Apparatus for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive

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APP PUB NO 20050051343A1
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10967387

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A method and apparatus for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive is provided. In one aspect, a body is connectable to said top drive. The body comprises at least one gripping element radially displaceable by hydraulic or pneumatic fluid to drivingly engage a tubular to permit a screw connection between said tubular and a further tubular to be tightened to the required torque.

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WEATHERFORD/LAMB INCC/- CSC THE UNITED STATES ____CORPORATION COMPANY ____1013 CENTRE ROAD ____WILMINGTON DE 19805 USA

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Appleton, Robert Patrick Banchory, GB 10 429
Pietras, Bernd-Georg Wedemark, DE 87 3217

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