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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Nabors Drilling Technologies Usa, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Christopher Magnuson, Houston, TX (US);
NABORS DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
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.