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US 2016/0258178 A1Published application
Mast transport skid
AssigneePatterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
InventorsKatherine J. Holst, Michael F. Jones, Tyson Andrew Springer, Kristopher Landon Murray Butler, Bradley James Schroeder, Christopher Medland
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Abstract
A transportable unit has a skid with a pivot connector to pivotally attach to a first mast leg of a drill rig mast. The skid also has a support connector to attach to a second mast leg support of the drill rig mast and a substructure connector to attach to a substructure of a drill rig.
Claims20
A transportable unit, comprising:
- a mast transport skid;
- a drill rig mast pivotally attached to the mast transport skid;
- a cylinder with a first cylinder end attached to the mast transport skid and a second cylinder end attached to the drill rig mast;
- the mast transport skid having a pivot connector attached to a first mast leg of the drill rig mast;
- the mast transport skid also comprising a support connector to attach to a second mast leg support of the drill rig mast;
- and
- the mast transport skid also comprising a substructure connector to attach to a substructure of a drill rig.
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A transportable unit, comprising:
- a skid;
- the skid having a pivot connector to pivotally attach to a first mast leg of a drill rig mast;
- the skid also comprising a support connector to attach to a second mast leg support of the drill rig mast;
- and
- the skid also comprising a substructure connector to attach to a substructure of a drill rig.
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A method of disassembling a drill rig, comprising:
- disconnecting a front mast leg support from a mast transport skid;
- lowering a mast section of the drill rig to align with the mast transport skid by retracting a cylinder connected to the mast section and the mast transport skid;
- and
- disconnecting the mast transport skid from a drill rig substructure to form a transportable unit that includes the mast transport skid, the cylinder, and the mast section.
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A method of assembling a drill rig, comprising:
- connecting a mast transport skid to a substructure where the mast transport skid forms a transportable unit with a mast cylinder and a mast section of the drill rig where a first end of the mast cylinder is attached to the mast transport skid and a second end of the mast cylinder is attached to the mast section;
- raising the mast section to be oriented in an upright position by extending the mast cylinder;
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- connecting a releasable end of a front mast leg support to the mast transport skid at a support connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.