Adjustable rotating guides for spider or elevator
First Claim
1. A gripping apparatus for supporting a tubular comprising:
- a housing having a bore extending therethrough;
one or more gripping members moveable radially within the bore to grippingly engage the tubular; and
one or more guide rolling members to facilitate movement of the tubular within the housing.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for gripping one or more tubulars, which may include casing, during a tubular handling operation, drilling operation, and/or drilling with casing operation. The gripping apparatus comprises a housing having a bore extending therethrough and one or more gripping members which extend radially within the bore to grippingly engage a tubular or casing when activated. Adjustable guides attached to a portion of the gripping apparatus facilitate rotational movement of the casing during the drilling operation when the gripping members of the gripping apparatus are deactivated.
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27 Claims
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1. A gripping apparatus for supporting a tubular comprising:
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a housing having a bore extending therethrough;
one or more gripping members moveable radially within the bore to grippingly engage the tubular; and
one or more guide rolling members to facilitate movement of the tubular within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of drilling with casing into a formation, comprising:
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providing a gripping apparatus having an opening therethrough and one or more gripping members disposed therein, the gripping apparatus comprising one or more guide rolling members disposed within the opening;
adjusting the one or more guide rolling members radially within the opening;
lowering a first casing having an earth removal member operatively attached to its lower end into the formation while rotating the first casing; and
contacting the first casing with the one or more guide rolling members while lowering the first casing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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