Patent · US Expired

Drilling rig equipped with pairs of block and tackle systems

US4423994A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 1981
Grant dateJan 3, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 26, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B19/02
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

This invention relates to drilling rigs, and more particularly to novel apparatus for supporting a plurality of pairs of block and tackle systems with the tackle systems of each pair operable sequentially and alternately, the one being used to support a main drilling or tubing string while the other is being used to rack stands of tubing therefrom.

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