Global Patent Index - EP 3411559 B1

EP 3411559 B1 20200506 - REMOVAL OF TUBING FROM A WELL AND DISCARDING THE REMOVED TUBING

Title (en)

REMOVAL OF TUBING FROM A WELL AND DISCARDING THE REMOVED TUBING

Title (de)

ENTFERNUNG VON ROHREN AUS EINEM BOHRLOCH UND ENTSORGUNG DER ENTFERNTEN ROHRE

Title (fr)

RETRAIT D'UNE COLONNE DE PRODUCTION D'UN PUITS ET MISE AU REBUT DE LA COLONNE DE PRODUCTION RETIRÉE

Publication

EP 3411559 B1 20200506 (EN)

Application

EP 17705967 A 20170202

Priority

  • NL 2016209 A 20160202
  • NL 2017081 A 20160630
  • NL 2017050071 W 20170202

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017135823A2] The invention relates to a rig for removal of tubing from a well, e.g. a hydrocarbon well, the rig having a working floor, a tower structure provided with a tripping operation elevator, a slip device, and a tubulars connection makeup and breaking device, e.g. an iron roughneck machine or mechanized tong device, and/or a tubing cutting device. According to the invention, the rig further comprises a cable removal device, adapted to remove cables and/or control lines from the outside of the tubing, to provide a cleared external support zone fit for engagement by the slip device, preferably while said tubing is supported by an elevator of a tower structure of the rig, the support zone preferably also comprising aconnector part of a tubular of the tubing, to allow for the elevator to engage the tubing at, more in particular just below, the connector.

IPC 8 full level

E21B 19/16 (2006.01); E21B 29/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E21B 15/00 (2013.01); E21B 19/16 (2013.01); E21B 29/04 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017135823 A2 20170810; WO 2017135823 A3 20171109; EP 3411559 A2 20181212; EP 3411559 B1 20200506

DOCDB simple family (application)

NL 2017050071 W 20170202; EP 17705967 A 20170202