CA2097089A1 - Torque transfer apparatus - Google Patents

Torque transfer apparatus

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CA2097089A1
CA2097089A1 CA2097089A CA2097089A CA2097089A1 CA 2097089 A1 CA2097089 A1 CA 2097089A1 CA 2097089 A CA2097089 A CA 2097089A CA 2097089 A CA2097089 A CA 2097089A CA 2097089 A1 CA2097089 A1 CA 2097089A1
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tong
isolation apparatus
threaded
interconnecting frame
members
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Vernon Bouligny
Mark Sibille
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Franks Casting Crew and Rental Tools Inc
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/16—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints
    • E21B19/161—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints using a wrench or a spinner adapted to engage a circular section of pipe
    • E21B19/164—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints using a wrench or a spinner adapted to engage a circular section of pipe motor actuated

Abstract

An apparatus for making up of breaking out of two members having mating threaded connections, such as pipe joints or bolts for avoiding undesirable transverse forces relative to the two members during tightening (or loosening), thereby insuring the connection is made up (or broken out) by essentially pure torque loads. A power-driven lead tong rotatingly drives a first threaded member out of its axis. A back-up tong secures a second threaded member against axial rotation in response to the rotation of the first member. An interconnecting frame and isolation apparatus adapts the lead tong to the back-up tong in such a manner that their relative tendencies to rotate about the threaded members, in opposite directions, counteract each other. The interconnecting frame and isolation apparatus allowing relative movement along x, y and z axis between the lead tong and the back-up tong, but which does not allow relative rotation about the z axis, the interconnecting frame prevents undesirable transverse forces from occuring, between the lead tong and the back-up tong in response to the driving torque of the lead tong. The interconnecting frame and isolation apparatus eliminates transverse forces which would otherwise develop because of irregularities of the threaded members. A load cell cooperating with the isolation apparatus, internally disposed in the interconnecting frame, cooperates between the isolation apparatus and the tong housing to produce a torque measurement without inducing transverse forces on the threaded members.
CA002097089A 1990-10-19 1990-11-26 Torque transfer apparatus Expired - Fee Related CA2097089C (en)

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US600,533 1990-10-19
US07/600,533 US5099725A (en) 1990-10-19 1990-10-19 Torque transfer apparatus

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AU (1) AU6894191A (en)
CA (1) CA2097089C (en)
DE (1) DE69031393D1 (en)
WO (1) WO1992006822A1 (en)

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US5099725A (en) 1992-03-31
WO1992006822A1 (en) 1992-04-30
CA2097089C (en) 1998-02-10
EP0591157A4 (en) 1994-01-24
EP0591157A1 (en) 1994-04-13
EP0591157B1 (en) 1997-09-03
DE69031393D1 (en) 1997-10-09
AU6894191A (en) 1992-05-20

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