Article: Publication No. WO/2009/132301 Published on Oct. 29, Assigned to Western Well Tool for Rotating Drill Pipe Protector Attachment, Fastener Assembly (American Inventors)

Article: Ohio, Indiana Inventors Develop Tubular Hinge Bar
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 1, 2008 ;     418 words ... ... According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge bar for the hinge assembly of a large motor vehicle's hood has ... end sections connecting the arms to the body at each end and hinge bar brackets extending from the arms. At least one ring is located ...

Article: CARBON FIBER (CFRP) COMPOSITE DRILL PIPE PERFORMS ...
Advanced Materials & Composites News;  June 16, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... County, OK - A new lightweight, flexible drill pipe engineered from space-age composites ... commercial use. The advanced composite drill pipe could enable drillers in the future to ... without creating fatigue stress on the drill pipe. The Energy Department's National ...

Article: FRASTE's Automatic drill pipe-handling system: ...
National Driller;  September 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... to reach the required drilling depth. Drill pipe-handling always has been the hardest ... operators, due to the weight of the drill pipe and the manual handling/loading system ... first application of a special automatic drill pipe-handling device--the Manipulator ...

Article: HDD Good Practices Guidelines--part 2: quality and integrity of ...
National Driller;  April 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...The function of drill pipe is to transmit rotational torque and thrust ... the product. Quality and integrity of the drill pipe is critical for a successful installation. Failure of drill pipe at any time during the drilling process is ...

Article: U.S. Department of Energy Develop Flexible Carbon Fiber Composite ...
Advanced Materials & Composites News;  May 17, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... fiber reinforced polymer composite drill pipe that is lighter, stronger and more flexible ... the oil industry. The new composite drill pipe could, according to the DOE, significantly ... turned to the combination of flexible drill pipe and "slimhole" (small diameter) drilling ...

Article: Drill Pipe Critical For Effective HDD Operations.
Underground Construction;  December 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... components making up the total system. Drill pipe is arguably the most overlooked and taken ... unit and downhole components. Without drill pipe, directional drilling is impossible ... failure of every HDD project depends on drill pipe performance: * Drill pipe transmits ...

Article: Shortages, higher price for drill pipe lead IADC to ...
The Oil Daily;  April 28, 1997 ;     700+ words ...HOUSTON -- Growing shortages of drill pipe are prompting the International Association ... of steel or even a shortage of steel drill pipe because U.S. steel mills are still ... lengthening delays in obtaining finished drill pipe -- pipe that has been coated and upset ...