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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2003
Applicants:
David J. Power, Stafford, TX (US);
Gerhard P. Glaser, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
David J. Power, Stafford, TX (US);
Gerhard P. Glaser, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Noble Drilling Services Inc., Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 3/06 (2006.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automatic drilling system is disclosed which includes an electric servo motor operatively coupled to a winch brake control, a servo controller operatively coupled to the servo motor, and a drum position encoder rotationally coupled to a winch drum. The controller is adapted to operate the servo motor in response to measurements of position made by the encoder so that a selected rate of rotation of the drum is maintained.