公开(公告)号：US20110000682A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-06

申请号：US12496205

申请日：2009-07-01

申请人： Charles Michael Webre ,  Brennan S. Domec ,  Vernon J. Bouligny, JR.

发明人： Charles Michael Webre ,  Brennan S. Domec ,  Vernon J. Bouligny, JR.

IPC分类号： E21B19/16 ,  E21B31/00

CPC分类号： E21B19/16

摘要： An internally gripping tong to rotate tubular segments comprising a central cam body rotatably disposed within a housing having a plurality of windows. The cam body is surrounded by a plurality of angularly distributed gripping jaws slidably received within the windows. The tong is disposed within a bore of a tubular segment, and rotation of the housing relative to the cam body deploys the gripping jaws radially outwardly within the windows to engage the interior wall of the tubular segment. The tong may be self-energizing in both the make-up and the break-out modes of operation. The tong may be deployed to grip the tubular segment using a device to frictionally couple the housing to the tubular segment that cooperates with the top drive assembly, or by an internal actuator that imparts rotation to the housing relative to the cam body.

摘要翻译： 一种用于旋转管状部分的内夹钳，包括可旋转地设置在具有多个窗口的壳体内的中心凸轮体。 凸轮体被可滑动地容纳在窗户内的多个角度分布的夹爪包围。 钳子设置在管状区段的孔内，并且壳体相对于凸轮体的旋转在窗口内径向向外展开夹紧爪以接合管状区段的内壁。 在化妆和爆发的运作模式中，钳子可能是自给自足的。 钳子可以被部署以使用装置将壳体摩擦地联接到与顶部驱动组件协作的管状区段或通过相对于凸轮本体赋予壳体旋转的内部致动器来夹持管状区段。

公开(公告)号：US08051909B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-08

申请号：US11740481

申请日：2007-04-26

申请人： Jeremy R. Angelle ,  Robert L. Tribodeaux, Jr. ,  Donald E. Mosing ,  Vernon J. Bouligny, Jr. ,  Hans W. Schmidt ,  Richard Wiggins

发明人： Jeremy R. Angelle ,  Robert L. Tribodeaux, Jr. ,  Donald E. Mosing ,  Vernon J. Bouligny, Jr. ,  Hans W. Schmidt ,  Richard Wiggins

IPC分类号： E21B44/02 ,  E21B47/00 ,  E21B19/16

CPC分类号： E21B19/10 ,  E21B19/07

摘要： Method and apparatus for handling a supported tubular string with a string elevator and a spider on a rig to prevent damaging contact between the string elevator and spider while facilitating further connections of add-on tubular segments. The string elevator and supported tubular string descend toward the spider until reaching a predetermined position. The process of setting the spider into engagement of the tubular string is automatically initiated in response to detecting the predetermined position of the string elevator. With the spider set, the string elevator can be unloaded. Optionally, the method may also automatically terminate the string elevator descent in response to detecting that the spider has been set. A preferred apparatus for detecting the position of the elevator includes a tilt switch secured to a fixed position along the length of the Kelly hose.

摘要翻译： 用于在钻机上用串电梯和蜘蛛处理支撑的管状柱的方法和装置，以防止在串升降机和蜘蛛之间的破坏性接触，同时促进附加管状段的进一步连接。 琴弦升降机和支撑的筒状琴弦向着蜘蛛下降直到达到预定位置。 响应于检测到串电梯的预定位置，自动地启动将星形架设置成管状串的接合的过程。 随着蜘蛛集，绳电梯可以卸载。 可选地，该方法还可以响应于检测到蜘蛛已经被设置而自动终止弦升降机下降。 用于检测电梯位置的优选装置包括固定在沿着Kelly软管长度的固定位置的倾斜开关。

公开(公告)号：US6089338A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-18

申请号：US54808

申请日：1998-04-03

申请人： Vernon J. Bouligny, Jr.

发明人： Vernon J. Bouligny, Jr.

IPC分类号： E21B19/10 ,  E21B19/06

CPC分类号： E21B19/10

摘要： A spider for use within the rotary table opening has all movable elements flush with or below the rig floor. The conventional wedge shaped slips are supported and aligned by a slip carrier that has a spherical outer surface that slideably mates with a spherical bowl inner surface in the spider such that the pipe, slip, and slip carrier can tilt as a unit about any horizontal axis that passes through the spherical surface center.

摘要翻译： 在旋转工作台开口内使用的蜘蛛具有与钻台底部齐平或下方的所有可移动元件。 常规的楔形滑块由具有球形外表面的滑动支架支撑和对准，该球形外表面可与蜘蛛中的球形碗内表面滑动配合，使得管道，滑动件和滑动承载件可围绕任何水平轴线倾斜 穿过球面中心。

公开(公告)号：US06237684B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-29

申请号：US09330410

申请日：1999-06-11

申请人： Vernon J Bouligny, Jr. ,  Michael W Olivier

发明人： Vernon J Bouligny, Jr. ,  Michael W Olivier

IPC分类号： E21B1916

CPC分类号： E21B19/10 ,  E21B19/16

摘要： A support table with an upwardly extending tubular neck engages the lower surface of the upper connector of the string to support the string while resting on a floor-level support. The neck is small enough for an elevator to close around the neck and still engage the outer portion of the lower surface of the connector. The support table is split into separable parts for opening to install and remove it from around the string. The base of the support table is large enough to stand on the rig floor level support. Optionally, a liner is provided for an oversize elevator bore to provide an axially short, inwardly extending, lower flange. On the upper end the liner has an outwardly extending flange to engage the usual load bearing surface of the elevator. The liner is split to open with the elevator, with each portion secured to the elevator by at least one fastener. To accept connectors with a lower plane surface too small to accommodate both support neck and elevator, a removable temporary substitute sleeve is provided for lifting the string.

摘要翻译： 具有向上延伸的管状颈部的支撑台与弦线的上连接器的下表面接合以在搁置在地板级支撑件上时支撑弦线。 颈部足够小以使电梯围绕颈部闭合并仍然接合连接器的下表面的外部部分。 支撑台分为可分离部分，用于打开以将其从字符串周围安装和删除。 支撑台的基座足够大，能够支撑在钻台平台上。 可选地，提供衬套用于过大的升降膛孔以提供轴向短的向内延伸的下凸缘。 在上端，衬套具有向外延伸的凸缘以接合电梯的通常承载表面。 衬套被拆开以与电梯一起打开，每个部分通过至少一个紧固件固定到电梯。 为了接受具有太小的平面的连接器，不能容纳两个支撑颈部和电梯，提供了一个可拆卸的临时替代套筒来提升绳子。

公开(公告)号：US5099725A

公开(公告)日：1992-03-31

申请号：US600533

申请日：1990-10-19

申请人： Vernon J. Bouligny, Jr. ,  Mark S. Sibille

发明人： Vernon J. Bouligny, Jr. ,  Mark S. Sibille

IPC分类号： E21B19/16

CPC分类号： E21B19/164

摘要： An apparatus for making up or breaking out of two members having mating threaded connections, such as pipe joints or bolts for avoiding undesirable transverse forces relative to the two members during tightening (or loosening), thereby insuring the connection is made up (or broken out) by essentially pure torque loads.The apparatus includes a power-driven lead tong, a back-up tong, a load cell which cooperates with either tong to produce a torque measurement and an interconnecting frame and isolation apparatus which eliminates transverse forces relative to the two threaded members. The power-driven lead tong rotatingly drives the first threaded member about its axis either clockwise or counterclockwise, as required. The back-up tong secures the second threaded member against axial rotation in response to the rotation of the first member. The interconnecting frame and isolation apparatus adapts the lead tong to the back-up tong in such a manner that their relative tendencies to rotate about the threaded members, in opposite directions, counteract each other. Also, by means of interconnecting members and isolation apparatus allowing relative movement along x, y and z axis between the lead tong and the back-up tong, but which does not allow relative rotation about the z axis, the interconnecting frame prevents undesirable transverse forces from occurring, between the lead tong and the back-up tong in response to the driving torque of the lead tong. Further, by means of said interconnecting members and isolation apparatus, the interconnecting means eliminates transverse forces which would otherwise develop because of irregularities of the threaded members (such as bent members or eccentric lead). A load cell cooperating with the isolation apparatus, internally disposed in the interconnecting frame, cooperates between the isolation apparatus and the tong housing to produce a torque measurement without inducing transverse forces on the threaded members.

公开(公告)号：US07621202B2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-24

申请号：US12036145

申请日：2008-02-22

申请人： Vernon J. Bouligny, Jr. ,  Joshua Kyle Bourgeois

发明人： Vernon J. Bouligny, Jr. ,  Joshua Kyle Bourgeois

IPC分类号： B25B13/50

CPC分类号： E21B19/161 ,  E21B19/164 ,  Y10T29/49766 ,  Y10T29/5367

摘要： The apparatus of the present invention is directed to a replacement cage assembly (106) to modify a conventional power tong (100) to enable the power tong to grip and rotate smaller diameter tubular segments (90). The method of the invention is directed to modifying a power tong (100) to grip and rotate a tubular segment of a diameter smaller than could be gripped by the unmodified power tong (100). The invention provides a rotary gear insert (240), having an interior second cam surface, rotatably captured intermediate an upper cage plate (230) and a lower cage plate (210) and slidably receivable within the conventional rotary gear of the power tong (100) and to cam and rotate a plurality of replacement gripping jaws (220, 221) pivotally captured adjacent the second cam surface (240) and intermediate the upper cage plate (230) and the lower cage plate (210).

摘要翻译： 本发明的装置涉及一种替换笼组件（106），用于修改常规动力钳（100），以使动力钳夹紧和旋转较小直径的管段（90）。 本发明的方法涉及修改动力钳（100）以夹紧和旋转直径小于可以由未修改的动力钳（100）夹紧的直径的管状部分。 本发明提供了一种具有内部第二凸轮表面的旋转齿轮插入件（240），其可转动地被捕获在上笼板（230）和下笼板（210）的中间，并且可滑动地容纳在动力钳（100）的常规旋转齿轮内 ）并且使与所述第二凸轮表面（240）相邻并且位于所述上笼板（230）和所述下笼板（210）之间的多个替换夹爪（220,221）凸轮旋转。

公开(公告)号：US4989909A

公开(公告)日：1991-02-05

申请号：US394949

申请日：1989-08-17

申请人： Vernon J. Bouligny, Jr. ,  Charles M. Webre

发明人： Vernon J. Bouligny, Jr. ,  Charles M. Webre

IPC分类号： B25B5/06 ,  B25B13/50 ,  B66C1/46 ,  E21B19/16

CPC分类号： E21B19/161 ,  B25B13/5016 ,  B25B5/065 ,  B66C1/46

摘要： An apparatus for gripping tubular members about their outer diameter without causing surface damage or structural deformation to the tubular members, so that they may be axially rotated or secured against axial rotation. A generally cylindrical internal sleeve is contained within a molded flexible liner. One side of the internal sleeve is releasably attached to the flexible liner, forming an annular bladder-like structure within the flexible liner. Introduction of pressure into the bladder-like structure causes the flexible liner to inflate radially inward and thereby grip tubular workpieces within the friction grip. Axial splines on the releasable side of internal sleeve interfit mate with corresponding splines of the molded flexible liner, thereby evenly distribute torque forces throughout the flexible liner rather than such torque forces being concentrated at only the edges of the flexible liner. Movable anti-extrusion rings at the axial edges of the flexible linear prevent deformation of the liner into the annular space between the outer sleeve of the friction grip, and also prevent wear between the axial edges of the liner and the edges of the outer sleeve. An additional, non-rigid sleeve, or coating, of friction enhancing material may be placed on the inner face of the flexible liner to increase the frictional characteristics of the grip and/or increase service life of the surface of the flexible liner. Instead of being made of one annular section, the friction grip may be made of two, or more, hingedly connected sections so as to allow the gripper to be attached at the midpoint of tubular workpieces without having to slide it over one end of workpiece.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将管状构件围绕其外径夹紧而不会对管状构件造成表面损伤或结构变形的装置，使得它们可以轴向旋转或固定抵抗轴向旋转。 大致圆柱形的内部套筒包含在模制的柔性衬里内。 内部套筒的一侧可释放地附接到柔性衬里，在柔性衬垫内形成环状的囊状结构。 将压力引入到囊状结构中导致柔性衬里径向向内膨胀，从而夹紧摩擦夹具内的管状工件。 内部套筒的可释放侧面上的轴向花键与模制的柔性衬里的对应花键配合，从而将扭矩力均匀地分配在整个柔性衬里上，而不是仅在柔性衬里的边缘集中。 在柔性线性的轴向边缘处的可移动的抗挤压环防止衬套变形成摩擦把手的外套筒之间的环形空间，并且还防止衬套的轴向边缘与外套筒的边缘之间的磨损。 摩擦增强材料的另外的非刚性套筒或涂层可以放置在柔性衬里的内表面上，以增加把手的摩擦特性和/或增加柔性衬里表面的使用寿命。 代替由一个环形部分制成，摩擦夹可以由两个或更多个铰接连接的部分制成，以便允许夹持器在管状工件的中点附接，而不必将其滑动到工件的一端。