ROTARY SLIP BOWL AND SYSTEM
A rotary slip bowl includes a tubular body having a central bore with an internal surface. The internal surface includes a tapered profile extending from a top surface to a generally straight profile. The rotary slip bowl also includes one or more umbilical grooves in the internal surface, wherein each umbilical groove is dimensioned to partially house an umbilical line. A rotary slip system includes the rotary slip bowl and a rotary slip set configured to be partially housed within the central bore. The rotary slip set includes two or more slip segments separated by spaces. One of the spaces is aligned with each umbilical groove of the rotary slip bowl. A handle is affixed to an upper end of a slip segment with the handle positioned adjacent to one of the spaces. The rotary slip system may further include a carrier for transporting the rotary slip bowl.
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This application is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/095,312, filed on Apr. 11, 2016, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/149,227, filed on Apr. 17, 2015, each of which is incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONRotary slip bowls are placed within rotary tables over wellbores. Rotary slip bowls house rotary slips, which are used to grip tubulars suspended by the rotary tables over the wellbores.
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In one embodiment, projections 46 are removable.
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Rotary slip bowl 40 is configured to hold a rotary slip set. For example, rotary slip bowl 40 may hold a prior art rotary slip set 70 as shown in
Rotary slip set 80 may be placed in central bore 42 of rotary slip bowl 40 with umbilical grooves 44, 45 aligned with spaces 84 between slips 82. For example, where umbilical grooves 44, 45 are separated by less than 180 degrees, rotary slip set 80 may be positioned in rotary slip bowl 40 such that the slip 82 with the centered handle 86 is positioned between umbilical grooves 44, 45 to provide additional clearance with the other two handles 86 positioned further from umbilical grooves 44, 45. An umbilical line may be run through central bore 42 of rotary slip bowl 40, with the umbilical line partially housed within umbilical groove 44 or 45 and through spaces 84 between slips 82. In this way, rotary slip bowl 40 allows umbilical lines to be run along with tubulars into a wellbore through a rotary table.
Rotary slip bowl 40 may be lifted and transported using a lifting sling by engaging lifting bores 58 with hooks of the lifting sling. Alternatively, rotary slip bowl 40 may be transported using carrier 90 shown in
Each of the described components may be formed of steel. For example, the tubular body of rotary slip bowl 40 may be formed of 41/45 steel, rotary slip set 80 may be formed of 41/45 heat treated steel, and carrier 90 may be formed of schedule 40 steel pipe.
While preferred embodiments have been described, it is to be understood that the embodiments are illustrative only and that the scope of the invention is to be defined solely by the appended claims when accorded a full range of equivalents, many variations and modifications naturally occurring to those skilled in the art from a review hereof.
Claims
1. A rotary slip bowl comprising:
- a tubular body configured for placement within a rotary table, the tubular body including a central bore defined by an internal surface having a tapered profile extending to a generally straight profile, the internal surface of the tubular body configured to receive a rotary slip set;
- one or more umbilical grooves in the internal surface of the tubular body, wherein each umbilical groove is dimensioned to partially house an umbilical line.
2. The rotary slip bowl of claim 1, further comprising a lining forming an internal surface of each of the one or more umbilical grooves.
3. The rotary slip bowl of claim 2, wherein the lining includes polyethylene.
4. The rotary slip bowl of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more umbilical grooves has a semi-cylindrical shape.
5. The rotary slip bowl of claim 4, wherein each of the one or more umbilical grooves has a diameter of between 3 inches and 5 inches.
6. The rotary slip bowl of claim 4, wherein the one or more umbilical grooves comprises a first umbilical groove having a diameter of about 3¼ inches, and a second umbilical groove having a diameter of about 4⅜ inches.
7. The rotary slip bowl of claim 4, wherein the tubular body is formed of a first segment and a second segment, and wherein the one or more umbilical grooves comprises a first umbilical groove disposed on the first segment and a second umbilical groove disposed on the second segment.
8. The rotary slip bowl of claim 1, further comprising one or more projections extending from a top surface of the tubular body, wherein each of the one or more projections is configured to engage a recess in the rotary table.
9. The rotary slip bowl of claim 8, wherein the tubular body is formed of a first segment and a second segment, wherein the one or more projections comprises a first projection and a second projection, and wherein the first segment includes the first projection and the second segment includes the second projection.
10. The rotary slip bowl of claim 8, wherein each of the one or more projections is detachable from the tubular body.
11. The rotary slip bowl of claim 10, wherein each of the one or more projections includes a body portion and a key portion, wherein the body portion is dimensioned to attach to a recess in the top surface of the tubular body and the key portion is configured to engage the recess in the rotary table.
12. The rotary slip bowl of claim 11, wherein a bolt is disposed through a bore in the body portion of each of the one or more projections and through a bore in the recess in the top surface of the tubular body to secure each of the one or more projections to the tubular body.
13. The rotary slip bowl of claim 11, wherein the key portion of each of the one or more projections includes a vertically extending portion dimensioned to engage a vertical recess in the rotary table.
14. A rotary slip bowl comprising:
- a tubular body configured for placement within a rotary table, the tubular body including a first segment and a second segment, wherein the first segment and the second segment together form a central bore defined by an internal surface having a tapered profile extending from a top surface to a generally straight profile, the internal surface of the tubular body configured to receive a rotary slip set;
- one or more umbilical grooves in the internal surface of the tubular body, wherein each of the one or more umbilical grooves is dimensioned to partially house an umbilical line; and
- one or more projections extending from the top surface of the tubular body, wherein each of the one or more projections is configured to engage a recess in the rotary table.
15. The rotary slip bowl of claim 14, wherein the one or more umblical grooves comprises a first umbilical groove and a second umbilical groove and the one or more projections comprises a first projection and a second projection, wherein the first segment includes the first umbilical groove and the first projection, and wherein the second segment includes the second umbilical groove and the second projection.
16. A rotary slip system comprising:
- a rotary bowl configured for placement within a rotary table, the rotary bowl including a tubular body having a central bore defined by an internal surface having a tapered profile extending to a generally straight profile, wherein the rotary bowl further includes one or more umbilical grooves in the internal surface of the tubular body, wherein each of the one or more umbilical grooves is dimensioned to partially house an umbilical line; and
- a rotary slip set dimensioned to fit within the central bore of the tubular body of the rotary bowl, the rotary slip set including three or more slip segments, wherein adjacent slip segments are separated by a space, and wherein a first handle is affixed to an upper end of one of the three or more slip segments and is positioned adjacent to the space separating the adjacent slip segment.
17. The rotary slip system of claim 16, wherein the three or more slip segments comprises a first slip segment, a second slip segment, and a third slip segment, wherein the rotary slip set include a second handle and a third handle, wherein the first handle is attached to a first receptacle on an upper end of the first slip segment, wherein the second handle is attached to a second receptacle on an upper end of the second slip segment, wherein the third handle is attached to a third receptacle on an upper end of the third slip segment; wherein the first receptacle is disposed on a central portion of the first slip segment; and wherein the second receptacle and the third receptacle are each disposed adjacent to the space between the second and third slip segments to provide clearance for the umbilical line to be partially housed within one of the one or more umbilical grooves.
18. The rotary slip system of claim 17, wherein the first handle is pivotally attached to the first receptacle, the second handle is pivotally attached to the second receptacle, and the third handle is pivotally attached to the third receptacle.
19. The rotary slip system of claim 16, further comprising a carrier including a tubular cavity dimensioned to receive the rotary bowl for transportation, wherein the tubular cavity includes a circular floor and a tubular side wall extending from an outer edge of the circular floor, and wherein the carrier further includes a support vertically extending from a central area of the floor and a lift eye disposed at an upper end of the support.
20. The rotary slip system of claim 16, wherein the tubular body includes a first segment and a second segment, wherein the one or more umbilical grooves comprises a first umbilical groove and a second umbilical groove, and wherein the internal surface of the first segment of the tubular body contains the first umbilical groove and the internal surface of the second segment of the tubular body contains the second umbilical groove.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 28, 2018
Publication Date: Oct 25, 2018
Applicant: ADVANCED TOOL AND SUPPLY, LLC (Broussard, LA)
Inventor: Bryan Duhon (Church Point, LA)
Application Number: 16/021,720