AU2012370307B2 - Piston tractor system for use in subterranean wells - Google Patents
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- AU2012370307B2 AU2012370307B2 AU2012370307A AU2012370307A AU2012370307B2 AU 2012370307 B2 AU2012370307 B2 AU 2012370307B2 AU 2012370307 A AU2012370307 A AU 2012370307A AU 2012370307 A AU2012370307 A AU 2012370307A AU 2012370307 B2 AU2012370307 B2 AU 2012370307B2
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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
- E21B19/08—Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables; Apparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling tool; Apparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods
- E21B19/086—Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables; Apparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling tool; Apparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods with a fluid-actuated cylinder
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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
- E21B23/00—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells
- E21B23/08—Introducing or running tools by fluid pressure, e.g. through-the-flow-line tool systems
- E21B23/10—Tools specially adapted therefor
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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
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Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| PCT/US2012/024914 WO2013122567A1 (en) | 2012-02-13 | 2012-02-13 | Piston tractor system for use in subterranean wells |
Publications (2)
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| AU2012370307A1 AU2012370307A1 (en) | 2014-07-03 |
| AU2012370307B2 true AU2012370307B2 (en) | 2015-02-05 |
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| AU2012370307A Ceased AU2012370307B2 (en) | 2012-02-13 | 2012-02-13 | Piston tractor system for use in subterranean wells |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
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| EP (1) | EP2815061A4 (https=) |
| CN (1) | CN104136707B (https=) |
| AU (1) | AU2012370307B2 (https=) |
| BR (1) | BR112014020016A8 (https=) |
| CA (1) | CA2861177C (https=) |
| MX (1) | MX2014009739A (https=) |
| RU (1) | RU2587205C2 (https=) |
| WO (1) | WO2013122567A1 (https=) |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US10385657B2 (en) | 2016-08-30 | 2019-08-20 | General Electric Company | Electromagnetic well bore robot conveyance system |
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| US12331603B1 (en) | 2024-07-17 | 2025-06-17 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Methods and apparatus to decouple downhole tool speed from conveyance tools |
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| US6230813B1 (en) * | 1995-08-22 | 2001-05-15 | Western Well Tool, Inc. | Method of moving a puller-thruster downhole tool |
| US7185716B2 (en) * | 1998-12-18 | 2007-03-06 | Western Well Tool, Inc. | Electrically sequenced tractor |
| US7836950B2 (en) * | 1994-10-14 | 2010-11-23 | Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. | Methods and apparatus to convey electrical pumping systems into wellbores to complete oil and gas wells |
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- 2012-02-13 CN CN201280069610.6A patent/CN104136707B/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2012-02-13 AU AU2012370307A patent/AU2012370307B2/en not_active Ceased
- 2012-02-13 MX MX2014009739A patent/MX2014009739A/es active IP Right Grant
- 2012-02-13 RU RU2014135456/03A patent/RU2587205C2/ru not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2012-02-13 EP EP12868510.4A patent/EP2815061A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2012-02-13 CA CA2861177A patent/CA2861177C/en active Active
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Patent Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US7836950B2 (en) * | 1994-10-14 | 2010-11-23 | Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. | Methods and apparatus to convey electrical pumping systems into wellbores to complete oil and gas wells |
| US6230813B1 (en) * | 1995-08-22 | 2001-05-15 | Western Well Tool, Inc. | Method of moving a puller-thruster downhole tool |
| US7185716B2 (en) * | 1998-12-18 | 2007-03-06 | Western Well Tool, Inc. | Electrically sequenced tractor |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US10385657B2 (en) | 2016-08-30 | 2019-08-20 | General Electric Company | Electromagnetic well bore robot conveyance system |
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| CN104136707A (zh) | 2014-11-05 |
| EP2815061A1 (en) | 2014-12-24 |
| RU2587205C2 (ru) | 2016-06-20 |
| AU2012370307A1 (en) | 2014-07-03 |
| CA2861177A1 (en) | 2013-08-22 |
| BR112014020016A8 (pt) | 2017-07-11 |
| BR112014020016A2 (https=) | 2017-06-20 |
| CN104136707B (zh) | 2017-06-27 |
| WO2013122567A1 (en) | 2013-08-22 |
| RU2014135456A (ru) | 2016-04-10 |
| MX2014009739A (es) | 2015-01-26 |
| CA2861177C (en) | 2016-04-19 |
| EP2815061A4 (en) | 2015-11-04 |
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