APPARATUS FOR GRIPPING A TUBULAR ON A DRILLING RIG

Methods and apparatus are provided for running tubulars into and out of a wellbore. A tubular handling system having a tubular gripping apparatus having a gripping mechanism and a sensor adapted to track movement of the gripping mechanism, wherein the sensor sends a signal to a controller when the g...

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Hauptverfasser: LE TUONG THANH, LORENZ JOERG, ODELL, II ALBERT C, GIROUX RICHARD LEE, HEIDECKE KARSTEN, BOUTWELL, JR. DOYLE FREDRIC, THOMPSON GARY, HAYES MICHAEL
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Zusammenfassung:Methods and apparatus are provided for running tubulars into and out of a wellbore. A tubular handling system having a tubular gripping apparatus having a gripping mechanism and a sensor adapted to track movement of the gripping mechanism, wherein the sensor sends a signal to a controller when the gripping apparatus is in a position that corresponds to the gripping apparatus being engaged with the tubular