GB2533019B - A downhole tractor including a drive mechanism - Google Patents

A downhole tractor including a drive mechanism

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Publication number
GB2533019B
GB2533019B GB1514693.9A GB201514693A GB2533019B GB 2533019 B GB2533019 B GB 2533019B GB 201514693 A GB201514693 A GB 201514693A GB 2533019 B GB2533019 B GB 2533019B
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Prior art keywords
drive mechanism
downhole tractor
tractor including
downhole
drive
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB1514693.9A
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GB201514693D0 (en
GB2533019A (en
Inventor
Austin Ian
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Global Tech And Innovation Ltd
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Global Tech And Innovation Ltd
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Priority to GB1514693.9A priority Critical patent/GB2533019B/en
Publication of GB201514693D0 publication Critical patent/GB201514693D0/en
Publication of GB2533019A publication Critical patent/GB2533019A/en
Priority to PCT/IB2016/054919 priority patent/WO2017029613A1/en
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Classifications

    • 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
    • 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
    • E21B23/04—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells operated by fluid means, e.g. actuated by explosion
    • 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
    • E21B23/14—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells for displacing a cable or a cable-operated tool, e.g. for logging or perforating operations in deviated wells
    • 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
    • E21B4/02—Fluid rotary type drives
    • 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
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/20—Driving or forcing casings or pipes into boreholes, e.g. sinking; Simultaneously drilling and casing boreholes

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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)
  • Hydraulic Motors (AREA)
GB1514693.9A 2015-08-19 2015-08-19 A downhole tractor including a drive mechanism Expired - Fee Related GB2533019B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

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GB1514693.9A GB2533019B (en) 2015-08-19 2015-08-19 A downhole tractor including a drive mechanism
PCT/IB2016/054919 WO2017029613A1 (en) 2015-08-19 2016-08-17 A downhole tractor including a drive mechanism

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB1514693.9A GB2533019B (en) 2015-08-19 2015-08-19 A downhole tractor including a drive mechanism

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GB201514693D0 GB201514693D0 (en) 2015-09-30
GB2533019A GB2533019A (en) 2016-06-08
GB2533019B true GB2533019B (en) 2016-10-12

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US20130313022A1 (en) * 2012-05-25 2013-11-28 Halliburton Energy Services Inc. Rotational locking mechanisms for drilling motors and powertrains

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US20080196880A1 (en) * 2007-01-19 2008-08-21 Artificial Lift Company Limited Electric submersible pump and motor assembly
US20120168176A1 (en) * 2009-06-22 2012-07-05 Franz Aguirre Downhole Tool With Roller Screw Assembly
US20130313022A1 (en) * 2012-05-25 2013-11-28 Halliburton Energy Services Inc. Rotational locking mechanisms for drilling motors and powertrains

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WO2017029613A1 (en) 2017-02-23
GB2533019A (en) 2016-06-08

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Effective date: 20190819