Threaded connection management system and method

A method, comprising:

• coupling a locking clamp to a first tubular of a drilling system, wherein the locking clamp and the first tubular are rotationally fixed relative to one another;
• after coupling the locking clamp to the first tubular, positioning the locking clamp within a locking clamp recess defined by an extension of a rotary table adapter, wherein the recess comprises a first geometry corresponding to a second geometry of the locking clamp;
• disposing the rotary table adapter within a rotary table adapter recess formed in a drilling rig floor;
• and
• rotating a second tubular relative to the first tubular to thread or unthread the first tubular to or from the second tubular.

A drilling system, comprising:

• a mandrel of a tubular grappling system;
• a universal actuator of the tubular grappling system configured to threadably engage with the mandrel;
• a locking clamp secured to the mandrel, wherein the locking clamp comprises an outer radial surface having a first geometry;
• a rotary table adapter comprising a locking clamp recess adapted to receive the locking clamp as the mandrel translates relative to the rotary table adapter, wherein the locking clamp recess comprises an inner radial surface having a second geometry, and the rotary table adapter defines a third geometry;
• and
• a drilling rig floor comprising a rotary table adapter recess defining a fourth geometry, wherein the first geometry and the second geometry correspond with one another, and the third geometry and the fourth geometry correspond with one another.