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7467670 |
Mechanical stops are utilized on a rod transfer mechanism, with the stops being offset vertically from one another, to index the rod transfer mechanism of an HDD machine under the appropriate column of a drill rod storage magazine. The s...
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7438141 |
A module and related methods of use in drilling a borehole in a face of a mine passage using a drilling element and installing a bolt in the borehole once formed. The module may include a bolt holder for holding a plurality of bolts and ...
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7428937 |
A module and related methods of use in drilling a borehole in a face of a mine passage using a drilling element and installing a bolt in the borehole once formed. The module may include a bolt holder for holding a plurality of bolts and ...
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7428936 |
A module and related methods of use in drilling a borehole in a face of a mine passage using a drilling element and installing a bolt in the borehole once formed. The module may include a bolt holder for holding a plurality of bolts and ...
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7428935 |
A module and related methods of use in drilling a borehole in a face of a mine passage using a drilling element and installing a bolt in the borehole once formed. The module may include a bolt holder for holding a plurality of bolts and ...
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7407344 |
A module and related methods of use in drilling a borehole in a face of a mine passage using a drilling element and installing a bolt in the borehole once formed. The module may include a bolt holder for holding a plurality of bolts and ...
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7401664 |
A top drive system for wellbore operations, the top drive system including motor apparatus, a main shaft driven by the motor apparatus, the main shaft having a top end and a bottom end, a quill connected to the main shaft, and a gear sys...
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7381012 |
A module and related methods of use in drilling a borehole in a face of a mine passage using a drilling element and installing a bolt in the borehole once formed. The module may include a bolt holder for holding a plurality of bolts and ...
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7337853 |
Method and apparatus for installing control lines and pipe into a well. The pipe-holding spider that is normally mounted on the rig floor is supportably retained in a vertically movable retainer. The retainer is adapted for controllably ...
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7278498 |
The rotatable support for inclinable masts of drilling machines includes a connecting element connected to the lifting mechanism of a drilling machine, and including two essentially parallel planar elements having an essentially triangul...
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7240742 |
An pipe handling assembly for transporting pipe sections to and from a horizontal boring machine. The system comprises a movable magazine, a support member, a drive system, and a transfer assembly. The drive system may move the magazine ...
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7140453 |
An apparatus for moving and handling tubulars has a stinger ( 21 ) slidably mounted on a frame which stinger comprises a rod or tube the end of which is adapted to fit within the pipe ( 20 ) to be moved, a gripping means ( 23 ) on the en...
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7096977 |
A pipe running tool for use in an oil drilling system and the like comprises a lower drive shaft adapted to engage a drive shaft of a top drive assembly for rotation therewith. The pipe running tool further includes a lower pipe engageme...
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7083007 |
A fingerboard having at least one fingerboard row for storing a plurality of threaded tubulars is provided. A plurality of latches are connected to the at least one fingerboard row for lockingly retaining at least one threaded tubular, w...
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7011166 |
An automatic pipe handling system for automatically transporting pipe sections to and from a horizontal boring machine. The system comprises a pipe handling assembly, a pipe lubrication assembly, a makeup/breakout assembly, and an automa...
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6997265 |
A method and apparatus for moving pipe on a rig floor between a number of different stations including an off-floor rack, a preparation opening, a borehole, and a storage area, such that tubulars can be loaded onto the drill floor, prepa...
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6976540 |
A method and apparatus for moving pipe on a rig floor between a number of different stations are provided. Generally the apparatus includes pipehandling equipment arranged to interact with an off-floor rack, a preparation opening, a bore...
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6951257 |
The invention is a new drill for making micropiles, equipped with a mast on which the head-carrying trolley slides and having at the bottom of the mast two pairs of vices, a lower fixed vice and a upper unscrewing vice. Besides being abl...
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6938709 |
A pipe running tool for use in an oil drilling system and the like comprises a lower drive shaft adapted to engage a drive shaft of a top drive assembly for rotation therewith. The pipe running tool further includes a lower pipe engageme...
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6935440 |
A service rig, comprising a mast, a torque carrier suspended from the mast; and a brace having a torque carrier end connected to the torque carrier for conveying torque from the torque carrier into the brace and an anchored end with a fa...
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6889772 |
A method and apparatus are provided for installing control lines and pipe into a well. The pipe-holding spider that is normally mounted on the rig floor is supportably retained in a vertically movable retainer. The retainer is adapted fo...
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6857483 |
A drilling machine and drilling rig for exploratory drillings and producing wells, include a base mounting atop drive, and a multifunctional gripper for gripping drilling pipe from a stock and to be raised on the base for eventual positi...
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6845825 |
A control system for a drilling machine is disclosed. The drilling machine includes a rod driver for driving a string of rods into the ground, and for removing the string of rods from the ground. The drilling machine also includes a maga...
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6827143 |
A centering tool assembly helps centrally position a casing in a tubing using a baseplate, actuator, support tube, power source, and reaction studs. The baseplate is positioned on an outside edge of the tubing. The actuator is either pre...
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6814164 |
A drilling apparatus including a magazine for holding a plurality of pipes, and a drive head is disclosed herein. The drive head includes a drive member adapted to be coupled to a pipe. The drive member is aligned along a drive axis. The...
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6808029 |
A drill rig assembly comprising a drill mast ( 3 ), a storage device ( 9 ) for storing a number of drill pipes ( 1 ) in a lying position near said drill mast, and a rotary head ( 5 ) mounted onto a rotary head trolley assembly ( 4 ) whic...
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6779614 |
A system and method for transferring pipe according to which a pipe joint is positioned in a pipe lift in a first position and moved to a second position before being transferred from the pipe lift to a pipe shuttle and moved to a third ...
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6736219 |
An underground horizontal boring apparatus includes a framework having a pair of guide tracks and a carriage connected to the framework for movement along the tracks. The apparatus includes a mechanism for moving the carriage in forward ...
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6705414 |
A method and apparatus for transferring tubular stands between a substantially horizontal position on the catwalk and a substantially vertical position at the rig floor entry. In one embodiment of the invention, this is accomplished by m...
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6702043 |
A drilling machine 1 with a drill pipe holder 10 to be operated automatically in boring as well as in pulling, disposes over a gripper 20 , which is constructed rotatably about an axis 21 and beyond that also axially displaceably,...
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6637526 |
A pipe running tool for use in an oil drilling system and the like comprises a lower drive shaft adapted to engage a drive shaft of a top drive assembly for rotation therewith. The pipe running tool further includes a lower pipe engageme...
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6637525 |
A ground drilling machine includes a machine body a rod propelling device, a rod exchanging device and a support unit provided for the machine body for supporting the rod exchanging device. The rod propelling device has a frame movably m...
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6615932 |
Arrangement for replacing a drilling component in a rock drilling apparatus, which arrangement comprises a component magazine for storing replaceable components required in drilling and means for driving the drilling unit to a predefined...
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6591921 |
A horizontal boring apparatus comprises a traveling framework ( 10 ) on which is arranged a boring ramp ( 18 ) for guiding a boring rod ( 19 ), a rod magazine ( 22 ) for receiving individual boring rod sections ( 19 ), a drive apparatus ...
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6591904 |
Equipment ( 1 ) for stowing and handling drill pipes ( 2 ), the equipment being provided with a device for transporting the drill pipes ( 2 ) from a service well ( 9 ) to a rack container ( 11 ); the transport device being defined by a c...
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6581698 |
A drilling machine for a drilling rig and a drilling rig which can be used for exploratory drillings and producing wells, particularly in hydrocarbon deposits, both onshore and offshore. The drilling machine includes a base, on or in whi...
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6557651 |
A lubrication system and method for dispensing a lubricant to threads of a drill rod and/or a spindle of a horizontal directional drilling (HDD) machine during a rod loading or unloading operation employs a pumping system having a lubric...
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6550547 |
An automatic pipe handling system for automatically transporting pipe sections to and from a horizontal boring machine. The system comprises a pipe handling assembly, a pipe lubrication assembly, a makeup/breakout assembly, and an automa...
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6543555 |
An automatic loader ( 10 ) for drill rods ( 11 ) adapted to be associated with a boring machine having a guide and drive assembly ( 12 ) for the drill rods ( 11 ) includes at least a store ( 13 ) containing a plurality of drill rods ( 11...
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6543551 |
An automatic pipe handling device ( 10 ) is disclosed which includes a support frame ( 12 ) mounted on a boring device ( 14 ). Removable pipe racks ( 16, 80, 130, 140 ) can be placed in position on the support frame ( 12 ) to deliver pip...
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6533046 |
A drilling apparatus including a magazine for holding a plurality of pipes, and a drive head is disclosed herein. The drive head includes a drive member adapted to be coupled to a pipe. The drive member is aligned along a drive axis. The...
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6513605 |
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for handling pipes, such as rods and drilling strings, in drilling rigs and drilling installations for sinking boreholes, in particular on hydrocarbon reservoirs. The apparatus according...
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6443241 |
A pipe running tool for use in an oil drilling system and the like comprises a lower drive shaft adapted to engage a drive shaft of a top drive assembly for rotation therewith. The pipe running tool further includes a lower pipe engageme...
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6416134 |
An underground augering system comprising a drill unit adjustably connected to a retrieving unit by interchangeable and adjustable connectors to provide for simultaneous drilling of one hole and the removal of auger flights from a previo...
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6413019 |
A rock bolter has a drill and a bolt driver, both mounted to a turret that rotates relative to a base to align either the drill or the bolt driver with a work axis. A stinger/centralizer has two head elements, each advanced along a curvi...
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6408954 |
A horizontal directional drilling machine including a rod transfer member having a rod retainer that is movable between a first position and a second position. When the rod retainer is in the first position, the rod retainer is adapted t...
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6405810 |
This invention is directed to a method of lubricating an object. The method involves the steps of spraying lubricant on a rotating object, and synchronizing the duration of spray to the rotation of the object so that the spray continues ...
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6397955 |
Apparatus for exploring the subsoil by means of a string of rods in which the bottom rod carries a tool, the rods being hinged to one another and being wound on a drum, which drum is moved in reciprocating rectilinear motion on a tower a...
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6374928 |
A method for blocking a pocket of a multi-pocket feed structure used to feed rods to and from a magazine of a directional drilling machine. The method includes providing a blocker at a non-blocking position, engaging the blocker with the...
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6374927 |
A dual purpose bracket assembly for a horizontal directional drill that retains pipes within a cartridge when the cartridge is detached from the drill and locks the cartridge to the drill when it is attached. The bracket assembly include...
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