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EP 1056924 A1 20001206 - DRILLING TOWER

Title (en)

DRILLING TOWER

Title (de)

BOHRTURM

Title (fr)

DERRICK

Publication

EP 1056924 A1 20001206 (EN)

Application

EP 98915070 A 19980224

Priority

NO 9800053 W 19980224

IPC 1-7

E21B 15/00

IPC 8 full level

E21B 15/00 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9943920A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

AT E217938 T1 20020615; AU 6933898 A 19990915; DE 69805552 D1 20020627; EP 1056924 A1 20001206; EP 1056924 B1 20020522

DOCDB simple family (application)

AT 98915070 T 19980224; AU 6933898 A 19980224; DE 69805552 T 19980224; EP 98915070 A 19980224