Snubbing jack capable of reacting torque loads

A snubbing jack, comprising:

• a jack assembly comprising a base plate, a traveling plate, an axis extending through the base plate and the traveling plate, and a plurality of piston-cylinder assemblies configured to move the traveling plate axially with respect to the base plate;
• a rotary drive comprising a rotary base and a hub, wherein the rotary drive is configured to rotate the hub relative to the rotary base, and wherein the rotary base is coupled to the traveling plate to travel axially with the traveling plate;
• a clamp coupled to the rotary base and configured to grip a first tubular member;
• a power tongs coupled to the rotary base and configured to grip a second tubular member and to rotate the second tubular relative to the rotary base;
• and
• a tool retrieval assembly configured to move at least one of the clamp and power tongs laterally relative to the axis.

A method for drilling a wellbore, comprising:

• (a) rotating a first tubular member relative to a second tubular member with a power tong of a snubbing jack;
• (b) reacting rotational torque transmitted from the power tong with a torque transfer device coupled to a jack assembly of the snubbing jack, wherein the torque transfer device comprises a telescopic torque tube through which the second tubular member extends;
• and
• (c) moving the power tong and the first tubular member each axially relative to a base plate of the jack assembly during (b).