Pipe hanger:

A circular device with a frictional gripping arrangement used to suspend casing and tubing in a well.

2.

A device used to support a pipeline.

Terms Related to Pipe hanger

• Casing hanger

  A circular device with a frictional gripping arrangement of slips and packing rings used to suspend casing from a casinghead in a well

• Tubing hanger

  An arrangement of slips and packing rings used to suspend tubing from a tubing head.

• Hanger

  See casing hanger, tubing hanger

• Bomb hanger

  A device set in tubing, particular collars, to facilities the landing of pressure bombs (recorders).

• Spider

  A circular steel device that holds slips supporting a suspended string of drill pipe, casing, or tubing. A spider may be split or solid.

• Instrument hanger

  A hanger used to lock instruments into seating nipple (pressure/temperature bombs, etc.).

• Rod hanger

  A device used to hang sucker rods on the mast or in the derrick