MechLok®
Introduction
The MechLok® Drill Pipe Swivel, available in T, R, L and S variants, can be deployed on any string where reaching target depth is a risk.
Run on the drill string, it rotates the drill pipe above the liner or completion to reduce drag, redistribute friction, and mitigate helical buckling. This increases the available weight to push completions and liners to target depth in even the most complex wells.
Locking is fast, efficient and achieved through simple mechanical manipulation of the string, no ball drop, no hydraulic concerns, with multiple locking methods available to suit a wide range of well scenarios.
Locks Mechanically, Fast and Efficient
Fast and efficient locking through simple mechanical manipulation of the string, no ball drop, no hydraulics, and mechanical release of setting tools when required.
Works in any Direction
Rotates left or right, in tension or compression, with the drill pipe turning independently of the work string below.
Compatible with any String
Four variants and multiple locking methods cover a wide range of well scenarios, available as a rental product on any drill string.
How It Works
Locked With a Turn of the String
In extended reach and highly deviated wells, drag and helical buckling limit the weight available to push a completion or liner to depth. Conventional answers, heavy-weight drill pipe or collars, add cost and complexity to the string.
The MechLok® swivel decouples the problem: the drill pipe above rotates to redistribute friction along the wellbore, while the liner or completion below stays static, protected from potentially harmful torque. When rotation needs to stop, the tool locks rapidly through simple mechanical manipulation of the string.
The result is completions and liners reaching target depth where conventional approaches can't deliver the weight. With lighter strings and no reliance on hydraulics or ball drops downhole.
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