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Friends, teammates, and fans responded to Alves' actions with pride in a similarly humorous fashion on Instagram and Twitter.
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When one faith is dominant in a culture, it can sometimes lead to weird things being celebrated as positive moments. For example, certain Christians love to reference Elijah's challenge to the worshipers of Ba'al and Asherah on Mount Carmel. Being an exemplar of intolerant monotheism, Elijah hated the idea that other (false) gods were being worshiped in Israel, so he issued a showdown, a challenge between his God and their gods. "Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one b … [Read more...]
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Today is Labour Day in the United States, and in the year 2012, people doing backbreaking work in the heat don't have access to clean drinking water. That's right, in the land of the free, where corporate profits continue to reach all-time highs, workers doing actual labour, either drink brown water or have no water at all in temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius).
Since the state of California - the country's breadbasket - issued the first heat regulations in the country in 2005, 16 farm workers have died from heat related illnesses. The Farm Worker Safety Act, which is currently on Governor Jerry Brown's desk, will allow the 400,000 workers who pick our fruits and vegetables in unbearable heat to sue employers who repeatedly
Since the state of California - the country's breadbasket - issued the first heat regulations in the country in 2005, 16 farm workers have died from heat related illnesses. The Farm Worker Safety Act, which is currently on Governor Jerry Brown's desk, will allow the 400,000 workers who pick our fruits and vegetables in unbearable heat to sue employers who repeatedly fail to comply with mandatory requirements for shade and drinking water. These are basic human rights that most of us take for granted. Governor Brown should sign this bill immediately.
In July, Southern California warehouse workers who move goods for Walmart, the world's largest corporation, filed a complaint with the state's Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) detailing more than a dozen violations, including no access to clean water, wage abuses, broken equipment, and unreasonable and unsafe moving quotas. Workers say they are denied access to medical care, are told they will be laid off if they can't work while injured, and are often blocked inside the trailers they are loading for up to 30 minutes with no exit.
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According to Warehouse Workers United, workers staff the facility 24-hours a day, seven days a week unloading Walmart goods from shipping containers that arrive from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and then load the goods onto long-haul trucks destined for Walmart or Sam's Club, a subsidiary of Walmart. The warehouse is operated by National Distribution Centers of Delaware, while two staffing agencies, Warestaff and Select Staffing, supply most of the workers on site.
Ruben Valadez, 61, got a contract job with Warestaff in February. While most of us are sleeping, he's dripping in sweat in 115-degree (46 Celsius) containers filled with boxes headed for Wal-Mart stores across the United States. The merchandise includes clothing, baby furniture, televisions, lighters, and cabinets, all made in Chinese and Mexican sweatshops.
A few weeks ago, Walmart announced that its second-quarter profits rose almost six per cent to just over $4 billion. Ruben makes $8.50 an hour with no benefits. Because he doesn't have health insurance, he prays that he doesn't get sick or injured on the job. He says the requirement to unload 250 boxes an hour is an impossible task, but he moves as fast as possible to avoid being fired.
Even though the heat is unbearable, especially during summer months, the drinking water supply quickly runs out, leaving workers with no choice but to buy a Gatorade or Coke from a machine. They used to have access to just one cooler of water. After complaining, they now have two. The coolers are dirty and the water is often an unsanitary brown color. Workers are only allowed to refill the bottles they must bring from home during three short breaks, two are 10-minutes each, and one is a 30-minute lunch.
This is happening in Southern California, the 15th largest economy in the world. Valadez was shocked to see how people are treated. "It's inhumane," he says. "They treat us like slaves. We don't have any civil rights. If you speak up, you'll lose your job."
Valadez says his supervisor watches him like a hawk, even when he goes to the bathroom, and is often told that if he doesn't like the working conditions, he can leave. Because people are desperate for work, Warestaff would have no problem finding a replacement, but Valadez won't sit back and take the abuse. "I want people to know what's happening. We need to stand up for our rights. We shouldn't be intimidated and afraid of speaking up."
At his last job as a scheduler and planner at an electronics company, which he lost in 2007, he made $17 an hour, had full benefits, and was protected by a union. These days, even mentioning the dirty word union will ensure that you'll be followed to the bathroom and have your hours cut. Because Valadez can't get enough hours, he can no longer afford to pay rent, recently got evicted, and is now living in a $42 per night motel.
The only way workers like Valadez will be treated with dignity, have access to clean drinking water, and make a living wage is through collective action and organising.
Fruits of labour
This is just one story of millions. Because employers know that people are desperate for work, they are hiring at the lowest wages possible with no benefits. A family member who had a decent salary with benefits was recently fired and replaced by a college graduate at half the salary and no benefits.
Mike, a 49-year-old I recently met at a homeless shelter in San Francisco, was let go from a high end restaurant he managed for $50,000 a year. He was replaced by a recent college graduate making $15 an hour with no benefits. Mike says he lost his apartment, overstayed his welcome on friend's couches, and is now sleeping in a shelter while he searches for work.
The majority of new jobs being created during the so-called recovery pay between $7.69 and $13.38 per hour, according to a new report from the National Employment Law Project (NELP). The report found that since 2001, wages for lower-wage and median jobs declined, but increased for higher-wage occupations. The average annual earnings of the top one per cent of wage earners grew 156 per cent from 1979 to 2007, while the bottom 90 per cent had the weakest wage growth, at 17 per cent. This is not sustainable.
"If we want to understand what's happened to the average American worker over the past 30 years, we have to look at the decline in the real value of the minimum wage. We have to look at deunionisation. We have to look at the growth of subcontracting and contingent work. And frankly, we have to acknowledge that the post-war social contract is broken. We've seen strong productivity growth over the last 30 years, but the majority of workers have not seen that translate into their paychecks," said Annette Bernhardt, Policy Co-Director at the NELP.
"There is no single magic bullet, but there are plenty of policies we could institute right now that would help enormously. We need to extend unemployment benefits, raise the minimum wage, create jobs by repairing our infrastructure, and help our states avoid more layoffs of teachers, cops and firefighters. It's just a question of political will and leadership."
Power in numbers
We can start by ensuring that workers across the country have access to clean drinking water. The fact that this is even an issue in a country with so much wealth is beyond shameful. The six heirs to the Walmart fortune own half of the company's stock and have a net worth equal to the combined assets of 100 million Americans. This year alone, they will make almost $3 billion in dividends from their Walmart holdings.
Warestaff, and by extension, Walmart, is violating Cal/OSHA's regulations. California's code of regulations requires employers to provide an adequate supply of water for drinking and washing. "If that is not the case, then we would hope that information would be provided to the district office closest to where the location is so that the appropriate Cal/OSHA office can follow up on that," says Erika Monterroza, public information officer for Cal/OSHA. "Water should be free to employees and it should be accessible at all times."
Stand in solidarity with these workers by supporting Warehouse Workers United, call or email Cal/OSHA, and if you shop at Walmart, ask to speak to a manager and ask why a multibillion dollar company's warehouse contractor isn't providing clean water to its workers. We will only see real change through collective action, not broken promises and empty rhetoric from politicians.
In addition to California's farm workers, nannies, housekeepers, caregivers, and other domestic workers in California have fought long and hard for better working conditions, overtime pay, and regular breaks. Thanks to collective action and organising by over 200,000 mostly women and immigrants, the California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights recently passed the State Senate and is awaiting Governor Jerry Brown's signature.
Linda Oalican, a member of Domestic Workers United says it best in this AFL-CIO video: "In isolation, a worker or a sector of workers, has no power. We can only find power in numbers. We can do that by uniting the working class."
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United States Patent [72] Inventor Alexander Palyncliuk Edmonton, Alberta, Canada [21] Appl. No. 697,287 [73] Assignee Corod Manufacturing, Ltd.
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada a corporation of Province of Alberta METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RUNNING AND PULLING A CONTINUOUS METAL MEMBER INTO AND OUT OF A WELL Claims, Drawing Figs.
[52] US. Cl 242/54, 166/77; 242/1 15 [51] Int. Cl Bh /00 [50] Field of Search 242/54, 67.1,78.6, 166/77; /103 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,016,067 10/1935 Bannister 175/103 2,463,192 3/1949 Mackey et a1. 242/115 3,247,674 4/1966 Macardier 242/54X 3,306,357 2/1967 Cullen et al l75/103X 3,313,346 4/1967 Cross l66/77X 3,373,818 3/1968 Rike et al 166/77 3,401,749 9/1968 Daniel l66/77X OTHER REFERENCES World Oil publication (A), Vol. 158 No, 6, 5-1964 title: A World Oil Exclusive," copy in class 175/103 World Oil publication (B), March 1964, title: New Concentric Tubing Workover Rig copy in class 175 103 Primary Examiner-Stanley N. Gilreath Assistant Examiner-Wemer H. Schroeder AttorneyErnest Peter Johnson ABSTRACT: Apparatus is provided which pulls a metal member, such as a sucker rod string, from a well and coils it onto a circular frame which is of sufficient size whereby the member will not be permanently deformed. For example, a pair of opposed, driven, endless tracks, provided with gripping pads, grip the member between the pads and pull it out of the well. The member is fed to and reeled onto a rotatable, horizontal, circular channel for storage. The channel can be collapsed into a compact form for transportation.
The steps of the method are: pulling the member from the well; coiling and storing it without permanently deforming it; and running it back into the well.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RUNNING AND PULLING A CONTINUOUS METAL MEMBER INTO AND OUT OF A WELL BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an apparatus and a method for pulling, running and storing a onefold, metal member, such as a continuous sucker rod string, which can be used in oil and water wells and the like.
Sucker rods have long formed an essential part of the equipment used in wells to pump fluid therefrom. A plurality of these sucker rods are connected end to end to form a string. The rod string is, in turn, suspended within a string of tubing disposed within the well. Now, the rod string is usually attached at its lower end to a bottom hole pump seated in the bottom of the tubing string. At its upper end, at ground surface, the rod string is connected to a reciprocating mechanism, such as a pump jack. Upon reciprocation of the rod string by the pump jack, the bottom hole pump is actuated and fluid is pumped to the surface through the annular space existing between the rod string and the inner wall of the tubing string.
A conventional sucker rod string is made up of a plurality of individual rods connected end to end. Each sucker rod is about 2530 feet in length and is provided with a threaded pin at one end and a threaded box at the other. The pin of one sucker rod is screwed into the box of the next sucker rod to make the connection.
A conventional sucker rod string has a number of disadvantages. For example, the threaded pin is inherently a weak member. Upon undergoing the repeated cyclic stresses to which a sucker rod string is subjected in use, parting of the rod periodically takes place at the pin. Additionally, the pins and boxes are relatively difficult to machine and errors in the 3 machining can lead to improperly fitted pins and boxes with increased risk of failure. In order to provide suitably durable pins and boxes, it is necessary to construct them with a substantially greater diameter than the diameter of the sucker rod. Now, couplings of increased diameter create problems. For example, a sucker rod string equipped with couplings of increased cross section will drop through fluid more slowly in comparison with the same rod string without enlarged couplings. As a result, the pumping rate of the bottom hole pump can be deleteriously effected. This is particularly a problem in oil wells producing low gravity crude. Additionally, there is obviously more metal required in manufacturing the enlarged pin and box coupling.
Since a rod string is usually several thousand feet long and is made up of a large number of individual rods, tripping of the string in and out of the well is a time consuming and expensive operation. A service rig, having a crew of at least three men, has to be used. When pulling the string, the rods have to be broken out individually or in small units of two or three and stacked on the ground or in the rig derrick. Similarly, when running them, they have to be picked up and made back up.
It has been proposed in the prior art to use onefold or single component metal sucker rod strings in wells to overcome the aforementioned difficulties. Such strings do not, of course, have the enlarged couplings used in conventional strings. They also have the potential for rapid tripping since they are not comprised of a plurality of joints which have to be broken apart or screwed together. However, no satisfactory servicing apparatus has, as yet, been disclosed for use with such rod strings. As a result, onefold sucker rod strings have not yet won commercial acceptance.
In my opinion, to be of practical value, a servicing apparatus for use with such strings would have to meet the following tests:
a. It must be capable of pulling and running the rod string repeatedly without seriously damaging it. In some oil fields, the bottom hole pump has to be changed as often 3 as six times a year; yet well operators expect the rod string 1 to last a year or longer without breakdown. I
Now, reel-type servicing apparatuses have been proposed in the prior art for use with continuous macaroni strings (these are strings comprised of small diameter hollow tubing which are run into wells to circulate sand bridges out). It might be felt that these apparatuses would be suitable for servicing onefold rod strings. However, the apparatuses are characterized by a common feature: they propose winding the macaroni string, when pulled from the well, onto a small, upstanding drum. The string is permanently deformed or bent as a result of this act and straightening rolls have to be provided to straighten it when it is being fed back into the well. Because of the severe cold working, the string becomes embrittled and soon pans in use. Such an apparatus would not be satisfactory for use with a onefold rod string.
b. It must be capable of rapid assembly and operation. A service rig will commonly service the rod strings of more than one well in a working day. It is doubtful whether the concept of the use of a onefold sucker rod string would win acceptance in industry if the apparatus for servicing it were not as fast" as existing equipment used in conjunction with conventional rod strings.
. The apparatus must be capable of being transported without problems. Servicing apparatus is inherently heavy and bulky since the rod strings it pulls usually weigh many thousands of pounds. This means that provision must be made to ensure that the apparatus will not exceed relevant highway regulations pertaining to weight, width and height. 5
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of this invention to provide an apparatus which is mobile, which can be quickly rigged up and down, and which can rapidly trip the continuous metal member without damaging it.
Now, the invention utilizes the concepts of coiling the pulled onefold metal member as a means of storing it and of coiling it on a frame which is so adapted as not to permanently deform it, in order that the member may be serviced again and again. Apparatus is provided which comprises a practical, mobile means for carrying these concepts into effect.
This apparatus comprises means adapted to pull a onefold metal member, such as a metal sucker rod string, out of a well, to form it into a coil, to support and store it in that form without stressing it beyond the 0.2 percent offset yield of the member, and to run it back into the well.
In one embodiment, the apparatus may comprise a driven drum, rotatable about a horizontal axis, which is adapted to be positioned adjacent the well, and, upon being connected to the upper end of the string, can be rotated in one direction to reel the string onto itself and, subsequently, can be rotated in the opposite direction to feed the string back into the well. Al- :tematively, the apparatus may be comprised of a combination of two units. One unit will comprise means, such as a pair of endless, driven tracks gripping the string between them, adapted to pull and run the string out of and into the well. The other unit will comprise means, such as a rotatable, circular support surface, positioned adjacent the well and adapted to receive the string from the first means and to coil and store it. It is important to note that, regardless of the embodiment, the coiling and storing must take place on a support surface which is of sufficiently large diameter whereby the rod string will not be permanently deformed or bent when coiled thereon. Using such a servicing structure, the string may be repeatedly pulled and run without danger of embrittlement and subsequent failure.
In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the invention, a collapsible coiling and storing unit (referred to hereinafter as the storing unit) is combined with a separate pulling and running unit (referred to hereinafter as the pulling unit) to provide a readily transportable, fast," lightweight jservicing apparatus. The storing unit can be quickly converted from a transport position to an operating position.
tially horizontal, outwardly extending, radial struts are pivotally mounted at their inner ends on the collar. Means are provided for maintaining the outer ends of the struts in fixed,
spaced-apart relation when in the operating position. By virtue of their pivotal mounting, the struts can be swung together into a closely packed, parallel position when the collar segments are in the transport position. A ringlike storage channel, comprised of a substantially horizontal support surface bounded by upstanding inner and outer retaining elements, is defined at the outer end of the struts. The horizontal support surface is conveniently provided by the upper surfaces of the struts themselves. The retaining elements are formed of spaced, upstanding inner and outer posts mounted on the struts. The diameter of the circle defined by the inner posts is large enough whereby, when the rod string is stored in the channeL it will not be stressed beyond its 0.2 percent offset yield. I
' The pulling unit will include a pair of vertically disposed, opposed, transversely adjustable, driven tracks adapted to be located over the well head. The tracks include suitable gripping elements for gripping the rod string. Upon actuation of the tracks, the gripping elements will act to grip and pull the rod string vertically out of the well and feed it, preferably through a curved rod guide, to the rotatable storage channel for reeling thereon. Upon reversing the direction of travel of the tracks, they will act to withdraw the rod string from the storage channel and feed it back into the well.
For the purposes of this disclosure, the term stress diameter is intended to mean the diameter of the surface which forms the rod string into a coil. For example, in the case of the preferred embodiment wherein a horizontal storing channel is used, the stress diameter will be the diameter of the circular, inner retaining element or boundary of the channel. In the case where an upstanding drum is used, the stress diameter will be the diameter of the circumferential surface of the drum which supports the rod string.
When the expression servicing" is used herein, it is considered to cover the tripping of the rod string in and out of the well.
Throughout the disclosure, expressions such as diameter" and circular are used in describing the configuration of the storing unit. It is to be understood that deviations from a perfectly circular configuration, such as the use of a slightly oval or polygonized structure, are considered within the scope of the invention. Therefore, the words "diameter" and circular" are to be stretched beyond their literal meanings for the purposes of this specification and are intended to apply to frame configurations which are generally circular, as well as to frames which are perfectly circular in configuration. Additionally, the description is mainly directed to the apparatus and its use with metal sucker rod strings. However, the invention may be embodied in apparatus suitable for servicing other continuous metal members such as macaroni" strings. Such embodiments are considered within the scope of the invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In drawings which illustrate the embodiments of the invention:
FIG. I is a perspective view showing the pulling unit, rod guide and part of the storing unit as they would appear in operation;
FIG. 2 is a side view of the track members of the pulling unit, the track member on the right hand side being illustrated partly in section;
FIG. 3 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the track members taken along the line X-X in FIG. 2:
FIG 4 is a partial. longitudinal. cross-sectional view of the lower end of the track member box frame;
FIG 5 is a partial. side view of the lower end of the track member box frame;
FIG. 6 is a side view of the bearing surface extension;
FIG. 7 is a side view of the adjustment plates;
FIG. 8 is an end view, partly in section. of the motor and cccentric assemblies; I
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the eccentric assembly showing the box frame, from which itis suspe'ndedj in shadow lines;
FIG. I0 is a top view of the storing unit in the operative position, with the'parts shown in shadow lines in the transport position;
FIG. II is an end view of the storing unit in the transport position; I
FIG. 12 is a side view of the storing unit in the transport position; l
FIG. 13 is a side view of an alternative embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 14 is a front view of the apparatus shown in FIG. 13;
FIG. 15 shows a broken-away portion in perspective of the drum illustrated in FIG. 13. One means for connecting the drum and rod string is shown.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Turning now to the specific embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. I, a pulling unit 1, which includes a track assembly 2 carried by a mobile support unit 3, is illustrated. A onefold, metal sucker rod string 4 is shown extending upwardly out of well 5. Rod string 4 is gripped in track assembly 2 and extends through rod guide 6 to storing unit 7 upon which it can be coiled, without permanent deformation, within channel 8. In operation, rodstring 4 is pulled from well 5 by track assembly 2 and fed through rod guide 6 into rotatable channel 8 for coiling and storage therein. 1 i
The Pulling Unit Track assembly 2, shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 in greater detail, provides the means for gripping and pulling rod string 4 from well 5. It includes the actuating assemblies for operating such means. In greater detail, track assembly 2 includes two vertically disposed, opposed track members 9 which are suspended above the ground from derrick 3A. Each track member 9 includes a pair of parallel sprocket chains 10 carrying between them a series of gripping pads 11, adapted to grip rod string 4. Drive sprocket assemblies I2, connected to hydraulic motors 13, are provided to drive sprocket chains 10. A pump assembly 14 is mounted on truck I5 and is adapted to provide fluid under pressure to drive hydraulic motor 13. An eccentric assembly 16 is provided to move track members 9 transversely and thereby adjust the gripping force of gripping pads 11.
Track members 9 will now be described in greater detail. Each member 9 has an elongate box frame 17 as its core. Frame 17 is rounded at its upper end and includes an extension assembly 20 at its lower end for adjustment of its overall length. As shown, frame 17 is formed of side members 18 and bearing members 19, so named because they form a support surface upon which the gripping pads 1 1 move. As best shown in FIG. 4, bearing members 19 and extension assembly 20 define a central, continuous, smooth, rounded bearing surface 21 bounded by indented grooves 22 and upstanding shoulders 23. As will be described hereinbelow, bearing surfaces 21 support a chain 36 of connected needle bearings and the gripping pads 11 while shoulders 23 act as a bearing surface to support sprocket chains 10. v
Dealing now with the extension assembly 20 shown in FIGS. 4, 5, 6 and 7, it includes two rounded side plates 18A welded to side members 18. A longitudinal slot 24 is defined in each side plate 18A. A rounded side plate 188 is connected in parallel, spaced relationship with each side plate 18A by spacer 25. Three parallel, longitudinal slots 26, 27 and 28 are defined in each side plate 188. A rounded bearing surface extension 19A, shown in FIG. 6, is fitted between side plates 18A. Bearing surface extension 19A is provided with integral transversely projecting lugs 29 which run in slots 24 of side plates 18A. Bolts 30, extending through spacers 25, are threaded into lugs 29 and serve to adjust the longitudinal position of bearing surface extension 19A. A pair of adjustment plates 31 are inserted in the grooves defined between side plates 18A and 18B. As shown in FIG. 7, each adjustment plate 31 defines an open slot 32, adapted to slip over lug 29. A pair of integral lugs 33, 34 project outwardly at each side of each slot 32 and these lugs register in the slots 26, 28 of the side plates 18B. Bolts 35 extend through spacers 25 and thread into lugs 33 for adjusting the position of adjustment plates 31. By virtue of this construction, bearing surface 21 and shoulders 23 may be independently extended to tighten or loosen the chain assemblies mounted thereon.
A stationary, linked chain 36 of needle bearings is supported on the bearing surface 21 and bearing surface extension 19A. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the bearings 36A of chain 36 are connected by links 37 which extend into indented grooves 22 for alignment thereof.
Gripping pads 1 1, connected to sprocket chains 10, ride on needle bearings 26A. Pads 11 are flat faced and have downwardly depending shoulders 11A which ride in guide grooves 38. Each pad includes a gripping assembly 39 mounted on its outer face. Each gripping assembly 39 comprises a base plate 40, bolted to pad 11, and a flat gripping element 41 carried in a channel member42 which is welded to base plate 40. Since element 41 has to friction grip the oily rod string 4, it should be characterized by good abrasion and oil resistance and a desirable load-bearing capacity. Additionally, the element 41 will preferably be made of somewhat flexible material in order that it may be used with rod strings of varying diameters. An element 41 formed of urethane elastomer having a Shore durometer range of D-SO has been shown to be suitable.
As previously mentioned, gripping pads 11 are connected to and are carried by sprocket chains which ride on shoulders 23. Sprocket chains 10 are of the hollow pin, bushed type, They are connected to pads 11 by bolts 43 which thread into bores 44. The chains 10 are propelled by sprocket assemblies 12. Each such assembly 12 includes a pair of sprocket wheels 45 mounted, one on each side of box frame 17, on axles 46. Axles 46 are, in turn, connected to and are driven by hydraulic motors 13.
The means illustrated for supporting track assembly 2 over well 5 will now be described. Such means includes a derrick 3A from which track members 9 are suspended. The vertical legs 47 of derrick 3A are pinned to and are supported by the bed of truck 15. A horizontal box frame 49 is welded to legs 47 and bridges the gap between them at a point spaced above the truck bed. Track members 9 are suspended from box frame 49 by shafts 48. These shafts 48 form a part of eccentric assembly 16, which will now be described.
Eccentric assembly 16 comprises the means provided to move tracks 9 toward and away from one another so as to accommodate different sizes of rod and to vary the pressure, and thus the grip, exerted on rod string 4 by gripping pads 11. The said assembly 16 includes shafts 48. Each shaft 48 is divided into an inner segment 48A and an outer segment 488. Inner segments 48A extend through bearings mounted in horizontal box frame 49 and outer segments 48B extend through bearings mounted in vertical box frame 17. As illustrated, outer segments 48B are of reduced cross section in com parison to inner segments 48A and their center axis are offset from the center axis of segments 48A. Means are provided for rotating inner segments 48A. Upon rotation of these inner segments, an eccentric movement of outer segments 483 takes place. This eccentric movement causes an increase or decrease in the dimension of the gap defined between track members 9. The means for rotating inner segments 48A in cludes arms 50 which are keyed at their upper ends to the said segments. Arms 50 are pivotally connected at their other ends to sleeves 51. Sleeves 51 are, in turn, threadably mounted on threaded shaft 52. One sleeve 51 is provided with a right-hand thread and the other is provided with a left-hand thread. Upon rotation of shaft 52, sleeves 51 move in opposite directions, thereby rotating shafts 48 and moving trucks 9.
A pair of hydraulic motors 13 are mounted on supports 53 attached to box frames 17. Each motor 13 drives one track member 9 through a drive shaft 46. Radial. reciprocating-type piston hydraulic motors, having a high torque output at low speeds, are suitable for the purposes of the apparatus. For ex ample, motors rated up to I00 r.p.m. having a peak torque of 5,000 pounds have successfully been used in pulling 5,700 feet of 36-inch rod. A pump 14 is provided to supply fluid under pressure to motors 13. Conventional equipment will be used to control the speed, power output and direction of rotation of the said motors.
As mentioned hereinabove, derrick 3A is mounted on a truck or trailer bed. It is shown hinged at its base whereby it may be laid down when the unit is to be moved. The only function of the upper end of the derrick 3A is to provide means from which rod guide 6 may be suspended. If desired, rod guide 6 could be supported from below and the upper section of derrick 3A eliminated from the apparatus.
THE ROD GUIDE The rod guide 6 comprises a closed tube which serves to gradually change the direction of the rod string 4 from the vertical position in which it emerges from the well 5 to a horizontal position for feeding into storing unit 7. The curvature of rod guide 6 is sufficiently gentle whereby it will not stress the rod string passing through it beyond its 0.2 percent offset yield.
THE STORING UNIT The storing unit 7 is characterized by two features, one critical and the other preferred. It must be of sufficient diameter whereby the rod string 4, when coiled thereon, is not stressed beyond its 0.2 percent offset yield. It should be collapsible to an easily transportable form.
A preferred embodiment of the storing unit 7 is shown in FIGS. 10, 11 and 12. The unit is self-reeling in use and provides a horizontal storage surface upon which the rod string 4 may be laid. In greater detail, the unit includes a vertical shaft 55 which is shown fixed on the bed of a pole trailer 56. Shaft .55 carries a rotatable sleeve 57 free to turn easily thereon by virtue of roller bearings (not shown) disposed between the two. Top and bottom collars 58, 59 are mounted on sleeve 57. Each such collar is comprised of a fixed segment 60, which is welded to sleeve 57, and two movable segments 61 which are secured to segment 60 by pins 62. Segments 61 can swing on pins 62 to a transport position. In this transport position they are linear with fixed segment 60, as shown by the shadow lines in FIG. 10. In the operating position, segments 61 are locked in place, embracing sleeve 57, by pins 63. A plurality of vertical bars 64 are mounted in openings in the top and bottom collars 58, 59. These bars are free to turn about their longitudinal axis. Outwardly extending, horizontal, radial struts 65 are welded to the bottom ends of bars 64. Cross braces 66, extending from adjacent the outer end of struts 65 to the upper ends of bars 64, serve to strengthen the load-carrying capacity of the said struts. In the operating position, struts 65 are maintained in spaced-apart relationship, as shown in FIG. 10, by cables 67. A snap 68 is provided in the middle of one cable 67A for rapid assembly or disassembly of the spacing means.
To convert storing unit 7 from the operating position to the transport position, snap 68 is unhooked, movable segments 61 are swung into line with fixed segment 60 and struts 65 are crowded together into the closely packed, parallel formation shown in shadow lines in FIG. 10.
A storing channel 8 is carried by radial struts 65. As illustrated in FIG. 12, a plurality of vertical inner and outer posts 69, 70 are mounted in spaced apart relationship adjacent the outer ends of radial struts 65. These posts serve to define the boundaries of storing channel 8. The upper surfaces of the segments 71 of radial struts 65, extending between posts 69, 70, comprise the support surface 71A upon which rod string 4 will rest. To summarize, channel 8 comprises a ringlike, horizontal support surface 71A bounded by circular upstand ing inner and outer retaining elements 69A, 70A comprised of a plurality of spaced posts 69, 70.
The diameter of the circle defined by inner posts 69 is sufficiently large whereby the rod string 4, when coiled within channel 8, will not be stressed beyond the 0.2 percent offset yield. In the diameter, modulus of elasticity, offset yield stress of the rod material and the distance from the neutral axis of the rod to its surface are known, a suitable diameter for the said circle may be calculated by using the following equation:
S maximum unit stress, pounds per square inch, for the rod string;
9' distance, in inches from the neutral axis of the rod to its surface; and t E modulus of elasticity of the rod in pounds per inch.
The above equation is not intended to comprise a critical limitation on the invention. It is provided as a rough mathematical aid which may be used in designing a storing channel which will coil and store a rod string of a particular size without danger of permanent deformation occurring.
It will be understood that the horizontal disposition of channel 8 is only a preferred condition. It may be inclined or vertical.
OPERATION In the servicing of a well 5 containing a onefold rod string 4,
the first steps will involve suspending the string from a clamp seated on the wellhead and then disconnecting the pump jack from the string. The upper end of the rod string 4 will thereby be left projecting upwardly out of the wellhead. The pulling unit 1 will then be backed up to the wellhead so that the track members 9 bracket the exposed end of the rod string 4. Eccentric assembly 16 will be actuated by turning threaded shaft 52 to move track members 9 together until they grip rod string 4 tightly between their gripping elements 41. Rod guide 6 will be suspended from derrick 3A. One end of rod guide 6 will be slipped over the upper end of rod string 4. Storing unit 7 will be assembled in the operative position as hereinabove described. It will be positioned at the free end of rod guide 6. The apparatus is now assembled and ready to pull the rod string 4 from well 5. Fluid pressure will be supplied to hydraulic motors 13 from pump 14. This actuation of motors 13 will cause sprocket assemblies 12 to rotate and drive sprocket chains 10. Gripping elements 14 will thereby be moved and will commence feeding rod string 4 out of well 5. The end of rod string 4 will be fed by rod guide 6 onto the support surface 71A of storing channel 8. Upon tying the end of the rod string 4 to one of the posts 69,70, the feeding of the rod string 4 into channel 8 will cause it to be rotated. In other words, storing unit 7 will become self-reeling. Pulling, coiling and storing will continue until the bottom hole pump has reached the surface. The pump will be disconnected from the rod string 4 and a new one substituted for it. The gripping elements 41 will then be driven in the opposite direction to feed the rod string 4 back into well 5.
ALTERNATIVE EMBODIMENT An alternative embodiment of the apparatus is shown in FIGS. 13, 14 and 15. As illustrated, an upstanding drum 100 is provided for running, pulling, coiling and storing the rod string 101.
Drum includes circumferential channel member 102 having a floor 103 and sides 104, floor 103 forms the circumferential surface of drum 100. Channel member 102 is wide enough and deep enough to accommodate sucker rod string 101 which is to be reeled and stored thereon.
The ringlike channel member 102 is rigidly braced by a drum substructure composed of chord members 105 and struts 106. It is readily apparent that various arrangements for bracing channel member 1 or 2 may be used. Drum 100 has to be capable of supporting the weight of sucker rod coiled thereon at any particular moment. Additionally, it will have to be designed to withstand the effect of tangential load exerted by the remainder ofsucker rod 101 suspended in well 107.
Drum 100 is rotatably mounted on an axle assembly 108 carried by drum carrying frame 109. Frame 109 includes a wheeled transportation means such as the trailer shown. Drum 100 is mounted so as to extend out over one end of frame 109. When frame 109 is properly positioned adjacent well 107, the edge of channel member 102 will be positioned directly over rod string 101. I
Suitable means for rotating drum 100 to reel rod string 101 thereon are illustrated. Such means include a sheave 110 driven by a belt 111 and prime mover 112.
Means are provided to connect rod string 101 with drum 100. One such means is illustrated in FIG. 15. Slot 113 is provided in floor 103 of circumferential channel member 102. A threaded pin 114 is welded to the end of rod string 101 and is connected to pony rod 115 by coupling 116. Pony rod 115 is connected to yoke 117 by coupling 11 8. Yoke 117 is,'in turn, suspended from eye 1 19,.mounted on drum 100, by pin 120.
Means may be provided to aid drum 100 in pulling rod string 101 out of well 107.,Such a means is illustrated in FIGS. 13 and 14. It includes a plate 121 attached to frame 122. Plate 121 supports two friction rollers 123, 124 and an idler roller 125. The axes of friction rollers 123, 124, which are equal in size, are located in the same horizontal plane. The minor surfaces of rollers 123, 124 are aligned in a vertical plane and are slightly spaced apart so that rod string 101 may be fed between them. Friction rollers 123, 124 are fixed to plate 121. However, friction roller 124 may be moved from one fixed position to another on plate 121 to vary the space between it and friction roller 123. The extent of friction grip on rod string 101 may therefore be varied. As illustrated, idler roller 125 is secured to plate 121 at a point directly above friction roller 123. Friction rollers 123, 124 each carry a sheave 126. 127 respectively. Belt 128 connects power means sheave 129 and sheaves 126, 127. As shown in FIG. 13, belt 128 ispassed across the top of sheave 126, across the bottom of sheave 127 and over idler roller 125. As a result of this arrangement, friction rollers 123, 124 will rotate in opposite directions when belt 128 is actuated and may be rotated to aid in pulling rod string 101 out of well 107. Those skilled in mechanical arts will be able to determine the sheave sizes required whereby rod string 101 is pulled from well 107 at the same rate of speed with which it is taken up by the drum 100.
Drum 100 must have a diameter such that, when string 101 is reeled thereon, the deformation of it is less than that amount required to cause stress in it beyond the 0.2 percent offset yield.
I FEATURES AND UTILITY The apparatus is characterized by three advantageous features. Firstly, it does not permanently deform the rod string which it services; as a result the string can be tripped time and again without problems. Secondly, it can be quickly rigged up and dismantled and is mounted on a suitable conveyance for portability. Thirdly, it can pull and run the rod string at a speed at least equal to conventional equipment. The second and third features add up to a servicing unit which is fast," and therefore desirable for well servicing work.
An apparatus in accordance with the preferred embodiment described hereinabove has been field tested in the following manner:
A onefold metal sucker rod string approximately 5,700 feet in length was made up of the following:
l4 coils, totaling 2,980 feet in length. of %-inch diameter metal sucker rod;
2 coils, totaling 350 feet in length, of 2l/32-inch diameter metal sucker rod;
1 coil, totaling 311 feet in length, of ll/32-inch metal sucker rod;
ll coils, totaling 2,050 feet in length, of /s-inch diameter metal sucker rod.
The coils were all made of AlSl 462l steel.
The coils were flash butt welded end to end and accumulated on a single reel approximately 7 feet long having an inner diameter of 32 inches. This long coil was then shipped to an oil well located in Alberta Canada.
At the welsite, the rod was unreeled from the drum in lengths of approximately 400 feet. Each 400-foot length was anchored at the drum end and a hydraulic press was used to stretcher straighten the length by pulling on it at the opposite end. As each length was straightened, it was reeled onto a drum, in accordance with the alternative embodiment, having a diameter of 24 feet. The drum was 1 foot wide. After the entire coil was straightened and reeled onto the drum, the drum was moved into location over the wellhead. A bottom hole pump was connected to the end of the rod by an overshot.
The drum was driven by a slow speed, high torque, hydraulic motor. Power for the motor was provided by a high pressure, reciprocating, variable volume pump driven by a truck power-take-ofi. The rate of delivery of fluid to the pump was regulated by the speed of the truck engine.
The pump and downwardly tapered, onefold, straight, metal sucker rod were continuously fed into the well at a rate as high as 100 feet per minute by rotating the drum. Once the pump was seated in the bottom of the tubing, the rod was cut at a point several feet above the wellhead and a length of tubular polish rod was fitted over, and secured to, the upper end of the rod string. A conventional stuffing box was secured in place to seal the annular space between the polish rod and the well tubing. A clamp was then fitted to a short section of the rod extending above the polish rod and a pump jack bridle attached below the clampv The pump jack was then put into operation and the bottom hole pump successfully actuated.
During the subsequent 6-month period, the rod string was serviced using an apparatus in accordance with the preferred embodiment at least 12 times. These trips were carried out to check the condition of the rod string and to perfect the techniques of servicing. Throughout this period, the rod string continued to operate without problems.
The rod string was pulled by the apparatus at speeds up to 200 feet per minute. In addition, the apparatus was rigged up in periods as short as 45 minutes from the time upon which it was driven up to the well, using a 2-man crew. It was dismantled in periods as short as 15 minutes.
There are other features arising from the structure of the apparatus. By using flexible, flat elastomer gripping elements, rod strings having varying diameters, such as tapered strings, may be serviced without any interchange of parts. The track members are simply adjusted to grip the section of differing diameters when it is reached. in addition, the storing reel of the preferred embodiment is self-winding. This is of advantage since a driven reel has to be synchronized with the pulling unit. Synchronization involves mechanical difficulties which are self-evident and which will not be discussed herein. Additionally, the use of separate pulling and storing units has an important advantage. The storing unit, which is the largest item of equipment, can therefore be made of light, collapsible construction. This greatly increases the mobility and ease of installation of the entire apparatus.
diameter Method The method in accordance with the invention includes the steps of pulling the onefold metal member out of the well and simultaneously forming the pulled member into a coil which is stored without stressing it beyond its 0.2 percent offset yield. Subsequently, when the member is to be rerun, it is withdrawn from the storing means and fed back into the well.
I claim:
1. In combination:
a substantially rigid onefold member adapted to be disposed in a well;
pulling means adapted to engage and pull the member out of a well, to feed the member to a storage means and to withdraw it from a storage means and run it back into a well;
reel storage means of a diameter which is adapted to form the member fed to it into a coil of a predetermined diameter and to store it in that form without it being stressed beyond its 0.2 percent offset yield wherein the member powers the storage reel and synchronizes the feed with the storage reel.
2. In combination:
a substantially rigid onefold member adapted to be disposed in a well;
pulling means adapted to engage and pull the member out of a well, to feed the member to a storage means and to withdraw it from a storage means and run it back into a well;
reel storage means of a diameter which is adapted to from the member fed to it into a coil of a predetermined diameter and to store it in that form without it being stressed beyond its 0.2 percent offset yield wherein the storage reel is a freely rotatable reel and the feeding of the member on and off thereof provides the sole motivation of the reel.
3. Apparatus for running and pulling a onefold metal member into and out of a well and for storing it which comprises, in combination:
A storing assembly comprising:
a. a rotatable circular channel having a support surface for receiving and supporting the onefold member and spaced inner and outer retaining elements forming the boundaries of the support surface, said elements adapted to form the onefold member fed onto the support surface into a coil, the diameter of the inner retaining element being large enough whereby the onefold member when stored therearound is stressed less than its 0.2 percent offset yield; and
b. a pair of vertically disposed, opposed, transversely adjustable, driven tracks carrying means for gripping the onefold member, the tracks being adapted to abut the onefold member above the wellhead to grip it between the gripping means and, when driven in one direction, to pull the onefold member out of the well and feed it to the storing assembly and, when driven in the other direction, to withdraw the onefold member from the storing assembly and feed it back into the well, wherein the support surface of the channel is substantially horizontal and the retaining elements are substantially vertical, wherein:
The storing assembly comprises:
0. an upright support member carrying a rotatable sleeve;
d. at least one collar member, formed of a plurality of pivotally connected segments, at least one segment affixed to the sleeve, the remaining segments being movable from a locked position embracing the sleeve to a'substantially linear transport position; and
e. a plurality of outwardly extending, substantially horizontal, radial struts pivotally mounted at their inner ends on the collar member, said struts carrying the circular channel adjacent their outer ends and being convertible from a fixed, radial operating position to a transport position wherein they are closely packed together in parallel formation on the linearly aligned collar segments.
4. The combination of claim 1 wherein the member comprises a metal sucker rod string.
5. In combination:
a substantially rigid onefold metal member adapted to be adapted to form the member fed to it into a coil of a predetermined diameter and to store it in that form without the member being stressed beyond its 0.2 percent offset yield wherein:
the freely rotatable reel is powered by the member being fed thereto.
disposed in a well;
an opposed endless track pulling means adapted to engage and pull the member out ofthe well, to feed it to a storage means and to withdraw it from the storage means and run it back into the well; and a freely rotatable reel storage means of a diameter which is
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Duckman gets placed in a mental institution after pleading temporary insanity to a charge of public ranting. He likes the strict regimentation of the institution (compared to the anarchy and chaos of outside the institution) so much that he decides to have himself permanently committed. Cornfed comes to rescue Duckman from the institution, but is to late as he has already been given shock treatment. Luckily Cornfed has a book on brain surgery and gets Duckman back to 'normal'.moreless
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Duckman: And when you think about it, isn't that exactly the point? (Ducharme and Mersink look at each other quizzically) Duckman: Parking. (Ducharme and Mersink look at each other and smile) Duckman: And driving. And shopping. And eating. And working. Somewhere, somehow, they're different now, none of 'em are the same, they all got chewed up and spit back out, and they don't taste like living anymore! Don't you see what it's like in this deranged Whirring Blender of a world?! Every day is an agonizing ordeal, like balancing a pot of scalding water on your head while people whip your legs and butt … Aaaah, you never forget your senior prom … YOU think I'm "sick"?! Well the only disease I've got is "Modern Life," a schnutbusting gauntlet of inefficiency and misery that's one long parade of let-downs, put-downs, trickle downs, shutouts, freeze outs, sell-outs, numnuts, nincompoops and nimrods, all making every day as much fun as waxing a flaming Pontiac with your tongue, where even if you do luck into the possibility of some fleeting pleasure, like, say, if some nymphomaniac telephone operator with the muscle control of Romanian mat-slappers agree to a little strip air hockey, it'll be over before it starts 'cuz some vowel-lacking, feta-reeking cab-jockey slams his checker up your hatchback and the cab is owned by some pinata spanker from a Santeria cult in Xoacalpa who starts shaking chicken bones at you and gives you a boil on your neck so big all it needs is Michael Jordan's autograph to make it complete, and even with all this, with ALL THIS, I still drag my sorry butt off the Sealy every morning and stick my face in the reaping machine for one more day, knowing when it's time to flash the cosmic card key at those Pearly Gates, I won't be in the coffin anyway 'cuz some underhanded undertaker sold my heart, pancreas and other assorted Good 'N' Plenty to that same Santeria cult so does anybody really wonder why anybody is hanging onto sanity by the atoms on the tips of their fingernails while life dirty-dances on their digits, and is it really any wonder that I seem DERANGED???!!
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- Free full breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
- Airport within 5 mi/8 km: Samos (SMI-Samos Intl.)
Main amenities
- 9 smoke-free guestrooms
- Near the beach
- Free airport pick-up
- Airport shuttle
- Terrace
- Air conditioning
- Library
- Limited hour front desk
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- Lobby TV
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- Check-in time 10:00 AM-midnight
- Check-out time is noon
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- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Front desk (limited hours)
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- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built 1989
- Terrace
- Library
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This was a bed and breakfast. What I liked most was that it did not feel like a hotel, none of the noises that come with staying in a hotel, yet had all the conveniences.
The historic preservation.
Staff, very friendly, large room breakfast was great
the room doors close close with a loud clunck, disturbing even if you are watching tv. the heavy curtains can not close we had cars coming in all evening that bothered us.
The staff was friendly and courteous. Breakfast was great. I stopped by the pool one night for a swim and it was very clean and well maintained. Overall, I thought the stay was enjoyable and stress free.
Location is great right off the exit ramp, and very close to first Niagara pavilion, I watch live shows there every summer. This will be my hotel when I see one of these concerts from now on, Great breakfast too.
Everything was great, I have nothing bad to say about this hotel.
I specifically called and requested a 2 bedroom room for me and my traveling party. When i arrived we we're all given rooms with 1 bed
Everything you need to stay for long periods of time are included. It's like a small efficiency apartment. Love this place.
Be nice if the elevator was faster. Minor inconvience overall.
The desk staff was very nice, greeted me with a smile as soon as I entered the lobby.
Only one designated smoking area.
The air conditioning worked creation
Deferred maintenance.
Internet poor at times
Staff was nice and accommodating. Moved us to a nicer room when we requested a bath tub
Breakfast ends at 9am. This should be mentioned at check-in! Also, scant toiletries
Facilities were excellent and staff friendly. We'll be back.
No cookies on weekends.
The only problem I had was the heater made a lot of noise after it ran for a few minutes other than that not bad.
Newer, well maintained property; rooms are nicely adorned.
No pay movies/Direct TV; only one elevator for large hotel.
It had a business center where I was able to catch up with e-mails and research, a nice restaurant and a pool!
Adequate in almost every way.
A common ailment of most hotels, the TV channel selection to be augmented and improved.
The room was clean and attendants were friendly.
Exit should be listed. My GPS took me off the wrong exit.
Value and staff
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Great experience. Would consider again, the rooms are small for a family though. Breakfast was fine.
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MIAMI -- After spending eight years in the minor leagues, Joe Dillon's first week in the majors could not have been more memorable.
Called up from Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday, pinch-hitter Dillon hit his first major league home run to lead the Florida Marlins to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Saturday.
Dillon hit Tampa Bay a 1-2 pitch from reliever Jesus Colome (1-2) over the left-field wall to break a 3-all tie.
"It's a great feeling, you always want to win games but obviously they mean a lot more up here than in the minor leagues," Dillon said.
"I hit it pretty good, it got in a little bit on me but it was either off the wall or out. When I went around first and heard the roar of the crowd go nuts, I knew it was a home run."
Dillon didn't recall homering as a pinch-hitter at any level of pro ball in his career. His teammates rewarded him with a shaving-cream pie in the face during a postgame television interview.
"You have to be excited and happy for him," center fielder Juan Pierre said. "Everybody remembers their first home run. You know he'll remember that for the rest of his life."
Marlins manager Jack McKeon said the game-situation called for Dillon, who has 120 home runs in the minors.
"I had choices to go with but I wanted a guy who could give me the power," McKeon said. "It was nice to see Joe Dillon deliver in such a crucial situation."
Matt Perisho (2-0) got two outs in the eighth for the victory, and Todd Jones pitched the ninth for his fifth save.
Tampa Bay had runners on second and third with one out in the eighth, but Perisho entered and retired Aubrey Huff on a popout to the shortstop and Travis Lee on a deep fly to center field.
"With Lee I hung a slider, luckily we had enough ballpark to hold it," Perisho said. "We were lucky. I'll take it."
The Devil Rays haven't been as fortunate. Saturday's loss dropped Tampa Bay to 2-7 on its current 10-game road trip. Five of the losses have come by one run and the other two by two runs.
Devil Rays manager Lou Piniella declined to talk to the media.
"It seems like every year we're losing by one or two runs," Tampa Bay catcher Toby Hall said. "It's miserable to tell you the truth."
The Marlins erased a 3-0 deficit against Devil Rays starter Mark Hendrickson in the sixth on homers by Encarnacion, a two-run shot, and Damion Easley.
"The team got some energy after we tied the game," Encarnacion said. "It gave us some motivation."
Hendrickson was removed after the sixth having allowed three runs and six hits. He walked three and struck out two.
"We have to learn how to win games," Hendrickson said. "As a young team, you have to learn what it takes. You see good teams find ways to win games that maybe they aren't supposed to win."
The Devil Rays scored twice in the first off A.J. Burnett on Huff's RBI single and Jorge Cantu's run-scoring groundout.
Hall, who went 3-for-3, homered to lead off the second, increasing the Devil Rays' lead to 3-0.
Burnett overcame his early struggles, allowing just three hits and three runs.
"I've had no rhythm in the first couple of innings lately and that has to change," Burnett said. "The starter sets the tone and I didn't accomplish that today."
- Dillon's home run was the first by a Marlins pinch-hitter since Lenny Harris hit one against Philadelphia Sept. 23 last season.
- The Marlins lead the all-time interleague series 24-15.
- Delgado extended his hitting streak to 11, while Cabrera has hit safely in 10 straight games after a first inning single.
- Hall has four home runs in his last 15 games after going homerless in his previous 54 dating to Aug. 9 of last season.
- Left-handed batters are hitting .159 against Hendrickson after Pierre and Delgado went a combined 0-for-5 against the Tampa Bay starter.


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