Drill Pipe - Make and Break

General design

Materials

Sour Service Steels

High-Strength Material

Low-Temperature steels

MAKE AND BREAK
Saves You Money

VAM Drilling's make-up/break-out service is performed consistently using the same procedure for each joint of pipe, thus avoiding material handling mishaps and the potential variability of procedure used on different rig sites. If galling does occur during the process, it is repaired or replaced immediately, saving additional rig time or transportation. Pipe that has been properly broken-in lasts longer.

Procedure for tool joint make-up/break-out:

Joints are finish-machined, inspected and phos-coated prior to operation;
Threads of each box and pin member are cleaned thoroughly to remove any oil, grease or other matter;
Box and pin threads are thoroughly coated with drill pipe thread compound;
Joints are made-up hand tight and then powertightened to 100% of recommended make-up torque and broken-out to hand-tight condition for three successive make and break cycles; and
Joints are finally broken apart, cleaned thoroughly, and inspected to ensure that no galling of the threads and sealing shoulders has occurred.

Factory make-up/break-out of VAM Drilling tool joints provides excellent insurance against damage to drill pipe connections.

Time is money on the drilling rig. It takes about 10 minutes per joint to break-in pipe at the rig site.
If you are breaking in a 15,000-foot drill string (about 500 joints), that's 5,000 minutes (or 83 hours) of rig and crew time. The chart below demonstrates the cost of pipe break-in at different rig day rates.