Tong for wellbore operations

Details Tong for wellbore operations Tong for wellbore operations

2006-04-18

2006-04-18

Thompson, Kenneth (Department: 3672)

Boring or penetrating the earth

With above-ground means to feed tool

C175S195000, C166S077100, C166S078100, C464S166000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07028787

ABSTRACT:
A tong as may be used for a continuous circulation system in a wellbore. The tong has a housing with a hollow interior. A plurality of spaced apart jaw assemblies reside within the housing's hollow interior for engaging a portion of a tubular to be gripped and rotated by the tong. A gear wheel is secured to the housing for rotating the housing and the jaw assemblies. The gear wheel includes a toothed outer circumference for mating with teeth of a drive shaft of a driving motor. A gear flange is movably mounted on the gear wheel such that rotation of the gear wheel does not rotate the gear flange.

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