Link-Belt HTC-86100 & TCC-1100 Cranes Aid Oil & Gas Operations In The Permian Basin

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Link-Belt cranes, like the HTC-86100, are widely used by oil and gas companies operating in the Permian Basin. (Photo courtesy of Link-Belt.)

Entrec Cranes & Heavy Haul, Inc. recently added several Link-Belt HTC-86100 cranes and one TCC-1100 crane to its fleet to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry in the Permian Basin. The basin, which includes the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring Formations, is located in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico and holds around 46.4 billion barrels’ worth of oil. Link-Belt says it’s estimated “that by 2021 one in every six barrels of oil, globally, will come from the Permian basin.” Cranes like the HTC-86100 are crucial pieces of equipment for oil and gas operations for wireline applications and for lifting equipment into place.

Accurate Equipment Placement

Link-Belt’s HTC-86100 telescopic boom truck crane has a nominal lift capacity of 100 tons (90.7 metric tons), maximum tip height of 237 feet (72.2 meters), and maximum line pull capacity of 16,880 pounds (7,656.6 kilograms). These specs make the crane ideal for wireline work where it moves equipment into place using a cable drum with 20,000 feet (6,096 meters) of steel cable.

“To assemble components together over the wellhead to wireline it, I have to have it exactly on a perfect radius,” says Entrec operator Tyler Doll. “I use the whip line for that, to get components to the exact same location.”

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The HTC-86100 has a nominal lift capacity of 100 tons, maximum tip height of 237 feet, and a maximum line pull capacity of 16,880 pounds. (Photo courtesy of Link-Belt.)

Other Use Cases

Link-Belt cranes are also used for offloading 96,000-pound (43,544.9-kilogram) mud pumps, which can measure 40 feet (12.2 meters) in length, 15 feet (4.6 meters) in height, and 13 feet (4 meters) in width. This application requires the use of two cranes working in tandem, each lifting about 50,000 pounds (22,679.6 kilograms) apiece “with a 20-foot (6.1-meter) radius at a 60-degree boom angle and 70 feet (21.3 meters) of boom,” according to Link-Belt.

Doll adds that Link-Belt cranes are well-suited for many other oil and gas applications, as well. “Out here, we stand a lot of pipes, running three functions at one time and it’s fairly easy and maneuverable with the double joysticks, the tight controls, and adjustable swings,” he says. “I use them when I need more maneuverability over speed. I tighten down the controls to get more accurate precision, because on the day-to-day operation, we have to drop the lubricator precisely on the wellhead without any variance.”

Source: Link-Belt

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