Elevator with independent articulation of certain jaws for lifting tubulars of various sizes

A system for conducting subterranean operations comprising:

• an elevator configured to move a tubular, the elevator comprising:
• a housing defining a central bore with a central axis, the central bore being configured to receive the tubular therein;
• a first latch comprising first and second jaws, with each of the first and second jaws being coupled to the housing and configured to be moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, and when the first and second jaws are in the engaged position, engagement portions of the first and second jaws are configured to form a first frustoconically shaped portion;
• a second latch comprising third and fourth jaws, with each of the third and fourth jaws coupled to the housing and configured to be moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, and when the third and fourth jaws are in the engaged position, engagement portions of the third and fourth jaws are configured to form a second frustoconically shaped portion,
• wherein the first frustoconically shaped portion includes a first gap between the first and second jaws when the first latch is in the engaged position, and
• wherein the second frustoconically shaped portion includes a second gap between the third and fourth jaws when the second latch is in the engaged position, and
• wherein the first and second gaps are parallel to the central axis, and the first gap is circumferentially offset, relative to the central axis, from the second gap;
• a third latch comprising fifth and sixth jaws, with each of the fifth and sixth jaws coupled to the housing and configured to be moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, and when the fifth and sixth jaws are in the engaged position, engagement portions of the fifth and sixth jaws are configured to form a third frustoconically shaped portion positioned in the central bore;
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• a fourth latch comprising seventh and eighth jaws, with each of the seventh and eighth jaws coupled to the housing and configured to be moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, and when the seventh and eighth jaws are in the engaged position, engagement portions of the seventh and eight jaws are configured to form a fourth frustoconically shaped portion positioned in the central bore.