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Search Result for Slip Ring

slip ring

A conducting ring that gives current to or receives current from the brushes in a generator or motor.

slip segment

A singular component of an entire slip system

dovetail

A cutout section in a cone enabling positive slip movement without the aid of conventional slip return springs

doughnut

A ring of wedges that supports a string of pipe or a threaded, tapered ring used for the same purpose.

gauge ring

A cylindrical metal ring used to guide, and centralize, packers or tools inside casing.

button slip

A slip employing tungsten-carbide "buttons" in lieu of conventional wicker-type teeth to set tools in very hard casing.

backup ring

A cylindrical ring, usually vise-shaped, employed to back up (or assist) a sealing member against extrusion under temperature and pressure.

ring-joint flange

A special type of flanged connection in which a metal ring (resting in a groove in he flange) serves as a pressure seal between the two flanges.

guide ring

A cylindrical metal ring used to guide packers past casing obtrusions.

vee ring

An elastomer (seal) energized by pressure

dresser sleeve

A slip-type collar that is used to join plain-end pipe.

single-grip

Used to describe packers with one slip system for supporting weight and pressure from above only.

slip bowl

A device in a rotary table or other tool into which tubing, drill pipe, or slips can be inserted.

ratchet

A generic term used to describe certain tool movements, such as the cone-to-slip engagement on permanent packers or plugs.

slip velocity

1. the rate at which drilled solids tend to settle in the borehole as a well is being drilled.

slip velocity

2. difference between the annular velocity of the fluid and the rate at which a cutting is removed from the hole.

backup element

A sealing ring on either side of the center packing element to limit its extrusion

O-ring

A circular seal common in the oilfield; requires deformation (squeeze) to energize and seal.

body lock ring

An internal mechanism employed in certain tools to lock cones to the mandrel

spring collet

A spring-actuated metal band or ring(ferrule) used to expand a liner patch when making casing repairs. See liner patch.

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