tripping pipe on a workover rig quotation

Tripping refers to the process of removing and/or replacing pipes from the well when it is necessary to change the bit or other piece of the drill string, or when preparing to run certain tests in the well bore.

Most oil well interventions or Workover are done because the well is not performing up to expectations. Other reasons could be regulatory requirements, data gathering, supplemental recovery project requirements, etc. Wellbore workover might involve casing or equipment repair, maintenance and installation of new equipment.  And some of the techniques are known as wireline, coiled tubing and snubbing.

The 2nd Stage Low Profile Load Rated Katch Kan will prevent wellbore fluid from spilling over B.O.P. due to tubing displacement as you run in / or incorrect hole fill volumes

The Mini Kelly Kan controls and redirects fluids being released from wet tubing or pipe. The fluids are captured in the 2nd Stage Low Profile Load Rated Katch Kan, and then can be drained through a two-inch discharge line to the containment area

The Low Profile Katch Kan will eliminate fluid from running down outside of the B.O.P.s when using a tubing stripper, keeping this area free of contaminants

When tripping out of the hole to service tools such as packers, swabbing effect may cause fluids to run over top of B.O.P. This problem is solved as these fluids are captured and redirected by the 2nd Stage Low Profile Load Rated Katch Kan

The Mini Kelly Kan / Katch Kan system will reduce the need for waiting on wire line trucks to perforate tubing thus reducing rig time by simply pulling wet

The Mini Kelly Kan/ Katch Kan system is designed for the dirtiest and messiest jobs in the oilfield. As well as keeping the worker safe and clean, use of the system lowers clean-up costs, minimizes vacuum truck work and reduces tripping time

The 2nd Stage Low Profile Load Rated Katch Kan and rod table adapter will attach to the bottom of all rod tables. Fluids released from the wellbore while pulling rods are captured and contained in the 2nd Stage Low Profile Load Rated Katch Kan. This fluid then can be redirected

The 2nd Stage Low Profile Load Rated Katch Kan will clamp on to most well heads, capturing leaking fluids from saver heads, when stripping the sand line while swabbing, also when changing the swab cups

Figure 8.06 shows a schematic diagram of a typical top-drive rig. In a top-drive drilling rig, the top-drive (Item 6 in Figure 8.06) is suspended from the traveling block (Item 5 in Figure 8.06) and attached to a guide system (gear train and rail system) on the derrick. The top-drive is an electrical motor that has the ability to travel vertically up and down and to impart torque to the drill pipe. These drilling rigs began to appear in the late 1990s. Although the top-drive supplies the torque for the system, a rotary table is still used to supply stability to the drill string and as a redundant (back-up) rotary system.

The advantages of a top-drive rig are that longer sections of drill pipe can be (1) connected to the drill string when the rig crew is drilling ahead, (2) connected to the drill string when tripping into the hole, or (3) unconnected from the drill string when tripping out of the hole.

As we saw in our discussion of a Conventional Rotary Table Rigs, the next 30-foot joint of drill pipe to be added to the drill string is temporarily stored in the mousehole on the rig floor. This joint of drill pipe is added to the drill string when drilling ahead or tripping into the wellbore. Tripping is the process of running drill pipe into or out of the hole for purposes other than drilling ahead. For example, if a drill bit needs to be changed due to wear, then the entire drill string needs to be pulled from the wellbore (tripping out of the hole), the drill bit needs to be replaced, and the drill string needs to be run back into the wellbore (tripping into the hole) to resume normal drilling operations. You can imagine how much ineffective rig time (in terms of not drilling ahead) is used tripping into or out of the wellbore and making or breaking connections in the drill string–particularly if the well"s TD (Total Depth) is 10,000–15,000 feet (or a shallower well has a 10,000-foot horizontal section).

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The improved efficiencies coming from a top-drive is that an entire 90-foot stand (or triple) of drill pipe can be connected to the drill string rather than a single 30-foot joint. This is because the top-drive can go to the full height of the derrick using the traveling block to connect to the entire stand of drill pipe. Note, however, that not all top-drives use a triple when connecting drill pipe; some use a Double (two joints), while others use a single joint from a mousehole.

The Drill Training - Run drill pipe through rotary table YouTube clip (1:07) is an animation of how drill pipe connections are made on a conventional rotary rig. As I mentioned, on a conventional rotary table rig, only one joint (30 feet) of drill pipe can be added to the drill string at one time.

Figure 8.07: Rig Components - showing Kelly, Kelly Bushing, Rotary Table, Mousehole, and Rat Hole (screen capture at 9 seconds of the Drilling Training video)

In the screen capture shown in Figure 8.07, we see many of the components discussed in this lesson: the kelly, kelly bushing, rotary table, mousehole, and rat hole. Throughout the video, you can see these components of the rig used in action.

In the screen capture shown in Figure 8.08, we see the slips (yellow). As shown in the video, the slips are used to suspend the drill string when it is disconnected from the rig’s hoisting system.

In the screen capture shown in Figure 8.09, we see the mechanical tongs (red). As shown in the video, the mechanical tongs are used to grip the kelly and drill string to aid in uncoupling (unscrewing) the two.

The A Drill Pipe Connection YouTube clip (5:42) below is of several Roughnecks (discussed earlier in this lesson) on an actual rig crew performing the same operations that you saw in the animation. Again, these tasks are being performed on a conventional rotary table drilling rig.

At several points in the video you can see a roughneck Throw Chain around the drill pipe. The Winding Chain is used to apply the torque that is used to screw or unscrew the threads in the drill pipe to couple or uncouple the joints.

What I like about this clip, and the reason that I selected it, was because of the “non-standard operating procedure” that seems to be occurring in the video. Did you spot it?

At around 2:52 into the video, it appears that while two of the roughnecks were trying to remove the slips from the master bushing, the hoist system on the derrick was attempting to assist them by lifting the kelly and drill pipe to release pressure from the slips. Instead of freeing the slips, the hoist appears to have lifted the entire section of the rig floor covering the rotary table, along with the two roughnecks. You can hear someone laughing in the video.

At around 3:31 into the video, one of the roughnecks and the hoist appear to use a piece of drill pipe to tamp the section of rig floor back into place. This piece of drill pipe is then placed into the mousehole as the next piece of drill pipe to be connected to the drill string. This is not a standard operating procedure on the rig floor. After this incident, you can see the rotary table and kelly bushing rotating in the manner discussed in these lesson notes.

In this video, you can see two roughnecks connecting Doubles (two joints) of drill pipe to the drill string as they trip into the wellbore. You can tell that they are connecting doubles by counting the joints as they go into the wellbore. You can also tell that they are tripping into the hole because as they add the new drill pipe, they just run it into the hole and do not drill.

The Making a connection on a top drive triple from the derrick YouTube clip (3:26) is of a Derrickman (discussed earlier in this lesson) making connections on a top-drive rig from the perspective of the monkey board (Item 4 in Figure 8.06).

In this video, the derrickman appears to be connecting Triples (I think that I count three joints of drill pipe looking downward to the rig floor). As I mentioned, this video is taken from the monkey board on the top of the derrick.

The improved efficiency of the top-drive rigs comes from its ability to connect longer sections of drill pipe during tripping and drilling operations. This is done in less rig time and with less cost than a conventional rig. The two major advantages of a top-drive drilling rig are:

Extended Reach Drilling enables wells with long horizontal or near-horizontal lengths to be drilled through the reservoir in a more efficient manner than in the past. These long horizontal wells are one of the technology enhancements that has resulted in the “shale boom” in the U.S. domestic oil and gas industry in formations such as the low permeability Marcellus Shale in western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. The other technological advancement required for the shale boom was the ability to stimulate these extended reach wells with multiple hydraulic fractures (as we discussed in Lesson 7).

The crew sets up the rig and starts the drilling operations. First, from the starter hole, the team drills a surface hole down to a pre-set depth, which is somewhere above where they think the oil trap is located. There are five basic steps to drilling the surface hole:

Once they reach the pre-set depth, they must run and cement the casing -- place casing-pipe sections into the hole to prevent it from collapsing in on itself. The casing pipe has spacers around the outside to keep it centered in the hole.

The casing crew puts the casing pipe in the hole. The cement crew pumps cement down the casing pipe using a bottom plug, a cement slurry, a top plug and drill mud. The pressure from the drill mud causes the cement slurry to move through the casing and fill the space between the outside of the casing and the hole. Finally, the cement is allowed to harden and then tested for such properties as hardness, alignment and a proper seal.

The U.S. Department of Energy and the oil industry are working on new ways to drill oil, including horizontal drilling techniques, to reach oil under ecologically-sensitive areas, and using lasers to drill oil wells.

Straight Tong Die Driver: Used for die slot redressing, the straight tong die driver is the simplest of type of rig tong. Though it is also the simplest type of rig tong to use, it is also the least safe of the three. Its handle and handguard protect hammer blows from falling onto the grip. Straight tong die drivers are lightweight—under eight pounds—and measure in at around 1”.

Angled Tong Die Driver: The angled tong die driver has a grip that’s angled away from the perpendicular tong as well as brass guards for the tong tip and handle, making this rig tong safer than the straight tong die driver. While this tong is safer, however, it’s actually harder to keep the angle tong die driver in place. This driver is similar in length to the straight tong die driver, but is about two pounds heavier, weighing in at over nine pounds.

Hammerless Tong Die Driver: This variety of tong die driver is made up of a hand pipe that can be used to apply pressure to the tong’s tip without using a hammer at all. This option is the safest of the three driver types because there’s no hammer required, it’s also the slowest driver for this same reason. The hammerless tong die driver is about as long and weighs as much as the straight tong die driver.

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The rig site, like any industrial environment, contains several areas and processes that can prove dangerous without the proper amount of caution and the right equipment. Anyone that has spent any amount of time on oil rigs knows that a majority of the hazards can be described as “slips, trips, and falls” and “pinch points.”

Oil rigs are designed to be space and layout efficient, making the rig floor feel congested with personnel, equipment, supplies, and drill pipe stands. It’s a fact of the job that at times the floor will be slippery, hoses will be spread out, and downhole tools will be staged on the rig floor. All of which lead to the possibility of someone tripping or falling over something. On land rigs the drilling platform can be as much as 30 feet from the ground, increasing the danger for personnel that may be operating near the edge of the platform.

A number of pinch points exist on oil rigs, including anything from rolling pipe on the ground stands to stabbing pipe for connections, and even throwing slips on the rig floor. Pinch points exist anywhere that two objects can come together with no guard and catch an operator’s fingers, hands, or legs. Major pinch points are created when connections are being made between the box and pin end of tubular products (casing or drill pipe) on the rig floor. As the pin end is dropped down to be placed into the box of the stump, or “stabbed”, any appendage caught between the two pieces of pipe will likely be lost.

Combatting accidents on the rig site is first and foremost done through safety monitoring and awareness of personnel operating on the floor. Optimizing personnel safety in all operations is key to ongoing site safety. Job Safety Analyses and pre-job safety meetings help increase the overall awareness of safety hazards on the rig site. However, in the 24/7 production environment that exists on oil rigs, additional precautions in the way of safety equipment and guards can further decrease the number of injuries and help safeguard inexperienced employees from danger.

Keystone Energy Tools offers a wide variety of safety tools to make your oil rig a safer environment. We offer high quality safety tools and add-ons to ensure that all of your personnel go home in one piece at the end of the day.Since much of the imminent danger on a rig site is involved with the moving parts during connection makeup, most safety equipment is targeted during this time of heightened personnel movement and equipment use.

Some equipment is designed to not only keep personnel safe, but reduce lost production time due to lost or damaged tools.Safety clamps are installed on flush joint tubulars by hanging the clamps into the hole from the slips to prevent accidental loss. Safety makeup stands can be used to guard against galled threads or cross-threading during the makeup and breakout of subs, stabilizers, and other bottom hole components.

Throwing slips is a time honored tradition in the oilfield; however, this practice can lead to back injuries and increased fatigue during connections. It can also lead to lost time if an inexperienced employee throws the slips in too soon or too late, changing the height of the stump in the rig floor. Hydraulic or pneumaticslip lifting devices combat these issues by allowing the driller to control the entire operation from the control panel.

Used for production, clean out jobs and ‘plugging and abandonment’, our spread equipment delivers quality and reliability every time. Ideally suited for a range of

Johnston Fishing Jars (hydraulic jars) deliver impact at any hydrostatic pressure and they hit quick, hard and long – even at bottom-hole temperatures up to

Pipe handling devices minimize human interaction to handle and move pipe. They lower the overall cost of well site interventions by increasing pipe-handling efficiency through

Whether re-entering an existing wellbore or sidetracking around a stuck bottom hole assembly, our equipment and services have proven to reduce trips, milling time and

Fishing Services are used to remove wellbore obstructions. Key is highly capable of providing Fishing services for cased and open-hole applications. Our tool fleet ranges

The SmartTong® system takes the guesswork out of rod connections. As the world’s first computer-controlled connection service, algorithms ensure correct circumferential displacement on every connection

Tongs are used for breaking and making-up tubing connections. Tubing/rod tongs are hydraulic wrenches used to turn and torque pipe and rods, open-face and close-face

Blowout Preventers (BOPs) are a critical piece of safety equipment, as they protect rig crews, the rig, and the wellbore. Key maintains an inventory of

Key has the largest fleet of high quality ‘tubulars’, manufactured to industry-leading specifications. Tubulars are crucial components for drilling, completion and production programs, and we

Saltwater disposal wells allow us to handle produced fluids responsibly and efficiently. Key operates more than 50 disposal injection wells, where produced water is run

For tow and recovery requirements, these trucks are an everyday essential. Their flexibility and usefulness makes them an indispensable asset for our fleet.

Our pump/kill trucks are used for well pressure control. Uses include testing casing, pressure testing tubing and flow lines, to support well stimulation, and in

Sand-X® Sand Management System is a custom-engineered frac tank retrofitted with a special auger to separate sand from the fluid return automatically, in a safe,

Key’s vacuum trucks transport non-hazardous fluid or waste to or from your well operation. The materials commonly carried include fresh water, field salt water, 10

Used for completions, clean out jobs and ‘plugging and abandonment’, our spread equipment delivers quality and reliability every time. Ideally suited for a

Used for completions, clean out jobs and ‘plugging and abandonment’, our spread equipment delivers quality and reliability every time. Ideally suited for a

Used for production, completions, clean out jobs and ‘plugging and abandonment’, our spread equipment delivers quality and reliability every time. Ideally suited for

Used for production, clean out jobs and ‘plugging and abandonment’, our spread equipment delivers quality and reliability every time. Ideally suited for a

Used for production, clean out jobs and ‘plugging and abandonment’, our spread equipment delivers quality and reliability every time. Ideally suited for a

Used for production, clean out jobs and ‘plugging and abandonment’, our spread equipment delivers quality and reliability every time. Ideally suited for a range of

Our trailer-mounted Nitrogen Production Unit (NPU) can deliver this essential resource to your drilling operation wherever you are based. Using a Lufkin or Great Dane

The design of drilling rigs for the petroleum industry has remained basically unchanged for the last four decades. Today"s offshore rigs have evolved from the basic land rig concept towed offshore in the 1950"s. Factors such as deeper waters and harsher environments have increased demands for additional auxiliary equipment such as active crown mounted motion compensator, topdrive and comprehensive mechanised pipehandling equipment. Implementation additional equipment and new systems have followed an "add-on" philosophy which has resulted in concepts of monstrosity. Further development to meet today"s and future demands of versatility, such as integration of capabilities for snubbing and coiled tubing operations, will probably evolve to a stage where the "multi-functional" course could turn to the "multi-useless" curse.

A thorough review of the status, combined with the desire to be able to contribute with more optimal solutions, have lead Maritime Hydraulics to the development of the RamRig concept.

Main Objectives. Maritime Hydraulics launched the idea in 1987, whereafter a joint venture engineering study with British Petroleum Development Norway Ltd. was carried out in 1988 and 1989. The study evaluated all known rig concepts with emphasise on the aspects of hoisting and tubular handling efficiency. The main objectives of the development work were:Improve safety by reduced manning and improving working environments,

The study concluded the RamRig concept to be the most optimal of the alternatives considered. However, as it was found to be too bold and radical for its time, it was decided that the project was to be shelved. This was mainly due to the lack of field experience of important components like the control system and the large hydrostatic transmission required.

After about 5 years Saga Petroleum"s efficient exploration, "EfEx", study, re-vitalised the concept in 1994. The detailed design of a complete drilling rig for an application for deepwater exploration operations was completed by June 1995. In this study the RamRig was found to be an important enabler for developing more efficient total concepts.

Oilfield Favorites-Long before there was "Dancing with The Stars" there was Dancing For Oil! These are some of the moves and talent it takes to get the oil to the surface. Good job hands!

The automatic operation equipment for minor workover is mainly composed of a wellhead operation device, hydraulic elevator, pipe and rod transmission and arrangement device and electro-hydraulic control system.

Each part of the device has different structural forms and can be selected arbitrarily for personalized configuration according to the needs of users.

The device adopts the structural form of dispersing the functional modules and integrated installation on the workover rig: with the hydraulic tong, manipulator and anti splash snap device set on the derrick of the workover rig, which can expand and rotate, and the safety slip is installed above the BOP.

The device only needs to install safety slips, which realizes rapid installation and migration and shortens the auxiliary working time. The device has the function of moving back and forth, left and right, which is convenient to align the wellhead. The height of the hydraulic tong is adjustable and can adapt to the wellhead with different heights. Hoisting equipment and special transport vehicles are not required for the installation and removal of the device.

In addition to its main function of suspending the pipe string, it also has the functions of automatic tubing mouth match, make-up and break-out, and is also equipped with a guide device bearing reverse torque, which can realize the functions of automatic well washing, sand flushing, drilling, grinding and milling.

Main function: connect to the wellhead flange and clamp the pipe string. Slip teeth are common with other manufacturers for easy replacement. The hydraulic cylinder is clamped and the pipe string is forced to be centered. The clamping is reliable and convenient for automatic operation. Open and close state detection, and realize safety interlock with other equipment.

The main electric control box can be installed on the operation vehicle or integrated into the modular wellhead operation device. The make-up torque of various oil pipes is set on the touch screen to realize automatic make-up and break-down. Equipped with video monitoring, process prompt, safety alarm, etc. The control system has a perfect action interlocking function to ensure the safety and reliability of the workover operation process. All of the electric cabinets, sensors, connectors meet the requirement of Explosion-proof on field.

The hydraulic system includes hydraulic source, wellhead automatic operation device control valve group, hydraulic elevator, hydraulic slip valve group, conveyor control valve group and pipeline, etc.

The Attorneys at Spurgeon Law Firm know what it’s like to spend countless hours tripping pipe on a drilling rig. Stephen and Sam both have experience working on drilling rigs where they have roughnecked on Kelly and rotary drilling rigs.

Running in the hole or pulling out of the hole (aka tripping pipe) is one of the most labor intensive job tasks a worker will engage in while on a drilling rig. Long hours of throwing the slips in, breaking or making connections, and racking back stands of pipe in the derrick is mentally and physically exhausting whereby your brain will start to populate abnormal thoughts. Your mind will start to drift due to fatigue and exhaustion and thus cause you to lose focus on the job at hand. Because of this, people are more susceptible of making mistakes, which in turn will cause injury to themselves or someone else. This is why it is imperative that companies have adequate personnel on the job and to allow that personnel to take breaks as needed. Your safety should be priority and always put your health first and the company’s profit second.

All oilfield workers have the right to work in a safe environment. The oilfield is governed by rules, laws, and guidelines to keep workers safe. However, these rules and laws are not always followed and often lead to serious injury. If you have sustained injuries in the oilfield contact our experienced oilfield lawyers at 318-224-2222. Attorneys, Stephen and Sam, have both worked in the oilfield and know the ins and outs. Prior to becoming an attorney, Stephen worked offshore as a Petroleum Engineer gaining valuable experience which he uses to get his clients maximum compensation. Their experience can make the difference when it comes to getting the payment you deserve. Contact Spurgeon Law Firm today for a free consultation.

Drillers seeking versatile water well drill rigs with power and reliability to tackle water well drilling, geothermal drilling, and cathodic protection drilling choose DM450 water well drill rigs for speed and ease combined with reduced downtime. Additional advantages of the water well drill rigs for sale include:

Mud system, top head travel speed, and rotation speed and power combine to quickly conquer clay or cobbles to increase production and profit. Engineered to handle 4-inch to 12-inch wells up to 1,000 feet, tailor the DM450 water well drill rigs to your specific geography and drilling preferences from a wide array of drill rig options. Choosing from an assortment of standardized options minimizes maintenance and makes repairing your water well drill rigs from the field possible with a phone call to our team of expert service technicians. Owners describe their DM450 well digging machines as “stable” and “stout,” praising its simple operation for making it easy to train new operators.

Increase productiondrilling larger wells with the small water well drill rigs easily maneuvering on job sites. The DM450 drill truck provides ample head feed speed — activated with a fast feed circuit — to flush the cuttings out of holes drilled in sand or clay, providing a clean hole to drop well casing or cathodic protection anodes. The water well drilling rig for sale also features the top head rotation speed needed to handle tricky formations — such as sticky clay.

Expand accesschoosing from multiple mud pump and air compressor options to configure the water well drill rigs for specific geographic areas. Some options, such as sandline winch or pipe spinner systems, can be added to minimize equipment on geothermal drilling job sites.

Ease operationwithengineered design and modern construction, maximizing power to quickly and easily complete jobs while streamlining maintenance and troubleshooting. The control panel with its durable, mechanical controls, simplifies operation. The table assembly — with an opening to handle up to 16-inch casing — is positioned further back from the water well drill rigs, making it easier to handle tooling and set casing.

Armed with the fast head feed speed, many owners of DM450 water well drill rigs successfully complete water well drilling, geothermal drilling, or cathodic protection drilling with the same machine.

With drill rig service shops in Pennsylvania, Florida and Kansas, you’ll have industry-leading drill rig service support nearby for your routine maintenance or more in-depth water well drill rigs remounting and refurbishment work.Our service technicians are backed by our team of engineers to ensure solutions not bandaids to issues. And our production processes mean your well digging machine is constructed consistently and tested thoroughly to ensure easier service support.

The durable, mechanical controls neatly laid out on the robust, organized control panel on the DM450 drill rig includes engine monitoring, safety E-stop, hydraulic pressure gauges, friction control levers for mud pump and rotation circuits, and electronic throttle controls. Simple operation makes it easy to train new operators.

Sturdy drillmast on DM450 water well rig provides power needed for tough water well drilling, geothermal drilling, and cathodic protection drilling with jibs to access both sides of the drill rig.

Totally redesigned drillmast on the DM450 drill rig with 25,000-lbs of pullback, 15,000-lbs of crowd force along with 16-inch side shift of the 2-speed rotary drive with 4,600 ft-lb torque. The rigid drill mast design makes drilling straighter holes easier.

The 2-speed main winch motor on the DM450 provides full pull power when tripping out or with flip of a switch provides full speed, making travel time twice as fast. For job sites where support trucks won"t fit on helper side, second jib swings and extends — in the other direction toward the driller"s side —to pick up and place smaller objects.

Using the helper side controls to operate the jib and winch functions controls, the helper loads the drill pipe in the single rod loader. This makes the DM450 drill rig easy to operate with a two-man crew and minimizing top head movement facilitates faster production.

The DM450 drill truck table assembly has clearance for 16-inch PVC casing. Easy access to table opening from control panel simplifies setting variety of casing sizes.

Air-powered holding fork and hydraulically-operated, adjustable breakout wrench make tripping out fast and safe with the DM450 drill rig. The grease fittings on the fork help maintain mobility in freezing conditions.

Available on an automatic truck chassis to further simplify mobilization, the lightweight, compact drill rig is suited for large residential water wells, commercial geothermal, and cathodic protection drilling. Clean layout of the deck, complete with access panels, makes for easier maintenance of securely routed hydraulic hoses from above the rig.

Create opportunity to task helper with other site chores or run a one-man job when you choose rod carousel option capable of backfeeding while running pipe.

Factory-mounted Mudslayer® 250 drilling mud cleaning system uses separate hydraulic circuit eliminating competition among functions, easily connects to pump for quick set up. Addition of the deck-mounted drilling mud cleaning system allows access closer to homes without hauling a mud pan behind the rig, eliminates shoveling out mud pans making job easier on drillers, and creates simpler job site cleanup.

Mud system, top head travel speed, and rotation speed and power combine to quickly conquer clay or cobbles to increase production and profit. Engineered to handle 4-inch to 12-inch wells up to 1,000 feet, tailor the DM450 water well drill rigs to your specific geography and drilling preferences from a wide array of drill rig options. Choosing from an assortment of standardized options minimizes maintenance and makes repairing your water well drill rigs from the field possible with a phone call to our team of expert service technicians. Owners describe their DM450 well digging machines as “stable” and “stout,” praising its simple operation for making it easy to train new operators.

Increase productiondrilling larger wells with the small water well drill rigs easily maneuvering on job sites. The DM450 drill truck provides ample head feed speed — activated with a fast feed circuit — to flush the cuttings out of holes drilled in sand or clay, providing a clean hole to drop well casing or cathodic protection anodes. The water well drilling rig for sale also features the top head rotation speed needed to handle tricky formations — such as sticky clay.

Expand accesschoosing from multiple mud pump and air compressor options to configure the water well drill rigs for specific geographic areas. Some options, such as sandline winch or pipe spinner systems, can be added to minimize equipment on geothermal drilling job sites.

Ease operationwithengineered design and modern construction, maximizing power to quickly and easily complete jobs while streamlining maintenance and troubleshooting. The control panel with its durable, mechanical controls, simplifies operation. The table assembly — with an opening to handle up to 16-inch casing — is positioned further back from the water well drill rigs, making it easier to handle tooling and set casing.

Armed with the fast head feed speed, many owners of DM450 water well drill rigs successfully complete water well drilling, geothermal drilling, or cathodic protection drilling with the same machine.

With drill rig service shops in Pennsylvania, Florida and Kansas, you’ll have industry-leading drill rig service support nearby for your routine maintenance or more in-depth water well drill rigs remounting and refurbishment work.Our service technicians are backed by our team of engineers to ensure solutions not bandaids to issues. And our production processes mean your well digging machine is constructed consistently and tested thoroughly to ensure easier service support.

The durable, mechanical controls neatly laid out on the robust, organized control panel on the DM450 drill rig includes engine monitoring, safety E-stop, hydraulic pressure gauges, friction control levers for mud pump and rotation circuits, and electronic throttle controls. Simple operation makes it easy to train new operators.

Sturdy drillmast on DM450 water well rig provides power needed for tough water well drilling, geothermal drilling, and cathodic protection drilling with jibs to access both sides of the drill rig.

Totally redesigned drillmast on the DM450 drill rig with 25,000-lbs of pullback, 15,000-lbs of crowd force along with 16-inch side shift of the 2-speed rotary drive with 4,600 ft-lb torque. The rigid drill mast design makes drilling straighter holes easier.

The 2-speed main winch motor on the DM450 provides full pull power when tripping out or with flip of a switch provides full speed, making travel time twice as fast. For job sites where support trucks won"t fit on helper side, second jib swings and extends — in the other direction toward the driller"s side —to pick up and place smaller objects.

Using the helper side controls to operate the jib and winch functions controls, the helper loads the drill pipe in the single rod loader. This makes the DM450 drill rig easy to operate with a two-man crew and minimizing top head movement facilitates faster production.

The DM450 drill truck table assembly has clearance for 16-inch PVC casing. Easy access to table opening from control panel simplifies setting variety of casing sizes.

Air-powered holding fork and hydraulically-operated, adjustable breakout wrench make tripping out fast and safe with the DM450 drill rig. The grease fittings on the fork help maintain mobility in freezing conditions.

Available on an automatic truck chassis to further simplify mobilization, the lightweight, compact drill rig is suited for large residential water wells, commercial geothermal, and cathodic protection drilling. Clean layout of the deck, complete with access panels, makes for easier maintenance of securely routed hydraulic hoses from above the rig.

Create opportunity to task helper with other site chores or run a one-man job when you choose rod carousel option capable of backfeeding while running pipe.

Factory-mounted Mudslayer® 250 drilling mud cleaning system uses separate hydraulic circuit eliminating competition among functions, easily connects to pump for quick set up. Addition of the deck-mounted drilling mud cleaning system allows access closer to homes without hauling a mud pan behind the rig, eliminates shoveling out mud pans making job easier on drillers, and creates simpler job site cleanup.

With business ranging from residential to agricultural water well drilling, from 4-inch to 12-inch wells, customer praised the DM450 drill rig for completing the small wells just as easily as the big wells with less downtime than his previous rig.

Keeping up the “geo-pace” required drilling multiple borings per day in the Colorado mountains, installing geothermal loops. Customer claimed their DM450 drill rig outproduced the combined footage of three other rigs on the geothermal drilling job.

A southern California customer drills cathodic protection holes for power utility companies. Local drillers in the area were completing one, 500-foot hole per week. Upon purchasing a DRILLMAX® drill rig and completing training they were able to complete one, 500-foot hole in an eight to 10-hour day, increasing cathodic protection drilling production for the utility companies.

DRILLMAX® DM450 provides remarkable power for its compact configuration. NEW rod carousel options accommodate drill pipe preference while it permits performing one-man operation.

Demand for geothermal energy has generated drilling industry growth. For many companies, geothermal drilling business is booming, while others weather fluctuations by diversifying their service lines with a single rig.

In business for more than 40 years, DRILLMAX® focuses on making the driller’s job easier. We"re continually enhancing our line of compact, powerful tophead drive drill rigs for the water well drilling, geothermal drilling, and cathodic protection drilling industries. The latest DRILLMAX® drill rig line includes:

Sturdy drillmast on DM450 water well rig provides power needed for tough water well drilling, geothermal drilling, and cathodic protection drilling with jibs to access both sides of the drill rig.

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