Heavy drilling tools and refinery equipment
Rig floor
An iron roughneck spins drill pipe and torques the connection on the rig floor, in place of manual tongs for that job.
Making up and breaking out drill pipe is repetitive and it is where people get hurt if the tong slips. An iron roughneck is the rig-floor machine that spins the pipe and then torques the connection to the figure the driller sets. The photograph is that machine at the well centre.
Manual tongs, elevators and slips are still part of a rig's handling set. Elevators carry the string from the hook. Slips grip the pipe in the rotary or the spider so a connection can be broken. We quote those when the enquiry lists them. This page is the roughneck.
The order names the pipe sizes it must grip, the torque range, the rig it has to fit, and the power available on that floor.
| Duty | Spin and torque drill-pipe connections on the rig floor |
|---|---|
| Named on the order | Pipe size range, torque, rig interface, power |
| Also quoted when asked | Elevators, slips and manual tongs |
| Not included | The drawworks, the top drive or the hook |
| Evidence | Torque and grip range from the maker's sheet |
A datasheet will be attached when measured results are on file.
Request a quoteWhat it is used for
The machine spins the drill pipe and then torques the connection to the figure the driller sets. It replaces manual tongs for that part of the work. Elevators and slips are still part of handling the string and are quoted when you list them.
The order
We quote the piece you name. A missing size or standard is a question, not a guess.
The pipe sizes it must hold.
The range the connections need.
The floor and the power available.
Supply
The specification written on the order.
Mill or material certificates when the maker provides them.
Identity marks checked against the packing list.
A performance figure is published only when a datasheet is attached.
Use the quote button. Include the duty, the quantity and where it has to be delivered. We reply on business days.
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