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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Frank's International, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Charles M. Webre, Lafayette, LA (US);
Scott Arceneaux, Lafayette, LA (US);
Assignee:
FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for adapting an elevator for use with a tubular are provided. The apparatus includes one or more axial extensions configured to engage one or more slip bodies of the elevator. The one or more axial extensions include a radial contact surface configured to slide along the tubular and an axial engagement surface configured to bear on an upset of the tubular. The one or more axial extensions are flexible such that the radial contact surface is radially displaceable with respect to the tubular.