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7631704 Drill frame with tool magazine  
A drill frame or drill platform 1 is allocated to a ship caisson 6 in order to allow bore holes 12, 13 to be driven, for example, into the bottom of a lake 11. Since said bore holes 12, 13...
7628226 Automatic control system for connecting a dual-member pipe  
A system and method of making up and breaking out a dual-member drill string. The system comprises a spindle, a spindle carriage and a drive frame. The drive frame provides thrust to the spindle,...
7628225 Drilling device  
The present embodiments relate to systems for building and/or handling a tubular string of a drilling device. The drilling device comprises a drill floor and a drilling derrick extending from the...
7600584 Pipe handling system with a movable magazine  
A pipe handling assembly for transporting pipe sections to and from the drill string of a horizontal boring machine. The system comprises a magazine, a cradle for supporting the magazine, a support...
7600570 Drilling rig placed on the sea bed and equipped for drilling of oil and gas wells  
A drilling placed on the seabed and arranged for drilling of oil and gas wells is remote controlled from a light drilling vessel ( 2 ) through pipes and signal cables ( 3 ). The main structure of...
7600583 Automated, low profile drilling/bolting module with collaring  
A module is for use in drilling a borehole in 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...
7568533 Pipehandler  
A pipe handling system is disclosed with an elongated base that is dimensioned to receive and support a movable tray in a position parallel to the base with at least two degrees of freedom of...
7562724 Rod transfer mechanism synchronizer apparatus and method  
A synchronizer device is used for coordinating drill rod transfer mechanisms utilized in connection with transferring the drill rod between a drill rod magazine and the drill string in a horizontal...
7544036 Column selector for pipe section magazine of directional drill  
A handling assembly for pipe sections for a horizontal directional drill includes a thrust frame and a pipe handler assembly track that is attached to the thrust frame so as to define a pipe...
7540338 Single joint drilling system with inclined pipe handling system  
A pipe handling system comprises a pipe erector that is operable to move a pipe from a horizontal storage position to an inclined position. In the inclined position, an upper end of the pipe is...
7537059 Drill rod greasing magazine and method  
A magazine for greasing drill rods includes a magazine assembly couplable with a drill assembly, for instance, a directional drill. The magazine assembly includes a magazine coupled with the...
7510028 Drill pipe racking apparatus  
Lower pipe stand racking combs are arranged to fold down from a side of the derrick at selected locations above the rig floor. In each racking comb an array of parallel fingers extend in a spaced...
7467670 Method and apparatus for indexing between selected columns in a drill rod magazine  
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...
7401664 Top drive systems  
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...
7381012 Automated, low profile drilling/bolting module with collaring  
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...
7337853 Top feed of control lines to a reciprocating spider  
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....
7278498 Rotatable support for inclinable masts of drilling machines  
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...
7240742 Pipe handling system with a movable magazine  
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....
7140453 Pipe handling apparatus  
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...
7096977 Pipe running tool  
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...
7083007 Fingerboard with pneumatically actuated finger latches  
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...
7011166 System and method for assisting with automatically connecting pipe joints with a horizontal boring machine  
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...
6976540 Method and apparatus for offline standbuilding  
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...
6951257 Drilling mast with movable and fixed unscrewing vice  
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...
6938709 Pipe running tool  
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...
6935440 Service rig with torque carrier  
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...
6889772 Method and apparatus for installing control lines in a well  
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...
6857483 Drilling device and method for drilling a well  
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...
6845825 Method and apparatus for attaching/detaching drill rod  
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....
6827143 Casing centering tool assembly  
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...
6814164 Pipe loading device for a directional drilling apparatus  
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...
6808029 Drill rig assembly  
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...
6779614 System and method for transferring pipe  
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...
6736219 Underground horizontal boring apparatus  
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...
6705414 Tubular transfer system  
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...
6702043 Drilling machine with arc-like drill pipe holder  
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 ...
6637525 Ground drilling machine and rod exchanger utilized therefor  
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...
6637526 Offset elevator for a pipe running tool and a method of using a pipe running tool  
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...
6615932 Arrangement in rock drilling apparatus  
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...
6591921 Horizontal boring apparatus  
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...
6591904 Equipment for stowing and handling drill pipes  
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 );...
6557651 Automated lubricant dispensing system and method for a horizontal directional drilling machine  
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...
6550547 System and method for automatically controlling a pipe handling system for a horizontal boring machine  
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...
6543551 Pipe handling device  
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...
6543555 Automatic loader for drill rods  
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 )...
6513605 Apparatus for handling pipes in drilling rigs  
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...
6416134 Underground auger system  
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...
6413019 Turret rock bolter with stinger/centralizer  
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...
6408954 Gripping mechanism for a directional drilling machine  
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...
6405810 Method of lubricating and lubricant spraying apparatus  
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...
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