure flowline connectors. Sizes cover 1 in to 6 in, with working pressures from 2,000 psi (14 MPa) to 20,000 psi (140 MPa). Integral, pressure seal, NPST, hammer union end, integral flanged and welded flanged designs can be matched by length, end connection, pressure rating and NACE sour-service requirements.

1. Product Overview

Pup joints are short high-pressure flowline sections used in oil drilling and production, cementing and fracturing, testing operations, and high-pressure fluid-transfer systems.

Both ends can be configured with threaded, flanged, union, and other connection types. Specifications cover 1 in to 6 in, with rated working pressure from 2,000 psi to 20,000 psi.

Pup joints are available for standard, low-temperature, and H₂S-containing service, and can be selected according to the field manifold system.

The product series includes Integral Pup Joints, Pressure Seal Pup Joints, NPST Pup Joints, Hammer Union End Pup Joints, Integral Flanged Pup Joints and Welded Flanged Pup Joints.

High-pressure pup joint

2. Design Features

Pup joints are designed and manufactured according to relevant API 6A requirements and are suitable for high-pressure flowline systems.

The body is made from high-quality alloy structural steel and treated by strengthening and toughening processes to provide good pressure-bearing strength and impact resistance.

The end-union structure eliminates conventional threaded make-up and provides a safer, more reliable connection.

It is easy to install and remove, provides secure connection, and is suitable for frequent assembly and dismantling of field flowline systems.

Multiple sealing structures and high-precision machining help improve overall flowline sealing performance.

3. Pup Joint Main Technical Parameters

1. Hammer Union End Pup Joint (Pressure Seal Pup Joint, NPST Pup Joint, and Integral Pup Joint) Working Pressure: 6,000 psi to 20,000 psi Nominal Bore: 1″ to 5″ Temperature Class: -29 ℃ to 121 ℃ (PU class)

Pressure Seal Pup Joint
ModelSpecificationWorking PressureLength (mm)Connection TypeService Condition
2" Fig 602 Pressure Seal, 6,000 psi2″6,000 psi500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
4000, 5000, 6000
Fig 602 (M×F)Standard
2" Fig 602 Pressure Seal, 6,000 psiFig 602 (M×M)
2" Fig 602 Pressure Seal, 6,000 psiFig 602 (F×F)
3" Fig 602 Pressure Seal, 6,000 psi3″Fig 602 (M×F)
3" Fig 602 Pressure Seal, 6,000 psiFig 602 (M×M)
3" Fig 602 Pressure Seal, 6,000 psiFig 602 (F×F)
4" Fig 602 Pressure Seal, 6,000 psi4″Fig 602 (M×F)
4" Fig 602 Pressure Seal, 6,000 psiFig 602 (M×M)
4" Fig 602 Pressure Seal, 6,000 psiFig 602 (F×F)
2" Fig 1002 Pressure Seal, 10,000 psi2″10,000 psiFig 1002 (M×F)
2" Fig 1002 Pressure Seal, 10,000 psiFig 1002 (M×M)
2" Fig 1002 Pressure Seal, 10,000 psiFig 1002 (F×F)
3" Fig 1002 Pressure Seal, 10,000 psi3″Fig 1002 (M×F)
3" Fig 1002 Pressure Seal, 10,000 psiFig 1002 (M×M)
3" Fig 1002 Pressure Seal, 10,000 psiFig 1002 (F×F)
2" Fig 1502 Pressure Seal, 15,000 psi2″15,000 psiFig 1502 (M×F)
2" Fig 1502 Pressure Seal, 15,000 psiFig 1502 (M×M)
2" Fig 1502 Pressure Seal, 15,000 psiFig 1502 (F×F)
3" Fig 1502 Pressure Seal, 15,000 psi3″Fig 1502 (M×F)
3" Fig 1502 Pressure Seal, 15,000 psiFig 1502 (M×M)
3" Fig 1502 Pressure Seal, 15,000 psiFig 1502 (F×F)
NPST Pup Joint
ModelSpecificationWorking PressureLength (mm)Connection TypeService Condition
2" Fig 602, 6,000 psi, NPST2″6,000 psi500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
4000, 5000, 6000
Fig 602 (M×F)Standard
2" Fig 602, 6,000 psi, NPSTFig 602 (M×M)
2" Fig 602, 6,000 psi, NPSTFig 602 (F×F)
3" Fig 602, 6,000 psi, NPST3″Fig 602 (M×F)
3" Fig 602, 6,000 psi, NPSTFig 602 (M×M)
3" Fig 602, 6,000 psi, NPSTFig 602 (F×F)
4" Fig 602, 6,000 psi, NPST4″Fig 602 (M×F)
4" Fig 602, 6,000 psi, NPSTFig 602 (M×M)
4" Fig 602, 6,000 psi, NPSTFig 602 (F×F)
2" Fig 1002, 10,000 psi, NPST2″10,000 psiFig 1002 (M×F)
2" Fig 1002, 10,000 psi, NPSTFig 1002 (M×M)
2" Fig 1002, 10,000 psi, NPSTFig 1002 (F×F)
2" Fig 1502-TR100×12, 10,000 psi, NPST1000Fig 1502-TR100×12(M×M)
2" TR100×12, 10,000 psi, NPST1500TR100×12(M×M)
2" TR100×12, 10,000 psi, NPST2000TR100×12(M×F)
3" Fig 1002, 10,000 psi, NPST3″Fig 1002 (M×F)
3" Fig 1002, 10,000 psi, NPSTFig 1002 (M×M)
3" Fig 1002, 10,000 psi, NPSTFig 1002 (F×F)
2" Fig 602, 15,000 psi, NPST2″15,000 psi500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
4000, 5000, 6000
Fig 602 (M×F)
2" Fig 1502, 15,000 psi, NPSTFig 1502 (M×M)
2" Fig 1502, 15,000 psi, NPSTFig 1502 (F×F)
2" TR100×12, 15,000 psi, NPST1000, 1500, 2000TR100×12(F×F)
3" Fig 1502, 15,000 psi, NPST3″Fig 1502 (M×F)
3" Fig 1502, 15,000 psi, NPSTFig 1502 (M×M)
3" Fig 1502, 15,000 psi, NPSTFig 1502 (F×F)
H2S Service
2" Fig 602 NACE, 6,000 psi, NPST2″6,000 psi500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
4000, 5000, 6000
Fig 602 (M×F)H2S
2" Fig 602 NACE, 6,000 psi, NPSTFig 602 (M×M)
2" Fig 602 NACE, 6,000 psi, NPSTFig 602 (F×F)
3" Fig 602 NACE, 6,000 psi, NPST3″Fig 602 (M×F)
3" Fig 602 NACE, 6,000 psi, NPSTFig 602 (M×M)
3" Fig 602 NACE, 6,000 psi, NPSTFig 602 (F×F)
2" Fig 602 NACE, 10,000 psi, NPST2″10,000 psiFig 602 (M×F)
2" Fig 602 NACE, 10,000 psi, NPSTFig 602 (M×M)
2" Fig 602 NACE, 10,000 psi, NPSTFig 602 (F×F)
3" Fig 1502 NACE, 10,000 psi, NPST3″Fig 1502 (M×F)
3" Fig 1502 NACE, 10,000 psi, NPSTFig 1502 (M×M)
3" Fig 1502 NACE, 10,000 psi, NPSTFig 1502 (F×F)
Integral Pup Joint
ModelSpecificationWorking PressureLength (mm)Connection TypeService Condition
2" Fig 602, 6,000 psi2″6,000 psi500, 600, 1000
1500, 2000, 2500
3000, 3500, 4000
Fig 602 (M×F)Standard
2" Fig 602, 6,000 psiFig 602 (M×M)
2" Fig 602, 6,000 psiFig 602 (F×F)
3" Fig 602, 6,000 psi3″500, 600, 1000
1500, 2000, 2500
3000
Fig 602 (M×F)
3" Fig 602, 6,000 psiFig 602 (M×M)
3" Fig 602, 6,000 psiFig 602 (F×F)
4" Fig 602, 6,000 psi4″500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
Fig 602 (M×F)
4" Fig 602, 6,000 psiFig 602 (M×M)
4" Fig 602, 6,000 psiFig 602 (F×F)
2" Fig 1002, 10,000 psi2″10,000 psi500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
3500, 4000
Fig 1002 (M×F)
2" Fig 1002, 10,000 psiFig 1002 (M×M)
2" Fig 1002, 10,000 psiFig 1002 (F×F)
2" TR100×12, 10,000 psiTR100X12(M×F)
2" TR100×12, 10,000 psiTR100X12(M×M)
2" TR100×12, 10,000 psiTR100X12(F×F)
3" Fig 1002, 10,000 psi3″500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
Fig 1002 (M×F)
3" Fig 1002, 10,000 psiFig 1002 (M×M)
3" Fig 1002, 10,000 psiFig 1002 (F×F)
4" Fig 1002, 10,000 psi4″Fig 1002 (M×F)
4" Fig 1002, 10,000 psiFig 1002 (M×M)
4" Fig 1002, 10,000 psiFig 1002 (F×F)
2" Fig 1502, 15,000 psi2″15,000 psi300, 400, 500, 600
700, 800, 1000, 1200
1500, 1800, 2000
2500, 3000, 3500, 4000
Fig 1502 (M×F)
2" Fig 1502, 15,000 psiFig 1502 (M×M)
2" Fig 1502, 15,000 psiFig 1502 (F×F)
3" Fig 1502, 15,000 psi3″15,000 psi300, 400, 500, 600
1000, 1500, 1700
2000, 2500, 3000
Fig 1502 (M×F)
3" Fig 1502, 15,000 psiFig 1502 (M×M)
3" Fig 1502, 15,000 psiFig 1502 (F×F)
4" Fig 1502, 15,000 psi4″500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
Fig 1502 (M×F)
4" Fig 1502, 15,000 psiFig 1502 (M×M)
4" Fig 1502, 15,000 psiFig 1502 (F×F)
2" Fig 2002, 20,000 psi2″20,000 psi200, 300, 400
500, 600, 700
800, 1000, 1500
Fig 2002 (M×F)
2" Fig 2002, 20,000 psiFig 2002 (M×M)
2" Fig 2002, 20,000 psiFig 2002 (F×F)
3" Fig 2002, 20,000 psi3″500, 800, 1000
1500, 2000, 2500
Fig 2002 (M×F)
3" Fig 2002, 20,000 psiFig 2002 (M×M)
3" Fig 2002, 20,000 psiFig 2002 (F×F)
H2S Service
2" Fig 602 NACE, 6,000 psi2″6,000 psi500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
3500, 4000
Fig 602 (M×F)H2S
2" Fig 602 NACE, 6,000 psiFig 602 (M×M)
2" Fig 602 NACE, 6,000 psiFig 602 (F×F)
3" Fig 602 NACE, 6,000 psi3″300, 400, 500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
Fig 602 (M×F)
3" Fig 602 NACE, 6,000 psiFig 602 (M×M)
3" Fig 602 NACE, 6,000 psiFig 602 (F×F)
4" Fig 602 NACE, 6,000 psi4″500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
Fig 602 (M×F)
4" Fig 602 NACE, 6,000 psiFig 602 (M×M)
4" Fig 602 NACE, 6,000 psiFig 602 (F×F)
2" Fig 602 NACE, 7,500 psi2″7,500 psi500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
3500, 4000
Fig 602 (M×F)
2" Fig 602 NACE, 7,500 psiFig 602 (M×M)
2" Fig 602 NACE, 7,500 psiFig 602 (F×F)
3" Fig 1002 NACE, 7,500 psi3″500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
Fig 1002 (M×F)
3" Fig 1002 NACE, 7,500 psiFig 1002 (M×M)
3" Fig 1002 NACE, 7,500 psiFig 1002 (F×F)
4" Fig 1002 NACE, 7,500 psi4″Fig 1002 (M×F)
4" Fig 1002 NACE, 7,500 psiFig 1002 (M×M)
4" Fig 1002 NACE, 7,500 psiFig 1002 (F×F)
2" Fig 1502 NACE, 10,000 psi2″10,000 psi700, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
3500, 4000
Fig 1502 (M×F)
2" Fig 1502 NACE, 10,000 psiFig 1502 (M×M)
2" Fig 1502 NACE, 10,000 psiFig 1502 (F×F)
3" Fig 1502 NACE, 10,000 psi3″500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
Fig 1502 (M×F)
3" Fig 1502 NACE, 10,000 psiFig 1502 (M×M)
3" Fig 1502 NACE, 10,000 psiFig 1502 (F×F)
4" Fig 1502 NACE, 10,000 psi4″Fig 1502 (M×F)
4" Fig 1502 NACE, 10,000 psiFig 1502 (M×M)
4" Fig 1502 NACE, 10,000 psiFig 1502 (F×F)
2" Fig 2002 NACE, 15,000 psi2″15,000 psi500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
3500, 4000
Fig 2002 (M×F)
2" Fig 2002 NACE, 15,000 psiFig 2002 (M×M)
2" Fig 2002 NACE, 15,000 psiFig 2002 (F×F)
3" Fig 2002 NACE, 15,000 psi3″500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
Fig 2002 (M×F)
3" Fig 2002 NACE, 15,000 psiFig 2002 (M×M)
3" Fig 2002 NACE, 15,000 psiFig 2002 (F×F)

2. Flanged Pup Joint (Integral Flanged Pup Joint and Welded Flanged Pup Joint) Working Pressure: 6,000 psi to 20,000 psi Nominal Bore: 2 1/16″ to 4 1/16″ Material Class: EE Temperature Class: -29 ℃ to 121 ℃ (PU class)

Integral Flanged Pup Joint
ModelSpecificationWorking PressureLength L (mm)Ring Gasket No.
2 1/16", 5,000 psi2 1/16″5,000 psi500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
R24
2 9/16", 5,000 psi2 9/16″R27
3 1/8", 5,000 psi3 1/8″R35
4 1/16", 5,000 psi4 1/16″R39
2 1/16", 10,000 psi2 1/16″10,000 psiBX152
2 9/16", 10,000 psi2 9/16″BX153
3 1/8", 10,000 psi3 1/16″BX154
4 1/16", 10,000 psi4 1/16″BX155
2 1/16", 15,000 psi2 1/16″15,000 psiBX152
2 9/16", 10,000 psi2 9/16″BX153
3 1/8", 10,000 psi3 1/16″BX154
4 1/16", 10,000 psi4 1/16″BX155
Welded Flanged Pup Joint
ModelSpecificationWorking PressureLength L (mm)Ring Gasket No.
2 1/16", 5,000 psi2 1/16″5,000 psi500, 1000, 1500
2000, 2500, 3000
R24
2 9/16", 5,000 psi2 9/16″R27
3 1/8", 5,000 psi3 1/8″R35
4 1/16", 5,000 psi4 1/16″R39
2 1/16", 10,000 psi2 1/16″10,000 psiBX152
2 9/16", 10,000 psi2 9/16″BX153
3 1/8", 10,000 psi3 1/16″BX154
4 1/16", 10,000 psi4 1/16″BX155

4. Operation and Maintenance Notes

Before use, check the nameplate information and confirm that the pressure rating, specification, temperature range, and connection type match the field pup joint / flowline system.

Before service and after dismantling or repair, perform hydrostatic testing and seal inspection according to operating procedures. Put the product into high-pressure service only after confirming there is no leakage.

During service, regularly inspect wall thickness, sealing faces, and connection areas. Replace the product promptly if wear, erosion, or insufficient effective wall thickness is found.

Avoid impact, rain exposure, and contact with corrosive media during transportation and storage. Keep products clean and dry, and manage them by specification.