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INDEX
18.1 FUNCTION
18.2 TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS
18.3 TOP DRIVE COMPONENTS
18.4 INSPECTIONS
18.1 FUNCTION
- Introduction
Oil well drilling with a rotary table, kelly drive
bushing and 45 ft of kelly was the industry
standard for years.
Advantages:
Possibility to drill stands of pipe rather than single
Ability to back-ream while pooh
Contains remote-controlled Inside BOP , that can be operated at distance from the rig floor
- Manufacture specifications
Top Drive is built in accordance with API Spec. 8A and 8C.
The reference standards adopted by ENI is: ISO 13535
- Features TDS-8SA
1. Counterbalance System
- Components
4. Pipe Handler
Consists of:
c. Transmission Pinions
d. Rotating Head
DC drilling motor used is essentially the same as those used elsewhere on a drilling rig to power
the drawworks, mud pumps and rotary table, with same modifications:
1. A double ended armature shaft is provided to permit the attachment of an air brake.
2. Special bearings are installed to allow the motor to operate in a vertical orientation.
The shaft extension on the commutator end of the motor is used to attach an Airflex 16VC600 air
brake that with 90 psi air pressure gives 35.000 ftlbs brake torque.
c. Transmission Gear
Depends on the model of TDS
- Transmission Gear: Two speeds
- Transmission Gear: One speed
d. Rotating head
4. Pipe Handler
a. Link Adapter
b. Safety valves and Actuator
c. Torque Wrench
d. Link Tilt
5. Top Drive Control System
6. Top Drive Auxiliary Tools
a. Link Adapter
c. Torque Wrench
d. Link Tilt
- TV camera system
18.4 INSPECTIONS
TOP DRIVE system, as with traditional hoisting equipment, must be checked and inspected
periodically as per the manufacturer's recommendations and API RP 8B or related ISO
(International Organization for Standardization) 13534.
ENI policy requires the Category IV inspection (as per API RP 8B and ISO 13534) every 5 years.