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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2019
Helmerich & Payne, Inc., Tulsa, OK (US);
Jerry Ray Prescott, Jr., Tulsa, OK (US);
Joel Ferland, Bixby, OK (US);
Matthew Wyatt MacDaniels, Oologah, OK (US);
Christopher Alan Major, Tulsa, OK (US);
Patrick L. Gustafson, Owasso, OK (US);
Robert Lee Stauder, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Bernard Cook, Tulsa, OK (US);
DeWayne Speer, Tulsa, OK (US);
HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC., Tulsa, OK (US);
Abstract
A system and method for transferring tubular elements may include a first structure having a first horizontal platform attached to the first structure on a bottom side and a monorail attached to the first structure on a top side, a second structure having a second horizontal platform attached to the second structure. The first structure and the second structure may be located proximate to each other, while the monorail can extend from the first structure to the second structure. The monorail can have a motion controlled assembly to move a tubular element or assembly of tubular elements.