Apparatus and method for honing tubulars of a wellsite
AssigneeNational Oilwell Varco, L.P.
InventorsLendon W. Richardson, Jr., Trenton P. Carroll
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a tool for honing a tubular component of a wellsite. The honing tool includes a base operatively connectable to a wellsite component, a honing head supported by the base, honing stones supported about the honing head, and a driver. The honing stones are engageable with an outer surface of the tubular component. The driver rotationally drives the honing head whereby the honing stones hone an outer periphery of the tubular component.
Claims31
A tool for honing a tubular component of a wellsite, the honing tool comprising:
- a base operatively connectable to a flange of a wellsite component, wherein the wellsite component is configured to receive at least a portion of the tubular component through a tubular component hole disposed through the flange of the wellsite component;
- a honing head supported by the base and positionable about the tubular component;
- honing stones supported about the honing head, the honing stones engageable with an outer surface of a portion of the tubular component extending from the tubular component hole;
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- a driver to rotationally drive the honing head whereby the honing stones hone an outer periphery of the tubular component.
An assembly for honing a tubular component of a wellsite, the honing assembly comprising:
- a honing tool, comprising:
- a base operatively connectable to a flange of a wellsite component via a mount, wherein the wellsite component is configured to receive at least a portion of the tubular component through a tubular component hole disposed through the flange of the wellsite component;
- a honing head supported by the base and positionable about the tubular component;
- honing stones supported about the honing head, the honing stones engageable with an outer surface of a portion of the tubular component extending from the tubular component hole;
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- a driver to rotationally drive the honing head whereby the honing stones hone an outer periphery of the tubular component.
A method of honing a tubular component of a wellsite, the method comprising:
- providing a honing tool comprising a base and a honing head;
- adjustably positioning honing stones in the honing head;
- mounting the honing tool to a flange of a wellsite component, wherein the wellsite component is configured to receive at least a portion of the tubular component through a tubular component hole disposed through the flange of the wellsite component;
- disposing the honing head about an outer surface of a portion of the tubular component extending from the tubular component hole;
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- rotating the honing head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.