Rotary drilling head
US4363357A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 1980 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B33/085
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A rotary drilling head for a rotary drilling apparatus including a hollow or tubular base including a discharge outlet and a lower end adapted to be mounted on a well casing, or the like, and a housing with a rotatable spindle therein insertable into the base in a sealed relationship with the spindle including a stripper rubber at the lower end thereof, and a non-metallic driving connection with the Kelly bar at the upper end and journaled internally of the housing through thrust bearing assemblies and sealed in relation thereto by a plurality of unique seal arrangements. Pressurized lubrication is communicated with a passageway defined between the housing and rotatable spindle to provide continuous pressurized lubrication by an air-oil mist. The housing is removably secured to the base by a split clamp structure to facilitate assembly and disassembly of the housing and spindle components with respect to the base.
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