Spring bail cylinder apparatus

A spring bail cylinder device adapted for assisted alignment of a tubular with a casing running tool, the device comprising:

• an apparatus configured to:
• secure, via an elevator, a tubular from a position below a casing running tool where the elevator is connected to a lifting mechanism by two or more spring bail cylinders in a retracted configuration;
• lift the tubular via the elevator and convert the two or more spring bail cylinders to an extended configuration by the weight of the tubular;
• align the tubular with a member of the casing running tool at a top of the tubular, align the two or more spring bail cylinders around the casing running tool, and lower the tubular to shift the weight of the tubular to a bottom of the tubular;
• and
• lower the casing running tool and the two or more spring bail cylinders while simultaneously convert the two or more spring bail cylinders to the retracted configuration to maintain alignment of the member of the casing running tool with the top of the tubular.

A system for a spring bail cylinder assisted alignment of a tubular with a casing running tool comprising:

• with operation by at least one of a processor and a human operator, the system configured to:
• secure, via an elevator, the tubular from a position below the casing running tool where the elevator is connected to a lifting mechanism by two or more spring bail cylinders in a retracted configuration;
• lift the tubular via the elevator and convert the two or more spring bail cylinders to an extended configuration by the weight of the tubular;
• align the tubular with a member of the casing running tool at a top of the tubular, align the two or more spring bail cylinders around the casing running tool, and lower the tubular to shift the weight of the tubular to a bottom of the tubular;
• and
• lower the casing running tool and the two or more spring bail cylinders while simultaneously converting the two or more spring bail cylinders to the retracted configuration to maintain alignment of the member of the casing running tool with the top of the tubular.