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Timestamp: 2018-04-21 21:44:06
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2008334992', 'Application No. 2012201644', 'Application No. 2014215938', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 08860261', 'Application No. 12153779', 'Application No. 15166062']

US9528326B2 - Method of using a top drive system - Google Patents
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This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/457,255, filed Apr. 26, 2012, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/334,193, filed Dec. 12, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,210,268, which claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/013,235, filed Dec. 12, 2007, which applications hereby are incorporated by reference in their entirety.
The connection evaluator 451 may determine whether the change in torque and rotation between these second and third markers are within a predetermined acceptable range. If the values, or the change in values, are not acceptable, the connection evaluator 451 indicates a bad connection. If, however, the values/change are/is acceptable, the torque elevator 463 calculates a target torque value and/or target turns value. The target value is calculated by adding a predetermined delta value (torque or turns) to a measured reference value(s). The measured reference value may be the measured torque value or turns value corresponding to the detected shoulder condition. In one embodiment, a target torque value and a target turns value are calculated based off of the measured torque value and turns value, respectively, corresponding to the detected shoulder condition.
The adapter 611 may further include a seal mandrel 635 formed along an inner portion thereof. The seal mandrel 635 may include a seal (not shown) disposed along an outer surface for engaging an inner surface of the shaft 615. At a lower end, the adapter 611 may include any of the bidirectional couplings for connection to the drive shaft 222, discussed above or a thread for connection to drill pipe. Alternatively, the shaft 615 and adapter 611 may be used with the top drive assembly 250 instead of the quick connect system 300.
1. A method of using a top drive, comprising:
coupling a drill string to a quill of the top drive using a first adapter that is bidirectionally rotationally coupled to the quill;
rotating a drill bit coupled to the drill string to drill a wellbore;
removing the drill string from the wellbore;
actuating an actuator to release the first adapter from the quill;
engaging the quill to a tubular gripping member using a second adapter;
actuating the actuator to bidirectionally rotationally couple the second adapter to the quill;
gripping a casing using the tubular gripping member; and
rotating the casing using the tubular gripping member.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising rotating the casing relative to a casing string using the tubular gripping member to connect the casing with the casing string.
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising compensating for axial movement of the second adapter while connecting the casing with the casing string.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising injecting fluid through the quill of the top drive and into the casing string, rotating the casing string using the top drive, and lowering the casing string into the wellbore.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising cementing the casing string in the wellbore.
6. The method of claim 3, further comprising injecting fluid through the quill of the top drive and into the casing string, rotating a drill bit coupled to the casing string to further drill the wellbore, and lowering the casing string into the wellbore.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising cementing the casing string in the wellbore.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising measuring torque of the casing, wirelessly transmitting a torque measurement of the casing to a non-rotating interface, monitoring a rate of change of the torque, and stopping rotation of the casing when the rate of change of torque reaches a predefined value.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the second adapter is coupled to the tubular gripping member.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising uncoupling the second adapter and the tubular gripping member from the quill, and coupling a cementing tool to the quill using a third adapter having a control line in communication with the top drive.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the second adapter includes a control line in communication with the top drive, and wherein the tubular gripping member communicates with the top drive via the control line.
12. A method of using a top drive, comprising:
coupling a drill string to a quill of the top drive using a first adapter that has a first control line that is in communication with the top drive;
uncoupling the first adapter from the quill; and
coupling a tubular gripping member to the quill using a second adapter that has a second control line that is in communication with the top drive, wherein the tubular gripping member is in communication with the top drive via the second control line of the second adapter.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising gripping and rotating a casing using the tubular gripping member.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising uncoupling the second adapter and the tubular gripping member from the quill, and coupling a cementing tool to the quill using a third adapter that has a third control line that is in communication with the top drive.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the cementing tool is in communication with the top drive via the third control line of the third adapter.
16. A method of using a top drive, comprising:
gripping a casing with a tubular gripping member that is bidirectionally rotationally coupled to a quill of the top drive using a first adapter;
rotating the casing relative to a casing string using the tubular gripping member to connect the casing to the casing string;
moving the tubular gripping member relative to the quill using a compensator to compensate for axial movement of the casing while connecting the casing to the casing string;
lowering the casing string into a wellbore;
actuating an actuator to release the first adapter and the tubular gripping member from the quill;
attaching a second adapter to the quill; and
bi-directionally rotationally coupling another tubular gripping member to the quill using the second adapter.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the first adapter is coupled to the tubular gripping member.
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