NO20012901L - Apparat og fremgangsmåte for å lette sammenkopling av rör ved bruk av et toppdrevet rotasjonssystem - Google Patents

Apparat og fremgangsmåte for å lette sammenkopling av rör ved bruk av et toppdrevet rotasjonssystem

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NO20012901L
NO20012901L NO20012901A NO20012901A NO20012901L NO 20012901 L NO20012901 L NO 20012901L NO 20012901 A NO20012901 A NO 20012901A NO 20012901 A NO20012901 A NO 20012901A NO 20012901 L NO20012901 L NO 20012901L
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pipes
driven rotary
rotary system
facilitating coupling
facilitating
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Bernd-Georg Pietras
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Weatherford Lamb
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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
    • E21B19/16—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints
    • 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
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E21B21/10—Valve arrangements in drilling-fluid circulation systems
    • E21B21/106—Valve arrangements outside the borehole, e.g. kelly valves
    • 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
    • E21B3/00—Rotary drilling
    • E21B3/02—Surface drives for rotary drilling
    • E21B3/022—Top drives

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Lining Or Joining Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
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NO20012901A 1998-12-24 2001-06-13 Apparat og fremgangsmate for a lette sammenkopling av ror ved bruk av et toppdrevet rotasjonssystem NO321993B1 (no)

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GB9828673A GB2345074A (en) 1998-12-24 1998-12-24 Floating joint to facilitate the connection of tubulars using a top drive
PCT/GB1999/003951 WO2000039430A1 (en) 1998-12-24 1999-11-29 Apparatus and method for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive

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NO20012901D0 NO20012901D0 (no) 2001-06-13
NO20012901L true NO20012901L (no) 2001-08-03
NO321993B1 NO321993B1 (no) 2006-07-31

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EP (1) EP1141513B1 (no)
AU (1) AU1287700A (no)
CA (1) CA2356471C (no)
DE (1) DE69908418T2 (no)
GB (1) GB2345074A (no)
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