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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2017
Nabors Drilling Technologies Usa, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Farzan Tavakoli, Calgary, CA;
Hendrik Schalk Le Roux, Lafayette, LA (US);
Colin Trevor Maxwell, Calgary, CA;
Vince Fortier, Dubai, AE;
Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Present embodiments are directed a mineral extraction system comprising a locking clamp configured to be secured to a first tubular member, wherein the locking clamp comprises an outer radial surface having a first geometry and a rotary table adapter. The rotary table adapter comprises a base and an extension extending from the base, wherein the extension defines a recess, the recess comprises an inner radial surface having a second geometry, wherein the first geometry and the second geometry correspond with one another, and the rotary table adapter is configured to be disposed within a rotary table of a drilling rig.