APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TUBULAR MAKEUP INTERLOCK

A method of connecting casing sections by using a top drive, comprising closing a first member around a first casing section; gripping and supporting a weight of a second casing section with the top drive; rotating the second casing section with the top drive to join the second casing section to the...

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1. Verfasser:	HAUGEN, DAVID MICHAEL
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	EARTH DRILLING EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS MINING OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of connecting casing sections by using a top drive, comprising closing a first member around a first casing section; gripping and supporting a weight of a second casing section with the top drive; rotating the second casing section with the top drive to join the second casing section to the first casing section to form a joint and a casing string; sending data from the top drive to a controller, wherein the controller is preprogrammed with an acceptable torque value of the joint; stopping rotation of the second casing section based on the acceptable torque value of the joint; supporting a weight of the casing string with the top drive; and opening the first member. 8134503_1 (GHMatters) P51607.AU.3.29-Aug-16