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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2017
Applicant:
National Oilwell Varco Norway As, Kristiansand, NO;
Inventors:
Marco Plano, Kristiansand, NO;
Roar Berge, Kristiansand, NO;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 15/02 (2006.01); E02B 17/02 (2006.01); E21B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 15/003 (2013.01); E02B 17/021 (2013.01); E21B 15/02 (2013.01); E02B 17/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a jack-up rig that includes a cantilever platform mounted on a buoyant hull. At least two drilling assemblies are provided on the cantilever platform, each of the drilling assemblies being movable relative to the cantilever platform and being moveable independently from the other drilling assembly or assemblies. Each of the drilling assemblies is also movable within a plane that is parallel to the cantilever platform in both X-direction as well as Y-direction which is orthogonal to the X-direction.