WICKANDER & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Areas of Expertise
For the Oil Field, Mine, Water Well, or Construction Site
WICKANDER & ASSOCIATES, INC. of Conroe, Texas, is your specialized consulting specialist in a number of allied fields. We focus on the mechanical and metallurgical aspects of oil field, mining, water well, and construction industries. We also work closely with you on drill pipe and tool joint design and manufacturing for uses. Our team members are experts in the heat treating and processing of tubulars.
Design
You'll benefit from our plant design and layout strategies. We also excel in material handling equipment design, technology transfer, and quality consulting and monitoring.
Let us provide expert witness services any time you need them, as well as specialty inspections. We offer expert failure analysis, can determine how a failure occurred, and recommend corrective actions. Usually this is a one-time procedure, but can be provided over a longer period of time.
You may also ask us to act as an intermediary to help you to understand certain technical aspects of tools and specialized equipment. You'll speak to a professional who has a thorough working knowledge of your particular situation.
Consulting Services
When you need professional oil field or mining consultants, WICKANDER & ASSOCIATES, INC. specializes in consultations involving:
- Failure Analysis
- Connection Designs
- TJAG
- Water Wells
- Construction
- Troubleshooting
- Connection Testing
- Handling Equipment Designs
- Mining
- Oil Fields
Tool Joint Alignment Gauge (TJAG)
Tool joint to drill pipe alignment has always been an important factor to drill pipe users. Poor angular alignment causes rapid eccentric wear of the tool joint outside diameter and increases the stress at the upset to pipe body transition. The TJAG measures the tool joint to drill pipe alignment.
We use a rigid parallelogram with ball bearing pivots at each corner, and a dial indicator between the horizontal arms, to measure the parallel movement between the tool joint outside diameter and the pipe body outside diameter. This defines the parallel misalignment with a direct reading in inches.
Each long parallel arm of this parallelogram is in contact with a different component's outside diameter. The arm in contact with the drill pipe is a typical saddle configuration with two ball bearings for each saddle, establishing the centerline of the pipe.
The other arm incorporates a pivoted linear wobble plate, with a ball bearing pivot point, to follow the angular movement of the tool joint outside diameter. This angular movement is measured, with a dial indicator located one inch from the pivot point, and provides a direct reading of the angular misalignment in inches per inch.
Troubleshooting
Let us trouble shoot for you beginning with a telephone conversation that will be followed by a site visit and recommendations. Any process or mechanical function problems will benefit from our professional troubleshooting based on five decades of experience.
Handling Equipment Designs
Your requirements will be met through our manual, semi-automatic, or automatic handling equipment designs. We also provide:
- Plant Designs
- Plant Layouts
- Quality Consulting
- Quality Monitoring
- Technology Transfers
- Specialty Inspections
- Tool Design and Manufacturing
- Material Handling
- Equipment Designs
- Equipment Integration
WICKANDER & ASSOCIATES, INC. is a partner with the premier drill pipe and drill collar manufacturer, Jiangsu Shuguang Huayang Drilling Tool Co. (JSH) Please visit our joint partner link to get a quote today! The Tool Joint Alignment Gauge may also be purchased here. You may also call us for a quotation.