EP0772728A1 - Locomotive or tractor for pulling equipment in a pipe or drill hole - Google Patents
Locomotive or tractor for pulling equipment in a pipe or drill holeInfo
- Publication number
- EP0772728A1 EP0772728A1 EP95910021A EP95910021A EP0772728A1 EP 0772728 A1 EP0772728 A1 EP 0772728A1 EP 95910021 A EP95910021 A EP 95910021A EP 95910021 A EP95910021 A EP 95910021A EP 0772728 A1 EP0772728 A1 EP 0772728A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- tractor
- locomotive
- rollers
- relation
- accordance
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Ceased
Links
- 230000003137 locomotive effect Effects 0.000 title claims abstract description 15
- 238000012545 processing Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 4
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- 239000003921 oil Substances 0.000 description 5
- 238000005553 drilling Methods 0.000 description 3
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Classifications
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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
- E21B23/00—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells
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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
- E21B23/00—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells
- E21B23/001—Self-propelling systems or apparatus, e.g. for moving tools within the horizontal portion of a borehole
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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
- E21B4/00—Drives for drilling, used in the borehole
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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
- E21B4/00—Drives for drilling, used in the borehole
- E21B4/18—Anchoring or feeding in the borehole
Definitions
- the rollers can be composed of a number of discs 35, for example of hard metal, each of which has sharp, peripheral edges 15, as shown in fig. 5 C).
- the discs rotate freely on the shaft 36, between the ends of the articulated arms 40, 41, each of which is connected by means of a hinge to the pantographs 18, 19.
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Geology (AREA)
- Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
- Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
- General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Excavating Of Shafts Or Tunnels (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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NO940493 | 1994-02-14 | ||
NO940493A NO940493D0 (en) | 1994-02-14 | 1994-02-14 | Locomotive or tractor for propulsion equipment in a pipe or borehole |
PCT/NO1995/000034 WO1995021987A1 (en) | 1994-02-14 | 1995-02-14 | Locomotive or tractor for pulling equipment in a pipe or drill hole |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0772728A1 true EP0772728A1 (en) | 1997-05-14 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP95910021A Ceased EP0772728A1 (en) | 1994-02-14 | 1995-02-14 | Locomotive or tractor for pulling equipment in a pipe or drill hole |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP0772728A1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU1826195A (en) |
NO (1) | NO940493D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1995021987A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (29)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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BR9610373A (en) | 1995-08-22 | 1999-12-21 | Western Well Toll Inc | Traction-thrust hole tool |
US6102138A (en) * | 1997-08-20 | 2000-08-15 | Baker Hughes Incorporated | Pressure-modulation valve assembly |
GB9723460D0 (en) * | 1997-11-07 | 1998-01-07 | Buyers Mark | Reciprocating running tool |
AR018459A1 (en) * | 1998-06-12 | 2001-11-14 | Shell Int Research | METHOD AND PROVISION FOR MOVING EQUIPMENT TO AND THROUGH A VAIVEN CONDUCT AND DEVICE TO BE USED IN SUCH PROVISION |
US6273189B1 (en) * | 1999-02-05 | 2001-08-14 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Downhole tractor |
NO311100B1 (en) | 1999-10-26 | 2001-10-08 | Bakke Technology As | Apparatus for use in feeding a rotary downhole tool and using the apparatus |
US6464003B2 (en) | 2000-05-18 | 2002-10-15 | Western Well Tool, Inc. | Gripper assembly for downhole tractors |
GB0028619D0 (en) | 2000-11-24 | 2001-01-10 | Weatherford Lamb | Traction apparatus |
US6629568B2 (en) | 2001-08-03 | 2003-10-07 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Bi-directional grip mechanism for a wide range of bore sizes |
US6715559B2 (en) | 2001-12-03 | 2004-04-06 | Western Well Tool, Inc. | Gripper assembly for downhole tractors |
US6910533B2 (en) | 2002-04-02 | 2005-06-28 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Mechanism that assists tractoring on uniform and non-uniform surfaces |
US20040123113A1 (en) | 2002-12-18 | 2004-06-24 | Svein Mathiassen | Portable or embedded access and input devices and methods for giving access to access limited devices, apparatuses, appliances, systems or networks |
US7617873B2 (en) | 2004-05-28 | 2009-11-17 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | System and methods using fiber optics in coiled tubing |
US9133673B2 (en) * | 2007-01-02 | 2015-09-15 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Hydraulically driven tandem tractor assembly |
NO332192B1 (en) | 2008-03-19 | 2012-07-23 | I Tec As | Connection between borehole tools with central drive shafts |
NO333300B1 (en) | 2008-06-05 | 2013-04-29 | Norwegian Hard Rock Drilling As | Device by rock drill |
NO330959B1 (en) * | 2009-04-22 | 2011-08-29 | Aker Well Service As | Device by strokes |
US8365822B2 (en) | 2009-08-31 | 2013-02-05 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Interleaved arm system for logging a wellbore and method for using same |
EP2290190A1 (en) | 2009-08-31 | 2011-03-02 | Services Petroliers Schlumberger | Method and apparatus for controlled bidirectional movement of an oilfield tool in a wellbore environment |
US8485253B2 (en) | 2010-08-30 | 2013-07-16 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Anti-locking device for use with an arm system for logging a wellbore and method for using same |
US8464791B2 (en) | 2010-08-30 | 2013-06-18 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Arm system for logging a wellbore and method for using same |
US8468882B2 (en) | 2010-11-30 | 2013-06-25 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Method and apparatus for logging a wellbore |
US9447648B2 (en) | 2011-10-28 | 2016-09-20 | Wwt North America Holdings, Inc | High expansion or dual link gripper |
NO336371B1 (en) * | 2012-02-28 | 2015-08-10 | West Production Technology As | Downhole tool feeding device and method for axially feeding a downhole tool |
US9488020B2 (en) | 2014-01-27 | 2016-11-08 | Wwt North America Holdings, Inc. | Eccentric linkage gripper |
GB2533019B (en) * | 2015-08-19 | 2016-10-12 | Global Tech And Innovation Ltd | A downhole tractor including a drive mechanism |
US10927625B2 (en) | 2018-05-10 | 2021-02-23 | Colorado School Of Mines | Downhole tractor for use in a wellbore |
GB2588476B (en) * | 2019-05-04 | 2022-02-16 | Openfield | A production logging tool and downhole fluid analysis probe deployment method |
US11959666B2 (en) | 2021-08-26 | 2024-04-16 | Colorado School Of Mines | System and method for harvesting geothermal energy from a subterranean formation |
Family Cites Families (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB894117A (en) * | 1959-10-26 | 1962-04-18 | Halliburton Tucker Ltd | Improvements relating to means for lowering equipment into oil wells |
DE2439063C3 (en) * | 1974-08-14 | 1981-09-17 | Institut gornogo dela Sibirskogo otdelenija Akademii Nauk SSSR, Novosibirsk | Device for making boreholes in the ground |
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1994
- 1994-02-14 NO NO940493A patent/NO940493D0/en unknown
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1995
- 1995-02-14 AU AU18261/95A patent/AU1826195A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1995-02-14 WO PCT/NO1995/000034 patent/WO1995021987A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1995-02-14 EP EP95910021A patent/EP0772728A1/en not_active Ceased
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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AU1826195A (en) | 1995-08-29 |
WO1995021987A1 (en) | 1995-08-17 |
NO940493D0 (en) | 1994-02-14 |
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Legal Events
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PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
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17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 19960808 |
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17Q | First examination report despatched |
Effective date: 19970701 |
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RAP1 | Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred) |
Owner name: NORSK HYDRO ASA |
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RAP1 | Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred) |
Owner name: ALTINEX AS |
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STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
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Effective date: 20000111 |