WELL WALL GRIPPING ELEMENT

摘要

A gripping element (100) for incorporation into a track (175) of a downhole tractor (101). The gripping element may be configured with an arcuate or curved surface (201) in order to roughly match the arcuate nature of a well through which the downhole tractor is advanced. Due to the matching arcuate surfaces of the gripping element and the wall of the well, problems associated with uneven wear on the tracks may be avoided. Furthermore, damage to the well wall may be minimized as a result of the substantially matching surfaces of the well wall and the track made up of such gripping elements. Additionally, the gripping element may be made up of primarily a monolithic body (200) in order to avoid challenges presented by some segmented body configurations.