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US 8,215,888 B2Granted
Cartridge tubular handling system
AssigneeFriede Goldman United, Ltd.
InventorsPaul Stephen Tetley, Daniel B. Holsberg, Calvin Vinal Norton
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Abstract
A cartridge of tubulars may be removably positioned with a carriage, and the carriage may move the cartridge transversely, vertically, and/or rotationally to roll tubulars on an adjacent tubular receiving member using only gravity from a selected tier of tubulars without human contact. A single trolley disposed with the tubular receiving member both pushes and pulls tubulars toward or away from the drilling deck.
Claims19
A tubular handling system, comprising:
- a tubular receiving member;
- a carriage support member, said carriage support member disposed relative to said tubular receiving member;
- a carriage comprising:
- a carriage first member moveable relative to said carriage support member,
- a carriage second member movable relative to said carriage first member, and
- a carriage third member movable relative to said carriage second member, wherein said carriage is moveable between a first tubular tier position and a second tubular tier position, wherein in said second tubular tier position said carriage is positioned farther away from said tubular receiving member than in said first tubular tier position, wherein in said second tubular tier position said carriage second member is positioned closer to said carriage first member than in said first tubular tier position, and wherein said carriage third member moveable between a neutral position and an inclined position to move a tubular to said tubular receiving member;
- and
- a carriage first member hydraulic cylinder coupled to said carriage for moving said carriage between said first tubular tier position and said second tubular tier position.
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A tubular handling system, comprising:
- a tubular receiving member;
- a carriage support member, said carriage support member disposed relative to said tubular receiving member;
- a carriage comprising:
- a carriage first member moveable relative to said carriage support member,
- a carriage second member movable relative to said carriage first member, and
- a carriage third member movable relative to said carriage second member, wherein said carriage is moveable between a first tubular tier position and a second tubular tier position, wherein in said second tubular tier position said carriage positioned farther away from said tubular receiving member than in said first tubular tier position wherein in said second tubular tier position said carriage second member positioned closer to said carriage first member than in said first tubular tier position, and wherein said carriage third member moveable between a neutral position and said first tubular tier position to move a tubular to said tubular receiving member;
- a carriage first member hydraulic cylinder coupled to said carriage for moving said carriage between said first tubular tier position and said second tubular tier position;
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- a replaceable cartridge movably disposed with said carriage third member.
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A tubular handling system, comprising:
- a tubular receiving member;
- a carriage support member, said carriage support member supporting said tubular receiving member;
- a carriage comprising:
- a carriage first member moveable relative to said carriage support member,
- a carriage second member movable relative to said carriage first member, and
- a carriage third member movable relative to said carriage second member, wherein said carriage is moveable between a first tubular tier position where said carriage third member moves from a neutral position to an inclined position to move a tubular to said tubular receiving member and a second tubular tier position, wherein in said second tubular tier position said carriage is positioned farther away from said tubular receiving member than in said first tubular tier position;
- wherein in said second tubular tier position said carriage second member is positioned closer to said carriage first member than in said first tubular tier position;
- and
- a carriage first member hydraulic cylinder coupled to said carriage for moving said carriage between said first tubular tier position and said second tubular tier position.
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A tubular handling system, comprising:
- a tubular receiving member;
- a carriage support member, said carriage support member supporting said tubular receiving member;
- a carriage comprising:
- a carriage first member moveable relative to said carriage support member,
- a carriage second member movable relative to said carriage first member and said carriage support member, and
- a carriage third member movable relative to said carriage second member and said carriage support member, wherein said carriage is moveable between a first tubular tier position and a second tubular tier position, wherein in said second tubular tier position said carriage is positioned farther away from said tubular receiving member than in said first tubular tier position, and wherein in said second tubular tier position said carriage second member is positioned closer to said carriage first member than in said first tubular tier position;
- a carriage first member hydraulic cylinder for moving said carriage between said first tubular tier position and said second tubular tier position;
- a carriage second member hydraulic cylinder for moving said carriage second member between said first tubular tier position and said second tubular tier position;
- and
- a carriage third member hydraulic cylinder for moving said carriage third member between a neutral position and an inclined position, wherein said carriage third member is moveable between said neutral position and said inclined position to move a tubular to said tubular receiving member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.