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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5086844 | Hydraulic release oil tool A hydraulic setting and release tool has a shear out setting assembly attached to a string coupling member. Upon reaching a predetermined hydraulic pressure, a piston of the tool shears restraining shear pins and moves in a body of the tool to release dog... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5044442 | Casing hanger running tool using annulus pressure A running tool will set a packoff between a casing hanger and a wellhead housing utilizing weight and hydraulic pressure. The running tool has a mandrel which connects to the drill string. A lower and an upper body are carried by the mandrel. The lower bo... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5036922 | Single plug arrangement, lock therefor and method of use A single wiper is releasably and sealably positioned adjacent the lower end an operating string and locked therewith to prevent premature release from the operating string upon manipulation of the operating string. The sealing relationship between the wip... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5024273 | Cementing apparatus and method Apparatus is disclosed for use in placing cement within the annulus between a casing string and a well bore in which the casing string is suspended, such apparatus including a stage collar connectible as part of the casing string and having a packing elem... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4979567 | Method and apparatus for selective retraction of a tubing carried perforating gun An apparatus and method are provided for telescopically retracting a subterranean well tubing carried perforating gun. The retracting apparatus comprises a cylindrical housing which is carryable into the well on a tubular conduit, such as a work string, p... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4923010 | Mud solids immune clean fluid compensating system A piston of a well tool is disposed external to a tool housing, and within a space defined by an external sleeve and the housing, and pushes mud solids out of an open end of said space when the piston moves within the space of the tool. Due to the orienta... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4914432 | Apparatus for locating a member in a borehole Geophone detectors are spaced along a long borehole in a mineral seam by pumping grout from a grout tank into a breech assembly and selectively passing the detectors from the breech assembly through gate valves and into a drill string inserted in a boreho... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4903776 | Casing hanger running tool using string tension A tool for setting the packoff between the casing hanger and the wellhead utilizes differential area pistons. The tool has a mandrel which connects to a string of drill pipe. The mandrel carries a body and is axially movable relative to the body. A settin... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4879695 | Method of locating a member in a borehole Geophone detectors are spaced along a long borehole in a mineral seam by pumping grout from a grout tank into a breech assembly and selectively passing the detectors from the breech assembly through gate valves and into a drill string inserted in a boreho... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4856591 | Method and apparatus for completing a non-vertical portion of a subterranean well bore A method and apparatus for effecting the completion of non-vertical, including horizontally disposed, portions of a deviated well bore traversing a production formation. To facilitate the insertion of a gravel packing tool string through the curved portio... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4844161 | Locking orientation sub and alignment housing for drill pipe conveyed logging system A method and apparatus for drill pipe conveyed logging is disclosed. In a highly deviated well borehole, the apparatus comprises a hollow housing for surrounding a logging tool, lockable and releasable rotating connector joined to said housing, and weight... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4817725 | Oil field cable abrading system A down-hole oil field cable abrader having an elongated abrading head pivotally connected at one of its ends to a body attachable to a tubing string. An abrading portion extends axially along the abrading head from its pivotal connection and includes a pl... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4790384 | Hydraulic well penetration apparatus and method A well casing penetrator includes an elongated housing enclosing an outwardly movable hydraulic cylinder driven punch for cutting an opening in a casing. A high pressure liquid jet nozzle is mounted on the end of a hose which moves outwardly through an ax... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4729429 | Hydraulic pressure propelled device for making measurements and interventions during injection or production in a deflected well A device for making measurements and interventions during fluid production or injection in a well passing through a geological formation is provided in tubing located in the well. The device has a propulsion position in the production tubing and a measuri... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4683956 | Method and apparatus for operating multiple tools in a well Apparatus and method for operating multiple tools connected serially in a pipe string in a well, each tool being operated by cyclic pressuring and depressuring of fluid in the pipe string from the surface, each tool having a part movable downward and upwa... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4676310 | Apparatus for transporting measuring and/or logging equipment in a borehole Apparatus for transporting measuring and/or logging equipment in a borehole filled with drilling fluid, the apparatus being in the form of a transporter body of normal diameter less than that of the borehole characterized by apparatus for effectively adva... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4664189 | Method and device for carrying out measurements and operations in a well A method and device are provided for carrying out measurements and/or operations in a well. In this method at least one tube is used which includes at least two parts one of which is an upper tubular part and another of which is a lower tubular part, an e... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4646839 | Method and apparatus for through-the-flowline gravel packing Methods of gravel packing a subterranean well located subsea utilizing through-the-flowline techniques are disclosed in which a sand slurry is pumped downwardly through one pipe of a dual pipe string and outwardly through an H-type crossover member (14, 1... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4640362 | Well penetration apparatus and method A well casing penetrator includes an elongated housing enclosing an outwardly movable hydraulic driven punch for cutting an opening in a casing. A high pressure liquid jet nozzle is mounted on the end of a hose which moves outwardly through an axial bore ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4616706 | Apparatus for performing subsea through-the-flowline operations An apparatus and method is described for introducing and removing TFL tools from a subsea wellhead assembly. The apparatus includes an elongate member adapted to hold at least one TFL tool, docking hubs for aligning the elongate member with the wellhead, ... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4609045 | Method and apparatus for cleaning the screen inlet portion of a water well casing A fluid operated cylinder is suspended from a crane by a cable and has a piston rod connected by a cable to a cleaning unit for supporting the cleaning unit within the screened inlet portion of a water well casing extending into the ground. Air is supplie... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4589495 | Apparatus and method for inserting flow control means into a well casing An apparatus and method for inserting flow control means into a well casing is disclosed. A receptacle having portions adapted to receive check valve means is mounted within said well casing and said well casing is inserted into a well. Check valve means ... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4574883 | Well tool stopping devices, systems and methods A tool stopping device for use in well flow conductors for stopping well tools moving therethrough, these devices being located at desired checkpoints, their arrival thereat indicating the progress of the tools in the flow conductor, each device having lu... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4570709 | Method and device for effecting, by means of specialized tools, such operations as measurements in highly inclined to the vertical or horizontal well portions A method for effecting logging or servicing operations in a predetermined zone of a well, following an initial portion thereof, comprising fastening a logging or servicing tool body at the end of a string of rods lowered into the well, said tool body bein... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4535842 | Well tool setting assembly A tool for actuating a subsurface well tool located within a well bore by metering the force applied by hydrostatic pressure within the well bore is disclosed. The tool is actuated in response to an external signal whereby hydrostatic pressure is applied ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4526233 | Releasable coupling for tubing conveyed subterranean well perforating gun A method and apparatus for releasing a subterranean well perforating gun from a tubular string after firing of the subterranean well perforating gun. The apparatus comprises two telescopically inter-related tubular assemblies which are interconnected for ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4493374 | Hydraulic setting tool A hydraulic setting tool is shown of the type used to set a downhole device in a well bore. The setting tool includes an elongated tubular body adapted to be supported from a wireline within the well bore. The body has an outer sleeve portion and an inner... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4485870 | Method and apparatus for conducting wireline operations in a borehole For conducting wireline operations in a deviated borehole, a dual or two-stage locomotive pulls a wireline cable through both the entire length of a drill string and the entire length of a stinger therein to dock with a tool at the bottom of the stinger. ... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4484628 | Method and apparatus for conducting wireline operations in a borehole For conducting wireline operations in a deviated borehole, a dual or two-stage locomotive pulls a wireline cable through both the entire length of a drill string and the entire length of a stinger therein to dock with a tool at the bottom of the stinger. ... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4479547 | Well pipe jack A jack for lowering casing from a drilling rig into a well, including a plurality of piston and cylinder mechanisms extending vertically at different sides of the well axis and supported at their lower ends from a base, a first structure extending between... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4476936 | Jacking mechanism supported by a wellhead Jacking mechanism for moving a string of casing or other well pipe vertically within a well and including two units operable to releasably engage and support the pipe, power actuated mechanism for moving one of the units upwardly and downwardly relative t... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4476935 | Safety valve apparatus and method A safety valve for controlling flow in a flow line is disclosed which is especially adapted for use in emergency control of a producing well. The apparatus includes means for securing a punch out tube in series with the flow line and ramming means for ram... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4457370 | Method and device for effecting, by means of specialized tools, such operations as measurements in highly inclined to the vertical or horizontal well portions A method for effecting logging or servicing operations in a predetermined inclined or horizontal zone of a well, following an initial vertical portion thereof, comprising fastening a logging or servicing tool body at the end of a string of rods lowered in... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4421175 | Method of drilling and casing a well A well drilling rig having a rotary table for driving a drill string rotatively and having jacking mechanism for lowering casing into the well after drilling, with the jacking mechanism including fluid pressure actuated piston and cylinder means which may... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4418756 | Method and apparatus for performing operations in well tubing A pumpdown system in which the pistons providing for movement of the train into and out of the well do not travel down into the tubing below the wellhead and are connected to tools through reach rods extending down into the tubing. The cathead effect resu... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4407364 | Landing nipple for pumpdown well completion system A pumpdown well completion system for pumpdown well servicing of remotely located wells such as subsea wells including particularly a parking tool and a parking tool landing nipple for a pumpdown flowline to permit pumping a tool train to the landing nipp... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4398601 | Parking tool for pumpdown well completion system A pumpdown well completion system for pumpdown well servicing of remotely located wells such as subsea wells including particularly a parking tool and a parking tool landing nipple for a pumpdown flowline to permit pumping a tool train to the landing nipp... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4378051 | Driving device for displacing an element in a conduit filled with liquid The device, which is connected to an element to be displaced, comprises a tubular body surrounded by sleeves which are inflated to a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the conduit. A motor-pump assembly located in the tubular body provides for... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4362211 | Locking mandrel A locking mandrel including a pumpdown piston and flow control means in which a dog expander engages a shoulder in a landing nipple and is moved to dog expanded position to lock the locking mandrel in the landing nipple and in which the locking mandrel ma... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4359089 | Carrier for blowout preventer A carrier/handler for an oilwell blowout preventer includes a skid defined by a pair of sides with crossbars extending therebetween, a carriage slidably mounted on rollers on the skid for movement toward and away from a wellhead, a cradle pivotally mounte... | 11/16/1982 |
