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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ramey Martin releases its own product line of oil resistant rubber stabbing guides. […]
Ramey Martin Energy Tools officially opens for business in New Iberia, La. […]