Rotary Table, Slips, Tongs and Iron Roughneck

Drilling Equipment Inspections

How often

Rotary tongs: Category I daily, II weekly, III annual. Safety clamps: Category I daily, II weekly, IV annual. Spiders used as elevators: Category II daily. Rotary table: Category I weekly, II annual. Tongs and dies checked before use; tongs greased before each trip.

Source: Nordic PM Plan 9.0 Table 1; API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.8.7 and 7.8.8; API Spec 7K

📋 Inspection Information

Inspector Name *

Date *

Rig *

Tour *

Well Name/Number

✅ Checklist

Answer every line. N/A means it does not apply today. Every Fail needs a note saying what is wrong.

Rotary table

Master bushings in good condition and seated

Source: Nordic R4 Rig Start-Up 19.0 steps 10 to 13

Rotary table oil level checked

Source: Nordic R4 Rig Start-Up 19.0 step 14

Openings covered or barricaded when not in use

Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.7.4

Slips and safety clamps

Rotary and power slips: dies clean and sharp, retainers installed

Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.8.3; Nordic R4 Mast/Derrick Bi-Weekly Inspection (Handling Equipment 1d, 1e)

Slip taper maintained per the manufacturer

Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.8.3

Manual slip handles are the original manufacturer's or an engineered equal

Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.8.2

Power slips: fasteners, hoses and function

Source: Nordic R4 Mast/Derrick Bi-Weekly Inspection (Handling Equipment 1e)

Safety clamp: right size for the pipe; links, pins and nuts complete

Source: Nordic PM Plan 9.0 Table 1 (safety clamps); OEM manual

Tongs

Tongs and tong heads (with dies) sized for the pipe and in good condition

Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.8.7

Tong dies clean and sharp with retainers installed; tongs greased before the trip

Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.8.8

Snub line gives a 90 degree angle to the tong body; safety line stops full rotation

Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.8.6

Snub line fittings and anchor point rated above the load

Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.8.5

Tong jaw handles have bumper guards and colored hand-placement handles

Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.8.11

Power tong safety devices work; relief valve per the manufacturer

Source: API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.8.9, 7.8.10

Power tong backups engage on the pipe body

Source: Nordic R4 RIH with Stands of Tubing 5.0 step 4

Make-up torque for the connection looked up and reviewed with the crew before running pipe

Source: Nordic R4 RIH with Stands of Tubing 5.0 step 5

Tong counterweight: frame fasteners tight; safety chain or line to the derrick

Source: Nordic R4 Mast/Derrick Bi-Weekly Inspection (Derrick Structure, board to floor 5); API RP 54 (4th ed.) 7.1.15

Iron roughneck

All functions tested from the driller's console

Source: Nordic R4 Rig Start-Up 23.0 step 5

Spinner fasteners secure and lock-wired or safety-pinned

Source: Nordic R4 Mast/Derrick Bi-Weekly Inspection (Handling Equipment 2)

Lift arm fasteners, slings and shackles

Source: Nordic R4 Mast/Derrick Bi-Weekly Inspection (Handling Equipment 1c)

Greased, including the extending arm

Source: Nordic R4 Rig Start-Up 23.0 step 6

Make-up and break-out torque transducers reading

Source: Nordic R4 Rig Start-Up 26.0 item 15

Hydraulic hoses: no leaks or damage

Source: Nordic PM Plan 9.0 (Category II)

📝 Findings & Actions

Other findings

Corrective Actions

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