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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2018
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Ibrahim A. Ghamdi, Dhahran, SA;
Ossama R. Sehsah, Dhahran, SA;
Mahmoud Adnan Alqurashi, Dhahran, SA;
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A smart skidding system includes a transverse skidding platform comprising a plurality of first skidding rails for skidding the a rig floor of the drilling rig sideways, wherein the plurality of first skidding rails are parallel to each other, a longitudinal skidding platform comprising a plurality of second skidding rails for skidding the rig floor of the drilling rig forward and backward, the plurality of second skidding rails being perpendicular to the plurality of first skidding rails, and a skidder unit configured to skid the rig floor of the drilling rig along the transverse skidding platform or the longitudinal skidding platform, the skidder unit further comprising a gear box assembly having a gear structure configured to engage with the plurality of first skidding rails and the plurality of second skidding rails, and an AC motor configured to drive the skidder unit.