are a type of tubular product used in oil and gas drilling and production operations. They are short lengths of pipe, usually ranging from 2 feet to 10 feet long, that are used to make up for length discrepancies when assembling longer sections of drill pipe or casing.
It gets its name from the fact that they are much shorter than the "parent" joints of drill pipe or casing that make up the majority of the string. Like a puppy is much smaller than a full grown dog, a joint is much shorter than a typical 30-40 foot length of drill pipe.
As mentioned above, it is typically quite short, ranging from just 2 feet (24 inches) up to 10 feet in length. However, there is no standard length. They are manufactured in a variety of sizes to provide the specific length required in order to make up the exact length of pipe needed for a particular application.
- 2 foot (24 inches)
- 3 foot (36 inches)
- 5 foot (60 inches)
- 10 foot (120 inches)
Its weight depends on its size - length, outside diameter, and wall thickness. Small-diameter joints can weigh 100 pounds or less. Large-diameter joints used in deeper wells may weigh 2,000 pounds or more.
- 2 3/8" OD drill pipe - around 9 lbs/ft
- 4 1⁄2" OD drill pipe - around 19 lbs/ft
- 5 1⁄2" OD casing - around 29 lbs/ft
- 7" OD casing - around 49 lbs/ft
So a 5-foot joint of 5 1⁄2" casing would weigh around 145 pounds (5 x 29 lbs/ft). While a 10-foot length of the same size would be double the weight at around 290 pounds.
- 2 3/8" OD
- 2 7/8" OD
- 3 1⁄2" OD
- 4" OD
- 4 1⁄2" OD
- 5" OD
- 4 1⁄2" OD
- 5" OD
- 5 1⁄2" OD
- 6 5/8" OD
- 7" OD
- 8 5/8" OD
- 9 5/8" OD
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