Patent ID: 7261152

Claim:
A cable drawn snubbing apparatus, comprising: a first track having an upper end and a lower end; a second track in parallel spaced relation to the first track, the second track having an upper end and a lower end; a carriage extending between and engaging the first track and the second track; pipe engaging slips carried by the carriage; upper cables extending from the carriage to the upper end of the first track and the upper end of the second track; lower cables extending from the carriage to the lower end of the first track and the lower end of the second track; upper drive means for exerting a force upon the upper cables to pull the carriage toward the upper end of the first track and the upper end of the second track; and lower drive means for exerting a force upon the lower cables to pull the carriage toward the lower end of the first track and the lower end of the second track.