Tubing elevator is designed and manufactured in line with API Spec 8C ¡°Specification for Drilling and Production Hoisting Equipment¡±, and tubing elevator can be available with DD models, TA models and BDA models. In China or Russia, CD and BD tubing elevators are often asked for. DD models, TA models and BDA models tubing elevators are center latch elevator, while CD tubing elevator is side door model, BD tubing elevator is a special tubing elevator designed and popular in China.
BD tubing elevator is special collar type elevator for handling tubing in oil and gas drilling operation, BD tubing elevators are forged from high quality alloy steel, heat-treated, NDT and MPI. The rated load range from 40 ton to 75 ton, and cover tubings from 1.9" to 4½" OD, each tubing elevator is 1.5 times of the working load tested. BD tubing elevator is constructed in one solid body with excellence balance, and have lock combination with easy operation handle, link ears conform to API elevator links. API monogram in conjunction with numbers, product series numbers are die stamped on shoulders of tubing elevators for tracing, and tubing elevators shoulders are die stamped with size of tubing and rated working capacity. Manufacturer¡¯s name plates are provided on bodies of tubing elevator, warranty for tubing elevators are listed in tubing elevator manual.
BD tubing elevators is simply only two configurations, for plain tubing, BD tubing elevator is offered with single lock ring, while for EU tubing, double lock ring elevator is offered, and double lock ring elevator can accomadate plain and EU tubing. Advantage of BD tubing elevator is light in weight and cheap in pric and easy in operation.
