Mega Drill Rods Getting Torqued Up To 65,000 ft lbs (So They'll NEVER Come Undone)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- We are assembling 30 x one tonne drill rods for our big rig. We've spent the last three months machining up all the tool joints and rods, and it's finally time for them to come together. We'll be using a customised set of 20" Weatherford power tongs (often seen on big oilfield rigs) to torque the rods up to 65,000 ft lbs, and they'll be locked in using JetLok (a powerful thread locker that's like liquid steel).
We'll also be using one of the big rigs to torque up the drive sub into the head unit before it gets sent off for final assembly. Everything you see in this video will be used to power a 3.0m (just under 10 ft) diameter Mega Drill which will be digging 250m deep underground rescue and ventilation shafts for the Australian mining industry.
If you're new to the channel, you can check out a bunch of the previous videos that'll bring you up to speed.
Considering we started out doing small diameter water bores in the 1960's... this project is insane...
...and a whole lot of fun!
About HAL Heavy Duty:
We're a real life machine shop for a 60 year old drilling company located in Central Qld, Australia. Our job is to keep rigs running in the field, constantly making the gear they need to get the job done. We run two CNC's, manual repair lathes, mills and are constantly having to make weird and wonderful shop made tools to get the job done. We're a little shop that takes on big projects. The latest is our MEGADRILL project where we're manufacturing a 3.0m drill bit that'll weigh upward of 20 tonnes. We release one video a week (usually on Friday/Saturday) to give you all a window into our heavy duty world.
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Heavy duty indeed, thanks. Luv the "shop dogs".
Hey Hal Heavy Machining Australia! Now that's what I'm torquing about! Ride ride ride!
I manufacture torque machines for a leading brand in the drilling industry so really enjoyed seeing this video. Its not very often you get to see them in operation. Keep it up 👍
The oil exploration business is just for me at an uncompromisable sizes and specs. It makes for very compelling content! Torque tightened to 65K ft lbs I don't even see how it's possible to measure that extreme let alone actually tighten to that spec. Keep explaining what you do as if you are talking to a six year old it's very entertaining and I'm hooked, thanks for taking me along. And after that torque you need a Loctite type product to add insurance, unbelievable. Ray
WOW, once again a good job, specially the jaw grip was good to see. The most beautiful thing was to introduce the new generation to your web family.Thanks alot and GOD bless the baby good health and bright future.
Thanks for throwing out the American size. I often find myself switching to a calculator to determine the size. 😂
Insane numbers, thanks
Matt, any vid that includes upcoming machinists and doggo's, is always gonna be the best.
The screwing up was quite interesting but I find your industry "bore-ing" LoL
Keep it up mate.👌👍👍
Just a video of you guys screwing around...😂
Great video! Quite interesting to see this kind of tooling.
These rods and fittings make the equipment that I used to use look like garden tools. I used to do foundation investigation drilling using NMLC core barrels with NW rods and casing. I thought at the time that they were heavy enough to throw around. It will be interesting to see the finished machine set up.
Awesome machine work prepping the MEGA DRILL RIG!
00:56 Fat dog drops a loaf 🤣🤣👍👍💩
Good one Matt👍
Back in 1970, my dad help build and assemble a torque machine that would develop a million pounds of torque. He and the engineer were testing it out on some drill steel connections, the DI-22, and twisted off one at around 250,00 Ft-Lbs of torque. All of that drill steel went to your neck of the woods and South America back then. Sadily, it's all gone today. Have no clue what happen to the torque machine.
Torque…..the hold your significant other has over you.
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The torque ratings are insane Matt as well as you are! 🙂 Sorry buddy but couldn't pass up at a dig. Thank you sir.
Have you ever considered a fractal vice for grabbing the pipes? It would have to be a custom made jobby but it might be a good option for getting a nice reliable grip on the pipes.
Brilliant video Matt that glue is that
Kryptonian DNA & the other that was on a stick DOPE ? Big wheels Rollin ( Merle Haggard )
We run 2 little guys, a CME 55 and a CME 75. The welder still says “how’d you break that?!”
I roll threads on high pressure tubing used in the oil fields here in the US. This is a perfect example of why we roll threads and not cut them. Would you happen to know if they are rolled or cut? I would think they are rolled I’ve seen cut threads fail at less torque.
That drill is going to alter the rotation of the Earth if it gets stuck
Impresionante! 💪
Can't wait to see this Beast running !
Looks like they're using 8-5/8" casing for drill rod with adapters instead of collars. Bakerlock, I've fixed many of items with that, including leaking aluminum boats! I miss the drilling and fishing tool business. Flournoy drilling USA and Wilson Downhole here. Bad ass stuff ya are doing! BTW, I bet the kelley hose on that's a biggun!
Close! The pipe is actually 10” (with a 1/2” wall thickness)
We had to custom design the threads because 8 5/8 wasn’t big enough for the volumes of cuttings that the 3m drill produces.
Yeah, Bakerlok is insane stuff. Once it cures… we’ve never seen a connection let go.
If you check out a video on the channel called “the big guns” we custom make the Kelley hose. It’s massive!
Thanks for tuning in brother - all the way from the USA 🇺🇸👊✌️
Are any of these component pieces ever friction welded?
I saw when the "Old age and treachery" occurred.
10:40 at this point you have to wonder why you bothered with a decent surface finish beyond just making the outside concentric with the bore. 😔
I wish I had all the $$$ spent on shirts ruined by copper graph!
which collant(cutting) oilare you using
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Never trust a man who doesn't love his dogs.
Wow mate, why are you totally "Scr up" ? torque is too much? I don't know about this heavy duty area, what wen´t bad besides the very deep bites over the tubes? Help🤓
You are clearly not a machinist lol. It bugs the shit outta me when my surface finishes don't come out out really nice, let alone when they get beat up like that. If you ever make a thing and then see that thing get damaged, you'll understand.
But seriously….This is a vertical TBM.
It got the job done! Wild setup… but it works 👊
@@halheavyduty is the plan to put a casing in that matches the bore?
First!
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