Drill string element handling apparatus

Details Drill string element handling apparatus Drill string element handling apparatus

1982-09-28

1985-02-26

Paperner, Leslie J.

Material or article handling

Well pipe or rod racking mechanism

With slope change

175 52, 211 704, E21B 1914

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045015244

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for the handling of drill string elements, such as rods or pipes in drill rigs. The apparatus comprises an elongated guide member, a drifter movably mounted on the guide member for reciprocable movement therealong, a plurality of drill string elements for making up a drill string, a ring member rotatably mounted on the guide member, and a magazine for storing the drill string elements. The magazine is fixedly secured to the ring member and has formed therein a plurality of support holes for the drill string elements. For exactly positioning each drill string element for connecting the same with the drill string, a plurality of stoppers are provided on the ring member. Each stopper is positioned diametrically opposite to the respective support holes relative to a rotary center of the ring member.

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