Drilling rig equipment platform
AssigneeCenovus Energy Inc.
InventorsDustin Jack, Alan Krawchuk, Jay Blythman, Robert Chalifoux, Doug Howdle, Murray Reay, Frank Yuzyk
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Abstract
An aircraft-transportable platform component for supporting a drilling rig includes a buoyant body supported by a frame and lifting members coupled to the frame for engagement by an aircraft. A portion of the frame protrudes from an underside surface of the frame for anchoring the platform component in unstable ground. The buoyant body maintains a top surface of the aircraft-transportable platform component above the unstable ground.
Claims19
An aircraft-transportable platform component for supporting a drilling rig, the platform component comprising:
- a frame comprising a first portion and a second portion comprising side supports, the first portion protruding from an underside surface of the second portion to support the second portion of the frame thereon and for anchoring the platform component in unstable ground;
- a buoyant body supported by the frame to provide buoyancy to the platform component, the buoyant body including buoyant components that include lugs projecting therefrom, wherein the lugs of adjacent buoyant components overlap and are coupled together by connecting pins;
- lifting members coupled to the frame for engagement by connecting cables of an aircraft;
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- a coupling member extending from a first side support of the side supports, the coupling member including a coupling flange for cooperating with an adjacent coupling member of an adjacent aircraft-transportable platform component by receipt of the coupling flange in the adjacent coupling member of the adjacent aircraft-transportable platform component.
A platform for supporting a drilling rig, the platform comprising:
- a plurality of aircraft-transportable platform components, each aircraft-transportable platform component comprising:
- a frame comprising a first portion and a second portion comprising side supports, the first portion protruding from an underside surface of the second portion to support the second portion of the frame thereon and for anchoring the platform component in unstable ground;
- a buoyant body supported by the frame to provide buoyancy to the platform component, the buoyant body including buoyant components that include lugs projecting therefrom, wherein the lugs of adjacent buoyant components overlap and are coupled together by connecting pins;
- lifting members coupled to the frame for engagement by connecting cables of an aircraft;
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- a coupling member extending from a first side support of the side supports, the coupling member including a coupling flange for cooperating with an adjacent coupling member of an adjacent one of the plurality of aircraft-transportable platform components by receipt of the coupling flange in the adjacent coupling member;
- wherein the plurality of aircraft-transportable platform components are coupled to one another to provide the platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.