Tool driving or impacting – Advance causing or controlling means – Tool advances relative to drive
Patent
1982-09-10
1986-04-15
Meister, James M.
Tool driving or impacting
Advance causing or controlling means
Tool advances relative to drive
173164, 175220, E21B 1700
Patent
active
045821461
ABSTRACT:
A drill pipe rotary drive mechanism for an earth drilling apparatus comprises a housing, a drive member mounted in the housing for rotation therein about a rotary axis and having an axial bore opening at each end to the exterior of the housing, and a drive mechanism in the housing for rotatably driving the drive member. A drive coupling tool is adapted to be readily removably mounted in the drive member so that the drive mechanism can be used for rotatably driving different types of earth drilling tools, the coupling tool having a tubular body portion telescopingly removably mounted in the axial bore of the drive member, the body portion having an axial opening extending therethrough for reception of a portion of the length of the drill pipe, a flange at one end of the body portion for abutting engagement with one end of the drive member for axially locating the coupling tool in the drive member, the coupling tool being adapted to be non-rotatably coupled to a drilling tool and to the drive member.
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Knoble John L.
Meister James M.
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