Telescopic Joint Packers
Drill longer, without interruption. TJ packers certified to second edition API 16F and manufactured using wear-resistant nitrile - designed to last 20x longer than standard nitrile.
Diverter Elements
With two types of diverter designs, insert-style to seal on specific drill pipe sizes and annular packers capable of complete shutoff (CSO), LORD® diverter elements seal against drill pipe or an open hole to handle shallow gas kicks on offshore floating and jackup drilling rigs.
Gimbal Bearing Assemblies and Pads
Gimbal assemblies are designed to handle extreme loading and environmental conditions for improved pad life. Our gimbal pads and assemblies pads provide the necessary compliance between the riser system and vessel to protect drilling equipment from excessive stress and damage.
Riser Tensioner Bearings
LORD® riser tensioner bearings are laminated bearings that react loads in the riser tensioner system. We provide two types of bearings for riser tensioner systems: Riser Tensioner Cylinder Bearings and Riser Tensioner Frame Bearings.
Flexible Joints
Parker LORD offers a variety of flexible joints to accomodate the motion of an oil rig or intervention vessel. Our flexible joints include drilling riser flexible joints, steel catenary riser (SCR) flexible joints, tendon bearings and workover completion intervention riser flexible joints.
Workover Completion Intervention Riser Flexible Joints
Parker LORD® flexible joints can be deployed with Intervention Workover Control Systems (IWOCS) and the associated riser system to accommodate the motion of the intervention/workover vessel relative to the subsea wellhead. Our IWOCS Riser Flexible Joints feature a unique dual bearing design and are rated to 10,000 psi and hydro-tested to 15,000 psi.
Flexibility in Design Process Brings Better Solutions for Gimbal Assemblies
To best meet customer needs, you must be a solution provider, not just a product provider. We collaborate with customers to find an approach that meets their needs quickly and easily. We’ve proven this mindset by finding a better process for working with customers on gimbal assembly design.
Gimbal Bearings: Understand Your System to Select the Best Bearing
A look at gimbal bearing problems faced by a customer who was using a competitor’s pads—and the range of solutions provided by Parker Lord. Read the case study: Choosing from Options to Solve an Existing Problem
Predicting Fatigue Life and Monitoring Performance of Gimbal Bearings
Gimbal bearings are subjected to enormous stress. Gimbal bearing elastomer degrades over time due to fatigue, and can exhibit indicators replacement is due long before loss of performance. The following methods help ensure longer pad life.