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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2019
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);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/15 (2006.01); E21B 19/14 (2006.01); E21B 19/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/14 (2013.01); E21B 19/155 (2013.01); E21B 19/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for handling tubulars on a rig may include a top handling device configured for arrangement on the rig and for handling a top portion of a tubular to and from a setback area. The system may also include a lower handling device configured for arrangement on the rig and for handling a bottom portion of the tubular between well center and a release position. The system may also include a bottom handling device configured for arrangement on the rig and for handling the bottom portion of the tubular between the release position and the setback area.