500 ESI

Celebrating Top Drive

20 Years of Innovation

TESCO’s 500 ESI

AC Electric Top Drive
Superior performance and
500 Ton ESI
2010 reliability from 20 years
of industry innovation.
750 Ton ECIX
2009

2007 250 Ton HXI

T he latest generation TESCO top drive
has been developed to meet the
demanding requirements of today’s highly
350 Ton EXI
2006
complex drilling programs with an eye to an
even more demanding future. The 500 ESI
150/250 Ton EMI
2005 produces class leading torque ouput from a
compact unit featuring an integrated swivel, a
2004 100 Ton T-100 disc brake, and pipe handling robotics. What
else would you expect from the world’s largest
2001 250 Ton EMI specialty top drive company.

Benefits Include:
500/650 Ton HCI
1999
• Integrated Gear Box Swivel – Safer, easier,
and faster to rig up and out.
150/250 Ton HMI
1997
• Portable – Quickly and easily, use the same
500/650 Ton ECI top drive on multiple drilling rigs.
1996
• Integrated Disc Brake System – Greater

1996 500 Ton HC control for directional drilling.

• Industry Standard VFD Technology –

350/500 Ton HS
1992 “Integration Ready” on existing drilling rig
electrical power systems.
100 Ton HS
1990 • Service – TESCO is the world leader in top
drive service with over 50 locations in 6
continents and 35 countries.
ESI - Electric Super Integrated • ECIX - Electric Compact Integrated Xtreme • HXI - Hydraulic Xtreme Integrated •
EXI - Electric Xtreme Integrated • EMI - Electric Mini Integrated • T - 100 Hydraulic • HCI - Hydraulic Compact Integrated •
HMI - Hydraulic Mini Integrated • ECI - Electric Compact Integrated • HC - Hydraulic Compact • HS - Hydraulic Standard

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 500 ESI Top Drive

2057.4 mm
81 in

304.8 mm 1117.6 mm 635 mm

12 in 44 in 25 in

500 ESI Top Drive Specifications

Hoisting Capacity 500 ton / 454 tonne
Horsepower Rating 1,350 hp / 1,007 kW 1333.5 mm
52.5 in
Maximum Continuous Drilling Torque 72,000 ft-lb / 9,762 daN-m

Breakout Torque 100,000 ft-lb / 13,558 daN-m

Make-Up Torque 84,000 ft-lb / 11,388 daN-m
Maximum Operating Speed 220 rpm Inside of Block Adapter
Water Course Inner Diameter 3.0 in / 76.2 mm
Weight 35,000 lbs / 15,876 kg
Length 232.0 in / 5,892.8 mm
Width 52.5 in / 1,333.5 mm

Rig Supply Voltage: 600 VAC +/- 2%

Rig Supply Frequency: 60 Hz +/- 5%
Rig Supply Amperage: 1600 Amps (minimum)

Performance Curve
500 ESI Top drive
Torque vs. Speed - 8:1 Gear Ratio
120

100 Breakout
Drill Pipe Torque (ft.-lb. x 1000)

80 Make-Up

60 5892.8 mm
Drilling 232 in

40

20

0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240

Drill Pipe (RPM)

All specifications are subject to change without notice.

Asia Pacific Latin America

Jakarta, Indonesia Mexico City, Mexico
Email: APBU_sales@tescocorp.com Email: LABU_sales@tescocorp.com

China Middle East & Africa

Chaoyang District, Beijing Dubai, UAE
Email: CHINA_sales@tescocorp.com Email: MABU_sales@tescocorp.com

Europe/Russia United States / Canada

Moscow, Russia Houston, Texas / Calgary, Alberta
Email: EURO_sales@tescocorp.com Email: NABU_sales@tescocorp.com

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