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Patent No.:

US 10570677 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 10, 2016

High efficiency drilling and tripping system

Applicant:

Warrior Rig Technologies Limited, Calgary, CA;

Inventors:

Allan Stewart Richardson, The Woodlands, TX (US);

Peter Ernest James Root, Calgary, CA;

Assignee:

Warrior Rig Technologies Limited, Calgary, CA;

Attorney:

Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP

Primary Examiner:

Kenneth L Thompson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/084 (2006.01); E21B 19/06 (2006.01); E21B 19/16 (2006.01); E21B 19/14 (2006.01); E21B 21/01 (2006.01); E21B 19/00 (2006.01); E21B 3/02 (2006.01); E21B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/06 (2013.01); E21B 3/02 (2013.01); E21B 15/00 (2013.01); E21B 19/00 (2013.01); E21B 19/14 (2013.01); E21B 19/161 (2013.01); E21B 21/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatus for use in subsurface drilling permits coupling and uncoupling of drill string sections while continuously moving the drill string. Tripping times can be reduced while maintaining low speeds of the drill string. In one embodiment coupling units operable to make or break couplings between drill string sections are arranged to circulate around a closed path. Each of the coupling units includes an elevator. Drill string sections may be passed off to a pipe handling system on a back side of the apparatus.

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Richardson, Allan. (2020). High efficiency drilling and tripping system (U.S. Patent No. 10570677). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10570677

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