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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Weatherford Technology Holdings, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Bjoern Thiemann, Burgwedel, DE;
Assignee:
WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/16 (2006.01); G01L 5/24 (2006.01); E21B 17/042 (2006.01); E21B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/163 (2013.01); E21B 19/164 (2013.01); E21B 19/165 (2013.01); E21B 17/006 (2013.01); E21B 17/042 (2013.01); E21B 19/16 (2013.01); G01L 5/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of making a connection between a first tubular and a second tubular includes gripping the first tubular using a power tong; gripping the second tubular using a backup tong; applying a torque to the first tubular using a power tong; and moving the power tong at a predetermined speed to compensate for a weight of the power tong.