Boring or penetrating the earth – With above-ground means to feed tool
Patent
1994-09-13
1998-05-26
Melius, Terry Lee
Boring or penetrating the earth
With above-ground means to feed tool
175195, 175220, 173213, E21B 1500
Patent
active
057552967
ABSTRACT:
A portable top drive drilling unit that is a self-contained assembly of components adapted for quick installation in a drilling rig and which requires a minimum of modification to the rig structure.
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Hope Robert L.
Richardson Allan S.
Melius Terry Lee
Nabors Industries, Inc.
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