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Recommended Practice for Testing of Electric Submersible Pump Cable SystemsAPI RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 11S6FIRST EDITION,DECEMBER 1,1995REAFFIRMED,OCTOBER 2013Recommended Practice for Testing of Electric Submersible Pump Cable SystemsUpstream SegmentAPI RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 11S6FIRST EDITION,DECEMBER 1,1995REAFFIRMED,OCTOBER 2013SPECIAL NOTES API publications necessarily address problems of a general nature.With respect to par-ticular circumstances,local,state,and federal laws and regulations should be reviewed.API is not undertaking to meet the duties of employers,manufacturers,or suppliers to warn and properly train and equip their employees,and others exposed,Concerning health and safety risks and precautions,nor undertaking their obligations under local,state,or fed-eral laws.Information concerning safety and health risks and proper precautions with respect to particular materials and conditions should be obtained from the employer,the manufac-turer or supplier of that material,or the material safety data sheet.Nothing contained in any API publication is to be consirued as granting any right,by implication or otherwise,for the manufacture,sale,or use of any method,apparatus,or product covered by letters patent.Neither should anything contained in the publication be construed as insuring anyone against liability for infringement of letters patent.Generally,API publications are reviewed and revised,reaffirmed,or withdrawn at least every 5 years.Sometimes a one-time extension of up to 2 years will be added to this re-view cycle.This publication will no longer be in effect 5 years after its publication date as an operative API publication or,where an extension has been granted,upon republication.Status of the publication can be ascertained from the API Authoring Department.A catalog of API publications and materials is published annually and updated quarterly by API,1220 L Street,N.W.,Washington,D.C.20005.This document was produced under API standardization procedures that ensure appro-priate notification and participation in the developmental process and is designated an API standard.Questions concerning the interpretation of the content of this document or com-ments and questions Concerning the procedures under which this standard was developed should be directed in writing to the director of the Exploration and Production Department,American Petroleum Institute,1220 L Street,N.W.,Washington,D.C.20005.Requests for permission to reproduce or translate all or any part of the material published herein should also be addressed to the director.API publications may be used by anyone desiring to do so.Every effort has been made by the Institute to assure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained in them;however,the Institute makes no representation,warranty,or guarantee in connection with this pub-lication and hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss or damage resulting from its use or for the violation of any federal,state,or municipal regulation with which this publication may conflict.API standards are published to facilitate the broad availability of the information con-tained therein.These documents are not intended to obviate the need for applying sound engineering judgment regarding when and where this information should be utilized.The formulation and publication of API standards is not intended in any way to inhibit anyone from using any other data,information,or practices.Any manufacturer marking equipment or materials in conformance with the marking requirements of an API standard is solely responsible for complying with all the applicable requirements of that standard.API does not represent,warrant,or guarantee that such prod-ucts do in fact conform to the applicable API standard.All rights reserved.No part of this work may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or other-wise,without prior written permission from the publisher.Contact API Publications Manager,1220 L Street,N.W.,Washington,DC 20005.Copyright 6 3 1995 American Petroleum Institute A P I RPxLLSb 95 0732290 O549402 B B B m Contents Page 1 SCOPE.1.1 General.1.1 Organization.1.2 Jurisdiction.2 DEFINITIONS.2.1 ACTests 2.2 Acceptance Testing.2.3 Conductor Resistance.2.4 Connectors.2.5 DCTests.2.6 Diagnostic Testing.2.7 Grounding Stick(Discharge Resistor).2.8 High Potential(Hi-Pot)Tests.2.9 InsulationConductance.2.10 Insulation Impedance.2.11 Insulation Resistance.2.12 IRTests.2.13 Leakagecurrent.2.14 In-Situ Testing.2.15 Megohmmeter Tests.2.16 Penetrators.2.17 Potheads.2.18 PowerFactor.2.19 Maintenance Testing.2.20 Time Domain Reflectometer(TDR).3.1 Description.3.2 Application.3 INSULATIONPROPERTIES.3.3 Limitations.3.4 Procedure.4 SAFETY.4.1 Description.4.2 Application.4.3 Procedures.5 VISUAL INSPECTION.5.1 Description.5.2 Application.5.3 Limitations.5.4 Procedure.5.4.1 Armor.5.4.2 Jacket.5.4.3 Insulation Coverings.5.4.4 Insulation.5.