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10 Year Challenge

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

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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 […]

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 […]