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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Burney J. Laitolais, Jr., Lafayette, LA (US);
David Stokes, Aberdeenshire, GB;
Dougal Hugo Brown, Inverness, GB;
Jean P. Buytaert, Mineral Wells, TX (US);
Inventors:
Burney J. Laitolais, Jr., Lafayette, LA (US);
David Stokes, Aberdeenshire, GB;
Dougal Hugo Brown, Inverness, GB;
Jean P. Buytaert, Mineral Wells, TX (US);
Assignee:
Frank's International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control apparatus to receive a tubular member includes a contact member configured to engage the tubular member, and a control mechanism operably coupled to the contact member, wherein the control mechanism is configured to dampen movement of at least one of the tubular member and the contact member as the tubular member engages the contact member.