GB2412131B - Gripping system for a tong - Google Patents

Gripping system for a tong

Info

Publication number: GB2412131B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: tong; gripping system; gripping
Prior art date: 2004-03-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

GB0505535A

Other versions

GB2412131A (en

GB0505535D0 (en

Inventor

Joerg Er Schulze-Beckinghauser

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Weatherford Lamb Inc

Original Assignee

Weatherford Lamb Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2004-03-17

Filing date

2005-03-17

Publication date

2008-02-20

2005-03-17 Application filed by Weatherford Lamb Inc filed Critical Weatherford Lamb Inc

2005-03-17 Priority to GB0718374A priority Critical patent/GB2440685B/en

2005-04-27 Publication of GB0505535D0 publication Critical patent/GB0505535D0/en

2005-09-21 Publication of GB2412131A publication Critical patent/GB2412131A/en

2008-02-20 Application granted granted Critical

2008-02-20 Publication of GB2412131B publication Critical patent/GB2412131B/en

2025-03-17 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
- E21B19/16—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints
- E21B19/161—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints using a wrench or a spinner adapted to engage a circular section of pipe
- E21B19/164—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints using a wrench or a spinner adapted to engage a circular section of pipe motor actuated
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
- E21B19/16—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints
- E21B19/161—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints using a wrench or a spinner adapted to engage a circular section of pipe
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
- E21B19/02—Rod or cable suspensions
- E21B19/06—Elevators, i.e. rod- or tube-gripping devices
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
- E21B19/16—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
- E21B19/18—Connecting or disconnecting drill bit and drilling pipe

Landscapes

Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Geology (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
Gripping Jigs, Holding Jigs, And Positioning Jigs (AREA)
Earth Drilling (AREA)
Manipulator (AREA)
Scissors And Nippers (AREA)

GB0505535A 2004-03-17 2005-03-17 Gripping system for a tong Expired - Fee Related GB2412131B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB0718374A GB2440685B (en)	2004-03-17	2005-03-17	Gripping system for a tong

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US55407704P	2004-03-17	2004-03-17

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB0505535D0 GB0505535D0 (en)	2005-04-27
GB2412131A GB2412131A (en)	2005-09-21
GB2412131B true GB2412131B (en)	2008-02-20

Family

ID=34549628

Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB0718374A Expired - Fee Related GB2440685B (en)	2004-03-17	2005-03-17	Gripping system for a tong
GB0505535A Expired - Fee Related GB2412131B (en)	2004-03-17	2005-03-17	Gripping system for a tong

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB0718374A Expired - Fee Related GB2440685B (en)	2004-03-17	2005-03-17	Gripping system for a tong

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
CA (1)	CA2500954C (en)
GB (2)	GB2440685B (en)
NO (2)	NO335522B1 (en)

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4334444A (en) *	1978-06-26	1982-06-15	Bob's Casing Crews	Power tongs
US4811635A (en) *	1987-09-24	1989-03-14	Falgout Sr Thomas E	Power tong improvement
US5845549A (en) *	1995-12-20	1998-12-08	Frank's Casing Crew And Rental Tools, Inc.	Power tong gripping ring mechanism
WO2002004173A1 (en) *	2000-07-06	2002-01-17	Eckel Manufacturing Company, Inc.	High torque power tong

Family Cites Families (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4442736A (en) *	1982-09-09	1984-04-17	Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.	Power pipe tong rotary plunger inserter

2005
- 2005-03-16 CA CA2500954A patent/CA2500954C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2005-03-17 NO NO20051408A patent/NO335522B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2005-03-17 GB GB0718374A patent/GB2440685B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2005-03-17 GB GB0505535A patent/GB2412131B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
2014
- 2014-04-10 NO NO20140471A patent/NO342869B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4334444A (en) *	1978-06-26	1982-06-15	Bob's Casing Crews	Power tongs
US4811635A (en) *	1987-09-24	1989-03-14	Falgout Sr Thomas E	Power tong improvement
US5845549A (en) *	1995-12-20	1998-12-08	Frank's Casing Crew And Rental Tools, Inc.	Power tong gripping ring mechanism
WO2002004173A1 (en) *	2000-07-06	2002-01-17	Eckel Manufacturing Company, Inc.	High torque power tong

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
NO335522B1 (en)	2014-12-22
NO342869B1 (en)	2018-08-20
NO20140471A1 (en)	2005-09-19
GB2412131A (en)	2005-09-21
NO20051408D0 (en)	2005-03-17
GB2440685A (en)	2008-02-06
GB0505535D0 (en)	2005-04-27
NO20051408L (en)	2005-09-19
CA2500954A1 (en)	2005-09-17
GB2440685B (en)	2008-07-09
CA2500954C (en)	2010-12-14
GB0718374D0 (en)	2007-10-31

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2015-11-25	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)	Free format text: REGISTERED BETWEEN 20151029 AND 20151104
2020-09-09	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)	Free format text: REGISTERED BETWEEN 20200813 AND 20200819
2020-12-16	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)	Free format text: REGISTERED BETWEEN 20201119 AND 20201125
2021-03-24	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)	Free format text: REGISTERED BETWEEN 20210225 AND 20210303
2023-11-29	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date: 20230317