Wells – Processes – Assembling well part
Reexamination Certificate
2001-05-21
2004-03-16
Bagnell, David (Department: 3672)
Wells
Processes
Assembling well part
C166S077510, C175S203000, C173S164000, C081S057330
Reexamination Certificate
active
06705405
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to an apparatus for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive and is more particularly, but not exclusively, intended for facilitating the connection of a section or stand of casing to a string of casing.
In the construction of oil or gas wells it is usually necessary to line the borehole with a string of tubulars known as a casing. Because of the length of the casing required, sections or stands of say two sections of casing are progressively added to the string as it is lowered into the well from a drilling platform. In particular, when it is desired to add a section or stand of casing the string is usually restrained from falling into the well by applying the slips of a spider located in the floor of the drilling platform. The new section or stand of casing is then moved from a rack to the well centre above the spider. The threaded pin of the section or stand of casing to be connected is then located over the threaded box of the casing in the well and the connection is made up by rotation there between. An elevator is then connected to the top of the new section or stand and the whole casing string lifted slightly to enable the slips of the spider to be released. The whole casing string is then lowered until the top of the section is adjacent the spider whereupon the slips of the spider are re-applied, the elevator disconnected and the process repeated.
It is common practice to use a power tong to torque the connection up to a predetermined torque in order to make the connection. The power tong is located on a platform, either on rails, or hung from a derrick on a chain. However, it has recently been proposed to use a top drive for making such connection. The normal use of such a top drive may be the driving of a drill string.
A problem associated with using a top drive for rotating tubulars in order to obtain a connection between tubulars is that some top drives are not specifically designed for rotating tubulars are not able to rotate at the correct speed or have non standard rotors.
According to the present invention there is provided an apparatus for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive, said apparatus comprising a motor for rotating a tool for drivingly engaging a tubular, and means for connecting said motor to said top drive, the apparatus being such that, in use, said motor can rotate one tubular with respect to another to connect said tubulars.
Other features of the invention are set out in claims 2 et seq.
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