Drilling in the Permian Basin remains steady, based on figures from the latest Baker Hughes rig count. The report showed 303 oil and gas rigs were active in the basin of West Texas and southeast New Mexico. It was the highest count in all of the nation’s various shale plays.
[pdf] Before starting casing, the drilling supervisor should hold a pre-job safety meeting and confirm the following with the crew: 1. Remove unnecessary tools. 2. Good Housekeeping before the job 3. Rig up Casing handling equipment: Using appropriate hand. .
A circulation sub, fitting the casing thread, equipped with a WECO connection, shall be readily available on the rig floor at all times during casing running.
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Drill pipe elevators for USC with taper shoulder and square shoulder weld-on tool joints shall have bore dimensions as specified in Table 1. Notes on Table 1: Oilfield elevators with identical bores are the same. 1. * Not Manufactured. 2. ** Obsolescent connection. 1. 1 Dimension DTE from API Spec. 7, Table 4.2 2. 2. .
A very close fit of the hinge pin and pawl significantly affects the correct functioning of an elevator – especially the center-latch elevator. If there is play in the hinge, the elevator tends to. .
In addition to the side-door elevator, single-joint and slip-type casings are used in running casing. We use a single-joint elevator (Figure 7) to. .
Since both care and inspection procedures depend primarily upon the amount of service the equipment has had, it is challenging to project. .
The following checks apply to all types of elevators. For a quick reference to critical points of the drill pipe elevators, see Figure 29. 1. Is the oilfield elevator size correct? 2. Are the dies of slip-type elevators sharp? 3. Are the hinge pin or holes worn? 4. Are.
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