Drill floor support structures
AssigneeNov Canada Ulc
InventorsKameron Wayne Konduc, Randy Steven Stoik, Jonathan Douglas Callaghan
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a modular drilling cellar configured to be arranged beneath a drill floor of a drilling rig. The cellar may have a housing for storing well head equipment and a drill floor support structure. The drill floor support structure may have a pair of support legs, each leg may have an extension portion, a column portion, and a bearing foot. Each of the extension portion and column portion may be configured to be arranged in a reading position and an operating position.
Claims20
A modular drilling cellar configured to be arranged beneath a drill floor of a drilling rig, the modular drilling cellar comprising:
- a housing for storing well head equipment;
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- a drill floor support structure comprising a pair of support legs, each leg comprising:
- an extension portion coupled to the cellar and configured to be arranged in an operating position and a roading position;
- a column portion coupled to the extension portion and configured to be arranged in an operational position and a roading position;
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- a bearing foot coupled to the column portion.
A drill floor support structure comprising a pair of support legs, each leg configured to be arranged in a roading position and an operating position, each leg comprising:
- an extension portion coupled to the drill floor support structure and configured to be arranged in an operating position and a roading position;
- a column portion directly coupled to the extension portion and configured to be arranged in an operational position and a roading position;
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- a bearing foot coupled to the column portion.
A drilling rig comprising:
- a drill floor;
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- a drill floor support structure configured to transfer loading on the drill floor to a ground or pad surface, the drill floor support structure comprising a pair of support legs, each leg configured to be arranged in a roading position and an operating position, each leg comprising:
- an extension portion coupled to the drill floor support structure and configured to be arranged in an operating position and a roading position;
- a column portion directly coupled to the extension portion and configured to be arranged in an operational position and a roading position;
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- a bearing foot coupled to the column portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.