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US 12,709,950 B1Granted
Rotating gin pole
AssigneeSwivel Rental & Supply, L.L.C.
InventorsDouglas C. Burns, Douglas A. Burns
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Abstract
The present invention includes a gin pole which can rotate and includes a traveling boom. The gin pole of the present invention can pick up and lay down joints of drill pipe, tubing and casing on plug and abandonment operations, while being independent of the crane.
Claims19
A gin pole comprising:
- (a) an outer mast, the outer mast comprising stiffening bars;
- (b) an inner mast received within the outer mast and telescopically extendable;
- (c) a support base;
- (d) a bearing which allows for a full 180 degree rotation of the gin pole;
- (e) a travelling boom;
- and
- (f) a connection for mounting or connecting said gin pole to a BOP baseplate connection, drill beam base connection, or jack basket.
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A rotating gin pole assembly mounted to a work platform and configured to handle tubular joints independent of a crane, the assembly comprising:
- (a) a support base having a coupling feature configured to connect to a baseplate or a beam;
- (b) a mast assembly including an inner mast and an outer mast, the inner mast vertically extendable as part of a telescoping assembly;
- (c) a slewing bearing and a slew drive that together provide controllable rotation;
- and
- (d) a travelling boom positioned generally perpendicularly to the mast assembly, the travelling boom adjustable to horizontally align a hook over a wellbore,
- wherein the assembly includes features for mounting to a workbasket.
3 more elements
A gin pole comprising:
- (a) a telescoping assembly;
- (b) a bearing;
- (c) a travelling boom;
- and
- (d) at least one of a drill beam base connection, a BOP baseplate connection, and a first upper basket connection and a second upper basket connection;
- wherein the telescoping assembly functions without locking pins and the bearing allows for a full 180 degree rotation of the gin pole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.