| US 7,513,300 B2 | ||
| Casing running and drilling system | ||
| Bernd-Georg Pietras, Wedgemark (Germany); Thomas F. Bailey, Houston, Tex. (US); Adrian Vuyk, Jr., Houston, Tex. (US); and Carl J. Wilson, Hockley, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 20, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/688,619. | ||
| Application 11/688619 is a continuation of application No. 10/794795, filed on Mar. 05, 2004, granted, now 7,191,840. | ||
| Application 11/688619 is a continuation of application No. 11/688619. | ||
| Application 11/688619 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/288976, filed on Nov. 29, 2005, granted, now 7,219,744. | ||
| Application 11/288976 is a continuation of application No. 10/738950, filed on Dec. 17, 2003, granted, now 7,021,374. | ||
| Application 10/738950 is a continuation of application No. 10/354226, filed on Jan. 29, 2003, granted, now 6,688,398. | ||
| Application 10/354226 is a continuation of application No. 09/762698, granted, now 6,527,047, filed on Mar. 04, 2003, previously published as PCT/GB99/02704, filed on Aug. 16, 1999. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/451964, filed on Mar. 05, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 9818366.8 (GB), filed on Aug. 24, 1998. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0193751 A1, Aug. 23, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. E21B 19/16 (2006.01); E21B 19/10 (2006.01); E21B 7/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 166—77.51 [166/380; 166/85.1; 175/113; 294/86.12] | 37 Claims |
| 1. A method for suspending and turning a tubular using a top drive, comprising:
gripping an outside of the tubular with a second gripping member;
moving the second gripping member toward a first gripping member to couple the second gripping member to the first gripping
member;
actuating the first gripping member to engage an inside of the tubular; and
rotating the tubular to make up a connection between the tubular and a tubular string.
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