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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas W. Bakker, Vries, NL;
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 3/025 ; E21B 7/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 3/025 ; E21B 7/24 ;
Abstract
A tube ( ) in a borehole ( ) in the ground ( ) is displaced. The tube is simultaneously displaced along and about its axis, such that it is axially introduced into or retracted from the borehole. According to the invention, displacing the composed tube about its axis comprises an oscillating movement. The invention further relates to a device for displacing a tube in a borehole.