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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7073592 | Jacking frame for coiled tubing operations A modular work system permits Rig Up time to be substantially reduced by reducing the number of crane lifts required to offload equipment for a transport boat or vehicle. This is achieved by developing transport skids capable of holding multiple system components. T... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7040411 | BOP handling system Methods and apparatus for handling blowout preventer stacks. In one embodiment the handling system includes a cart, or skid, providing a base platform, a tilting frame, and a lifting frame. The stack is attached to the lifting frame, which is slidingly supported by ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6939031 | Apparatus for mounting a frac blender on a transport vehicle A support system for supporting a frac blender or other heavy load on a transport vehicle includes a support frame having vertically extending slides for a lift platform whereby the load may be moved between a stowed position and an operating position along a vertic... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6902007 | Blow out preventer transportation A blowout preventer transportation and installation system. The system includes a transportation skid assembly having a transport carriage to raise the blowout preventer between a horizontal transport position and a vertical position. The transport carriage on the s... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6488094 | Method and apparatus for shutting off upward flow from a conduit An apparatus for handling safety valves used for shutting off high pressure upward flow through drill pipe or tubing. The apparatus includes an adjustable clamp assembly for holding the safety valve; a three-stage double-acting hydraulic extension system ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6474411 | Metal protector for threaded extremities of well drilling tubes The invention relates to metal protectors for threaded extremities of pipe joints for the drilling of oil, gas and geothermal wells. The protectors are intended to protect the threads and seals of the assembly joint against shocks during transportation an... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6189620 | Method and apparatus for shutting off upward flow from a conduit An apparatus for handling safety valves used for shutting off high pressure upward flow through drill pipe or tubing. The apparatus includes an adjustable clamp assembly for holding the safety valve; a three-stage double-acting hydraulic extension system ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6176317 | Hydrocarbon vent hood An improved vent hood for abandoned oil and gas wells which is made of concrete and reinforced with linear and coiled rebar to withstand substantial overburden. The invention can be fabricated in either a two-section conical or cylindrical embodiment. Eit... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6131654 | Well cover and method of making A well cover includes a housing having a top side and a substantially concave bottom side, and a peripheral base portion. A substantially radially outwardly extending flange is disposed on the peripheral base portion for securing the well cover to the gro... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5921321 | Hydrocarbon vent hood An improved vent hood for abandoned oil and gas wells which is made of concrete and reinforced with linear and coiled rebar to withstand substantial overburden. The invention includes a layer disposed about its interior surface which is impermeable to met... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5623994 | Well head cutting and capping system Systems and methods for cutting a well casing and then capping the cut well casing are provided. A well casing cutting assembly having a tensioned wire cutting element may first be moved into position relative to the well casing and operated so that the c... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5597041 | Well head cutting and capping system Systems and methods for cutting a well casing and then capping the cut well casing are provided. A well casing cutting assembly having a tensioned wire cutting element may first be moved into position relative to the well casing and operated so that the c... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5509477 | Borehole ventilation sealcover A simple bore hole plug for either temporarily or permanently sealing mine bore holes and ventilating shafts or the like is described. A plurality of used motor vehicle tires are arranged one upon the other coaxially in increasing order of diameter. Steel... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5213157 | Clamping device for capping oil wells and the like, and apparatus for mounting same A clamping device is provided for capping a pipe carrying fluids therein, such as oil, water, chemicals, radio active material and the like, and also an apparatus for mounting the clamping device on the pipe. The clamping device includes clamping brackets... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5191940 | Oil/gas separator for installation at burning wells An oil/gas separator is disclosed that can be utilized to return the burning wells in Kuwait to production. Advantageously, a crane is used to install the separator at a safe distance from the well. The gas from the well is burned off at the site, and the... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5170846 | System and apparatus for controlling a well A system utilizing an apparatus for controlling a gushing well comprises a vehicle having articulated components such as a boom and an arm with a carriage assembly at the end of the articulated arm. The system is adapted to transport and position the appa... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5121793 | Capping equipment for blowout well Device for blocking off a well in open flow which includes a blocking system (4) for blocking off the well, an anchorage system (3) to support said blocking system (4) and a movable and inclinable support and positioning system (5) which comprises a slidi... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5121797 | Methods and apparatus for shutting in a burning oil well In accordance with illustrative embodiments of the present invention, an oil well fire fighting vehicle includes a reciprocated cable mechanism to cut off damaged well casing above ground level, and a slot region and gripping members that attach the vehic... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4823870 | Cantilever drilling structure A cantilevered drilling structure including a base unit having a side positionable generally adjacent a well head, and a drilling rig mast assembly positioned generally above and supported by the base unit. The base unit has a cantilever member extending ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4779677 | Oil well fluid processing system An oil well fluid processing system having a heater-treater and a gas separator mounted on a skid constructed in three sections that can be pinned together for transport. The heater-treater is pivotally mounted on the central section of the skid for pivot... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4712618 | Multiple reservoir transportation assembly for radioactive substances, and related method A transportation assembly includes a single container having a primary confinement receptacle and a secondary confinement receptacle in which the primary confinement receptacle is retained. In the preferred embodiment the primary confinement receptacle ha... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4597437 | Portable production package for oil and gas wells A portable plumbing and production unit for use with a hydrocarbon producing well comprises a rigid structural frame, at least one oil storage tank mounted on said frame, a separator mounted on the frame, and at least one water storage tank mounted on the... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4580627 | Oil recovery process and system An on-site, in-line process and system for recovering oil from oil-bearing subterranean formations which involves the production, modification, dilution and injection of a polymer solution, preferably consisting essentially of an aqueous solution of a par... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4569394 | Method and apparatus for increasing the concentration of proppant in well stimulation techniques A method and apparatus are shown for treating a subsurface earth formation penetrated by a well bore. A proppant is blended with a foamable carrier to form a slurry and the slurry is pressurized to a desired pressure. A gas is added to the pressurized slu... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4375892 | Oil well drilling rig mover An oil well drilling rig mover is formed from a pair of laterally spaced dollies detachably connected by braces between them. Each of the dollies includes a beam for resting on a support, and a pair of laterally spaced wheels at each end of the beam. An a... | 03/08/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4324077 | Method of moving a drilling rig long and short distances A line of detachably connected skid frames is laid down at a first drilling position for supporting an oil well drilling rig having a base seated on the frames with some of them extending away from opposite ends of the base. After the well has been comple... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4318442 | Method and apparatus for controlling an underwater well blowout An apparatus for controlling an underwater well blowout including a vessel with a lower weighted collar vent ports intermediate the top and bottom of the vessel a valve controlled chimney at the top of the vessel, a gas outlet positioned to provide a gas ... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4007782 | Parking device for blowout preventer A parking device for containing a blowout preventer aboard a floating drilling station. The parking device includes a parking frame which is capable of holding the blowout preventer with its center of gravity lying above the points at which the blowout pr... | 02/15/1977 |
