CA2230185A1 - Puller-thruster downhole tool - Google Patents

Puller-thruster downhole tool

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CA2230185A1
CA2230185A1 CA002230185A CA2230185A CA2230185A1 CA 2230185 A1 CA2230185 A1 CA 2230185A1 CA 002230185 A CA002230185 A CA 002230185A CA 2230185 A CA2230185 A CA 2230185A CA 2230185 A1 CA2230185 A1 CA 2230185A1
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tool
gripper portion
passage
gripper
assume
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CA2230185C (en
Inventor
Norman Bruce Moore
Ronald E. Beaufort
Rudolph E. Krueger
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WWT North America Holdings Inc
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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
    • 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
    • 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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  • 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)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)

Abstract

A method and apparatus for propelling a tool having a body within a passage.
The tool includes a gripper including at least a gripper portion which can assume a first position that engages an inner surface of the passage and limits relative movement of the gripper portion relative to the inner surface.
The gripper portion can also assume a second position that permits substantially free relative movement between the gripper portion and the inner surface of the passage. The tool includes a propulsion assembly for selectively continuously moving the body of the tool with respect to the gripper portion while the gripper portion is in the first position. This allows the tool to move different types of equipment within the passage. For example, the tool advantageously may be used in drilling processes to provide continuous force to a drill bit. This enables the drilling of extended horizontal boreholes. Other preferred uses for the tool include well completion, logging, retrieval, pipeline service, and communication line activities.
CA002230185A 1995-08-22 1996-08-22 Puller-thruster downhole tool Expired - Lifetime CA2230185C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US355595P 1995-08-22 1995-08-22
US60/003,555 1995-08-22
US397095P 1995-09-19 1995-09-19
US60/003,970 1995-09-19
US1407296P 1996-03-26 1996-03-26
US60/014,072 1996-03-26
US08/694,190 1996-08-08
US69419096A 1996-08-09 1996-08-09
PCT/US1996/013573 WO1997008418A1 (en) 1995-08-22 1996-08-22 Puller-thruster downhole tool

Publications (2)

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CA2230185A1 true CA2230185A1 (en) 1997-03-06
CA2230185C CA2230185C (en) 2004-01-06

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CA002230185A Expired - Lifetime CA2230185C (en) 1995-08-22 1996-08-22 Puller-thruster downhole tool

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CA (1) CA2230185C (en)
GB (1) GB2318601B (en)
WO (1) WO1997008418A1 (en)

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CA2230185C (en) 2004-01-06
GB2318601A (en) 1998-04-29
GB2318601B (en) 2000-03-29
AU738031B2 (en) 2001-09-06
GB9803212D0 (en) 1998-04-08
AU6956496A (en) 1997-03-19
WO1997008418A1 (en) 1997-03-06

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