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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2016
Weatherford Technology Holdings, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Christina Karin Hebebrand, Hannover, DE;
Bjoern Thiemann, Burgwedel, DE;
Martin Liess, Seelze, DE;
Frank Wern, Hannover, DE;
Aicam Zouhair, Houston, TX (US);
John Fielding Ownby, Houston, TX (US);
WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A modular top drive system for construction of a wellbore includes an identification reader for automatically identifying tools during operation for rig up and tool exchange. The identification reader may be disposed in one of a tool storage unit, a tool change unit or a top drive unit. Drilling tools, cementing tools and casing tools with one or more identification devices may be used with the modular top drive system. The one or more identification devices may be radio frequency identification devices, barcodes, text tags, micro-controllers, or combinations thereof.