Weatherford/lamb, Inc.

Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC

Joerg Lorenz

Richard Lee Giroux

Albert C Odell, Ii

Karsten Heidecke

Tuong Thanh Le

Gary Thompson

Michael W Hayes

Bernd-Georg Pietras

Michael C Hayes

Doyle Frederic Boutwell, Jr

Doyle Fredric Boutwell, Jr

Albert C Odell

Doyle Frederic Boutwell

Ii Albert C Odell

Jr Doyle Frederic Boutwell

An apparatus for gripping a tubular for use with a top drive includes a connector at one end for rotationally fixing the apparatus relative to the top drive; one or more gripping members at a second end for gripping the tubular; an actuator configured to move and hold the gripping members in contact with the tubular; and a lock coupled to the connector for preventing the apparatus and the top drive from rotating independently of one another.

Apparatus for gripping a tubular on a drilling rig

Methods and apparatus are provided for running tubulars into and out of a wellbore. A tubular handling system having a tubular gripping apparatus having a gripping mechanism and a sensor adapted to track movement of the gripping mechanism, wherein the sensor sends a signal to a controller when the gripping apparatus is in a position that corresponds to the gripping apparatus being engaged with the tubular.

Methods and apparatus for running tubulars into and out of a wellbore. A gripping apparatus is activated with an actuator having a primary actuator and a redundant safety feature. The redundant safety feature may include one or more redundant fluid operated pistons. The gripping apparatus may include an integrated safety system adapted to prevent damage to the tubulars while making and breaking out connections between the tubulars and the tubular string.

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Burgwedel, Germany

Joerg Lorenz