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Nabors Drilling Technologies Usa, Inc.

Kenneth Mikalsen

Kjetil Naesgaard

Jan Friestad

Ørjan H Larsen

Bjørnar Lingjerde

Svein Søyland

Padira Reddy

Ole Arnt Anfindsen

Anthony Petrello

Roald Valen

Tor Ekenberg

Steffen Georgi

Olav Fatland

Erlend Halvorsen

Travis Burke

A system includes a pipe handler with an arm and gripper configured to transport an object from a pickup location to a delivery location, and a horizontal storage area with an intermediate storage location, where the object is substantially parallel with the intermediate storage location when its positioned in the intermediate storage location, and the gripper is configured to rotate the object in the intermediate storage location. Also a system includes a pipe handler configured to transport an object from a pickup location to a delivery location, a first horizontal storage area positioned below a first rig floor by a first vertical distance, and a second horizontal storage area positioned below a second rig floor by a second vertical distance, wherein a controller automatically adapts the pipe handler to access the object when the pickup location or the delivery location is the first or the second horizontal storage area.

Robotic pipe handler

A pipe handling system can include first and second bridges disposed within a horizontal storage area and coupled to a guide rail, and configured to move along the guide rail, a pipe handler coupled to the first bridge, and a shuttle coupled to the second bridge, wherein the pipe handler selectively couples to the shuttle and drives the shuttle. A tubular handling system can include a bridge with first and second bridge rails with a space between, an arm coupled to the rails to manipulate a tubular through the space, and to move back and forth along the bridge; and a tubular lift system that raises or lowers the tubular in a horizontal orientation between a horizontal storage and an intermediate storage location.

Robotic pipe handler systems

A system for conducting a subterranean operation with nozzle of a doping device rotationally fixed to a rig with the nozzle being directed radially toward a portion of a tubular when the portion of the tubular is positioned proximate the doping device, with the doping device, via the nozzle, configured to apply a dope to the portion of the tubular, where the nozzle deposits a layer of the dope on the portion of the tubular while the tubular is being rotated.

Doping devices for applying dope to pipe threads

A system including a stabbing guide with a plurality of guide elements, an engaging element, and a linkage assembly that couples the plurality of guide elements to the engaging element, where rotation of the engaging element relative to the plurality of guide elements drives the linkage assembly and, via the linkage assembly, moves the guide elements radially relative to a center axis of the stabbing guide.

Stabbing guide for a robotic roughneck

A system including a pipe handler that can include a base, a support rotatably attached to the base at one end of the support, a first actuator configured to telescopically extend the support into engagement with a rig and telescopically retract the support to disengage from the rig, and a pipe handler mechanism rotatably attached to the support proximate an opposite end of the support, with the pipe handler mechanism being configured to grip and transport an object from a pick-up location to a delivery location and a system including a pipe handler that can be fixedly mounted to a rig floor with a pipe handler mechanism rotatably attached to the support, with the pipe handler mechanism being configured to grip and transport an object from a pick-up location to a delivery location.

A robot, robotic systems, and methods for conducting a subterranean operation. In some embodiments, a robot may include: a main body comprising a housing; a powered clamping system; a controlled atmosphere volume disposed within the housing or within the clamping system; and an electrical component disposed within the controlled atmosphere volume. In some embodiments, the controlled atmosphere volume may comprise an EX-certified volume and the electrical component may be disposed within the EX-certified volume, such that the electrical component may be disposed in the EX-certified volume that is disposed in the housing and/or an EX-certified volume that is disposed in the clamping system, such as in an electrically powered tong.

Robotic system including an electrical clamping system

A system including an elevator to move a tubular, the elevator including two or more remotely operable latches that can configure the elevator to handle various tubular diameters. A portion of the latches can be laterally offset from each other and another portion can overlap adjacent latches. The elevator can be Atmosphere Explosible (ATEX) certified or International Electrotechnical Commission for Explosive Atmospheres (IECEx) certified according to explosive (EX) Zone 1 requirements with an electronics enclosure contained within a sealed chamber. The elevator can be rotated greater than 90 degrees relative to a pair of links that support the elevator. The elevator can use rotary actuators to operate the latches and rotate the housing of the elevator.

Elevator with a tiltable housing for lifting tubulars of various sizes

A pipe handling system can include a bridge disposed in an inclined position, having first and second rails with a space therebetween, and an arm coupled to the first and second rails, the arm being configured to manipulate a tubular through the space between the first and second rails. A method that can include gripping a tubular at a well center on a rig floor via an arm coupled to a bridge, the bridge comprising first and second rails with a space therebetween, moving the tubular from the well center and through the space, and moving the tubular along the bridge via the arm, with the bridge being inclined from a horizontal storage area to the rig floor.

A robotic system with a robot and enclosure, the robotic system configured for explosive (EX) Zone 1 certification. Fasteners attaching a panel to a housing of the enclosure can be positioned away from a seal of the panel, with the seal sealingly engaging the panel and housing when the panel is attached to the housing. The panel overlapping a portion of the housing when attached to the housing, with at least the overlapped portion having a metallized layer and the metallized layer being electrically coupled to the panel when the panel is attached. The panel can be rotationally attached to the housing by one or more hinges. The panel can be configured to assist operators with manual manipulation of the panel by attaching detachable handles to the panel.

Ex certified robotic system with enhanced corrosion resistance

A pipe storage system can include a plurality of pipe storage bays established between adjacent pipe storage arms, a plurality of protrusions extending from the pipe storage arms into each pipe storage bay, the plurality of protrusions establishing a plurality of channels, wherein each channel is established between a pair of adjacent protrusions, and a plurality of latches, wherein the latches are movable from between a retracted position in which the latches are retracted to establish series of first pipe storage openings between opposing channels and an extended position in which the latches extend into the pipe storage bay to establish a series of second pipe storage openings between opposing protrusions.

System and method for conducting subterranean operations

Elevator with independent articulation of certain jaws for lifting tubulars of various sizes

A tubular handling system for conducting subterranean operations is disclosed and can include a first tubular handling system and a second tubular handling system. The first tubular handling system can include a bridge disposed within a tubular storage area, an arm pivotally coupled to the bridge, and a gripper coupled to the arm and adapted to engage with a tubular in the tubular storage area. The second tubular handling system can include a support structure, a first tubular handler coupled to the support structure, and a second tubular handler coupled to the support structure and distinct from the first tubular handling system.

A system including an elevator to move a tubular, the elevator including two or more remotely operable latches that can configure the elevator to handle various tubular diameters. Each jaw can include a locking mechanism that engages a portion of the housing adjacent a spacer ring in the elevator when the first jaw is in the engaged position and configured to transfer a closing force to the housing. A portion of the latches can be laterally offset from each other and another portion can overlap adjacent latches. The elevator can be explosive (EX) Zone 1 certified with an electronics enclosure contained within a sealed chamber. The elevator can use rotary actuators to operate the latches and rotate the housing of the elevator. The elevator can use a circular pressure sensor to determine weight of a tubular.

Elevator for lifting tubulars of various sizes, the elevator having a locking mechanism

A system including a mud bucket with a clam shell enclosure and a storage tank. The clam shell enclosure can have a first portion and a second portion, with the second portion being rotationally coupled to the first portion, where the first portion and the second portion are configured to form a sealed chamber around a joint of a tubular string when the second portion is rotated into engagement with the first portion, where the sealed chamber is configured to receive expelled fluid from the tubular string when the joint is unthreaded, and the storage tank is configured to receive and store the expelled fluid from the sealed chamber while the mud bucket is located at the well center.

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Sandnes, Norway

Kenneth Mikalsen