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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Weatherford Technology Holdings, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Martin Helms, Burgdorf, DE;
Bjoern Thiemann, Burgwedel, DE;
Michael Wiedecke, Salzhemmendorf, DE;
Rainer Ruehmann, Hannover, DE;
David Geissler, Hannover, DE;
Benjamin Sachtleben, Hannover, DE;
Assignee:
Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/16 (2006.01); E21B 19/24 (2006.01); E21B 21/02 (2006.01); B23P 19/06 (2006.01); G01L 5/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/165 (2013.01); B23P 19/061 (2013.01); E21B 19/164 (2013.01); E21B 19/166 (2013.01); E21B 19/24 (2013.01); E21B 21/02 (2013.01); G01L 5/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for connecting threaded tubulars are presented. One example method generally includes monitoring relative rotation between a backup tong and a tubular clamped in the backup tong to determine slippage of the backup tong.