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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Nabors Drilling Technologies Usa, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Derek Patterson, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
NABORS DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 15/00 (2006.01); E21B 19/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 15/003 (2013.01); E21B 19/155 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drilling rig may include a mast and a top drive system. The mast is aligned with a wellbore, the wellbore defining a wellbore centerline. The top drive system may include a top drive. The top drive is movable vertically relative to the mast. The top drive is movable horizontally between a position aligned with the wellbore centerline and a position out of alignment with the wellbore centerline.