Downhole tractor comprising two or more hydrualic supply lines
AssigneeAltus Intervention (Technologies) AS
InventorGerald McInally
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Abstract
A downhole tractor has at least one hydraulic drive section, comprising a first hydraulic supply line for actuating at least one hydraulic cylinder for actuating at least one tractor arm and a second hydraulic supply line for driving at least one hydraulic motor for rotating at least one tractor wheel. The downhole tractor further comprises a hydraulic power pack configured for supplying hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic supply lines. The hydraulic power pack comprises a pressure-setting valve provided in between the first hydraulic supply line and the second hydraulic supply line, wherein the pressure-setting valve is configured for feeding excess hydraulic fluid in the first hydraulic supply line to the second hydraulic supply line to increase the speed of the downhole tractor.
Claims9
A downhole tractor having at least one hydraulic drive section, the downhole tractor comprising:
- a first hydraulic supply line (200, 200-1) for actuating at least one hydraulic cylinder (160) for actuating at least one tractor arm and a second hydraulic supply line (300, 300-1) for driving at least one hydraulic motor (170) for rotating at least one tractor wheel;
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- a hydraulic power pack (100) configured for supplying hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic supply lines (200, 200-1, 300, 300-1), wherein the hydraulic power pack (100) comprises a pressure-setting valve (115) provided between the first hydraulic supply line (200, 200-1) and the second hydraulic supply line (300, 300-1), the pressure-setting valve (115) being configured to hold a preset pressure on an input side of the pressure-setting valve (115) and supply the hydraulic fluid to the first hydraulic supply line (200, 200-1) and, at the same time, for feeding excess hydraulic fluid in the first hydraulic supply line (200, 200-1) to the second hydraulic supply line (300, 300-1) to increase the speed of the downhole tractor, the first hydraulic supply line (200, 200-1) being at a higher pressure than the second hydraulic supply line (300, 300-1).
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