Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Torque track system
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Application No.: US15164692Application Date: 2016-05-25
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Publication No.: US10094175B2Publication Date: 2018-10-09
- Inventor: Aaron Edward Mason , Douglas Christian Greening
- Applicant: Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Abel Law Group, LLP
- Agent Enrique Abarca
- Main IPC: E21B15/00
- IPC: E21B15/00 ; E21B3/02

Abstract:
A drilling rig includes a torque track system configured to couple to a derrick and to a top drive of the drilling rig, where the torque track system is configured to resist movement of the top drive in a lateral direction with respect to the derrick and to transfer torsional loads to the derrick in an operating configuration, a first torque track segment of the torque track system, and a second torque track segment of the torque track system coupled to the first torque track segment with a joint. The joint is configured to enable the first torque track segment and the second torque track segment to pivot with respect to one another while maintaining a physical connection between the first torque track segment and the second torque track segment during manipulation of the torque track system into and out of the operating configuration.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170342780A1 TORQUE TRACK SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2017-11-30
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