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Snubbing jack

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003484

A hydraulic lifting assembly used in snubbing operations to force pipe into or pull it out of a well against high wellhead pressure. The jack consists of a set of stationary slips that hold the pipe and a set of traveling slips that move up and down, gripping and pushing or pulling the pipe in increments. The lifting capacity of a snubbing jack is rated in thousands of pounds, such as 150k or 225k, corresponding to its maximum pull force.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003484
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Workover and Intervention
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003484",
  "term": "Snubbing jack",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A hydraulic lifting assembly used in snubbing operations to force pipe into or pull it out of a well against high wellhead pressure. The jack consists of a set of stationary slips that hold the pipe and a set of traveling slips that move up and down, gripping and pushing or pulling the pipe in increments. The lifting capacity of a snubbing jack is rated in thousands of pounds, such as 150k or 225k, corresponding to its maximum pull force.",
  "subject": "Well Workover and Intervention",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/snubbing-jack/"
}

Record 3,697 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.