CLEANING AND DOPING OF TUBULARS

Apparatus for cleaning and doping a pin (2) of a tubular (3) during the making or breaking of a string on a well platform. The apparatus comprises a housing (4) having first and second opposed ends (6, 7) and arranged in used to be secured at its first end (7) to the well platform or to a moveable a...

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Main Authors LUECKE, MATTHIAS, REINHOLDT, BERND
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 21.10.2008
Subjects
CLEANING
CLEANING IN GENERAL
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
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Apparatus for cleaning and doping a pin (2) of a tubular (3) during the making or breaking of a string on a well platform. The apparatus comprises a housing (4) having first and second opposed ends (6, 7) and arranged in used to be secured at its first end (7) to the well platform or to a moveable arm. The second end (6) has an opening therein for receiving the pin (2) to be cleaned and doped. A nozzle array (16) is mounted within the housing (4) for rotation about a longitudinal axis of the housing (4) and is coupled to a source of lubricant. A washing and drying unit (10) is also mounted within the housing (4), axially displaced from said nozzle array (16) and coupled to a source of cleaning liquid and a source of drying gas.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20012418147