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  1. LAND RIGS BENEFIT FROM PORTABLE TOP DRIVE SYSTEM

    Magazine Articles

    Mon, 14 Mar 1994

    A small, portable top - drive system, which can be installed in ..... Technology in Calgary. The portable top drive is typically installed during rig ..... cost. As an alternative to buying a top drive , drilling contractors and oil companies …

  2. BP completes record extended-reach well

    Magazine Articles

    Mon, 19 Jan 1998

    … mud pumps, and a 45,000 ft-lb top drive . Photo courtesy of BP. Wytch Farm ..... drag," said Tooms. "A bigger top drive was not envisaged, so we aimed to ..... for running casing and that the top drive could not rotate the 9-in. casing …

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  1. Equipment/Software/Literature

    Magazine Articles

    Mon, 2 May 2005

    New top - drive casing alignment tool Here’s the T-CAT top - drive casing alignment tool, a new system that offers a simple, safe approach to running tubulars. Click here to enlarge image This state-of-the-art tool makes it possible to run …

  2. ROTATING MOUSEHOLE HELPS MAKEUP AND BREAKOUT DRILLSTRING

    Magazine Articles

    Mon, 21 Feb 1994

    … to improve drilling efficiency on top - drive rigs, according to tool developer ..... on Global Marine Drilling Co.'s top drive jack up, Adriatic IV. The rig crew ..... drill pipe simultaneously while the top drive drills ahead. The tool does not …

  3. California's dense urban environment spawns friendlier 3D seismic survey design

    Online Articles

    Mon, 5 Nov 2012

    … particular faulted-fold complex for the area. The results have already warranted SHPI's purchase of a new, all electric top - drive drilling rig. The rotary has a depth capacity of 14,000 ft and has horizontal drilling capability. The rig, which …

  4. Alaska: Miller rig to rework five Redoubt Shoal wells

    Online Articles

    Tue, 21 Aug 2012

    … areas north and south of the developed, previously producing structure. On the platform is Rig 35, a new unit with top drive and automatic pipe handling equipment capable of drilling to 24,000 ft. Miller is seeking permits for a 25-mile subsea …

  5. Labor, material needs estimated for US construction of jack ups

    Online Articles

    Mon, 6 Aug 2012

    … its strength, durability, corrosion resistance, weldability, and price. Drilling equipment includes the derrick, top drive , blowout preventer, mud and pipe handling systems, and other systems. It is frequently purchased as a package from …

  6. Exploration/Development Briefs

    Online Articles

    Mon, 10 Sep 2012

    … areas north and south of the developed, previously producing structure. On the platform is Rig 35, a new unit with top drive and automatic pipe handling equipment capable of drilling to 24,000 ft. Miller is seeking permits for a 25-mile subsea …

  7. SERVICES | SUPPLIERS

    Online Articles

    Mon, 2 Apr 2012

    … another four identical deliveries. Each drilling equipment delivery includes a drawwork, three mud pumps, a 1,000-ton top drive , and other equipment from Aker Solutions. The majority of the equipment will be delivered from Aker Solutions' subsidiary …

  8. EQUIPMENT | SOFTWARE | LITERATURE

    Online Articles

    Mon, 16 Jan 2012

    … drilling rig to load the drawworks, center steel, and bottom mast sections onto sub. The mast ships in three loads with top drive , service loops, lights, block, and mast-raising cylinders all integrated into the mast. This system also allows for …

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