The pipe yard layout and equipment transportation, handling, and storage of tubing, drill pipes, casing, etc. fully complies with API 5C 1. Recommended Practice for Care and Use of Casing and Tubing.

This will ensure, that storage shelves are furnished with the correct height i.e., for purposes of safety, ease of inspection, and handling, pipe should not be stacked higher than 10 feet, resting bolstered supports, wooden strips as separators between successive layers of pipe etc.

In addition, the forklift blades are fitted with specialized hydraulic devise for safe transport of drill pips, tubing casing in the yard.

The stored drill pipes will be inspected and turned around at regular intervals to ensure, that the good condition of the pipes at all times is evaluated, and that the fitted protection caps is in place, and in good order to protect the pipe PIN – and BOX Sealing and thread connections.

ETS can offer tubular and OCTG warehouse and storage area to Clients, in cooperation with Blue Water at their facilities on the harbor in Aarhus, and at other user-/handling locations in Denmark, if and when required by clients.