Lafayette-based Frank’s Casing Crews and Rental Tools, Inc. recently delivered the Genesis 7000H power tong to Murphy Oil for use on the Kikeh Project offshore Malaysia. The new tong was designed and purpose built for Murphy and will be used to make up their threaded drilling risers. The tong went from concept to a finished product in less than six months.
The Genesis 7000H, dubbed Hercules, is track mounted, remotely operated and will accommodate pipe sizes through 25-in. O.D. The unique gripping system exceeds the design requirements for maximum die penetration and torque output (300,000 ft-lb) specified by Murphy. The rail system was custom built to interface with the customer’s spar mounted rig. Make up torque will be monitored and controlled by Frank’s Data Trek computer system.
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