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Glossary Oil and Gas Field Operations / Term

Backup

The act of holding one section of tubing near a connection while a separate segment of tubing is screwed into or out of the connection. A backup wrench refers to any wrench being used to hold the pipe securely. Backup tongs are applied to the drill pipe or production tubing and are used to hold the section of pipe while another segment is screwed into through use of other tongs.

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