US Patent No: 7,325,610

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Methods and apparatus for handling and drilling with tubulars or casing

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Abstract

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for handling tubulars and drilling with tubulars such as casing into a formation. In one aspect of the invention, the apparatus comprises a circulating head and a cementing head operatively connectible to a gripping member. The circulating head is used to circulate drilling fluid while drilling with casing, and the cementing head is used to cement the casing string within the formation at a desired depth. The present invention also relates to methods and apparatus for isolating a tensile load from a drilling apparatus rotated by a top drive. In one aspect, the present invention provides a load isolator apparatus having an isolator body operatively connected to the top drive and a torque body at least partially disposed in the isolator body. In operation, the bearing assembly transfers the tensile load from the torque body to the isolator body.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC.HOUSTON, TX1237

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Allen, John Timothy Katy, TX 15 443
Giroux, Richard L Cypress, TX 50 836
Gray, Kevin Leon Friendswood, TX 10 226
Shahin, David Houston, TX 30 450
Snider, Randy Gene Houston, TX 12 367
Thompson, Gary Katy, TX 35 587
Vuyk, Jr Adrian Houston, TX 9 102

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. (56)
4,492,134 Apparatus for screwing pipes together 80 1982
5,052,483 Sand control adapter 218 1990
5,282,653 Coupling apparatus 93 1991
5,368,113 Device for positioning equipment 75 1993
5,551,521 Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells 71 1994
5,497,840 Process for completing a well 78 1994
5,535,824 Well tool for completing a well 183 1995
5,667,026 Positioning apparatus for a power tong 85 1995
5,613,567 Process for completing a well 68 1996
5,730,471 Apparatus for gripping a pipe 61 1996
5,826,651 Wellbore single trip milling 75 1996
5,850,877 Joint compensator 69 1996
5,894,897 Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells 68 1996
5,787,978 Multi-face whipstock with sacrificial face element 80 1996
5,887,655 Wellbore milling and drilling 121 1997
5,839,330 Mechanism for connecting and disconnecting tubulars 100 1997
5,887,668 Wellbore milling-- drilling 126 1997
5,836,395 Valve for wellbore use 79 1997
6,024,169 Method for window formation in wellbore tubulars 71 1997
6,000,472 Wellbore tubular compensator system 86 1997
6,056,060 Compensator system for wellbore tubulars 86 1998
6,186,233 Down hole assembly and method for forming a down hole window and at least one keyway in communication with the down hole window for use in multilateral wells 71 1998
6,158,531 One pass drilling and completion of wellbores with drill bit attached to drill string to make cased wellbores to produce hydrocarbons 78 1999
6,263,987 One pass drilling and completion of extended reach lateral wellbores with drill bit attached to drill string to produce hydrocarbons from offshore platforms 80 1999
6,325,148 Tools and methods for use with expandable tubulars 243 1999
6,457,532 Procedures and equipment for profiling and jointing of pipes 285 1999
6,543,552 Method and apparatus for drilling and lining a wellbore 227 1999
6,397,946 Closed-loop system to compete oil and gas wells closed-loop system to complete oil and gas wells c 106 2000
6,412,554 Wellbore circulation system 110 2000
6,427,776 Sand removal and device retrieval tool 70 2000
6,536,520 Top drive casing system 130 2000
6,412,574 Method of forming a subsea borehole from a drilling vessel in a body of water of known depth 66 2000
6,591,471 Method for aligning tubulars 84 2000
6,360,633 Apparatus and method for aligning tubulars 90 2001
6,443,247 Casing drilling shoe 120 2001
6,536,522 Artificial lift apparatus with automated monitoring characteristics 64 2001
6,708,769 Apparatus and methods for forming a lateral wellbore 81 2001
6,527,047 Method and apparatus for connecting tubulars using a top drive 101 2001
6,742,596 Apparatus and methods for tubular makeup interlock 104 2001
6,648,075 Method and apparatus for expandable liner hanger with bypass 166 2001
6,622,796 Apparatus and method for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive 87 2001
6,668,937 Pipe assembly with a plurality of outlets for use in a wellbore and method for running such a pipe assembly 142 2001
6,725,938 Apparatus and method for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive 94 2001
6,655,460 Methods and apparatus to control downhole tools 92 2001
6,668,684 Tong for wellbore operations 77 2001
6,837,313 Apparatus and method to reduce fluid pressure in a wellbore 65 2002
6,854,533 Apparatus and method for drilling with casing 57 2002
6,857,487 Drilling with concentric strings of casing 87 2002
2003/0164,276 Top drive casing system 70 2003
6,688,398 Method and apparatus for connecting tubulars using a top drive 87 2003
6,742,606 Method and apparatus for drilling and lining a wellbore 76 2003
6,848,517 Drillable drill bit nozzle 68 2003
2004/0003,490 Positioning and spinning device 69 2003
2003/0173,073 Top drive casing system 72 2003
2004/0245,020 Apparatus and methods for drilling a wellbore using casing 81 2004
2005/0051,343 Apparatus for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive 39 2004
 
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. (26)
5,271,468 Downhole tool apparatus with non-metallic components and methods of drilling thereof 127 1991
5,224,540 Downhole tool apparatus with non-metallic components and methods of drilling thereof 136 1992
5,540,279 Downhole tool apparatus with non-metallic packer element retaining shoes 109 1995
5,823,264 Travel joint for use in a subterranean well 47 1996
5,839,515 Slip retaining system for downhole tools 103 1997
5,947,213 Downhole tools using artificial intelligence based control 121 1997
5,984,007 Chip resistant buttons for downhole tools having slip elements 102 1998
6,296,066 Well system 124 1998
6,135,208 Expandable wellbore junction 282 1998
6,026,911 Downhole tools using artificial intelligence based control 136 1998
6,273,189 Downhole tractor 93 1999
6,429,784 Casing mounted sensors, actuators and generators 139 1999
6,538,576 Self-contained downhole sensor and method of placing and interrogating same 130 1999
6,343,649 Methods and associated apparatus for downhole data retrieval, monitoring and tool actuation 103 1999
6,367,552 Hydraulically metered travel joint 48 1999
6,216,533 Apparatus for measuring downhole drilling efficiency parameters 73 1999
6,374,924 Downhole drilling apparatus 61 2000
2001/0047,883 Downhole drilling apparatus 32 2000
6,189,616 Expandable wellbore junction 126 2000
6,554,064 Method and apparatus for a sand screen with integrated sensors 92 2000
6,408,943 Method and apparatus for placing and interrogating downhole sensors 141 2000
6,359,569 Methods and associated apparatus for downhole data retrieval, monitoring and tool actuation 89 2000
6,497,280 Methods and associated apparatus for downhole data retrieval, monitoring and tool actuation 71 2000
6,540,025 Hydraulically metered travel joint method 47 2001
6,585,040 Downhole drilling apparatus 54 2001
2004/0011,534 Apparatus and method for completing an interval of a wellbore while drilling 132 2002
 
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED (25)
4,848,469 Liner setting tool and method 146 1988
4,960,173 Releasable well tool stabilizer 66 1989
5,109,924 One trip window cutting tool method and apparatus 138 1990
5,318,122 Method and apparatus for sealing the juncture between a vertical well and one or more horizontal wells using deformable sealing means 275 1992
5,322,127 Method and apparatus for sealing the juncture between a vertical well and one or more horizontal wells 181 1992
5,361,859 Expandable gage bit for drilling and method of drilling 149 1993
5,526,880 Method for multi-lateral completion and cementing the juncture with lateral wellbores 101 1994
5,553,672 Setting tool for a downhole tool 74 1994
5,560,440 Bit for subterranean drilling fabricated from separately-formed major components 202 1994
5,477,925 Method for multi-lateral completion and cementing the juncture with lateral wellbores 131 1994
5,732,776 Downhole production well control system and method 147 1995
5,651,420 Drilling apparatus with dynamic cuttings removal and cleaning 79 1995
5,662,170 Method of drilling and completing wells 79 1996
5,667,023 Method and apparatus for drilling and completing wells 82 1996
5,833,002 Remote control plug-dropping head 113 1996
5,829,520 Method and apparatus for testing, completion and/or maintaining wellbores using a sensor device 300 1996
5,845,722 Method and apparatus for drilling boreholes in earth formations (drills in liner systems) 91 1996
5,842,149 Closed loop drilling system 186 1996
6,059,051 Integrated directional under-reamer and stabilizer 83 1997
6,220,117 Methods of high temperature infiltration of drill bits and infiltrating binder 106 1998
6,196,336 Method and apparatus for drilling boreholes in earth formations (drilling liner systems) 182 1998
6,458,471 Reinforced abrasive-impregnated cutting elements, drill bits including same and methods 97 2000
6,419,033 Apparatus and method for simultaneous drilling and casing wellbores 166 2000
6,464,011 Production well telemetry system and method 89 2001
2003/0056,991 Apparatus and method for simultaneous drilling and casing wellbores 154 2002
 
VARCO I/P, INC. (12)
4,449,596 Drilling of wells with top drive unit 163 1982
4,605,077 Top drive drilling systems 140 1984
4,625,796 Well pipe stabbing and back-up apparatus 118 1985
4,709,766 Well pipe handling machine 117 1985
4,765,401 Apparatus for handling well pipe 133 1986
6,276,450 Apparatus and method for rapid replacement of upper blowout preventers 81 1999
6,443,241 Pipe running tool 118 2000
2002/0074,132 PIPE RUNNING TOOL 42 2000
6,527,493 Handling of tube sections in a rig for subsoil drilling 77 2001
6,691,801 Load compensator for a pipe running tool 68 2001
6,637,526 Offset elevator for a pipe running tool and a method of using a pipe running tool 74 2001
7,100,698 Make-up control system for tubulars 35 2003
 
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (11)
4,806,928 Apparatus for electromagnetically coupling power and data signals between well bore apparatus and the surface 166 1987
4,901,069 Apparatus for electromagnetically coupling power and data signals between a first unit and a second unit and in particular between well bore apparatus and the surface 183 1989
5,890,537 Wiper plug launching system for cementing casing and liners 106 1997
5,954,131 Method and apparatus for conveying a logging tool through an earth formation 70 1997
6,405,798 Downhole tool and method 82 1998
6,179,055 Conveying a tool along a non-vertical well 63 1998
6,234,257 Deployable sensor apparatus and method 98 1999
6,446,723 Cable connection to sensors in a well 59 1999
6,419,014 Apparatus and method for orienting a downhole tool 83 2000
6,745,834 Complete trip system 55 2001
6,725,924 System and technique for monitoring and managing the deployment of subsea equipment 66 2002
 
SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC. (10)
4,407,378 Nozzle retention method for rock bits 58 1981
4,671,358 Wiper plug cementing system and method of use thereof 86 1985
4,880,058 Stage cementing valve 69 1988
4,962,819 Mud saver valve with replaceable inner sleeve 96 1989
5,009,265 Packer for wellhead repair unit 82 1989
5,305,839 Turbine pump ring for drilling heads 84 1993
5,535,838 High performance overlay for rock drilling bits 82 1994
5,494,122 Composite nozzles for rock bits 62 1994
5,971,086 Pipe gripping die 71 1997
6,752,211 Method and apparatus for multilateral junction 57 2001
 
HALLIBURTON COMPANY (9)
4,427,063 Retrievable bridge plug 77 1981
4,613,161 Coupling device 72 1985
4,693,316 Round mandrel slip joint 58 1985
5,160,925 Short hop communication link for downhole MWD system 200 1991
5,156,213 Well completion method and apparatus 147 1991
5,332,048 Method and apparatus for automatic closed loop drilling system 183 1992
5,379,835 Casing cementing equipment 83 1993
5,501,280 Casing filling and circulating apparatus and method 61 1994
5,697,442 Apparatus and methods for use in cementing a casing string within a well bore 119 1997
 
SHELL OIL COMPANY (9)
4,595,058 Turbulence cementing sub 72 1984
5,343,950 Drilling and cementing extended reach boreholes 67 1992
5,343,951 Drilling and cementing slim hole wells 65 1992
5,348,095 Method of creating a wellbore in an underground formation 331 1993
5,667,011 Method of creating a casing in a borehole 300 1996
6,070,671 Creating zonal isolation between the interior and exterior of a well system 278 1998
6,305,469 Method of creating a wellbore 63 2000
6,371,203 Method of creating a wellbore in an underground formation 66 2001
6,619,402 System for enhancing fluid flow in a well 48 2002
 
FRANK'S CASING CREW AND RENTAL TOOLS, INC. (8)
4,652,195 Casing stabbing and positioning apparatus 100 1984
4,676,312 Well casing grip assurance system 95 1986
4,921,386 Device for positioning and stabbing casing from a remote selectively variable location 87 1988
5,049,020 Device for positioning and stabbing casing from a remote selectively variable location 88 1990
5,062,756 Device for positioning and stabbing casing from a remote selectively variable location 78 1990
5,909,768 Apparatus and method for improved tubular grip assurance 83 1998
6,237,684 Pipe string handling apparatus and method 82 1999
6,651,737 Collar load support system and method 66 2001
 
FIBERSPAR CORPORATION (7)
5,172,765 Method using spoolable composite tubular member with energy conductors 112 1991
5,285,008 Spoolable composite tubular member with integrated conductors 117 1991
5,285,204 Coil tubing string and downhole generator 142 1992
5,921,285 Composite spoolable tube 112 1997
5,908,049 Spoolable composite tubular member with energy conductors 107 1997
5,913,337 Spoolable composite tubular member with energy conductors 117 1997
6,357,485 Composite spoolable tube 76 2001
 
FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL, INC. (7)
5,706,894 Automatic self energizing stop collar 71 1996
5,735,348 Method and multi-purpose apparatus for dispensing and circulating fluid in wellbore casing 118 1996
6,279,654 Method and multi-purpose apparatus for dispensing and circulating fluid in wellbore casing 49 1998
6,309,002 Tubular running tool 85 1999
6,431,626 Tubular running tool 85 2000
6,595,288 Method and multi-purpose apparatus for dispensing and circulating fluid in wellbore casing 65 2002
6,732,822 Method and apparatus for handling tubular goods 71 2003
 
TESCO CORPORATION (7)
5,197,553 Drilling with casing and retrievable drill bit 265 1991
5,271,472 Drilling with casing and retrievable drill bit 287 1992
5,433,279 Portable top drive assembly 107 1993
6,199,641 Pipe gripping device 80 1998
6,311,792 Casing clamp 140 1999
6,742,584 Apparatus for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive 79 2001
2001/0042,625 Apparatus for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive 92 2001
 
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY (6)
4,909,741 Wellbore tool swivel connector 63 1989
5,082,069 Combination drivepipe/casing and installation method for offshore well 63 1990
5,186,265 Retrievable bit and eccentric reamer assembly 98 1991
5,168,942 Resistivity measurement system for drilling with casing 145 1991
5,323,858 Case cementing method and system 95 1992
5,320,178 Sand control screen and installation method for wells 81 1992
 
VARCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. (6)
4,202,225 Power tongs control arrangement 50 1979
4,320,915 Internal elevator 87 1980
4,489,794 Link tilting mechanism for well rigs 75 1983
4,529,045 Top drive drilling unit with rotatable pipe support 115 1984
4,791,997 Pipe handling apparatus and method 102 1988
5,340,182 Safety elevator 67 1992
 
HUGHES TOOL COMPANY (5)
4,445,734 Telemetry drill pipe with pressure sensitive contacts 104 1981
4,667,752 Top head drive well drilling apparatus with stabbing guide 76 1986
4,788,544 Well bore data transmission system 152 1987
4,759,239 Wrench assembly for a top drive sub 91 1987
4,793,422 Articulated elevator links for top drive drill rig 108 1988
 
SMART DRILLING AND COMPLETION, INC. (5)
5,615,747 Monolithic self sharpening rotary drill bit having tungsten carbide rods cast in steel alloys 59 1996
5,836,409 Monolithic self sharpening rotary drill bit having tungsten carbide rods cast in steel alloys 68 1997
6,547,017 Rotary drill bit compensating for changes in hardness of geological formations 58 1998
6,189,621 Smart shuttles to complete oil and gas wells 99 1999
6,857,486 High power umbilicals for subterranean electric drilling machines and remotely operated vehicles 60 2002
 
W-N APACHE CORPORATION, A CORP. OF TEXAS (5)
4,762,187 Internal wrench for a top head drive assembly 88 1987
4,867,236 Compact casing tongs for use on top head drive earth drilling machine 107 1988
5,036,927 Apparatus for gripping a down hole tubular for rotation 98 1990
5,294,228 Automatic sequencing system for earth drilling machine 90 1991
5,297,833 Apparatus for gripping a down hole tubular for support and rotation 128 1993
 
DAVIS-LYNCH, INC. (4)
5,085,273 Casing lined oil or gas well 43 1990
5,234,052 Cementing apparatus 89 1992
5,566,772 Telescoping casing joint for landing a casting string in a well bore 118 1995
5,584,343 Method and apparatus for filling and circulating fluid in a wellbore during casing running operations 109 1995
 
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE (4)
4,775,009 Process and device for installing seismic sensors inside a petroleum production well 103 1987
5,305,830 Method and device for carrying out measurings and/or servicings in a wellbore or a well in the process of being drilled 72 1992
5,353,872 System, support for carrying out measurings and/or servicings in a wellbore or in a well in the process of being drilled and uses thereof 69 1992
6,172,010 Water-based foaming composition-method for making same 69 1998
 
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY (4)
4,883,125 Cementing oil and gas wells using converted drilling fluid 125 1987
5,435,400 Lateral well drilling 222 1994
5,860,474 Through-tubing rotary drilling 58 1997
6,433,241 Zeolite-based catalyst material, the preparation thereof and the use thereof for the selective dehydrogenation of N-butane 11 2001
 
TOTAL FINA ELF (4)
2002/0197,174 Electrical pump, and method for using plurality of submersible electrical pumps for well completion 2002
2002/0197,174 Electrical pump, and method for using plurality of submersible electrical pumps for well completion 2002
2002/0197,174 Electrical pump, and method for using plurality of submersible electrical pumps for well completion 2002
2002/0197,174 Electrical pump, and method for using plurality of submersible electrical pumps for well completion 2002
 
UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA (4)
5,181,571 Well casing flotation device and method 174 1992
5,291,956 Coiled tubing drilling apparatus and method 107 1992
5,355,967 Underbalance jet pump drilling method 137 1992
5,456,317 Buoyancy assisted running of perforated tubulars 55 1994
 
EXXON PRODUCTION RESEARCH COMPANY (3)
4,474,243 Method and apparatus for running and cementing pipe 66 1982
4,760,882 Method for primary cementing a well with a drilling mud which may be converted to cement using chemical initiators with or without additional irradiation 102 1983
4,778,008 Selectively releasable and reengagable expansion joint for subterranean well tubing strings 53 1987
 
EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY (3)
4,962,579 Torque position make-up of tubular connections 79 1989
5,661,888 Apparatus and method for improved oilfield connections 77 1995
6,634,430 Method for installation of evacuated tubular conduits 55 2002
 
MOBIL OIL CORPORATION (3)
4,681,158 Casing alignment tool 79 1986
4,997,042 Casing circulator and method 115 1990
5,255,741 Process and apparatus for completing a well in an unconsolidated formation 151 1991
 
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P. (3)
5,501,286 Method and apparatus for displacing a top drive torque track 88 1994
6,378,630 Locking swivel device 73 1999
7,096,977 Pipe running tool 38 2005
 
SANDVIK AB (3)
4,408,669 Means for drilling 67 1978
4,545,443 Means for drilling 62 1983
5,921,332 Apparatus for facilitating removal of a casing of an overburden drilling equipment from a bore 66 1997
 
SCHLUMBERGER WCP LIMITED (3)
5,520,255 Modulated bias unit for rotary drilling 128 1995
5,553,679 Modulated bias unit for rotary drilling 123 1995
5,706,905 Steerable rotary drilling systems 156 1996
 
TRITEN CORPORATION (3)
4,813,493 Hydraulic top drive for wells 126 1987
4,800,968 Well apparatus with tubular elevator tilt and indexing apparatus and methods of their use 121 1987
4,878,546 Self-aligning top drive 109 1988
 
BAKER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (2)
4,311,195 Hydraulically set well packer 60 1980
4,446,745 Apparatus for counting turns when making threaded joints including an increased resolution turns counter 77 1981
 
CAMCO INTERNATIONAL INC. (2)
5,542,472 Metal coiled tubing with signal transmitting passageway 72 1995
5,542,473 Simplified sealing and anchoring device for a well tool 82 1995
 
CANRIG DRILLING TECHNOLOGY LTD. (2)
5,785,132 Backup tool and method for preventing rotation of a drill string 77 1996
6,679,333 Top drive well casing system and method 92 2001
 
COUPLER DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (2)
6,315,051 Continuous circulation drilling method 85 1999
6,688,394 Drilling methods and apparatus 73 2000
 
DHT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. (2)
6,059,053 Retraction system for a latching mechanism of a tool 74 1998
6,155,360 Retractable drill bit system 56 1999
 
DOWN HOLE TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD (2)
5,743,344 System for in situ replacement of cutting means for a ground drill 56 1995
5,662,182 System for in situ replacement of cutting means for a ground drill 74 1995
 
ECKEL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. (2)
4,593,584 Power tongs with improved hydraulic drive 42 1984
5,746,276 Method of rotating a tubular member 89 1996
 
EVI CHERRINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. (2)
5,074,366 Method and apparatus for horizontal drilling 138 1990
5,148,875 Method and apparatus for horizontal drilling 181 1991
 
HAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. (2)
5,060,542 Apparatus and method for making and breaking joints in drill pipe strings 106 1990
5,386,746 Apparatus for making and breaking joints in drill pipe strings 87 1993
 
HSBC CORPORATE TRUSTEE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED (2)
5,794,703 Wellbore tractor and method of moving an item through a wellbore 124 1996
6,089,323 Tractor system 98 1999
 
INNOVATIVE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES LLC (2)
5,720,356 Method and system for drilling underbalanced radial wells utilizing a dual string technique in a live well 150 1996
6,065,550 Method and system for drilling and completing underbalanced multilateral wells utilizing a dual string technique in a live well 170 1998
 
IRI INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (2)
4,832,552 Method and apparatus for rotary power driven swivel drilling 96 1986
4,836,064 Jaws for power tongs and back-up units 91 1987
 
LOS ALAMOS NAT BANK (2)
5,803,666 Horizontal drilling method and apparatus 74 1996
2005/0172,710 Method for borehole conductivity profiling 2005
 
NOVELIS INC. (2)
2002/0084,056 Aluminium alloy strips with high surface homogeneity and method for making same 2001
2002/0084,056 Aluminium alloy strips with high surface homogeneity and method for making same 2001
 
SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB (2)
5,839,519 Methods and apparatus for attaching a casing to a drill bit in overburden drilling equipment 66 1996
6,182,776 Overburden drilling apparatus having a down-the-hole hammer separatable from an outer casing/drill bit unit 61 1999
 
SOCIETE NATIONALE ELF AQUITAINE (2)
4,842,081 Simultaneous drilling and casing device 147 1988
5,272,925 Motorized rotary swivel equipped with a dynamometric measuring unit 57 1992
 
SPECIALTY RENTAL TOOLS & SUPPLY, L.P. (2)
6,202,764 Straight line, pump through entry sub 64 1998
6,907,934 Universal top-drive wireline entry system bracket and method 28 2003
 
UTEX INDUSTRIES, INC. (2)
5,588,916 Torque control device for rotary mine drilling machine 60 1994
5,772,514 Torque control device for rotary mine drilling machine 55 1996
 
VETCO GRAY INC. (2)
5,332,043 Wellhead connector 79 1993
5,988,273 Coiled tubing completion system 57 1998
 
WEATHERFORD U.S., INC. (2)
4,589,495 Apparatus and method for inserting flow control means into a well casing 92 1984
5,577,566 Releasing tool 88 1995
 
3U PARTNERS (1)
4,241,878 Nozzle and process 65 1979
 
501 W-N APACHE CORPORATION (1)
4,821,814 Top head drive assembly for earth drilling machine and components thereof 89 1987
 
AB SANDVIK ROCK TOOLS, S-811 81 SANDVIKEN, SWEDEN, A CORP OF SWEDEN (1)
4,765,416 Method for prudent penetration of a casing through sensible overburden or sensible structures 86 1986
 
ADVANCED DRILLING CORPORATION (1)
4,463,814 Down-hole drilling apparatus 178 1982
 
ALSTHOM-ATLANTIQUE (1)
4,570,706 Device for handling rods for oil-well drilling 97 1983
 
AMOCO CORPORATION (1)
5,402,856 Anti-whirl underreamer 139 1993
 
ARCHER RENTAL SERVICES LLC (1)
6,349,764 Drilling rig, pipe and support apparatus 76 2000
 
BAKER OIL TOOLS, INC. (1)
4,413,682 Method and apparatus for installing a cementing float shoe on the bottom of a well casing 207 1982
 
BAROID TECHNOLOGY, INC. (1)
4,605,268 Transformer cable connector 115 1982
 
BECOR WESTERN INC. (1)
4,686,873 Casing tong assembly 72 1986
 
BEE; ROBERT MICHAEL (1)
6,079,509 Pipe die method and apparatus 64 1998
 
BERNHARDT & FREDERICK CO., INC. (1)
4,262,693 Kelly valve 96 1979
 
BILCO TOOLS, INC. (1)
5,461,905 Method and apparatus for testing oilfield tubular threaded connections 57 1994
 
BJ SERVICES COMPANY (1)
6,142,545 Casing pushdown and rotating tool 80 1998
 
BJ SEVICES CANADA INC. (1)
5,842,530 Hybrid coiled tubing/conventional drilling unit 94 1996
 
BOWEN TOOLS, INC. (1)
5,388,651 Top drive unit torque break-out system 105 1993
 
BOYD'S BIT SERVICE, INC. (1)
4,681,162 Borehole drill pipe continuous side entry or exit apparatus and method 65 1986
 
BP AMOCO CORPORATION (1)
5,957,225 Drilling assembly and method of drilling for unstable and depleted formations 143 1997
 
BROWN; JOE R. (1)
4,580,631 Liner hanger with lost motion coupling 70 1985
 
CALEDUS LIMITED (1)
6,223,823 Method of and apparatus for installing casing in a well 74 1999
 
CAMCO DRILLING GROUP LIMITED LTD. OF HYCALOG (1)
5,582,259 Modulated bias unit for rotary drilling 90 1995
 
CANADIAN FRACMASTER LTD. (1)
5,452,923 Coiled tubing connector 76 1994
 
CONOCO INC. (1)
4,813,495 Method and apparatus for deepwater drilling 183 1987
 
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY (1)
5,472,057 Drilling with casing and retrievable bit-motor assembly 204 1995
 
COOPER POWER SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
4,277,197 Telescoping tool and coupling means therefor 79 1980
 
CS RESOURCES LIMITED (1)
5,458,209 Device, system and method for drilling and completing a lateral well 189 1993
 
CTC CORPORATION (1)
4,655,286 Method for cementing casing or liners in an oil well 96 1985
 
CTES, L.P. (1)
6,082,461 Bore tractor system 87 1998
 
DIAMANT BOART-STRATABIT (USA) INC., A CORP. OF DE. (1)
4,396,077 Drill bit with carbide coated cutting face 102 1981
 
DOWELL, A DIVISION OF SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (1)
5,828,003 Composite coiled tubing apparatus and methods 99 1996
 
DOWNEHOLE ROBOTICS, LIMITED (1)
6,170,573 Freely moving oil field assembly for data gathering and or producing an oil well 89 1998
 
DOYLE CHERRY (1)
5,233,742 Method and apparatus for controlling tubular connection make-up 71 1992
 
DRILEX SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,022,472 Hydraulic clamp for rotary drilling head 133 1989
 
EASTMAN CHRISTENSEN COMPANY (1)
4,460,053 Drill tool for deep wells 83 1981
 
EIMCO-SECOMA SOCIETE ANONYME (1)
4,472,002 Retractable bit guide for a drilling and bolting slide 66 1983
 
ENTERPRISE OIL PLC (1)
6,062,326 Casing shoe with cutting means 91 1998
 
EXPRO NORTH SEA LIMITED (1)
6,061,000 Downhole data transmission 71 1997
 
FOKKER AIRCRAFT B.V. (1)
5,176,518 Movement simulator 62 1991
 
FORMATION PRESERVATION, INC. (1)
5,890,549 Well drilling system with closed circulation of gas drilling fluid and fire suppression apparatus 103 1996
 
FORMLOCK, INC. (1)
6,098,717 Method and apparatus for hanging tubulars in wells 295 1997
 
FORUM US, INC. (1)
5,255,751 Oilfield make-up and breakout tool for top drive drilling systems 105 1992
 
FRAMO ENGINEERING AS (1)
5,060,737 Drilling system 98 1989
 
FRANK'S CASING CREWS, INC. (1)
5,791,410 Apparatus and method for improved tubular grip assurance 93 1997
 
FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL LTD. (1)
5,245,265 System to control a motor for the assembly or dis-assembly of two members 75 1991
 
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (1)
4,186,628 Rotary drill bit and method for making same 84 1978
 
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (1)
4,691,587 Steering column with selectively adjustable and preset preferred positions 89 1985
 
GLOBRAL MARINE INC. (1)
5,351,767 Drill pipe handling 101 1992
 
GOMELSKOE SPETSIALNOE KONSTRUKTORSKO-TEKHNOLOGI-CHESKOE BJURO SEISMICHESKOI TEKHNIKI S OPYTNYM PROIZVODSTVOM (1)
4,604,724 Automated apparatus for handling elongated well elements such as pipes 127 1985
 
GRAY, EMMA DEE (1)
6,227,587 Combined well casing spider and elevator 81 2000
 
GULF & WESTERN MANUFACTURING COMPANY (1)
4,194,383 Modular transducer assembly for rolling mill roll adjustment mechanism 62 1978
 
HITEC ASA (1)
6,161,617 Device for connecting casings 85 1999
 
HOOPER, DAVID W. (1)
4,630,691 Annulus bypass peripheral nozzle jet pump pressure differential drilling tool and method for well drilling 102 1984
 
HOUSTON ENGINEERS, INC. (1)
5,765,638 Tool for use in retrieving an essentially cylindrical object from a well bore 38 1996
 
HTC A/S (1)
5,375,668 Borehole, as well as a method and an apparatus for forming it 67 1992
 
HYDRATECHNOLOGY, INC., D/B/A HYDRATECH, A CORP. OF TX (1)
5,107,940 Top drive torque restraint system 92 1990
 
INTELLIGENT INSPECTION CORPORATION (1)
6,378,627 Autonomous downhole oilfield tool 87 1997
 
INTELLISERV, LLC (1)
6,392,317 Annular wire harness for use in drill pipe 169 2000
 
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (1)
5,907,664 Automated endoscope system for optimal positioning 224 1996
 
JAPAN DRILLING CO., LTD. (1)
6,217,258 Dual hoist derrick system for deep sea drilling 73 1997
 
JERRY P. ALLAMON (1)
5,960,881 Downhole surge pressure reduction system and method of use 163 1997
 
JOHNSON SCREENS, INC. (1)
6,698,595 Screen material 53 2002
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (1)
5,931,231 Blast hole drill pipe gripping mechanism 83 1997
 
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKYO SEISAKUSHO (1)
4,604,818 Under reaming pile bore excavating bucket and method of its excavation 69 1985
 
LIBERTY OFFSHORE, LTD. (1)
6,536,993 Pile and method for installing same 57 2002
 
LONGYEAR COMPANY (1)
4,281,722 Retractable bit system 69 1979
 
MANNESMANN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (1)
5,394,823 Pipeline with threaded pipes and a sleeve connecting the same 53 1993
 
MARATHON OIL COMPANY (1)
5,878,815 Assembly and process for drilling and completing multiple wells 62 1997
 
MARITIME HYDRAULICS AS (1)
4,593,773 Well drilling assembly 108 1984
 
MARTIN-DECKER TOTCO, INC. (1)
4,437,363 Dual camming action jaw assembly and power tong 90 1981
 
METSO MINERALS INDUSTRIES, INC. (1)
5,575,344 Rod changing system 78 1995
 
MICROSOFT CORPORATION (1)
6,275,938 Security enhancement for untrusted executable code 185 1997
 
MSI MACHINEERING SOLUTIONS INC. (1)
5,191,932 Oilfield cementing tool and method 61 1991
 
MULTI OPERTIONAL SERVICE TANKERS INC. (1)
6,840,322 Subsea well intervention vessel 67 2002
 
MWL TOOL AND SUPPLY COMPANY (1)
4,287,949 Setting tools and liner hanger assembly 62 1980
 
NABORS DRILLING LIMITED (1)
5,251,709 Drilling rig 114 1992
 
NATIONAL-OILWELL, 950 CORBINDALE & KATY FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TX 77210, A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP OF DE (1)
4,781,359 Sub assembly for a swivel 76 1987
 
NATIONAL-OILWELL, L.P. (1)
4,843,945 Apparatus for making and breaking threaded well pipe connections 113 1987
 
NORTON COMPANY (1)
5,096,465 Diamond metal composite cutter and method for making same 117 1989
 
NUMA TOOL COMPANY (1)
4,962,822 Downhole drill bit and bit coupling 126 1989
 
OFFSHORE ENERGY SERVICES, INC. (1)
6,390,190 Tubular filling system 75 1998
 
OSAKA GAS CO., LTD. (1)
5,392,715 In-pipe running robot and method of running the robot 69 1993
 
OZARKS CORPORATION FOR INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT, A CORP. OK. (1)
4,440,220 System for stabbing well casing 87 1982
 
PERF-O-LOG, INC. (1)
6,553,825 Torque swivel and method of using same 60 2001
 
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS (1)
6,079,498 Method and equipment for the flow of offshore oil production 55 1998
 
PETROLINE WELLSYSTEMS LIMITED (1)
6,719,071 Apparatus and methods for drilling 59 2002
 
PETROLPHYSICS PARTNERS LP (1)
6,206,112 Multiple lateral hydraulic drilling apparatus and method 69 2000
 
REEDHYCALOG, L.P. (1)
5,950,742 Methods and related equipment for rotary drilling 69 1997
 
RICKERT PRECISIONS INDUSTRIES, INC. (1)
4,257,442 Choke for controlling the flow of drilling mud 94 1979
 
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (1)
4,280,380 Tension control of fasteners 81 1979
 
RUDOLPH E. KRKUEGER, INC. (1)
5,069,297 Drill pipe/casing protector and method 78 1990
 
RUHRKOHLE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (1)
5,560,437 Telemetry method for cable-drilled boreholes and method for carrying it out 81 1994
 
S&S TRUST (1)
2003/0070,841 Shallow depth, coiled tubing horizontal drilling system 57 2002
 
SALVESEN DRILLING SERVICES LIMITED, A BRITISH COMPANY (1)
4,592,125 Method and apparatus for analysis of torque applied to a joint 94 1984
 
SANDVIK RC TOOLS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (1)
6,035,953 Down hole hammer assembly 69 1998
 
SCHERBATSKOY FAMILY TRUST (1)
4,676,310 Apparatus for transporting measuring and/or logging equipment in a borehole 98 1986
 
SCHLUMBERGERM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (1)
2002/0066,556 Well having a self-contained inter vention system 62 2001
 
SEABOARD-ARVAL CORPORATION, A CORP. OF TX (1)
4,936,382 Drive pipe adaptor 73 1989
 
SOILMEC S.P.A. (1)
5,645,131 Device for joining threaded rods and tubular casing elements forming a string of a drilling rig 93 1995
 
SOLETANCHE (1)
4,742,876 Submarine drilling device 73 1986
 
SOLETANCHE, 6, RUE DE WATFORD - 92005 NANTERRE - (1)
4,904,119 Process for placing a piling in the ground, a drilling machine and an arrangement for implementing this process 60 1987
 
SPECIALITY TOOLSAND SUPPLY, INC. (1)
5,284,210 Top entry sub arrangement 72 1993
 
SPECIALTY RENTAL TOOLS & SUPPLY, INC. (1)
5,735,351 Top entry apparatus and method for a drilling assembly 66 1995
 
SPETSIALNOE KONSTRUKTORSKOE BJURO SEISMICHESKOI TEKHNIKI USSR, GOMEL, PEREULOK GAIDARA, 2 (1)
4,515,045 Automatic wrench for screwing a pipe string together and apart 75 1983
 
STP NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY (1)
6,374,506 Shaft centering tool for nuclear reactor coolant pump motor 49 2000
 
SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD. (1)
4,470,470 Boring apparatus 61 1982
 
SUNSTONE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (1)
6,666,274 Tubing containing electrical wiring insert 77 2002
 
TAM INTERNATIONAL, A TX CORP. (1)
5,191,939 Casing circulator and method 107 1991
 
TESCO HOLDING I, LP (1)
6,334,376 Mechanical torque amplifier 46 2000
 
TEXAS IRON WORKS, INC. (1)
4,854,386 Method and apparatus for stage cementing a liner in a well bore having a casing 62 1988
 
THE MARCONI COMPANY LIMITED (1)
4,227,197 Load moving devices 58 1978
 
TOTAL COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE DES PETROLES (1)
4,583,603 Drill pipe joint 68 1985
 
TRI-STATE OIL TOOLS, INC. (1)
4,189,185 Method for producing chambered blast holes 59 1976
 
TSUKAMOTO SEIKI CO., LTD. (1)
4,392,534 Composite nozzle for earth boring and bore enlarging bits 73 1981
 
TUBULAR MAKE-UP SPECIALISTS, INC. (1)
4,738,145 Monitoring torque in tubular goods 92 1982
 
VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY (1)
6,484,818 Horizontal directional drilling machine and method employing configurable tracking system interface 93 2001
 
VINCENT, DARRELL L. (1/3) (1)
RE34063 Monitoring torque in tubular goods 85 1990
 
WALKOM, KEITH (1)
6,070,500 Rotatable die holder 90 1998
 
WATER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (1)
4,836,299 Sonic method and apparatus for installing monitor wells for the surveillance and control of earth contamination 62 1987
 
WELLDYNAMICS, INC. (1)
5,547,029 Surface controlled reservoir analysis and management system 107 1994
 
WELLTEC A/S (1)
6,527,064 Assembly for drill pipes 56 2000
 
WESTERN ATLAS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
5,717,334 Methods and apparatus to produce stick-slip motion of logging tool attached to a wireline drawn upward by a continuously rotating wireline drum 62 1995
 
WESTERN WELL TOOL, INC. (1)
6,378,633 Drill pipe protector assembly 63 2001
 
WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICES GULF COAST COMPANY, L.P. (1)
6,290,432 Diverless subsea hot tap system 52 1999
 
WIRTH MASCHINEN-UND BOHRGERATE-FABRIK GMBH (1)
4,773,689 Apparatus for clamping to the end of a pipe 70 1987
 
WITTE, LOUISE E. (1)
5,711,382 Automated oil rig servicing system 86 1995
 
WOOLSLAYER JOSEPH (1)
4,725,179 Automated pipe racking apparatus 104 1986
 
WORLD HIGH INVESTMENTS, INC. (1)
4,699,224 Method and apparatus for lateral drilling in oil and gas wells 115 1986
 
WWT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
6,347,674 Electrically sequenced tractor 74 1999
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (49)
4,221,269 Pipe spinner 105 1978
4,274,777 Subterranean well pipe guiding apparatus 84 1979
4,274,778 Mechanized stand handling apparatus for drilling rigs 121 1979
4,336,415 Flexible production tubing 120 1980
4,315,553 Continuous circulation apparatus for air drilling well bore operations 105 1980
4,483,399 Method of deep drilling 232 1981
4,384,627 Retractable well drilling bit 55 1981
4,396,076 Under-reaming pile bore excavator 131 1981
4,489,793 Control method and apparatus for fluid delivery in a rotary drill string 63 1982
4,466,498 Detachable shoe plates for large diameter drill bits 67 1982
4,494,424 Chain-powered pipe tong device 74 1983
4,683,962 Spinner for use in connecting pipe joints 80 1983
4,544,041 Well casing inserting and well bore drilling method and means 77 1983
4,651,837 Downhole retrievable drill bit 80 1984
4,620,600 Drill arrangement 78 1984
4,646,827 Tubing anchor assembly 94 1985
4,649,777 Back-up power tongs 114 1985
4,709,599 Compensating jaw assembly for power tongs 93 1985
4,678,031 Rotatable reciprocating collar for borehole casing 49 1986
4,744,426 Apparatus for reducing hydro-static pressure at the drill bit 73 1986
4,735,270 Drillstem motion apparatus, especially for the execution of continuously operational deepdrilling 92 1986
4,825,947 Apparatus for use in cementing a casing string within a well bore 69 1988
4,915,181 Tubing bit opener 66 1988
4,971,146 Downhole chemical cutting tool 47 1988
4,899,816 Apparatus for guiding wireline 34 1989
5,027,914 Pilot casing mill 125 1990
5,141,063 Restriction enhancement drill 129 1990
5,111,893 Device for drilling in and/or lining holes in earth 133 1990
5,354,150 Technique for making up threaded pipe joints into a pipeline 73 1993
5,503,234 2.times.4 drilling and hoisting system 77 1994
5,785,134 System for in-situ replacement of cutting means for a ground drill 68 1995
5,813,456 Retrievable bridge plug and retrieving tool 56 1996
5,803,191 Well entry tool 75 1996
5,971,079 Casing filling and circulating apparatus 109 1997
6,119,772 Continuous flow cylinder for maintaining drilling fluid circulation while connecting drill string joints 111 1998
6,012,529 Downhole guide member for multiple casing strings 60 1998
6,464,004 Retrievable well monitor/controller system 67 1998
6,173,777 Single valve for a casing filling and circulating apparatus 79 1999
6,367,566 Down hole, hydrodynamic well control, blowout prevention 67 1999
2002/0108,748 Replaceable tong die inserts for pipe tongs 63 2001
6,702,040 Telescopic drilling method 72 2002
6,715,430 Sectional table with gusset 42 2002
6,832,658 Top drive system 55 2002
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009
2009/0132,648 CONTENT DELIVERY AND GLOBAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NETWORK SYSTEM 2009

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cites

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. (28)
7,918,273 Top drive casing system 3 2003
7,509,722 Positioning and spinning device 2 2003
7,503,397 Apparatus and methods of setting and retrieving casing with drilling latch and bottom hole assembly 5 2005
7,617,866 Methods and apparatus for connecting tubulars using a top drive 2 2005
7,694,744 One-position fill-up and circulating tool and method 2 2006
7,845,418 Top drive torque booster 1 2006
7,836,946 Rotating control head radial seal protection and leak detection systems 8 2006
7,451,826 Apparatus for connecting tubulars using a top drive 1 2006
7,665,531 Apparatus for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive 1 2006
7,874,352 Apparatus for gripping a tubular on a drilling rig 4 2006
7,513,300 Casing running and drilling system 15 2007
7,757,759 Torque sub for use with top drive 5 2007
7,896,084 Apparatus and methods for tubular makeup interlock 1 2007
7,997,345 Universal marine diverter converter 1 2007
8,286,734 Low profile rotating control device 0 2007
7,793,719 Top drive casing system 10 2007
7,654,325 Methods and apparatus for handling and drilling with tubulars or casing 15 2007
7,882,902 Top drive interlock 1 2007
7,926,593 Rotating control device docking station 10 2008
8,210,268 Top drive system 0 2008
8,347,983 Drilling with a high pressure rotating control device 0 2009
8,322,432 Subsea internal riser rotating control device system and method 0 2009
8,347,982 System and method for managing heave pressure from a floating rig 0 2010
7,934,545 Rotating control head leak detection systems 0 2010
8,251,151 Apparatus and methods for tubular makeup interlock 0 2011
8,408,297 Remote operation of an oilfield device 0 2011
8,113,291 Leak detection method for a rotating control head bearing assembly and its latch assembly using a comparator 0 2011
8,353,337 Method for cooling a rotating control head 0 2012
 
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED (2)
8,342,250 Methods and apparatus for manipulating and driving casing 0 2010
8,371,387 Methods and apparatus for manipulating and driving casing 0 2012
 
FRANK'S CASING CREW AND RENTAL TOOLS, INC. (2)
8,100,187 Multipurpose tubular running tool 1 2009
8,327,928 External grip tubular running tool 0 2009
 
NOETIC TECHNOLOGIES INC. (2)
7,909,120 Gripping tool 5 2006
8,042,626 Gripping tool 1 2011
 
FIRST SUBSEA LIMITED (1)
8,074,711 Tubular handling device and methods 0 2008
 
FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
7,866,390 Casing make-up and running tool adapted for fluid and cement control 5 2006
 
HUSQVARNA CONSUMER OUTDOOR PRODUCTS N.A., INC. (1)
8,122,564 Tube coupler 0 2007
 
TESCO CORPORATION (1)
7,878,237 Actuation system for an oilfield tubular handling system 3 2007

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