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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Benton F. Baugh, Houston, TX (US);
James R. Crawford, Lafayette, LA (US);
Assignee:
Superior Energy Services, L.L.C., Harvey, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 1/710 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 1/710 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus which inserts and withdraws tubing from pipes without bending or kinking the tubing. The method and apparatus may be employed to insert and withdraw tubing to depths greater than ever possible before. The method involves using skate apparatuses to reduce coiling and friction of the tube. Advantageously, the apparatus is portable, easily handled, and adaptable to handle tubing of differing diameters.