Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Two pipe horizontal directional drilling system
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Application No.: US13676797Application Date: 2012-11-14
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Publication No.: US09598905B2Publication Date: 2017-03-21
- Inventor: Michael D. Van Zee , Ryan D. Otis , Clint M. Recker , David Wisniewski , Robin W. Carlson
- Applicant: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
- Applicant Address: US IA Pella
- Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
- Current Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IA Pella
- Agency: Merchant & Gould P.C.
- Main IPC: E21B7/04
- IPC: E21B7/04 ; E21B19/00 ; E21B3/02 ; E21B7/02 ; E21B17/18

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a drill drive unit and drill string make up and break up unit with a method for use with a dual pipe drill string configuration. The drill drive unit is mounted to a single carriage and includes an outer drive spindle in a position fixed to the carriage with inner drive spindle configured to rotate independent of the outer drive spindle while being able to move longitudinally at least 12 inches relative to the outer drive spindle. The method involves connecting and disconnecting inner shafts and outer shafts of the dual pipe drill string.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130068490A1 TWO PIPE HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2013-03-21
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