A top drive drilling system, in at least some aspects, having a top drive unit, and a pipe gripping system beneath the top drive unit which has an open throat for receiving a tubular to be gripped by the pipe gripping system; and, in at least certain aspects, the gripping system having a body with f
A top drive drilling system, in at least some aspects, having a top drive unit, and a pipe gripping system beneath the top drive unit which has an open throat for receiving a tubular to be gripped by the pipe gripping system; and, in at least certain aspects, the gripping system having a body with first and second jaws movably connected thereto and piston/cylinder devices movably interconnected with each jaw for moving the jaws to clamp and then to rotate the pipe.
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What is claimed is: 1. A pipe gripping system comprising a body, a first jaw movably connected to the body, a second jaw movably connected to the body, a first piston/cylinder device movably interconnected with the first jaw, a second piston/cylinder device movably interconnected with the second ja
What is claimed is: 1. A pipe gripping system comprising a body, a first jaw movably connected to the body, a second jaw movably connected to the body, a first piston/cylinder device movably interconnected with the first jaw, a second piston/cylinder device movably interconnected with the second jaw, the first piston/cylinder device for moving the first jaw to clamp a pipe and the second piston/cylinder device for moving the second jaw to clamp the pipe, and the first piston/cylinder device for moving the first jaw and the second piston/cylinder device for moving the second jaw to rotate the pipe. 2. The pipe gripping system of claim 1 wherein the first jaw is connected to the second jaw so that the first jaw and the second jaw move together. 3. The pipe gripping system of claim 2 wherein the first piston/cylinder device is disposed for and is operable for pulling the first jaw in a first direction with respect to the pipe to locate the first jaw with respect to the pipe and the first piston/cylinder device is disposed for and operable for then moving the first jaw in a second direction opposite to the first direction for clamping the pipe with the first jaw. 4. The pipe gripping system of claim 3 wherein the second piston/cylinder device is disposed for and is operable for pulling the second jaw in the second direction with respect to the pipe to locate the second jaw with respect to the pipe and the second piston/cylinder device is disposed for and operable for then moving the second jaw generally in the first direction clamping the pipe with the second jaw. 5. The pipe gripping system of claim 4 wherein the first piston/cylinder device is disposed for and is, following clamping of the pipe between the first jaw and the second jaw, operable for moving the first jaw generally in the first direction for rotating the pipe for breaking a connection between the pipe and another tubular member, and the second piston/cylinder device is disposed for and is, following clamping of the pipe between the first jaw and the second jaw, operable for moving the second jaw generally in the first direction for rotating the pipe for breaking a connection between the pipe and the another tubular member. 6. A pipe gripping system of claim 1 connectable to and beneath a top drive unit. 7. The pipe gripping system of claim 6, the body having an open throat for receiving a tubular to be gripped by the pipe gripping system. 8. The pipe gripping system of claim 1, the body having an open throat for receiving a tubular to be gripped by the pipe gripping system. 9. A top drive system comprising a top drive unit, and a pipe gripping system connected to and beneath the top drive unit, the pipe gripping system having a body, a first jaw movably connected to the body, a second jaw movably connected to the body, a first piston/cylinder device movably interconnected with the first jaw, a second piston/cylinder device movably interconnected with the second jaw, the first piston/cylinder device for moving the first jaw to clamp a pipe and the second piston/cylinder device for moving the second jaw to clamp the pipe, and both the first piston/cylinder device and the second piston/cylinder device for rotating the pipe. 10. A method for gripping a tubular member beneath a top drive unit, the method comprising moving a portion of a tubular member into a gripping system, the gripping system located beneath the top drive unit and having an open throat for receiving a tubular to be gripped by the pipe gripping system, the gripping system comprising a body, a first jaw movably connected to the body, a second jaw movably connected to the body, a first piston/cylinder device movably interconnected with the first jaw, a second piston/cylinder device movably interconnected with the second jaw, the first piston/cylinder device for moving the first jaw to clamp a pipe and the second piston/cylinder device for moving the second jaw to clamp the pipe, and the first piston/cylinder device for moving the first jaw and the second piston/cylinder device for moving the second jaw to rotate the pipe, and gripping the portion of the tubular member with the gripping mechanism of the gripping system.
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