AU2004210989B2 - Downhole tractor with improved valve system - Google Patents
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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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Applications Claiming Priority (7)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US44664403P | 2003-02-10 | 2003-02-10 | |
| US60/446,644 | 2003-02-10 | ||
| US44816303P | 2003-02-14 | 2003-02-14 | |
| US60/448,163 | 2003-02-14 | ||
| US10/745,400 US7121364B2 (en) | 2003-02-10 | 2003-12-23 | Tractor with improved valve system |
| US10/745,400 | 2003-12-23 | ||
| PCT/US2004/004171 WO2004072433A2 (fr) | 2003-02-10 | 2004-02-10 | Tracteur dote d'un systeme de soupapes ameliore |
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| AU2004210989A1 AU2004210989A1 (en) | 2004-08-26 |
| AU2004210989B2 true AU2004210989B2 (en) | 2008-12-11 |
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| AU2004210989A Expired AU2004210989B2 (en) | 2003-02-10 | 2004-02-10 | Downhole tractor with improved valve system |
Country Status (5)
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| AU (1) | AU2004210989B2 (fr) |
| CA (1) | CA2515482C (fr) |
| GB (1) | GB2414499B (fr) |
| NO (1) | NO328145B1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO2004072433A2 (fr) |
Families Citing this family (13)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6464003B2 (en) | 2000-05-18 | 2002-10-15 | Western Well Tool, Inc. | Gripper assembly for downhole tractors |
| US7150318B2 (en) | 2003-10-07 | 2006-12-19 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Apparatus for actuating a well tool and method for use of same |
| US9500058B2 (en) | 2004-05-28 | 2016-11-22 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Coiled tubing tractor assembly |
| US7617873B2 (en) | 2004-05-28 | 2009-11-17 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | System and methods using fiber optics in coiled tubing |
| CA2627284A1 (fr) * | 2005-10-27 | 2007-05-03 | Shell Canada Limited | Appareil et procede de forage eloigne |
| US8863824B2 (en) | 2006-02-09 | 2014-10-21 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Downhole sensor interface |
| US7516782B2 (en) | 2006-02-09 | 2009-04-14 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Self-anchoring device with force amplification |
| US9133673B2 (en) | 2007-01-02 | 2015-09-15 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Hydraulically driven tandem tractor assembly |
| US8770303B2 (en) | 2007-02-19 | 2014-07-08 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Self-aligning open-hole tractor |
| AU2009204590B2 (en) | 2008-01-16 | 2012-12-13 | Welltec A/S | A sequence valve and a downhole tractor |
| US9447648B2 (en) | 2011-10-28 | 2016-09-20 | Wwt North America Holdings, Inc | High expansion or dual link gripper |
| US9488020B2 (en) | 2014-01-27 | 2016-11-08 | Wwt North America Holdings, Inc. | Eccentric linkage gripper |
| CN108612516B (zh) * | 2018-06-07 | 2024-02-20 | 中国铁建重工集团股份有限公司 | 一种凿岩钻机及其液压控制阀组 |
Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO1998001651A1 (fr) * | 1996-07-03 | 1998-01-15 | Ctes, L.C. | Tracteur pour forage |
| US6241031B1 (en) * | 1998-12-18 | 2001-06-05 | Western Well Tool, Inc. | Electro-hydraulically controlled tractor |
| WO2002044509A2 (fr) * | 2000-12-01 | 2002-06-06 | Western Well Tool, Inc. | Tracteur presentant un systeme de soupapes ameliore |
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| SE414805B (sv) * | 1976-11-05 | 1980-08-18 | Sven Halvor Johansson | Anordning vid don avsedda for uppberning resp forflyttning av en bergborrningsanordning som skall uppborra mycket langa, foretredesvis vertikala schakt i berggrunden |
| US6112809A (en) * | 1996-12-02 | 2000-09-05 | Intelligent Inspection Corporation | Downhole tools with a mobility device |
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2004
- 2004-02-10 AU AU2004210989A patent/AU2004210989B2/en not_active Expired
- 2004-02-10 CA CA2515482A patent/CA2515482C/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2004-02-10 GB GB0517218A patent/GB2414499B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2004-02-10 WO PCT/US2004/004171 patent/WO2004072433A2/fr active Application Filing
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- 2005-08-24 NO NO20053943A patent/NO328145B1/no unknown
Patent Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO1998001651A1 (fr) * | 1996-07-03 | 1998-01-15 | Ctes, L.C. | Tracteur pour forage |
| US6241031B1 (en) * | 1998-12-18 | 2001-06-05 | Western Well Tool, Inc. | Electro-hydraulically controlled tractor |
| WO2002044509A2 (fr) * | 2000-12-01 | 2002-06-06 | Western Well Tool, Inc. | Tracteur presentant un systeme de soupapes ameliore |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| WO2004072433A3 (fr) | 2004-12-02 |
| WO2004072433A2 (fr) | 2004-08-26 |
| GB2414499A (en) | 2005-11-30 |
| CA2515482A1 (fr) | 2004-08-26 |
| NO20053943D0 (no) | 2005-08-24 |
| GB0517218D0 (en) | 2005-09-28 |
| NO328145B1 (no) | 2009-12-14 |
| AU2004210989A1 (en) | 2004-08-26 |
| NO20053943L (no) | 2005-10-20 |
| GB2414499B (en) | 2006-06-28 |
| CA2515482C (fr) | 2013-05-21 |
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| FGA | Letters patent sealed or granted (standard patent) | ||
| PC | Assignment registered |
Owner name: WWT NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS, INC. Free format text: FORMER OWNER WAS: WWT INTERNATIONAL INC. |
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| MK14 | Patent ceased section 143(a) (annual fees not paid) or expired |