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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Nabors Corporate Services, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ashish Gupta, Houston, TX (US);
Vladimir Scekic, New Westminster, CA;
Padira Reddy, Richmond, TX (US);
Brian Ellis, Spring, TX (US);
Faisal Yousef, Houston, TX (US);
Chris Magnuson, Houston, TX (US);
Larry Heighington, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
NABORS CORPORATION SERVICES, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/164 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automated roughneck may include a backup tong and a makeup tong. The makeup tong and backup tong may be selectively movable relative to one another. The makeup tong and backup tong may include spinner and gripper assemblies respectively adapted to make up and break out threaded connections. The automated roughneck may be configurable to be removable from the drill string in a lateral direction.