Global Patent Index - EP 2126269 A1

EP 2126269 A1 20091202 - TOP DRIVE APPARATUS

Title (en)

TOP DRIVE APPARATUS

Title (de)

OBERE ANTRIEBSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL À SYSTÈME D'ENTRAÎNEMENT EN SURFACE

Publication

EP 2126269 A1 20091202 (EN)

Application

EP 08709632 A 20080220

Priority

  • GB 2008050112 W 20080220
  • US 90279807 P 20070222
  • US 1261608 A 20080204

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008102175A1] A method and apparatus for tra nsf erring fluid from a rotor (140) of a top drive apparatus to a non-rotating conduit, (101, 102) such as a gooseneck, the rotor (140) rotating at a working speed, characterised in that a seal (109) is arranged between said rotor (140) and a speed reducer apparatus (160) and a further seal (107) arranged between the speed reducer apparatus (160) a nd the non-rotating conduit (101, 102), the method comprising the step of the speed reducer apparatus (160) rotating at a speed slower than the working speed, such that the seal (109) and further, seal (107) each rotate at slower speed than the working speed.

IPC 8 full level

E21B 3/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E21B 3/022 (2020.05 - EP); E21B 21/02 (2013.01 - EP US); E21B 33/02 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2008102175 A1 20080828; CA 2678686 A1 20080828; EP 2126269 A1 20091202; US 2008230274 A1 20080925

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2008050112 W 20080220; CA 2678686 A 20080220; EP 08709632 A 20080220; US 1261608 A 20080204