Mechanical Drill Pipe & Casing Cutter Mechanism
A cut made with a set of knives installed in a tool and run on a small diameter work string. This is referred to as an internal or inside cut. Internal mechanical drill pipe cutter MPC cuts are most common when removing sections of casing and wellhead equipment during final well abandonment operations.

How Mechanical Pipe Cutter Works?

The internal cutter is made on a mandrel with a wickered sleeve or split nut fitted to threads on the mandrel.
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