US Patent Issued to Weatherford Technology Holdings on March 25 for "Extended reach power track tool used on coiled tubing" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,826, issued on March 25, was assigned to Weatherford Technology Holdings LLC (Houston).

"Extended reach power track tool used on coiled tubing" was invented by Keith Adams (Katy, Texas), Detlef Boss (The Woodlands, Texas) and Gary D. Ingram (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A traction tool is operable with fluid flow from coiled tubing for use in a wellbore. The traction tool includes a mandrel, a driver, at least one piston, and a motor. The driver is rotatably disposed on the mandrel and can be movable between retracted and extended conditions when the at least one piston is actuated. The driver in the extended condition is ...