Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for remote operation of a closed mouth power tong to make up and break out tubing on a well servicing rig
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Application No.: US16716657Application Date: 2019-12-17
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Publication No.: US11242716B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Harold James Miller , Ivan Amic , Jason Brent Schroeder , Christopher Jason Serran
- Applicant: Ranger Energy Services, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Ranger Energy Services, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ranger Energy Services, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Griggs Bergen LLP
- Agent Scott Griggs
- Main IPC: E21B19/06
- IPC: E21B19/06 ; E21B19/10 ; E21B19/16

Abstract:
A system and method for mounting a Closed-Mouth Power Tong on a Well Servicing Rig in order is disclosed. The power tong can be operated remotely when making up or breaking out connections on oilfield tubing. The system utilizes an assembly that can lift and lower the tong to the appropriate height as required to engage the threads on the tubing. The assembly is connected to the blowout preventer or wellhead with a quick connect system that is adjustable for various angles so that the tong can be utilized in various positions to run tubing into, or out from, the well center unhindered.
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