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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
John C. Gano, Carrollton, TX (US);
John S. Bowling, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 1/710 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 1/710 ;
Abstract
A motion compensator for drilling from a floater provides isolation of a cutting device in a well from motion of a tubular string thereabove. In a described embodiment, a motion compensator includes an anchoring device and an axial advancement device. The motion compensator is positioned in the tubular string above the cutting device. The anchoring device anchors the motion compensator in the well, while the advancement device axially advances the cutting device.