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SPE/lADC
SPE/lADC 18703
Selecting and Installing Top Drive Drilling Systems on Mobile
Offshore Rigs
by C.J.Hock, Sonat OffshoreDrilling
Inc.
IADC

Member

Copyright 1989, SPE/lADC Drilling Conference

This paper was prepared for presentation at the 1989 SPE/lADC Drilling Conference held in New CMeans, Louisiana, February 28-March 3, 1989.
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ABSTRACT

INTROOUCTION

When top drives are instal1ed on offshore dri11ing

The number of top drive drilling systems instal

rigs, a

equipment and modification

on drilling rigs is fast approaching 200 and m

choices are available to the drilling contractor.

have exceeded this number when this paper is pu

number of

In this paper each major component of the top

1ished. They have become a fact of life for t

drive support equipment is examined along with the

drilling.contractorand an eccnomic necessity f

rig modification necessary for a workable top

the operator for certain types of drilling pr

drive installation.

grams. When the time comes that a drilling co

tractor has to put a top drive on his rig, some

Reasons for extending the derrick are presented

the questions he asks after how much is it go

along with alternative traveling assemblies. The

to cost are: What changes are required to his

guide rail and dolly system are discussed along

and how much other equipment must be added to t

with changes to the existing rig floor drilling

rig to ensure the top drive will do what the c

equipment. The drillers controls, top drive pow-

ent expects?

er, cooling, and special systems are addressed,

standards, classification society and regulatory

Shortly after the drilling contractor starts

agency considerations are discussed where they

look at installing the top drive, he reali

have presented problems to top drive installa-

there is a lot more to it than just sticking it

tions.

the derrick. He finds he has to know about d

Finally, guidance is given about :fie

schedulingof a top drive installation.

rick extensions;guide rails; drill floor and S

icon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) system chang
the hydraulic power and cooling systems and ot
things which may be special to his rig as w
controls his drillers will need.

Referencesand figures at end of paper.

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as enough clearance to provide the driller with a

The offshore drilling contractormust also be concerned with the additional rig classificationso-

safe and reasonable margin. Various types of au-

ciety and regulatory agency requirementsthe addi-

tomatic and semiautomaticcrown clearance indicat-

tion of the top drive will bring.

ing and braking devices are available, but none

This paper is based on the authors and Sonat Off-

close to the same crown clearance as when conven-

shore Drillings experiences in successfully in-

tionally drilling. The typical jackups 147 feet

stalling top drive drilling systems on six rigs

(44.8m)derrick, which is illustratedin Figure 1,

over the last four years.

will be extended by 15 feet (4.57m) to bring the

have completely eliminated the desire to have

tripping out crown clearances to from 23 feet

(7.Om) to 29 feet (8.8m).
DERRICK HEIGHT
On floating drilling rigs, an additional derrick
height allowancemay have to be made. When drill-

Top drives add an additionalcomponent to the usual rotary drilling traveling assembly components:

ing ahead with a drill string motion compensator,

block, hook, and either rotary swivel or elevator

the rig is heaving up and down in relation to the

and elevator links.

bottom of the hole.

There are no standards for

The drill string and top

top drive dimensions and their lengths vary. When

drive are not. To make a connectionwhen drilling

drilling ahead, the overall length when measured

ahead with a top drive without so called over-

from inside the bale to the top of the drilling

drill capacity: the top drive drills all the way

string tool joint for a top drive and swivel or a

down to the rotary then when preparing to make

top drive with an integral swivel range from a

a connection, the tool joint must be brought back

minimum of 19 feet (5.79m) to a maximum of 28

up far enough so that when the compensator is

feet, 1 inch (8.56m), depending on the brand,

locked, there is clearance between the bit and the

When tripping out of the hole, the overall length

bottom of the hole to keep them from contacting

when measured from inside swivel bale to the top

every time the rig heaves.

of a drill string tool joint being supported by

heaving a foot (.3m) or so this is not much of a

the elevators, ranges from a minimum of 21 feet

problem but with any significant heave this will

If the rig is only

(6.40m) to a maximum of 29 feet, 6 inches (8.99m).

be a significantdistance. Obviously,the rig mo-

As indicated by the above two ranges, the length

tion characteristics have a lot to do with how

of the traveling assembly when tripping out of the

much allowancemust be made.

hole is longer than when drilling ahead.

cally, and

Typi-

illustrative purposes in this

Typically on a semisubmersible,this tool joint

paper, the length of the top drive and swivel

will be brought back up 15 feet (4.6m) from the

coming out of the hole is 25 feet, 4

inches

drill floor where a back-up arm is installed, to

Figure 1 and Table 1 illustrate typical

aid in making up the next stand. The allowance is

(7.72m].

for

crown to traveling block clearances for the vari-

this large because the driller cant predict at

ous

what point in a rig heave cycle the slips will

traveling assemblies shown in

through 5.

Figures 2

set.

These illustrate that when tripping

This allowance must be added to the top

out of the hole when conventionallydrilling, the

drive traveling assembly and the stand height in

crown to traveling clearance is typically about 34

order to arrive at how much clearance is available

feet (10.4m), but when a top drive is added this

to the driller when drilling ahead.

shrinks to anywhere from 8 feet (2.4m) to 14 feet

drives utilize a

(4.3m).

overdrill capacity to accommodate the heave of

This drastic reduction in crown height clearance

down below the rotary and then brought back up to

has not been regarded by most drilling contractors

the normal position to be backed up in a conven-

short pup joint to

Some top
achieve

the rig. Overdrill is when the string is drilled

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SPE/IADC 18703

The length of the pup joint must

These guide rails may be spaced from as little a

be added to the top drive traveling assembly the

30 inches (762MM) to as much as 108 inches (275m

tional manner.

same way back-up arm height is added. To achieve

apart and from 62 inches (1575MM)to as much as 9

a safe clearance for the driller, whether making a

inches (2450) from well center. The spacing an

connection above the floor with a back-up arm or

distance from the well centerline to the rai

using a pup joint to overdrill, typically a 15

sometimesmust be tailored to the particular der

foot (4.6m) to 25 foot (7.6m) section has been

rick and drill floor arrangements. This may b

added to the derrick of floating rigs.

necessary to accommodate the racking board ar

rangement and set back storage requirements. T

To arrive at the height to be added to a particu-

which side of the derrick the rails are placed i

lar derrick on a particular rig, it is necessary

also dependent on the drill floor layout.

to carefully look at all the equipment involvedon

that particular rig and under what conditions the

The

drilling operations are expected to be performed.

shapes, either ASTM (3) W shape or EURONORM 43 H

rails

are

usually fabricated from

wide flange beams.

ste

Some manufacturers have use

Once the contractor decides he must add some

other steel shapes or

height to his derrick, he usually looks for help

plate.

manufactured them fro

either to the original derrick manufactureror to

beams and added reinforcementplates and fille

StIll others have taken the basic stee

a manufacturer who specializes in extending der-

along the whole length of the rail. The structu

ricks for help. Either way, the goal usually is to

al design of the rails and bracing is usually i

modify
the derrick so it will have the same API
.
static and dynamic ratings as it had originally.

accordancewith the AISC Specifications(5). Thi

API Specs 4E (1) and 4F (2) are the current API

facturer who is following the API specificatio

specifications
for derricks. Older derricks may

(1)(2) which dictate this as the appropriatespec

have been manufacturedunder previous API specifi-

ification.

is because they are furnished by the derrick manu

cations. Either way any modificationsto the derrick should be in accordance with the appropriate

The dolly and its roller assembliesare the desi

API specificationand comply with the rigs classi-

responsibilityof the top drive manufacturer an

fication society and regulatory agency require-

there are presently no standards for their desi

ments.

except good engineering practice. So, at prese

there is a vast multitude of dolly roller an

The actual derrick modifications usually entail

guide track designs for the drilling contractort

taking down the crown block and water table beams,

choose from. Most of the dolly guide track syst

adding any additional bracing or new leg sections

designs have sets of hardened steel rollers or ca

which may be required, then installingthe exten-

followers which run between the two guide ra

sion section.

beams on their interior flanges and and anoth

The water table beams and crown

block are reinstalled along with extensions to

set which run on the webbs.

vents, electricalwiring and lights.

On a floating rig, because of higher dynamic for
es, it has been desirable to either move th
GUIDE RAILS AND DOLLYS

flange roller to the outside of the guide ra

beams or to incorporate bogie roller assemblie

The top drives have dollys and guide rails to

Moving the fl~nge rollers to outside allows th

transfer the reactions from the torque applied to

beam to be loaded to its full advantage since b

the drill string to the derrick. There are usual-

doing this the forces act in line with major ax

ly two guide rails which run from about 10 feet

instead of just against one of the flanges. Bog

(3m) above the dri11 floor to the water table.

rollers allow the forces which were formerly ap

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SELECTING AND INSTALLING TOP DRIVE DRILLING SYSTEMS

plied at one place on the flange to be spread

DRII L FLOOR

evenly in two places.

The arrangement of the drill floor must be

re-

The dolly roller.guide beam combination can be a

viewed before a top drive is installed. The ar-

particular problem area for the drilling contrac-

rangement needs to acconnnodate

the main pipe han-

tor since he usually relies on two different sup-

dling advantages of the top drive which is drill-

pliers: the top drive and the derrick manufactur-

ing with triples.

er.

located close enough to the top drive to take ad-

The set-back area(s) must be

vantage of the elevator tilt-out feature of the

When the guide rails,are installed in the derrick,

top drive which speeds pipe handling.

they need to be straight and aligned properly.

The tolerances for both the straightnessand the

The mouse hole location should be functional dur-

alignment are usually specified by the top drive

ing top drive drilling as it may be used to makeup

manufacturer. Typical tolerances are plus or mi-

stands of drill pipe to store in the set-back and

nus 1/4 inch (6mm) over the full length for spac-

have ready for the top drive when drilling ahead.

ing and plus or minus 3/8 inch (1OMM) over the

Both the rat and mouse hole locations need to be

full rail length for setback from the well center

such that they can be used for conventionaldrill-

line. These are tight tolerances,especiallywhen

ing if the top drive is out of service. If the

one

permissible variations in

rig has special drill floor equipment, such as

straightnessfor camber and sweep for W shapes is

floor level manipulation arms, then iron rough-

1/8 inch (3nnn)x [number of feet (meters)of total

necks must be considered when installing the top

length/10 (3)](3). This means the derrick manu-

drive.

considers the

facturer has to strengthenthe guide rails, better

STAND PIPES

than they came from the mill.

Some rigs have a derrick pipe racking system which

Even though the derrick is extended and the top

has retractable block guide dollys. The problem

drive is added to the traveling assembly, the

this presents for the contractor is the controls

swivel should travel up and down the distance in

for the two retracting systems now must be inte-

the derrick about the same distance.

grated so that both the block and top drive re-

case, the existing rotary hose may very well be

tract and extend in synchronization. If the rig

able to be re-used, unless there was excessive ro-

also has an in!ine mounted motion compensator,its

tary hose length to begin with.

dolly retracting system also has to be integrated.

he+aht, however, will have to be raised to accom-

In this

The stand pipe

modate the new higher operating positions of the

The height that the guide rails end above the

swivel. It is sometimes possible to add a lower

drill floor wIII also need to be examined. Most

goose neck rotary hose connection to use during

top drives come down low enough to allow the tool

conventional drilling, if the top drive rotary

joint to be broken out using tongs without bending

hose connection is too high.

the pipe when tripping out of the hole.

Whatever the con-

This

tractor decides to do about his rotary hose, API

height is dependent on the type of drill pipe and

Spec. 7,(8) should be looked to for guidance. If

tool joints used.

the stand pipe needs to be modified, the pressure

The height required is easily

calculated using the guidance in API RP7G(6) or

test of the modified stand pipe should not b.

the IADC Dril1ing Manual(7). However, the height

overlooked.

of the rails should not be so low as to interfer

with activitieson the drill floor.
The driller, of course, needs controls to operate

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the top drive. There is no standardizationon the

is usually a corner slightly below the stand pip

type and placement of his controls. Typically,

mud hose connection. So, as the rotary hose an

the top drive utilizes the existing rotar} table

service loops travel up and down in the derric

throttle. The power transfer system switches the

they do so at different levels but in the sam

throttle between the rotary and the top drive as

general vertical area without touching.

the DC power is switched between the two on comCare must be exercised in locating the servi

mand of the driller. The top drive drillers control panel will contain the top drive speed and

loops in the derrick so they dont get hung up o

torque indicatorsalong with the various pipe han-

rub against derrick equipment and bracing. Some

dling, hydraulic power, cooling, and lubricating

times to avoid problems, modifications are nece

systems controls, indicators,and alarms.

sary, such as; fitting a cage apparatus to th

guide rail bracing to keep the service loop fro

Unfortunately,when a top drive is installed, it

hanging up on them, slight relocation of the se

usually restricts the drillers area of vision in

vice loop termination location in the derrick, o

the derrick and on the drill floor. Nevertheless,

a slight extension to the bottom of one of th

the driller is now expected to control the top

guide rails to keep one of the loops from bein

drive while it is making and breaking tool joints

snagged.

at both the racking level and drill floor levels.

To aid the driller, a derrick mounted television
system

can

and

usually

is

installed.

For

POWER SYSTEh

non-floating rigs, it consists of a television

camera with pan and tilt and a zoom lens mounted

The common installations of electric top dri

at the racking board level in the derrick and a

utilize the existing SCR system to power the

monitor for the driller. He is then able to ob-

The SCR(S) which previouslypowered the rotary ta

serve and control the connectionbeing made at the

ble is used to power the top drive.

top of the stand by the top drive pipe handling

shows a typical system which utilizes a transf

equipment. On floating rigs, with back-up arms, a

panel with D.C. contacts to switch the D.C. pow

second camera monitor is installed so the driller

between the rotary table and the top drive. Th

can observe and control the connection being made

transfer panel can be mounted anywhere but usual

at the back-up arm.

Figure

is either adjacent to the drill floor or in t

SCR room on the rig. This panel can also conta

This television equipment needs to be packaged to

the control system for the top drive, in whi

meet the hazardous area requirementsof the loca-

case a location near the drill floor is preferr

tions in which they are installed.

to facilitate the initial set up and maintenan

of the top drive.

SERVICE LOOPS

Some drilling operationsrequire alternativelyo

erating the top drive and the rotary table.

Flexible umbilicals or service loops are required

this case, the rotary and top drive control sy

between the derrick and the top drive. These pro-

tems are set up to continuously run the cooli

vide the top drive with electrical and hydraulic

blowers for both drilling motors continuously

power, control wiring and hose, and sometimeswith

that both systems will be ready to operate a

cooling water or air. Typically,there are two of

these service loops---one for electric power and

without the driller having to wait for the dril

control,and one for hydraulic and air power and

ing motors to be purged.

control, but there may be as many as four.

They

power system in which an additional SCR has be

originate from one location in the derrick.

This

added for the top drive and the rotary power sy

D.C. power can be switched between the two and r

699

Figure 7 shows a D.

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ternhas been left intact. This system still re-

used to provide service to the top drive through

quires a control panel for the top drive.

an appropriatevalving system, if the pressure and

If top drive control/transferpanel is to be lo-

a special purpose hydraulic power unit is fur-

flow available are sufficient. Typically, though,

cated in the hazardous area of the rig, it will

nished by the top drive manufacturer. These usu-

require some type of purge system, unless it is in

ally are of explosion proof construction and can

the appropriate explosion proof enclosure. The

be mounted in a convenient location adjacent to

choice of the purge system is dependent on the rig

the drill floor.

certification and regulatory requirements. For

these is the drawworks house roof.

drilling activitieson the US continentalshelf,

must be connected to the A.C. electrical system

NFPA 496(g) type Z purging is usually adequate,

for power, to the cooling water system if the unit

but the drilling contractor should review each

has a heat exchanger,and to the top drive control

The most popular location for

These units

rigs requirementsbefore choosing a system to be

system. The drilling contractor needs to plan for

used.

all of these connections to the hydraulic power

unit and for the hydraulic piping which mustrun

One of the gray areas of top drive installationis

up the derrick to the service loop.

choosing the size of the D.C. electric power ca-

is typically 1-1/2 inch schedule 80 pipe.

bling, both rig mounted and in the service loops.

piping, fittings and installationneed to conform

The various rig classificationsocieties and na-

to the rig classification society and regulatory

tional registry agencies differ greatly on such

agency requirements. ANSI/ ASME B31.3(10),cover-

things as the current capacities,service factors,

ing chemical plant and petroleum refinery piping,

duty cycles, and temperature ratings for D.C,

is the appropriatepiping code for MODU industrial

electricalpower cabling when used for top drives.

systems piping according to the United States

The IADC is working on trying to get some stan-

Coast Guard.(n)

dardizationand has in some areas, but for the in-

sign 3:1 working pressure to burst pressure ratio,

dividual drilling contractor, caution is the word

which may not be acceptableto certain classifica-

on this subject.

tion societies that require a 4:1 ratio. In this

This piping
The

This code only calls for a de-

case, the drilling contractormay want to specify

Figure 8 shows two possible power systems for

that ASTM/ANSI 31.1 (12) Code for Power Piping be

electric power hydraulic top drives. One uses a

followedduring the design and installationof the

D.C.motor, in which case a transfer system simi-

hydraulicpiping.

lar to the electrical top drive/rotary table is

used. A.C. electric motors may also be used to

Cleanlinessof the hydraulic piping is always im-

power the top drive hydraulic power unit, in which

portant and since the amount required for a top

case magnetic electric stators for the A.C. motors

drive installationis relatively small, the drill-

must be added to the rig A.C. electrical system.

ing contractormay want to specify piping material

IfA.C. power is chosen to power the hydraulic top

shipped to the rig be pre-pickled,painted; oiled,

drive, then the rig A.C. system and electrical

and capped. This, along with using a slag free

f.ransformer
capacity wil1 have to be reviewed.

welding process on at least the first welding

pass, can minimize contaminationand reduce costs
and the problems of cleaning up the p!ping.

HYDRAULIC POWER
The hydraulic powered top drive requires a much
The majority of electric powered top drives re-

larger 1000 horsepower (746 KU) hydraulic power

quire hydraulic power for their torque wrench and

unit.

other pipe handling functions. If the rig has a

these hydraulic units require electric power,

central or utility hydraulic system this may be

cooling water or air, a control system, and a

700

As with the-smaller electric top drives,

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SPE/IADC 18703

space to be mounted on the rig. These power units

out of the way of the top drive when it drill

can be A.C. or D.C. electric or even diesel pow-

down to the rotary table.

Its elevation is re

ered and are available for above or below deck in-

motely adjustable so it can clamp onto the too

stallations. The hydraulic piping for these units

joint, no matter at what point the drill stri

has thicker walls and larger diameters but must

slips set during the rig heave cycle. The back-u

conform to the same piping codes and regulations

arm can be controlled by the floor man but th

as the electric top drive hydraulic piping.

driller may want to operate it himself.

Some top drives have a special swing-out dolly s

COOLING SYSTEMS

conventionalarilling can continue if they are ou

of service for some reason on floating rigs. Oth
er special storage arrangements have to be de

Top drives powered by D.C. drilling motors must

have a cooling system.

signed and installed. These involve a false swin

There are three basic

types of systems. Where regulatory agencies per-

out set of guide rails which are used to restra

mit, an air cooling system very similar to the ro-

the top drive as the rig rolls and pitches. Thes

tary can be used. This system has an extended air

systems become necessities when drilling opera

intake which is attached to the hook.

Air is

tions require running marine riser and Blow Ou

drawn into the cooling system from far enough

Prevention (BOP) systems or casing strings tha

above the drill floor to be from what is classi-

exceed the lifting capacity of the top drive.

fied as a non-hazardousarea by the governing regulatory agency. An alternate air cooling system
utilizes an 8 inch (200 mm) I.D. heavy service

loop hose and a high horsepower blower mounted in

the derrick at the finger board level with its in-

Planning procurement, shipping and actual instal

take outside derrick windwall. This puts the air

lation times for top drive installationhave var

intake outside the of any regulatoryagencys haz-

ied great-.

ardous area. The closed loop cooling system uti-

greatest imp_. on installation timing.

lizes air to water heat exchangersmounted on the

derrick has to be modified, then the derrick ex

Tl:e top drive supplier has th

If th

top drive along with a blower which circulates air

tension supplier is second.

in a closed cooling loop through the top drive mo-

designed before computer structural analyzation

tor and the heat exchangers. Cooling water is

then analyzationof the derrick may take a week o

If the derrick wa

circulatedto the heat exchangerson the top drive

so before the actual nuts and bolts designing be

through hoses in the service loops. This system

gins.

Typical elapsed times for delivery of th

is also fitted with a start-up air purge system

derrick extension and guide rails materials hav

and moisture detectors to keep water out of the

been about 6weeks.

drilling motor. In most cases small cooling water

rig derrick modification times have ranged from 8

pumps will have to be added to the rig to circu-

days, wher a crane barge was used, to as much a

late the cooling water for the closed loop system.

three weeks with 12-14 days being about average

Once the materials are on th

If the top drive installation includes installin

additionalelectrical power cable from SCR room t
the drill floor, this portion of the installati

SPECIAL SYSTEMS

can be time consuming. This is especiallytrue i

As touched on in the discussionon derrick height,

the SCR room is distant from the drill floor. Ca

a floating rig necessitatesthe addition of an el-

ble installationtakes from 3 to 4days to as muc

evated back-up system to take the place of back-up

as 4 weeks depending on the crew size used and th

tongs when drilling ahead.

difficulty of the instal1ation. Getting the to

This is

usually

hy-

draulic powered. It must be retractable,or fold

drive and its control panels and support equipmen

701

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SELECTING AND INSTALLING TOP DRIVE DRILLING SYSTEMS

installed,checked out and tested usually runs 10

Requirementsfor Rolled Steel Plates, Shapes,

to 14 days. The other portions of the job are en-

Sheet Piling, and Bars for Structural Use.

tirely dependent on the drilling contractor and

1985, Philadelphia,PA

rigs location, such as deciding what he wants,

ordering it, and shipping it to the rig.

(4) European Coal and Steel Community Standards,

From

Euronorm 53, Berlin, Germany

start to finish getting a top drive on rig has

taken from as little as 10 weeks to as much as

(5) American Institute of

four months.

Steel Construction,

Specificationfor the Design Fabricationand

Erection of Structural Steel for Buildings,
November 1978, Chicago, IL,

CONCLUSIONS
When a top drtve is to be installed,some rig mod-

(6) American Petroleum Institute, Recommended

ificationswill likely be necessary. A number of

Practice 7G, RecommendedPractice for Drill

top drive and support equipment options are avail-

Stem Design and Operating Limits, Eleventh

able to the drilling contractor. Careful review

Edition, May 1984, Washington,DC.

of each of the top drive and support equipment options and making an assessmentof the rig and its

(7) International Association of Drilling Con-

equipment will helo the drilling contractor make

tractors, Drilling Manual Tenth Edition

the best decisions about his top drive installa-

1982.

tion and help him minimize the problems.

(8) American Petroleum Institute, Specification
7, Specificationfor Rotary Drilling EquipACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ment, Thirty-fifthEdition 1985, Washington,

DC.

The author wishes to thank the management ofSonat

Offshore Drilling Inc.,

(9) National Fire Protection Association, NFPA

for allowing this paper to

be published. 1~ addition, he would like to thank

496, Standard for Purged and Pressurized

particularly the operating personnel of Sonat,

Enclosures for Electrical Equipment in Haz-

whose input and guidance during the planning of

ardous (Classified)Locations,1982, Quincy,

several top drive installations made this paper

MA

possible.

(10) American Society...

of Mechanical Engineers,
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TYPICAL CROWNCLEARANCES, WHEN TRIPPING
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OUT OF THE HOLE WITH

TRAVELING ASSENBLY
OVERALL LENGTH
01M3S;ON
A

CROWNCLEARANCE
DIMENSION B
TABLE 1

3
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1

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ASSEMBLY, FIGURE 5

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TVPICAL DERRICK CROWN CLEARANCES

WHEN TIWPPING OUT OF THE HOLE

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500 TON
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42

500 TON
SWIVEL

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FIGURE

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TYPICAL

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CONVENTIONAL

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WITH

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500 TON
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500 TON
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108
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3-

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704

ASSEMBLY

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500 TON
CLOSE COUPLE
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EITHER AC OR DC ELECTRICAL POWER

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