Itrec B.v.

Adriaan Van Swieten

Joop Roodenburg

Diederick Bernardus Wijning

Pieter Dirk Melis Van Duivendijk

Nicolaas Thijs Pieter Max

Jasper Hendrik Frank Bakker

Jasper Hendrik Bakker

Nicolaas Thijs Max

Pieter Dirk Van Duivendijk

A method for drilling a wellbore, wherein use is made of a top drive device including: multiple electric top drive motors each having a rotor, a transmission to which the rotors of the multiple top drive motors are operatively connected, a rotary stem or quill operatively connected to the transmission allowing the rotary stem or quill to be driven by the top drive motors in order to impart rotary torque to a drilling tubulars string connected to the rotary stem or quill of the top drive device, wherein at least one, preferably each, of the top drive motors has an operable clutch device configured to selectively connect and disconnect upon command the rotor relative to the transmission. The method includes providing a command to the one or more top drive motors having a clutch so as to selectively connect and disconnect the rotor thereof relative to the transmission by operating the clutch.

Wellbore drilling with a top drive device

A method for servicing a top drive device of a wellbore drilling installation. The installation comprises a drilling tower, a drill floor having a well center through which a drilling tubulars string can pass along a firing line. A trolley is guided along a vertical trolley rail. A top drive device is attached to the trolley and comprises one or more top drive. A motion arm assembly comprises a base and an extensible and retractable motion arm, wherein the base is guided by a vertical motion arm rail. The motion arm has an operative reach that encompasses the firing line. The motion arm assembly is adapted to support at least one of a well center tool, e.g. an iron roughneck tool and a tubular gripper member, and allowing to bring said well center tool or tubular gripper member in the firing line. In order to remove a top drive motor from the top drive device whilst the rest of the top drive device remains attached to the trolley, the motion arm assembly and/or the trolley are operated so that the top drive motor is within the operative reach of the motion arm, the motion arm is operated to reach the top drive motor and the top drive motor is connected to the motion arm, and then the motion arm is used to support and/or lift, lower said top drive motor upon disconnection thereof from the rest of the top drive device.

Servicing a top drive device of a wellbore drilling installation

A method for removal of a top drive device in a wellbore drilling installation, e.g. for servicing and/or exchanging a top drive device. The frame of the trolley and the top drive device are provided with cooperating vertical guide members so that the top drive device is vertically displaceable and guided relative to the frame. The top drive device has an operative position above the rotatable head clamp assembly carrier, which is releasably connected to first and second vertical frame members. In order to service and/or exchange of the top drive device, the method includes releasing the rotatable head clamp assembly carrier from the first and second frame members, removing the rotatable head clamp assembly carrier, lowering the top drive device relative to the frame of the trolley until the cooperating vertical guide members thereof disengage, moving the lowered and disengaged top drive device to a service and/or storage location remote from the firing line.

Wellbore drilling with a trolley and a top drive device

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Schiedam, Netherlands

Adriaan Van Swieten