Tubular lifting apparatus

A wellbore tubular lift safety system and a wellbore tubular lifting apparatus for removing tubulars from wellbores, wherein the wellbore tubular lifting apparatus comprising:

• a. a lower section comprising:
• (i) a lower base plate with a lower base plate hole;
• (ii) a plurality of sliding rods connected with the lower base plate;
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• (iii) a lower gripping member mounted to the lower baseplate, wherein the lower gripping member is configured to grip a tubular when the tubular is extending through the lower base plate hole;
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• b. an upper section comprising:
• (i) an upper base plate with an upper base plate hole;
• (ii) a saw mounting plate with a saw mounting plate hole;
• (iii) an upper gripping member connected with the upper base plate, wherein the upper gripping member is configured to grip the tubular when the tubular is extending through the upper base plate hole, and wherein the tubular is disposed at least partially above a wellbore and at least partially in the wellbore;
• (iv) a plurality of cylinder barrels connected with the upper base plate at a first end and with the saw mounting plate at a second end, wherein each sliding rod is movably engaged within one of the cylinder barrels;
• (v) a plurality of pistons, wherein each piston is engaged with one of the sliding rods, and wherein each piston is movably engaged within one of the cylinder barrels;
• (vi) a plurality of piston caps, wherein each piston cap is connected to an end of one of the cylinder barrels between one of the pistons and the saw mounting plate, and wherein the pistons and the sliding rods are configured to be moved within the cylinder barrels for extending and retracting the upper section from the lower section;
• (vii) one or more cutting devices connected to the saw mounting plate, wherein the each cutting device is disposed between the saw mounting plate and the upper base plate, and wherein the each cutting device comprises a cutting member configured to form at least one lifting hole into the tubular for receiving a lifting member;
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• (viii) a saw mounted to the saw mounting plate opposite the one or more cutting devices, wherein the wellbore tubular lift safety system is configured to:
• 1. be concentrically positioned over the wellbore in a retracted position to align the upper base plate hole, the lower base plate hole, and the saw mounting plate hole with the tubular;
• 2. lift the tubular out of the wellbore by sequentially gripping the tubular using the upper gripping member and the lower gripping member, and extending and retracting the upper section relative to the lower section to raise the tubular to a predetermined distance from the wellbore through the upper base plate hole, the lower base plate hole, and the saw mounting plate hole;
• 3. saw the tubular into a cut tubular using the saw;
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• 4. allow the cut tubular to be lifted via a hoist.