Well casing alignment apparatus

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E - Fixed Constructions

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B

E21B 19/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2131614

A well pipe alignment apparatus is disclosed, the apparatus being of the type for mounting on a derrick above a well head and being engagable with an upper pipe section having a screw connection at its lower end for threaded engagement with an upper end of a lower pipe section already within a well bore. The alignment apparatus includes a supporting frame for connection to the derrick with a head assembly carried by the frame and defining a pipe receiver opening aligned with the lower pipe section. The opening is defined by a fixed head member and a pair of jaws which have portions engaged by the pipe as it enters the opening fxor swinging the jaws to a closed pipe encompassing position. A latch holds the jaws in the closed position and a latch operator, which may be controlled from a work area adjacent the well head, forces the latch to a delatched position for permitting the jaws to move to an open position. The apparatus is of a simple construction which is economical to install and maintain.

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