序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开(公告)号 | 公开(公告)日 | 发明人 |
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121 | OILFIELD HANDLING TOOL EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION | EP17702237.3 | 2017-01-17 | EP3405645A1 | 2018-11-28 | HARSHBARGER, Chris; CHILDRESS, II, Lawrence E. |
The present disclosure generally relates to elevators and other tools having radio frequency identification (RFID) tags embedded therein to facilitate identification of the elevators. The tools include an RFID tag embedded therein to facilitate identification of the tool. The RFID tag may be disposed in a bore formed in tool, and then optionally covered with a capping material. | ||||||
122 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A TUBULAR HANDLING TOOL | EP16204627.0 | 2011-12-15 | EP3176362B1 | 2018-10-31 | WEIDECKE, Michael; THIEMANN, Bjoern; HEIDECKE, Karsten; LIESS, Martin; HELMS, Martin; HOOKER, II, John D. |
A first tubular handling tool comprises an electronic control system, a sensor, and a sensor. The controller is configured to control actuation of the first tubular handling tool in response to an electronic signal received from the sensor that corresponds to an operational characteristic of the first tubular handling tool. The tubular handling system comprises a bail assembly and is configured to move a tubular relative to the tubular handling tool. A first sensor is configured to transmit a signal to the electronic control system corresponding to an angular position of the bail assembly, wherein the electronic control system is configured to actuate the bail assembly based on the angular position. Furthermore it is claimed a method of actuating a bail assembly of a tubular handling tool wherein an electronic signal is received from a first sensor corresponding to an angular position of the bail assembly relative to the tubular handling tool. A valve is actuated which controls fluid communication to a piston/cylinder assembly that actuates the bail assembly based on the angular position. In a next step the method actuates the bail assembly between a location beneath the tubular handling tool and a location outward of the tubular handling tool. | ||||||
123 | WELLHEAD PORT PLUG ASSEMBLY | EP15720655.8 | 2015-04-24 | EP3134603B1 | 2018-08-15 | GUEDES, Lino; BOLAGER, Andre; KLEPPA, Erling; HARESTAD, Kristian; KVASNES, Trond |
A wellhead port plug assembly includes a first plug body including connection elements allowing the first plug body to be sealingly and removably mounted in a port of a wellhead of a hydrocarbon well. The plug assembly includes a spool unit displaying an axial through-channel extending between a first end and a second end of the spool unit, which spool unit includes a first flange section arranged at the first end for sealingly mounting the spool unit to the wellhead aligning the through-channel with the port, and a second flange section arranged at the second end; a second plug body including connection elements allowing the second plug body to be sealingly and removably mounted in the through-channel; and a blind flange which is sealingly and removably mounted to the second flange section allowing the second plug body and the first plug body to be removed from the wellhead via the through-channel. | ||||||
124 | TUBULAR HANDLING SYSTEM COMPRISING AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM | EP16204689.0 | 2011-12-15 | EP3176363B1 | 2018-08-08 | WEIDECKE, Michael; THIEMANN, Bjoern; HEIDECKE, Karsten; LIESS, Martin; HELMS, Martin; HOOKER, II, John D. |
A first tubular handling tool comprises an electronic control system, a sensor, and a sensor. The controller is configured to control actuation of the first tubular handling tool in response to an electronic signal received from the sensor that corresponds to an operational characteristic of the first tubular handling tool. The tubular handling system comprises a bail assembly and is configured to move a tubular relative to the tubular handling tool. A first sensor is configured to transmit a signal to the electronic control system corresponding to an angular position of the bail assembly, wherein the electronic control system is configured to actuate the bail assembly based on the angular position. Furthermore it is claimed a method of actuating a bail assembly of a tubular handling tool wherein an electronic signal is received from a first sensor corresponding to an angular position of the bail assembly relative to the tubular handling tool. A valve is actuated which controls fluid communication to a piston/cylinder assembly that actuates the bail assembly based on the angular position. In a next step the method actuates the bail assembly between a location beneath the tubular handling tool and a location outward of the tubular handling tool. | ||||||
125 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRILLING WITH CONTINOUS TOOL ROTATION AND CONTINOUS DRILLING FLUID SUPPLY | EP11737332.4 | 2011-01-25 | EP2529074B1 | 2018-04-25 | KROHN, Helge; GRINRØD, Mads; SKJÆRSETH, Odd B. |
A device is for a drilling rig for forming of a bore hole in a subterranean structure. The drilling rig comprises a first, top driven drilling machine arranged vertically displaceable along a guide track, where a second drilling machine is arranged between the first drilling machine and the bore hole, vertically displaceable along a guide track and provided with a rotary table arranged to be able to take the weight of a pipe string. A rotary drive unit is arranged for continuous rotation of the pipe string. A fluid chamber is arranged to, in a fluid communicating way, be able to connect a pipe string end portion with a drilling liquid plant. As the fluid chamber is provided with pipe string ports comprising means arranged to, in a fluid sealing way, be able to close the pipe string ports. A power tong is arranged for continuous rotation of an element connected to the pipe string, as the power tong is arranged in the fluid chamber. Also, a method is for drilling with continuous tool rotation and continuous drilling liquid supply. | ||||||
126 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECTING CONTROL LINES ALONG A TRAVEL JOINT | EP13875843.8 | 2013-02-21 | EP2959097B1 | 2018-04-18 | RICHARDS, William M.; THOMAS, Phillip T.; EIMAN, Tyson |
A method and system for installing one or more control lines on a travel joint is disclosed. A control line coil is arranged along a travel joint. An inner mandrel is coupled to an upper bushing and a lower bushing. The control line coil is wrapped along the outer surface of the inner mandrel. The control line coil comprises a first portion located proximate the upper bushing, a second portion located proximate to the lower bushing and a straight length control line extending between the first portion and the second portion. The first distal end of the straight length control line is coupled to the upper bushing and the second distal end of the straight length control line is coupled to the lower bushing | ||||||
127 | Rotating control device for drilling wells | EP10171045.7 | 2010-07-28 | EP2295712B1 | 2018-01-17 | Hoyer, Carel W; Hannegan, Don M.; Bailey, Thomas F.; Jacobs, Melvin T.; White, Nicky |
A rotating control apparatus, comprising: an outer member; an inner member having a first sealing element and a second sealing element; said inner member, said first sealing element and said second sealing element rotatable relative to said outer member; a first cavity defined by said inner member, said first sealing element and said second sealing element; and said inner member having a port to said first cavity. Disclosed is also a method for drilling a wellbore in a formation with a fluid, comprising the steps of: casing a portion of the wellbore using a casing having a casing shoe; determining a casing shoe pressure; determining a formation fracture pressure; positioning a rotating control device with said casing; and drilling the wellbore at a fluid pressure calculated using the lesser of the casing shoe pressure and the formation fracture pressure. | ||||||
128 | DRILLING RIG | EP15797167.2 | 2015-11-13 | EP3218567A1 | 2017-09-20 | ROSANO, Hugo Leonardo; TRYDAL, Stig Vidar; HAAVIND, Erik; JENSEN, Frode |
A system comprising a drilling rig having a rig floor, a derrick, a master control computer system and at least one camera, the at least one camera capturing a master image of at least a portion of the rig floor, sending the master image to the master control computer, the master control computer system mapping said master image into a model to facilitate control of items on said drilling rig. | ||||||
129 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING NON-DRILLING TIMES AND THEIR APPLICATION TO IMPROVE DRILLING UNIT EFFICIENCY | EP15826823.5 | 2015-07-30 | EP3175081A1 | 2017-06-07 | KING, Charles H. |
A method for measuring non-drilling times during well construction operations includes automatically determining a staring time and a stopping time of at least one non-drilling activity. An elapsed time between the starting time and the stopping time of the activity is recorded. The recorded time is normalized for at least one of a well depth and a water depth. | ||||||
130 | COMPUTER VISION COLLISION AVOIDANCE IN DRILLING OPERATIONS | EP14801676 | 2014-05-21 | EP3000229A4 | 2017-05-03 | KOZICZ JOHN; MARTIN TRENTON |
A system and method for automatically preventing a collision between objects is described. One or more images of a working space may be collected, and a first object may be identified based on the one or more images. Three-dimensional coordinates of the first object may be determined, and a virtual boundary enclosing the identified first object in a three-dimensional coordinate system may be generated based on the three-dimensional coordinates of the first object, wherein the virtual boundary specifies a volume in the working space that a second object in the working space should not occupy. The coordinates in the three-dimensional coordinate system corresponding to the generated virtual boundary may be transmitted to a second processor, and the second processor may control the second object to perform an operation in the working space that includes the first object without contacting the virtual boundary of the first object. | ||||||
131 | PIPE RUNNING TOOL | EP00913746 | 2000-03-03 | EP1171683B2 | 2017-05-03 | JUHASZ DANIEL; BOYADJIEFF GEORGE; EIDEM BRIAN L; VAN RIJZINGEN HANS |
132 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECTING CONTROL LINES ALONG A TRAVEL JOINT | EP13875843 | 2013-02-21 | EP2959097A4 | 2017-02-08 | RICHARDS WILLIAM M; THOMAS PHILLIP T; EIMAN TYSON |
A method and system for installing one or more control lines on a travel joint is disclosed. A control line coil is arranged along a travel joint. An inner mandrel is coupled to an upper bushing and a lower bushing. The control line coil is wrapped along the outer surface of the inner mandrel. The control line coil comprises a first portion located proximate the upper bushing, a second portion located proximate to the lower bushing and a straight length control line extending between the first portion and the second portion. The first distal end of the straight length control line is coupled to the upper bushing and the second distal end of the straight length control line is coupled to the lower bushing | ||||||
133 | HANDHABUNGSGERÄT FÜR BOHRGESTÄNGE UND SOGENANNTER TOPDRIVE MIT EINEM SOLCHEN HANDHABUNGSGERÄT | EP12794228.2 | 2012-11-19 | EP2795040B1 | 2017-01-04 | MOSS, Johannes; SCHMIDT, Heiko; GROßE VELDMANN, Gerhard |
134 | ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTINUOUS CIRCULATION OF DRILLING FLUID DURING DRILLING OPERATIONS | EP13806771.5 | 2013-06-13 | EP2861816B1 | 2016-12-14 | SKJÆRSETH, Odd B.; EILERTSEN, Bjørn |
135 | Volume synchronizer for tubular handling tools | EP14193437.2 | 2014-11-17 | EP2876247A3 | 2016-07-27 | Heidecke, Karsten; Thiemann, Bjoern |
A control system (100) is configured to actuate a tubular handling tool (60). The system includes a fluid source (10) and a tubular handling tool having a plurality of piston cylinders (61) and a plurality of slips (66) configured to engage a tubular string. The system also includes a volume synchronizer (20) having a plurality of first chambers (21A, 22A, 23A) in fluid communication with the fluid source, a plurality of second chambers (21B, 22B, 23B) in fluid communication with the piston cylinders, a piston separating each of the first and second chambers, and a rod member connected to each piston. Pressurized fluid supplied to the first chambers simultaneously moves each of the pistons to simultaneously force pressurized fluid out of the second chambers and into the piston cylinders to actuate the slips into engagement with the tubular string. |
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136 | COMPUTER VISION COLLISION AVOIDANCE IN DRILLING OPERATIONS | EP14801676.9 | 2014-05-21 | EP3000229A1 | 2016-03-30 | KOZICZ, John; MARTIN, Trenton |
A system and method for automatically preventing a collision between objects is described. One or more images of a working space may be collected, and a first object may be identified based on the one or more images. Three-dimensional coordinates of the first object may be determined, and a virtual boundary enclosing the identified first object in a three-dimensional coordinate system may be generated based on the three-dimensional coordinates of the first object, wherein the virtual boundary specifies a volume in the working space that a second object in the working space should not occupy. The coordinates in the three-dimensional coordinate system corresponding to the generated virtual boundary may be transmitted to a second processor, and the second processor may control the second object to perform an operation in the working space that includes the first object without contacting the virtual boundary of the first object. | ||||||
137 | KRAFTDREHKOPF FÜR EIN BOHRGESTÄNGE | EP14708278.8 | 2014-03-07 | EP2976485A2 | 2016-01-27 | HEINRICHS, Albrecht; FELDERMANN, Achim; LEIER, Sebastian; DOLLS, Thomas |
In the case of a top drive for a drill string, said top drive comprising a main spindle that is mounted in a rotatable manner by means of an axial main bearing, provision is made of an active pressure generating device for generating preloading on the axial main bearing, said preloading being adaptable to different operating conditions. | ||||||
138 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECTING CONTROL LINES ALONG A TRAVEL JOINT | EP13875843.8 | 2013-02-21 | EP2959097A1 | 2015-12-30 | RICHARDS, William M.; THOMAS, Phillip T.; EIMAN, Tyson |
A method and system for installing one or more control lines on a travel joint is disclosed. A control line coil is arranged along a travel joint. An inner mandrel is coupled to an upper bushing and a lower bushing. The control line coil is wrapped along the outer surface of the inner mandrel. The control line coil comprises a first portion located proximate the upper bushing, a second portion located proximate to the lower bushing and a straight length control line extending between the first portion and the second portion. The first distal end of the straight length control line is coupled to the upper bushing and the second distal end of the straight length control line is coupled to the lower bushing | ||||||
139 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING THE RETRIEVAL OF A WELL TOOL | EP13876117.6 | 2013-02-27 | EP2935761A1 | 2015-10-28 | COLES, Randolph, S.; ROY, Sushovon, Singha; MANDAL, Batakrishna |
A system to monitor the retrieval of a well tool from a wellbore comprises a deployment member coupled to the well tool to retrievably insert the well tool in the wellbore. At least one first identification transducer is coupled to a top end of the well tool to transmit an identification signal during retrieval of the well tool. At least one second identification transducer is located at at least one axial location along a surface pressure control assembly to detect the identification signal. A controller is in data communication with the at least one second identification transducer to determine the position of the well tool relative to the pressure control assembly, and to output at least one command related to the position of the well tool relative to the pressure control assembly. | ||||||
140 | SYSTEM FOR OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE DURING HYDROCARBON OPERATIONS | EP13850246.3 | 2013-08-30 | EP2914799A1 | 2015-09-09 | TAYLOR, Robert, Paul |
A system and method for obstacle avoidance during hydrocarbon operations utilizing a non-vertical conduit between a vessel and associated subsea equipment. The system comprises a vessel and a conduit connected to the vessel with a first rotatable apparatus which is constructed and arranged to permit the vessel to rotate with respect to the conduit. The system also comprises a second rotatable apparatus connecting the conduit to subsea equipment secured to the seafloor. The second rotatable apparatus is constructed and arranged to permit the conduit to rotate with respect to the subsea equipment. |