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US 12,330,876 B1Granted
Enhanced torque and transportation process for oilwell tubular goods
OwnerKevin Guidryinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for torquing tubular goods at an inland facility to form tubular assemblies, conveying the tubular assemblies, and transporting the tubular assemblies to well construction sites.
Claims10
An improved process for joining tubular goods to create a tubular assembly comprising:
- positioning a first tubular good onto a section of a three-section conveyor;
- positioning a second tubular good onto an another section of said three-section conveyor;
- moving said first and second tubulars together so said first and second tubulars meet within a torque unit located between the two sections of said three-section conveyor;
- engaging said torque unit to torque said first tubular to said second tubular to form a tubular assembly;
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- wherein said joining process occurs at an inland facility.
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An improved system for joining tubular goods to create a tubular assembly comprising:
- a loading rack;
- a three-part conveyor comprising
- a first section adjacent to said loading rack and having a proximal and a distal end,
- a second section located adjacent to said proximal end of said first section, and
- a third section located adjacent to said distal end of said first section;
- a torque unit located between said first section and said second section;
- a spinner located within said second section;
- and
- a racking system proximately located to said third section,
- wherein said improved system is located at an inland facility.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.