EP2350422B8 - Downhole tool protector apparatus and method - Google Patents

Downhole tool protector apparatus and method Download PDF

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EP2350422B8
EP2350422B8 EP09785499.6A EP09785499A EP2350422B8 EP 2350422 B8 EP2350422 B8 EP 2350422B8 EP 09785499 A EP09785499 A EP 09785499A EP 2350422 B8 EP2350422 B8 EP 2350422B8
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downhole tool
protector apparatus
tool protector
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Keith Scott Gaskin
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TITAN TORQUE SERVICES Ltd
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Titan Torque Services Ltd
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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
    • E21B12/00—Accessories for drilling tools
    • E21B12/04—Drill bit protectors
    • 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

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EP09785499.6A 2008-09-02 2009-08-19 Downhole tool protector apparatus and method Active EP2350422B8 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0815939A GB0815939D0 (en) 2008-09-02 2008-09-02 Drill bit protector apparatus and method
GB0905782A GB0905782D0 (en) 2009-04-03 2009-04-03 Downhole tool protector apparatus & method
PCT/GB2009/051033 WO2010026404A1 (en) 2008-09-02 2009-08-19 Downhole tool protector apparatus and method

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EP2350422A1 EP2350422A1 (en) 2011-08-03
EP2350422B1 EP2350422B1 (en) 2017-03-15
EP2350422B8 true EP2350422B8 (en) 2017-05-17

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US20140124192A1 (en) * 2012-11-07 2014-05-08 Dustin Lynn Robinson Protective covering for bottom hole assembly of drilling rig
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WO2010026404A1 (en) 2010-03-11
US20110206492A1 (en) 2011-08-25
EP2350422A1 (en) 2011-08-03

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