Integrated pipe handling method for well completion and production
US11225846B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/2607
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A novel integrated pipe handling system and method is provided wherein one or more pipe tubs having lift arms can be loaded with pipe and transported to a drill site where it may be deployed next to a pipe handling trailer. The pipe tubs and pipe handling trailer are arranged such that when the lift arms are raised, pipes may roll from a tub to the trailer, where a pipe is transferred to an angularly adjustable trough on the trailer. The trough may be raised to a preselected position and the pipe moved along the trough by a skate such that the pipe is available to be transferred from the pipe handling trailer to a drilling rig. The process may be reversed to remove pipe from the drilling rig. A control system, which may be operated in a manual or automated mode, is used to operate the integrated system using information about each pipe joint recorded during the loading process.
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