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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
May. 14, 2018
Applicant:
National Oilwell Varco, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Travis James Miller, Cypress, TX (US);
Frank Benjamin Springett, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/24 (2006.01); E21B 19/00 (2006.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01); B66F 9/18 (2006.01); B66C 1/44 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B66F 9/065 (2006.01); B66F 9/06 (2006.01); E21B 19/20 (2006.01); B66C 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/24 (2013.01); B66F 9/061 (2013.01); B66F 9/065 (2013.01); B66F 9/18 (2013.01); E21B 19/00 (2013.01); E21B 19/20 (2013.01); G05D 1/028 (2013.01); G05D 1/0255 (2013.01); B66C 1/04 (2013.01); B66C 1/44 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0202 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for handling pipes on a drilling rig includes an elevator suspended from a stand transfer vehicle, a top drive or other lifting device of a drilling rig. The system also includes a rig-floor pipe lifting machine including a fork sized to engage a tool-joint of a pipe. A navigation system includes a controller that can be programmed to autonomously drive the rig-floor pipe lifting machine.