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US 2015/0027732 A1Published application
Top drive stand compensator with fill up tool
AssigneeWeatherford/Lamb, Inc.
InventorsKevin WOOD, Jim HOLLINGSWORTH, Troy F. HILL
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Abstract
A compensation and fill up assembly comprises a slip assembly for engaging a tubular and a compensation assembly for supporting a weight of the tubular when engaged by the slip assembly. The compensation and fill up assembly further comprises a fluid swivel and a fill up tool coupled to the fluid swivel by a fluid shaft. The fill up tool is insertable into and rotatable with the tubular using the fluid swivel.
Claims17
A compensation and fill up assembly, comprising:
- a slip assembly for engaging a tubular;
- a compensation assembly for supporting a weight of the tubular when engaged by the slip assembly;
- a fluid swivel;
- and
- a fill up tool coupled to the fluid swivel by a fluid shaft, wherein the fill up tool is insertable into and rotatable with the tubular using the fluid swivel.
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A method of making up a tubular connection, comprising:
- lowering a compensation and fill up assembly into engagement with a tubular, wherein the compensation and fill up assembly comprises a slip assembly, a compensation assembly, a fluid swivel, and a fill up tool coupled to the fluid swivel by a fluid shaft;
- inserting the fill up tool into the tubular;
- engaging the tubular using the slip assembly;
- supporting a weight of the tubular using the compensation assembly;
- and
- rotating the tubular, the slip assembly, the fluid swivel, and the fill up tool to connect the tubular to a tubular string.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.