A system for cleaning both the box and pin ends of tubular members, recovery of the fluid residue, filtering of the residue to recover the heavy solids, and disposing of each of the components of the residue in an environmentally safe manner. A first housing positionable over the end of a tubular member; a first bladder expandable from the housing to seal around the outer wall of the tubular member; a plurality of jets positioned adjacent the threads of the tubular member, so that as the jets are rotated around the threads, a high pressure fluid spray cleans the threads of the member; a second bladder expandable from the end of the jetting means for sealing the inner bore of the member beyond the threads, so that all fluid jetted into the housing from the jetting nozzles is captured within the housing and flows from the housing, and no fluid flows beyond the threaded pipe end either along the inner or outer walls of the tubular member. The fluid is then collected, filtered, and the filtrate is disposed as waste water, and the filters containing the filtered solid is placed in environmentally safe sealed containers for disposal. In additional embodiments of the system, there is incorporated a sealing diaphragm as the exterior sealing member which is manually adjustable from a non-sealing to a sealing position around the wall of the pipe, and an absorption plate within the housing for absorbing impact of the end of a tubular member as it is inserted in the housing. Further, there is included an extension of the spray nozzles along a non-threaded portion of the tubular member for cleaning the non-threaded portion of the tubular member so that further testing can be conducted on the member.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part application of Ser. No. 08/681,594, filed Jul. 29, 1996, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,653,819, which was a continuation of Ser. No. 08/343,653, filed Nov. 22, 1994, and now abandoned, which was a divisional of Ser. No. 07/940,306, filed Sep. 3, 1992, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,372,154, incorporated herein by reference.
REFERENCE TO A "MICROFICHE APPENDIX"
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Apparatus for cleaning and doping a pin 2 of a tubular 3 during the making or breaking of a string on a well platform. The apparatus comprises a housing 4 having first and second conosed ends 6,7 and arranged in used to be secured at its first end 7 to the well platform or to a movable arm. The second end 6 has an opening therein for receiving the pin 2 to be cleaned and doped. A nozzle array 16 is mounted within the housing 4 for rotation about a longitudinal axis of the housing 4 and is coupled to a source of lubricant. A washing and drying unit 10 is also mounted within the housing 4, axially displaced from said nozzle array 16 and coupled to a source of cleaning liquid and a source of drying gas.
It is of the type comprising a multi-tool system for inspecting, cleaning and replacing members in an oil installation and is one which comprises a support (8) on which there are mounted means (9, 10, 17) capable of laterally shifting at least two devices (22, 29) in opposite directions, it being possible for at least one of said devices (29) to be rotated about one of said directions.
This invention is directed to a method of lubricating an object. The method involves the steps of spraying lubricant on a rotating object, and synchronizing the duration of spray to the rotation of the object so that the spray continues only for an interval of spray time corresponding to rotation of the object through a predetermined range of rotation. Apparatus for spraying lubricant on a rotating object is also disclosed.
A dispenser for ejecting a volume of fluid. The dispenser is adapted for connection thereof in a system for supplying fluid under pressure thereto for charging it with fluid to be dispensed. A system for delivery of the volume of fluid ejected by the dispenser includes a discharge valve adapted to be closed for the charging of the dispenser and to be opened for ejecting the volume. An energy accumulator for accumulating energy for actuating the dispenser to eject the volume of fluid is accumulative of the dispenser-actuable energy in response to the supplying of fluid under pressure to the dispenser for charging it.
