FISHING TOOLS - National Oilwell Varco
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Hydraulic External Cutters<br />
Bowen ® Hydraulic External Cutters<br />
NOV Downhole Bowen ® Hydraulic External Cutters are hydraulically actuated mechanical<br />
tubing and drill pipe cutters. The cutters provide fast, efficient, smooth cutting and are capable<br />
of cutting and recovering strings of tubing or drill pipe. The cutter knives are fed entirely by<br />
pump pressure, thus giving the operator sensitive control.<br />
Construction<br />
Simple, yet rugged, Bowen ® Hydraulic External Cutters are composed of a top sub, body,<br />
guide, a set of knives, and a segmented piston assembly. Two shear pins hold the piston<br />
in a “running in” position until they are sheared to begin the cut. The piston assembly is<br />
composed of a rubber ring and a set of interlocking, conical piston segments. The segments<br />
are held in a contracted position by a tough rubber ring stretched around the end of the<br />
segments in a suitable groove. Each piston segment has a fluid passage which is engineered<br />
to simultaneously pass fluid for flushing, cooling, and restricting the fluid flow for ample<br />
pumpdown force on the knives to effect the cut.<br />
Operation<br />
To operate, assemble the cutter using the proper size and type of piston assembly. Run the<br />
cutter into the hole to cutting depth. When cutting depth is reached, open the fill-up and<br />
standpipe valves just enough to shear the shear pins. Begin slow rotation — 15 to 25 rpm.<br />
Slowly close the bypass valve again to pump fluid down the working string. This will begin<br />
feeding the knives to start the cut. The amount of pressure and gallons per minute required<br />
depends on the cutter size and piston assembly being used. Use extreme caution to avoid<br />
surging of pump pressure when starting a cut. Pressure surging causes the string length<br />
to contract and expand, moving the cutter up and down. This motion prevents the knives<br />
from remaining in one position when starting a cut. A rough chattering action followed by the<br />
smoothing of the rotary will signal the completion of the cut. Bring the cut section out and strip<br />
it from the washpipe. Do not spud coming out of hole.<br />
RECOMMENDED SPARE PARTS:<br />
(1) 1 Set Piston Segments<br />
(2) 1 Feed Ring<br />
(3) 24 Shear Pins<br />
(4) 6 Sets Knives<br />
(5) 2 Sets of Knife Pins<br />
(6) 1 Set Knife Pin Screws<br />
(7) 6 Rubber Rings<br />
(8) 6 Piston O-Rings<br />
Send for Bowen ® Technical Manual No. 5550 which includes complete descriptions of construction, operation,<br />
maintenance, and parts listing for Bowen ® Hydraulic External Cutters.<br />
<strong>FISHING</strong> <strong>TOOLS</strong><br />
Bowen ® Hydraulic External Cutters<br />
Size Pipe to Cut — Outside Diameter 1.050 2 1/16 1.900 1.900 1.315 1.900 2 1/16 2 3/8 3 1/2<br />
— 1.900 2 1/16 2 1/16 1.660 2 1/16 2 3/8 2 7/8 4<br />
— 1.660 2 3/8 2 3/8 1.900 2 3/8 2 7/8 3 1/2 4 1/2<br />
— 1.315 — 2 7/8 2 1/16 2 7/8 3 1/2 4 5<br />
— — — — 2 3/8 — 4 F.J. — —<br />
I.D. of Cutter 1 25/32 2 7/8 3 5/8 3 13/16 3 3/16 3 7/8 4 5/16 4 7/8 6 1/2<br />
O.D. of Cutter 2 5/16 3 3/4 4 7/16 4 9/16 4 1/16 4 11/16 5 5/8 6 1/16 8<br />
Fluid Pressure Req’d to Operate (psi) — 20 to 40 10 to 25 10 to 30 20 to 45 10 to 25 15 to 55 15 to 40 10 to 20<br />
Fluid Flow Req’d to Operate (gpm) — 120 to 200 125 to 145 125 to 200 119 to 208 125 to 128 210 to 232 135 to 200 142 to 182<br />
Complete Assembly Part No. 57922 70086 70209 79215 34415 41727 34551 51148 35957<br />
Complete Assembly Weight — — — — 55 80 180 160 280<br />
Top Sub<br />
Rubber Ring<br />
Piston Segments<br />
Piston O-Ring<br />
O-Ring<br />
Feed Ring<br />
Shear Pin<br />
Guide Screw<br />
Knife<br />
Knife Pin<br />
Body<br />
Guide<br />
Bowen ® Hydraulic External Cutters<br />
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