We're told this is the Doyon 26 drilling rig that just tipped over. We have no idea who took this video at this point. Doyon 26, the Beast, crashed to the surface near Alpine on the North Slope. It's a ConocoPhillips operation, we believe. Looking for details now. The two people inside made it out alive, only small injuries. | The Alaska Story

RIG TYPES AND BASIC DRILLING STRING COMPONENTS | RigStreet

Slips In Drilling Rigs Slips In Drilling Rigs device used to grip the drillstring in a relatively nondamaging manner and suspend it in the rotary table. This device consists of three or more steel wedges that are hinged together, forming a near circle around the drillpipe. On the drillpipe side (inside surface), the slips are fitted with replaceable, hardened tool steel teeth that embed slightly into the side of the pipe. The outsides of the slips are tapered to match the taper of the rotary tab