Parking system for a pipe racker on a drilling rig
US9926753B2 · kind B2 · utility
4Cited by
21References
25Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49842
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Apparatus and methods include a parking system for a drilling rig. The parking system includes a first track portion extending along a pathway between a well center and a V-door on a drilling rig and a second track portion extending in a transverse direction relative to the first track portion. A trolley is configured to carry a racking device and move along at least a portion of the first track portion and the second track portion between a position in the pathway between well center and the V-door on a drilling rig and a position offline and out of the pathway between well center and the V-door on a drilling rig.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.