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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2011
Albert C. Odell, Ii, Kingwood, TX (US);
Richard Lee Giroux, Cypress, TX (US);
Tuong Thanh Le, Katy, TX (US);
Gary Thompson, Katy, TX (US);
Karsten Heidecke, Houston, TX (US);
Joerg Lorenz, Burgwedel, DE;
Doyle Frederic Boutwell, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Michael Hayes, Houston, TX (US);
Albert C. Odell, II, Kingwood, TX (US);
Richard Lee Giroux, Cypress, TX (US);
Tuong Thanh Le, Katy, TX (US);
Gary Thompson, Katy, TX (US);
Karsten Heidecke, Houston, TX (US);
Joerg Lorenz, Burgwedel, DE;
Doyle Frederic Boutwell, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Michael Hayes, Houston, TX (US);
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for running tubulars into and out of a wellbore. A tubular handling system having a tubular gripping apparatus having a gripping mechanism and a sensor adapted to track movement of the gripping mechanism, wherein the sensor sends a signal to a controller when the gripping apparatus is in a position that corresponds to the gripping apparatus being engaged with the tubular.