Interconnected, rolling rig and oilfield building(s)
AssigneePrecision Drilling Corporation
InventorOrlie Conn
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Abstract
A conventional land drilling rig is interconnected to the substructure for an oilfield pad location. The interconnected drilling rig is placed on top of matting. The matting has embedded rollers to facilitate movement of the drilling rig as a “convoy” across the mat from one wellhead to another wellhead. The buildings in the mud tank system may also be interconnected and move in a separate convoy but in tandem with the first convoy.
Claims7
An improved method for moving a drilling rig from one well location on a pad to a second well location on the pad, comprising:
- rolling the drilling rig over a matting.
A mat for an oilfield pad location, comprising:
- a rigid framework having a plurality of housings and a plurality of openings;
- and
- a plurality of rollers wherein said rollers are mounted in the housings and in the openings.
In an oilfield pad location having a substructure and first, second and third oilfield buildings, the improvement comprising:
- an arm connected between a rear of the substructure and a front of the first oilfield building;
- a connector connected between a rear end of the first oilfield building and a front end of the second oilfield building;
- and
- a lateral connector connected between a side of the second oilfield building and another side of the third oilfield building.
The method of converting a conventional land drilling rig from a drilling rig designed for one-hole pads to a drilling rig capable of performing very efficient multi-well pad drilling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.