Mast and hoisting · API RP 9B
9B Drilling line
ton-miles.
Wire rope work and slip-and-cut to API RP 9B. Count the ton-miles every trip puts on the drilling line, and know when to slip and cut before the wear shows up on the drum.
For: toolpushers, rig managers, drilling contractors.
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Round trips wear the lineRun a trip · slip and cut when it is due
Illustrative string
Stands
Per round trip510 ton-mi
Since last cut1,019 ton-mi
Trips to next cut1
Cuts made0
Line in service
No cuts yet on this line.
What the module covers
Built for the daily routine on the rig floor.
Every foot the block travels under load wears the drilling line. RP 9B turns that work into ton-miles, so the crew can slip and cut on a program instead of a guess, and every cut is kept in the rig's history.
- Every kind of tripTon-miles for round trips, drilling, coring, casing runs and short trips.
- Slip-and-cut programCut-off targets with a cut-off history for each rig.
- Uses your string and blockPipe and collar weights, buoyed in the current mud, and the traveling block assembly.
- Fast to updateBuilt for the daily routine on the rig floor.
From your rig file
Drill string · reusedMast and block · newDrilling line · newCut-off history · new
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