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electronics into the orange telemetry end cap, designed by in-house engineers, and wires it up to the strain gauges. The load pin is then proof loaded, calibrated, and tested prior to goods outward inspection and finally dispatch. “Each [load pin] is generally different to the
next as they are typically custom-designed for the application. The common part is the telemetry end cap, which customers and end users are familiar with on several of our load pin/shackle load cells and running line monitoring products. Every one of our wireless products uses our own proprietary TW-3.0 electronics,” adds Halford. Global Gravity has partnered with a Middle Eastern offshore drilling operation on its TubeLock TTRS system, reducing its crane lifts by 24,000 lift per year. TubeLock TTRS consists of a series of
patented aluminium frames, that locks the pipes securely in place, eliminating any possibility of the pipes moving about or relocating mid-air, which is a well-known risk with other methods such as slinging and bundling. That feature alone immensely reduces the risk of hand and foot injuries, which is regrettably plentiful on many rigs. When the client started using the
TubeLock TTRS system, it was to reduce risk and manual handling offshore. One of the key benefits of using the TubeLock TTRS system is that it enables the rig cranes to lift the tubulars directly from the supply vessel to the position on the cantilever where the tubulars will be run from. Also, no cranes are used for packing in frames or loading to trucks, only forklift. “The intention was originally to reduce
R Global Gravity: Pipes in Tubelock being lifted for loadout.
R Global Gravity: Pipes in Tubelock securely stacked on a supply vessel.
the amount of manual handling and crane lifts offshore. Since adapting the TubeLock frames on all rigs we see several more advantages,” said the drilling superintendent for the client. “To put it all into perspective; in a “standard”
well we used to prepare 300 bundles of tubulars. Now we only pack and prepare 115 set of TubeLock frames. The aim was to reduce risk and manual handling offshore. Now we have reduced the unbundling of tubulars by almost 2,400 per rig per year. Internal crane lifts at rig site proven to have reduced even much more than that.” The reduction in crane lifts as well
as cargo handling time naturally have a positive impact on CO2 emissions as well as financially with the reduction in fuel. Red Rooster Lifting manufactures air
Q Pipes in Tubelock stacked in order
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