Patent ID: 11952846
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 22:
23. The method of claim 15, further including after completion of the drilling of the subterranean well:
setting the drill pipe string on the slips;
diverting the drilling mud to the side-entry port of the sleeve assembly;
closing the central valve to prevent the flow of fluids past the central valve within the uphole internal bore;
removing the uphole stand from the drill pipe string;
rotating the drill pipe string, the uphole body, and the downhole body about the central axis with the rotary table, free of relative rotation between the uphole body and the downhole body, where the uphole body and the downhole body rotate independently from the sleeve assembly;
racking back the uphole stand;
stopping the rotation of the rotary table and securing the downhole stand to the rig drive;
opening the central valve and delivering the drilling mud through the drill pipe string by way of the rig drive;
picking the drill pipe string off of the slips; and
pulling the downhole stand of the drill pipe string in an uphole direction out of the subterranean well with the rig drive.