Casing tongs:

See tongs.

Terms Related to Casing tongs

• Tongs

  The large wrenches used to make up or break out drill pipe, casing, tubing, or other pipe; variously called casing tongs, pipe tongs, and so ...

• Power rod tongs

  Tongs that are actuated by air or hydraulic fluid and are used for making up or breaking out sucker rods

• Chain tongs

  A hand tool consisting of a handle and chain that resembles the chain on a bicycle. In general, chain tongs are used for turning pipe ...

• Webb-wilson

  Mechanical tongs; sometimes used generically for all brands of tongs.

• Chisel tongs

  Pipe tongs that grip the pipe with a chisel-like insert in the jaw of the wrench.

• Spinning chain

  A y-shaped chain used to spin up (tighten) one joint of drill pipe into another. One end of the chain is attached to the tongs, ...

• Tubing tongs

  Large wrenches used to break out and make up tubing. They may be operated manually, hydraulically, or pneumatically.