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Keystone Slip Type Elevators

By Joe Ramey | Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 10 January, 2020 | 0

Keystone slip type elevators hold and hoist tools for handling drill pipes, small casing and tubing in oil drilling and well tripping operations. While slip-type elevators may be used for any length of tubing string, they are recommended for long or heavy strings. They are especially suitable for the hoisting of integrated tubing sub, integralRead more

Keystone Tubing Elevators

By Faith Munsell | Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 10 January, 2020 | 0

Slip-type tubing elevators hold and hoist tubing for completion and production operations. They are especially suitable for the hoisting of integral joint tubing. Keystone slip-type tubing elevators come in four types: the 20-ton “LYT”, 40-ton “MYT”, 75-ton “YT” and the 150-ton “HYT”. Tubular sizes are from 3/4” through 3 1/2”. All slip backs and dieRead more

Quality Elevators? What Makes Them Better?

By Bizzuka Administrator | Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 20 February, 2019 | 0

Keystone Energy Tools manufactures its Elevators to meet or exceed the American Petroleum Institute’s 8C Specifications standard. Keystone Energy Tools is licensed under API spec 8C to manufacture elevators. This means that all of our elevators are built to last. 8C standard provides requirements for the design, manufacture and testing of hoisting equipment suitable forRead more

How to Pick the Right Oilfield Work Boot

By Faith Munsell | Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 27 February, 2018 | 0

Life on an oil rig can be tough enough without footwear that lacks the comfort, protection and durability to handle the rigorous demands placed on the wearer day-in and day-out. Just like other forms of personal protective equipment (PPE) — hard hats, eye protection, gloves and aprons — picking the right footwear for the job is essential. What should you look for in selecting aRead more

Louisiana LNG Facility Pioneers Natural Gas Exports

By Faith Munsell | Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 25 January, 2018 | 0

In case you haven’t heard, natural gas production in the United States has shot up in recent years and is expected to keep climbing. New drilling techniques such as hydraulic fracturing (fracking) have made us the world’s top producer of natural gas. Additionally, new processes for shipping liquefied natural gas (LNG) could make the U.S.Read more

Tubing Tongs for Efficient Makeup and Breakout Operations

By Faith Munsell | Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 29 December, 2017 | 0

Hydraulic and pneumatic power tongs include drill pipe tongs, casing tongs and tubing tongs. With all types, your crew needs safe, efficient, reliable performance with a good torque-to-weight ratio. Here’s a little more info about different rig tongs: Drill Pipe Tongs: Used to screw industrial tubular together to form a drill string and its components, which make the drill bit turn at the bottom of the wellbore. The drill string includes the drill pipe, bottom hole assembly,Read more

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10 Ways to Keep Your Offshore Oil Rig Injury and Fatality Free

By Faith Munsell | Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 4 November, 2017 | 0

Working on an offshore oil rig is a hazardous job even under the best conditions. That’s why smart companies put such a strong emphasis on safety. Thanks to a growing “safety first, job second” culture, offshore oil rig fatality rates have decreased steadily over time, according to the CDC. Still, whether it’s the result of exposureRead more

Gulf Coast Oil Production Characterized by Cautious Growth

By Faith Munsell | Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 27 October, 2017 | 0

Oil and gas is growing in the Gulf South, but low prices and an increasing supply mean the operations we service are still watching every penny. Let’s take a look at the changing production landscape, then review how Keystone meets the industry’s need for high-quality parts at competitive prices. Rig Count Continues Its Rise There are nearly twice as manyRead more

Pinpoint-Entry Fracturing vs. Plug and Perf

By Faith Munsell | Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 28 September, 2017 | 0

Modern shale gas exploration means more horizontal wells, longer laterals and more frac stages.  The market shift to horizontal wells has also brought different horizontal frac completions methods. The benefits and drawbacks of two of them, “plug and perf” (or limited entry) and pinpoint fracturing, continue to spark debate among operators. We won’t solve that debate here. The technical discussion is far from over. But we can briefly look at the two completion methodsRead more

Have You Tried Keystone’s Manual Casing Slips?

By Faith Munsell | Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 14 September, 2017 | 0

Today’s deeper drilling calls for long and heavy casing strings. Drilling a well through rock formations means using casing to keep the sides of the well from caving in and to protect the wellstream from contamination. At a basic level, casing slips are steel wedges hinged together. Just like rotary hand slips, they are used to gripRead more

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