PVF Reference

DistributionNOW’s PVF Reference app is an easy-to-use resource for learning about pipe, valves, actuation, fittings, flanges, gaskets, and fasteners.

DistributionNOW’s PVF Reference app is an easy-to-use resource for industry standard terminology, specifications, practices, and reference tables related to pipe, valves, actuation, fittings, flanges, gaskets, and fasteners.

Whether you’re an oilfield technician out on a job or working the sales desk, this tool puts essential data at your fingertips in one intuitive package.

PVF Info Need help identifying your materials? Major types of pipe, valves and actuation, fittings, flanges, gaskets, and fasteners are rendered for quick identification, along with pipe end styles, flange facings, and more.

Industry standard marking stencils are explained plainly with the common specifications and material requirements for your specific applications.

Technical Data Tables Our interactive tables make it easy to find the right measurements you need to do your job: pipe charts, pressure ratings, compatibility, and material cross-references.

Industry Terminology Can’t remember what that acronym means? Search our glossary of hundreds of oil and gas industry terms, with filterable results.

Formulas We compiled the commonly used technical conversions and PVF-specific measurements that oilfield engineers and purchasing managers need every day.

Diagrams What’s the difference between ERW and DSAW pipe? Learn about the manufacturing processes for all major types through step-by-step diagrams from top manufacturers.

About DistributionNOW We are an industry-leading stocking distributor of PVF and other essential products and provider of supply chain services to the upstream, midstream, and downstream/industrial markets. For more than 150 years, our customers have looked to us to provide them with the products and services that make their businesses run. Find out more about DistributionNOW online: www.distributionnow.com