AU738031B2 - Puller-thruster downhole tool - Google Patents
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- AU738031B2 AU738031B2 AU69564/96A AU6956496A AU738031B2 AU 738031 B2 AU738031 B2 AU 738031B2 AU 69564/96 A AU69564/96 A AU 69564/96A AU 6956496 A AU6956496 A AU 6956496A AU 738031 B2 AU738031 B2 AU 738031B2
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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
- E21B4/00—Drives for drilling, used in the borehole
- E21B4/18—Anchoring or feeding 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
- 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
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- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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- Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
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- Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
- Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
- General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Earth Drilling (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (9)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US355595P | 1995-08-22 | 1995-08-22 | |
| US60/003555 | 1995-08-22 | ||
| US397095P | 1995-09-19 | 1995-09-19 | |
| US60/003970 | 1995-09-19 | ||
| US1407296P | 1996-03-26 | 1996-03-26 | |
| US60/014072 | 1996-03-26 | ||
| US69419096A | 1996-08-09 | 1996-08-09 | |
| US08/694190 | 1996-08-09 | ||
| PCT/US1996/013573 WO1997008418A1 (fr) | 1995-08-22 | 1996-08-22 | Outil tireur pour fond de puits |
Related Child Applications (3)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AU78217/01A Division AU7821701A (en) | 1995-08-22 | 2001-10-04 | Puller-thruster downhole tool |
| AU78219/01A Division AU7821901A (en) | 1995-08-22 | 2001-10-04 | Puller-thruster downhole tool |
| AU78218/01A Division AU7821801A (en) | 1995-08-22 | 2001-10-04 | Puller-thruster downhole tool |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| AU6956496A AU6956496A (en) | 1997-03-19 |
| AU738031B2 true AU738031B2 (en) | 2001-09-06 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| AU69564/96A Expired AU738031B2 (en) | 1995-08-22 | 1996-08-22 | Puller-thruster downhole tool |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| AU (1) | AU738031B2 (fr) |
| CA (1) | CA2230185C (fr) |
| GB (1) | GB2318601B (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO1997008418A1 (fr) |
Families Citing this family (23)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6857486B2 (en) | 2001-08-19 | 2005-02-22 | Smart Drilling And Completion, Inc. | High power umbilicals for subterranean electric drilling machines and remotely operated vehicles |
| US5794703A (en) * | 1996-07-03 | 1998-08-18 | Ctes, L.C. | Wellbore tractor and method of moving an item through a wellbore |
| US6742596B2 (en) | 2001-05-17 | 2004-06-01 | Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. | Apparatus and methods for tubular makeup interlock |
| US6296066B1 (en) | 1997-10-27 | 2001-10-02 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Well system |
| US6607044B1 (en) | 1997-10-27 | 2003-08-19 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Three dimensional steerable system and method for steering bit to drill borehole |
| BR9908000A (pt) * | 1998-12-18 | 2002-01-15 | Western Well Tool Inc | Hélice de tração eletro-hidraulicamente controlada |
| US6347674B1 (en) * | 1998-12-18 | 2002-02-19 | Western Well Tool, Inc. | Electrically sequenced tractor |
| EP1365103B1 (fr) * | 1999-08-05 | 2008-10-29 | Baker Hughes Incorporated | Système de forage de puits continu, pourvu de mesures de capteurs stationnaires |
| US6516898B1 (en) | 1999-08-05 | 2003-02-11 | Baker Hughes Incorporated | Continuous wellbore drilling system with stationary sensor measurements |
| US9586699B1 (en) | 1999-08-16 | 2017-03-07 | Smart Drilling And Completion, Inc. | Methods and apparatus for monitoring and fixing holes in composite aircraft |
| US6935423B2 (en) | 2000-05-02 | 2005-08-30 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Borehole retention device |
| GB0020177D0 (en) * | 2000-08-17 | 2000-10-04 | Psl Technology Ltd | Intelligent sensor depositor |
| US9625361B1 (en) | 2001-08-19 | 2017-04-18 | Smart Drilling And Completion, Inc. | Methods and apparatus to prevent failures of fiber-reinforced composite materials under compressive stresses caused by fluids and gases invading microfractures in the materials |
| US6868913B2 (en) | 2002-10-01 | 2005-03-22 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Apparatus and methods for installing casing in a borehole |
| USRE42877E1 (en) | 2003-02-07 | 2011-11-01 | Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. | Methods and apparatus for wellbore construction and completion |
| US7874352B2 (en) | 2003-03-05 | 2011-01-25 | Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. | Apparatus for gripping a tubular on a drilling rig |
| CA2465926C (fr) * | 2003-04-30 | 2009-08-25 | Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. | Appareil de traction |
| US7617873B2 (en) | 2004-05-28 | 2009-11-17 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | System and methods using fiber optics in coiled tubing |
| US9500058B2 (en) | 2004-05-28 | 2016-11-22 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Coiled tubing tractor assembly |
| US20080066963A1 (en) * | 2006-09-15 | 2008-03-20 | Todor Sheiretov | Hydraulically driven tractor |
| US7401665B2 (en) * | 2004-09-01 | 2008-07-22 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Apparatus and method for drilling a branch borehole from an oil well |
| US9133673B2 (en) | 2007-01-02 | 2015-09-15 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Hydraulically driven tandem tractor assembly |
| WO2018102353A1 (fr) * | 2016-12-01 | 2018-06-07 | Shell Oil Company | Systèmes sous-marins de poids léger |
Citations (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4095655A (en) * | 1975-10-14 | 1978-06-20 | Still William L | Earth penetration |
| WO1994027022A1 (fr) * | 1993-05-06 | 1994-11-24 | Lars Sterner | Perforatrice de roches |
Family Cites Families (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3827512A (en) * | 1973-01-22 | 1974-08-06 | Continental Oil Co | Anchoring and pressuring apparatus for a drill |
| US3797589A (en) * | 1973-04-16 | 1974-03-19 | Smith International | Self guiding force applicator |
| DE2604063A1 (de) * | 1976-02-03 | 1977-08-04 | Miguel Kling | Selbstfahrende und selbstarretierende vorrichtung zum befahren von kanaelen bzw. von langgestreckten gebilden |
| US4314615A (en) * | 1980-05-28 | 1982-02-09 | George Sodder, Jr. | Self-propelled drilling head |
| US4615401A (en) * | 1984-06-26 | 1986-10-07 | Smith International | Automatic hydraulic thruster |
| GB8616006D0 (en) * | 1986-07-01 | 1986-08-06 | Framo Dev Ltd | Drilling system |
| GB2241723B (en) * | 1990-02-26 | 1994-02-09 | Gordon Alan Graham | Self-propelled apparatus |
| US5794703A (en) * | 1996-07-03 | 1998-08-18 | Ctes, L.C. | Wellbore tractor and method of moving an item through a wellbore |
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1996
- 1996-08-22 AU AU69564/96A patent/AU738031B2/en not_active Expired
- 1996-08-22 CA CA002230185A patent/CA2230185C/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-08-22 WO PCT/US1996/013573 patent/WO1997008418A1/fr active Application Filing
- 1996-08-22 GB GB9803212A patent/GB2318601B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4095655A (en) * | 1975-10-14 | 1978-06-20 | Still William L | Earth penetration |
| WO1994027022A1 (fr) * | 1993-05-06 | 1994-11-24 | Lars Sterner | Perforatrice de roches |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| GB2318601B (en) | 2000-03-29 |
| GB2318601A (en) | 1998-04-29 |
| GB9803212D0 (en) | 1998-04-08 |
| AU6956496A (en) | 1997-03-19 |
| CA2230185C (fr) | 2004-01-06 |
| CA2230185A1 (fr) | 1997-03-06 |
| WO1997008418A1 (fr) | 1997-03-06 |
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| FGA | Letters patent sealed or granted (standard patent) |