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10 Year Challenge

Posted on April 30, 2019 (December 31, 2019) by Darren Dooley

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Tripping the String with Tubing Spiders

Posted on December 7, 2018 (December 31, 2019) by rameymartin

Moving and adjusting the drill string may be a routine procedure for extraction operations, but it’s also a risky process that exposes both workers and equipment to potential risk. Strings not only support expensive and delicate equipment, but they can also exert a massive amount of pressure on handling tools due to their sheer size […]

Makeup and Breakout: Everything You Need to Know about Tubing Tongs

Posted on November 7, 2018 (December 31, 2019) by rameymartin

Tubing tongs may have a simple design compared to other types of drilling equipment, but don’t let that fool you—they are powerful and essential tools that provide critical support to drilling operations on a daily basis. important Essentially, tubing tongs provide stability and allow workers to better handle tubular components. All drilling operations should be equipped […]

Your Guide to Safety Clamps

Posted on October 1, 2018 (February 8, 2019) by rameymartin

Now that you have a better understanding of the use of slips on the drill floor, it’s time for safety clamps to enter the scene. Similar to their wedge-shaped counterparts, safety clamps serve as a backup safety mechanism for slips and other gripping devices to further safeguard against drill pipe slippage and to provide more […]

Torque vs. Energy

Posted on September 19, 2018 (November 19, 2018) by rameymartin

For many of us working in the energy industry, the fundamentals of physics have practical and essential applications in our day-to-day operations. There are dozens of different terms and measurements applied during extraction, refinement and transportation operations, and while some of these are the result of advanced calculations, all of them are based on simple […]

Take a Stab at it: Stabbing Guide 101

Posted on September 15, 2018 (October 14, 2018) by rameymartin

Have you ever tried to screw two small pieces of threaded pipe together with your hands? Pretty simple right? Now picture this process on a drilling rig, if the two pieces aren’t lined up, you could damage the threads or the pipe coupling, causing costly damage and downtime. This is where stabbing guides come into […]

Get a grip! Using Slips

Posted on August 17, 2018 (October 15, 2018) by rameymartin

As their namesake suggests, slips are designed to help keep drill pipe from slipping down into the hole or to hold pipe in place. Small but mighty, these specially-designed gripping tools are carefully engineered to handle delicate and dangerous pipes in high-risk environments like drilling rigs. Slips are wedge-shaped tools that wrap around the drill […]