دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: see breakout cathead, cathead. makeup cathead.

n: The general form of address of mechanized cathead. Used for winding wire line automatically and draw the tongs to make up and breakout.

v: to hold one section of an object such as pipe while another section is being screwed into or out of it.

v: To hold one section of pipe while another is being screwed into or out of it (as in back up tongs).

n: The chain tongs that seizure the strings when make up and breakout.

n: See backup tongs.

a backlash of tongs that results in a grip in the wrong direction.

n pl: the tongs latched on the drill pipe joint hanging in the totary by the slips, used to keep the pipe from turning as the makeup or breakout tongs (the lead tongs) apply torque to make up or break out the tightened tool joint connection. Compare lead tongs.

n: A tong suspended in the derrick, normally on the drillers right, used to hold box end of the tool joint while the pin end is loosened and unscrewed. Also called a make-up tong, as it is moved to pin end to tighten the joint to the recommended torque after

n: The place of box bited by tongs when screwing on and screwing off.

v: 1. to unscrew one section of pipe from another section, especially drill pipe while it is being withdrawn from the wellbore. During this operation, the tongs are used to start the unscrewing operation. 2.to separate, as gas from a liquid or water from an emulsion.