CA2588745A1 - Top drive unit, pipe gripping device and method of drilling a wellbore - Google Patents

Top drive unit, pipe gripping device and method of drilling a wellbore Download PDF

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CA2588745A1
CA2588745A1 CA002588745A CA2588745A CA2588745A1 CA 2588745 A1 CA2588745 A1 CA 2588745A1 CA 002588745 A CA002588745 A CA 002588745A CA 2588745 A CA2588745 A CA 2588745A CA 2588745 A1 CA2588745 A1 CA 2588745A1
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gripping device
top drive
pipe gripping
drive unit
wellbore
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Frank Benjamin Springett
Eric T. Ensley
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Varco IP Inc
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Frank Benjamin Springett
Eric T. Ensley
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/16—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints
    • E21B19/161—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints using a wrench or a spinner adapted to engage a circular section of pipe
    • E21B19/163—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints using a wrench or a spinner adapted to engage a circular section of pipe piston-cylinder actuated

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  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
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  • Drilling And Boring (AREA)
  • Perforating, Stamping-Out Or Severing By Means Other Than Cutting (AREA)
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Abstract

A top drive unit comprising a top drive (20) and a pipe gripping device (50;
110) connectable beneath said top drive (20) , the arrangement being such that, in use, whilst a pipe is connected to said top drive (20) said pipe gripping device (50; 110) is moveable between a first position in which said pipe is accommodated within said pipe gripping device (50; 110) and a second position in which said pipe is not accommodated within said pipe gripping device (50; 110).
CA002588745A 2004-11-30 2005-11-30 Top drive unit, pipe gripping device and method of drilling a wellbore Active CA2588745C (en)

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US63195404P 2004-11-30 2004-11-30
US10/999,815 2004-11-30
US60/631,954 2004-11-30
US10/999,815 US7055594B1 (en) 2004-11-30 2004-11-30 Pipe gripper and top drive systems
PCT/GB2005/050221 WO2006059153A1 (en) 2004-11-30 2005-11-30 Top drive unit, pipe gripping device and method of drilling a wellbore

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CA2588745A1 true CA2588745A1 (en) 2006-06-08
CA2588745C CA2588745C (en) 2009-09-29

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AT (1) ATE430248T1 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0517115A (en)
CA (1) CA2588745C (en)
DE (1) DE602005014267D1 (en)
NO (1) NO332469B1 (en)
RU (1) RU2007124550A (en)
WO (1) WO2006059153A1 (en)

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GB2537159A (en) 2015-04-10 2016-10-12 Nat Oilwell Varco Uk Ltd A tool and method for facilitating communication between a computer apparatus and a device in a drill string
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EP3472422B1 (en) 2016-06-15 2020-05-06 Itrec B.V. Wellbore drilling with a rotatable head clamp component
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US4813493A (en) * 1987-04-14 1989-03-21 Triten Corporation Hydraulic top drive for wells
US5575344A (en) * 1995-05-12 1996-11-19 Reedrill Corp. Rod changing system

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NO20072761A (en) * 2007-05-30 2008-12-01 Wellquip As Device with top-driven drilling machine for continuous circulation of drilling fluid
US8505635B2 (en) 2007-05-30 2013-08-13 Per A. Vatne Device for a top drive drilling machine for continuous circulation of drilling mud

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EP1819896B1 (en) 2009-04-29
CA2588745C (en) 2009-09-29
NO20072647L (en) 2007-08-27
WO2006059153A1 (en) 2006-06-08
EP1819896A1 (en) 2007-08-22
NO332469B1 (en) 2012-09-24
RU2007124550A (en) 2009-01-10
DE602005014267D1 (en) 2009-06-10
ATE430248T1 (en) 2009-05-15

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