Patent ID: 7814972

Claim:
A well process sub for securing between a top drive of a drilling rig and string of pipe that has a threaded upper end, comprising: a body including an upper end adapted to be lifted by the top drive, a lower end and a longitudinal, center axis therebetween; a spear extending downward from the lower end of the body, a portion of the spear having an outer diameter selected for insertion into the string of pipe; an external upward-facing shoulder on the spear having an outer diameter sized for reception in the string of pipe; and a sleeve axially and rotatably moveable on the spear above the upward facing shoulder, the sleeve including a threaded interval thereon for threaded engagement with the threaded upper end of the string of pipe, the sleeve having an external downward-facing shoulder, such that lifting the body with the top drive causes the spear to move upward within the string of pipe until the upward facing shoulder abuts the downward-facing shoulder, which causes the string of pipe to be lifted.