An integral part of the drilling process, iron roughnecks connect and disconnect drill pipe. Whether pipe is being fed into the wellbore or it is being taken out, the iron roughneck uses a rotary ...
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pioneer Drilling Company (Amex: PDC) today reported that the ninth rig of its 16 rig new-build program has commenced ...
Iron roughnecks are mechanized tong systems that make up (tighten) and break out (loosen) drillstring and tubular connections on rigs, replacing manual tongs and spinning chains to improve safety, ...