Top head drive assembly with axially movable quill

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4815546
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07034483

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A top head drive assembly includes a tubular quill having a central passageway aligned with an axis. The quill is supported for rotation on a load beam included in the top head drive assembly such that the quill is movable along the axis through a range of travel sufficient to provide thread protection to the down hole tubulars during tubular handling operations. Splines drivingly connect the quill with a transmission such that the transmission is operative to rotate the quill throughout the range of travel of the quill along the axis. A blowout preventer valve is mounted in an upper part of the quill to move axially and rotationally with the quill in order to eliminate sliding or rotary seals between the blowout preventer valve and the drill string.

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W-N APACHE CORPORATIONA CORPORATION OF TEXAS WICHITA FALLS TX

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Haney, Keith M Wichita Falls, TX 11 606
Willis, Clyde A Wichita Falls, TX 23 1163

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