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Utility
Drilling Rig Carriage Movable along Racks and Including Pinions Driven by Motors
21 Jan 21
A drilling carriage adapted to move along a drilling mast extending in a longitudinal direction includes a body structure having a first side and a second side each parallel to the longitudinal direction and parallel to each other separated in a first direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
Derek PATTERSON, Ashish GUPTA
Filed: 17 Jul 20
Utility
Device for Extracting Gas from a Drilling Fluid for a System for Conducting Subterranean Drilling Operations
23 Dec 20
A gas extraction device includes a housing having a drilling fluid inlet and a drilling fluid outlet.
Albert NEUBERT, Jeremy WHITT
Filed: 17 Jun 20
Utility
Dual Mast Rig with Independently Adjustable Platforms
16 Dec 20
A system for performing a subterranean operation, where the system may include a substructure of a rig configured to move from a first position to a second position, a first platform overlying and coupled to the substructure, a second platform overlying and coupled to the substructure, with the first platform configured to move independently from and relative to the substructure and the second platform, and with the second platform configured to move independently from and relative to the substructure and the first platform.
Padira P. REDDY, Denver C. LEE
Filed: 8 Jun 20
Utility
Management of Tubular Storage In a Fingerboard Using a Vision System
16 Dec 20
A fingerboard management system that can determine via a rig controller, a selection of a location in the fingerboard for one or more tubulars and placement of the one or more tubulars in the fingerboard based on available locations in the fingerboard and historical information of each of the one or more tubulars and a method that can include importing a 3D model into a rig controller, collecting images of at least a portion of the rig, comparing the images to the 3D model or a visible marker, calibrating the vision system by determining a position, an orientation, and a field of view for each of the sensors based on the comparing, collecting additional images of the fingerboard, and determining an available total tubular storage space of the fingerboard based on the additional images of the fingerboard and the calibrated vision system.
Arima AYANAMBAKKAM, Pradeep ANNAIYAPPA
Filed: 9 Jun 20
Utility
Top Drive Back-Up Wrench with Thread Compensation
21 Oct 20
A back-up wrench device of a top drive assembly of a drilling rig comprises a gripper device operable to grip an end of a drill pipe, and at least one fluid actuator operable to compensate for thread travel during makeup or breakout operations.
Faisal Yousef, Tommy Vu
Filed: 29 Jun 20
Utility
V-door Safety Gate
14 Oct 20
A gate assembly that can include a frame with first and second mounts to mount the gate assembly across a V-door space on a rig floor, a first gate rotationally attached to a left side of the frame, and a second gate rotationally attached to a right side of the frame, such that the first and second gates selectively permit and prevent access through the V-door space.
Gary W. CRAIG
Filed: 11 Apr 19
Utility
System and Method of Automating a Slide Drilling Operation
7 Oct 20
A system and method of automating a slide drilling operation comprising a plurality of tasks is described, in particular, reducing stored torque within a drill string that extends within a wellbore that includes storing, using a computing system, a first predetermined workflow to reduce stored torque within the drill string, and a second predetermined workflow to reduce stored torque within the drill string, wherein the first predetermined workflow comprises instructions to vertically move the drill string in first and opposing second directions; and wherein the second predetermined workflow comprises instructions to rotate the drill string in a first direction.
Austin GROOVER, Christopher WAGNER, Jesse JOHNSON, Colin GILLAN
Filed: 23 Jun 20
Utility
Downhole Drilling Using a Network of Drilling Rigs
7 Oct 20
A method of drilling a first wellbore in an oilfield where an offset wellbore has been formed, the method including executing, using a computing system, at least a portion of a first set of instructions based on a well plan relating to the first wellbore; receiving, by the computing system, after the execution of at least the portion of the first set of instructions, offset drilling data associated with the drilling of the offset wellbore; generating, using the computing system, a second set of instructions based on the offset drilling data; wherein the second set of instructions is based on the well plan relating to the first wellbore; and wherein the second set of instructions is different from the first set of instructions; requesting confirmation to execute the second set of instructions; and executing the second set of instructions after receipt of confirmation to execute the second set of instructions.
Christopher PAPOURAS, Srikanth VALLERU, Namitha VINAY
Filed: 2 Apr 19
Utility
Double Layer Racking Board and Methods of Use
30 Sep 20
The systems, devices, and methods described herein relate to a double layer racking board on a land-based drilling rig.
Ashish Gupta
Filed: 28 Mar 19
Utility
Spectral Gamma Ray Downhole Logging Tool
16 Sep 20
A variety of applications can include a gamma ray logging system having a gamma ray detector, where temperature sensitivity of the gamma ray detector is accounted for in the operation of the logging system.
Marian MORYS
Filed: 27 Apr 20
Utility
Side-saddle Cantilever Mast
9 Sep 20
A side saddle slingshot drilling rig includes a right substructure and a left substructure, the substructures positioned generally parallel and spaced apart from each other.
Ashish GUPTA, Ryan HAUSE, Padira REDDY
Filed: 26 May 20
Utility
Side Saddle Slingshot Drilling Rig
26 Aug 20
A side saddle slingshot drilling rig includes a left and right substructure including a left and right lower box.
Padira REDDY, Ashish GUPTA
Filed: 13 May 20
Utility
Mast and Substructure
22 Jul 20
A drilling rig may include a right substructure, left substructure, and a drill floor.
Padira REDDY, Ashish GUPTA, Ryan HAUSE
Filed: 5 Apr 20
Utility
Pipe Handling Column Racker with Retractable Arm
24 Jun 20
An apparatus for moving a tubular may include a column vertically extending from a drill floor, the column defining an axis; a lower carriage connected to the column and configured to carry the column along the drill floor; an upper arm assembly movable along the column, the upper arm assembly being configured to connect with a tubular; and a lower arm assembly having a lower gripper head configured to attach to the tubular, the lower arm assembly being movable to displace the lower gripper head between a position on a first side of the axis and a position on a second side of the axis.
Christopher Magnuson
Filed: 20 Dec 18
Utility
Operational Fluids Gas Analysis
17 Jun 20
A system that can include a gas extractor to extract a gas at a first temperature from an operational fluid, with the extracted gas containing vapor when it exits the gas extractor into a flow passage and a gas analyzer that receives the gas at a second temperature from the flow passage, where a temperature difference between the first temperature and the second temperature is less than 30 degrees Celsius.
Tollef WINSLOW
Filed: 3 Oct 19
Utility
Drilling Assemblies
10 Jun 20
A drilling assembly that can include a first mast, a second mast, a water table coupled between the first and second masts, and a plurality of sheaves coupled to the water table and adapted to translate along a plane oriented generally perpendicular to a height of at least one of the first or second mast.
Christopher MAGNUSON
Filed: 25 Nov 19
Utility
Adaptive Power Saving Telemetry Systems and Methods
10 Jun 20
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are described herein for transmission of measurement while drilling (MWD) data from a MWD tool to a receiver.
Bosko GAJIC, Keith BATKE
Filed: 4 Dec 18
Utility
Systems and Methods for Monitoring Drill Strings
10 Jun 20
A system for monitoring a drill string comprising: a plurality of image capture devices disposed around a wellbore and adapted to record images of a portion of the drill string; and a logic device adapted to determine linearity of the portion of the drill string based on a form factor deviation.
Christopher MAGNUSON, Mark DOCHERTY
Filed: 4 Dec 19
Utility
Lubrication System for Rack and Pinion Mast
3 Jun 20
A lubrication system for a rack and pinion mast of a drilling rig includes a lubricating pinion positioned on a cart and in engagement with the rack.
Ashish GUPTA, Padira REDDY
Filed: 5 Feb 20
Utility
Side Saddle Drilling Rigs
13 May 20
A land-based drilling rig includes a first substructure and a second substructure, the second substructure being positioned generally parallel to the first substructure.
Padira REDDY, Ashish GUPTA
Filed: 15 Dec 19