Big assembly with movable rig floor units
AssigneeGeoprober Drilling Limited
InventorsAnthony Stephen Bamford, Roger Alfred Bacon
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Abstract
The invention relates to a rig assembly for use in the oil and gas exploration and production industry. In an embodiment of the invention, a rig assembly (12) for a drill ship (10) is disclosed. The rig assembly (12) comprises a rig floor receiving area (14); a plurality of movable rig floor units (18, 20, 22 and 24), each rig floor unit (18, 20, 22 and 24) configured for location in the rig floor receiving area (14), to thereby define a rig floor of the rig assembly (12); and a transporter (26) configured to receive any one of the rig floor units (18, 20, 22 and 24), for transporting a selected one of the rig floor units (18, 20, 22 and 24) from a storage area (28) to the rig floor receiving area (14).
Claims39
A rig assembly comprising:
- a rig floor receiving area;
- a plurality of movable rig floor units, each rig floor unit configured for location in the rig floor receiving area, to thereby define a rig floor of the rig assembly;
- and
- a transporter configured to receive any one of the rig floor units, for transporting a selected one of the rig floor units from a storage area to the rig floor receiving area.
A rig comprising a rig assembly, the rig assembly comprising
- a rig floor receiving area;
- a plurality of movable rig floor units, each rig floor unit configured for location in the rig floor receiving area, to thereby define a rig floor of the rig assembly;
- and
- a transporter configured to receive any one of the rig floor units, for transporting a selected one of the rig floor units from a storage area to the rig floor receiving area.
A vessel comprising a rig, the rig comprising a rig assembly, the rig assembly comprising
- a rig floor receiving area;
- a plurality of movable rig floor units, each rig floor unit configured for location in the rig floor receiving area, to thereby define a rig floor of the rig assembly;
- and
- a transporter configured to receive any one of the rig floor units, for transporting a selected one of the rig floor units from a storage area to the rig floor receiving area.
A method of providing a rig floor of a rig assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of movable rig floor units, each rig floor unit configured for location in a rig floor receiving area of a rig assembly, the rig floor units located in a storage area on a rig;
- selecting one of the rig floor units;
- mounting the selected rig floor unit on a transporter configured to receive any one of the rig floor units;
- transporting the selected rig floor unit from the storage area to the rig floor receiving area using the transporter;
- and
- locating the selected rig floor unit in the rig floor receiving area, to thereby form a rig floor of the rig assembly.
A movable rig floor unit, the rig floor unit configured for location in a rig floor receiving area of a rig assembly to thereby define a rig floor of the rig assembly, the rig floor unit further configured to be received in a transporter for transportation from a storage area to the rig floor receiving area.
A rig floor transporter, the transporter configured to receive any one of a plurality of rig floor units, for transporting a selected one of the rig floor units from a storage area to a rig floor receiving area of a rig assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.