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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2021
Applicant:
National Oilwell Varco, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Andrew Ian McKenzie, Cypress, TX (US);
Assignee:
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/15 (2006.01); E21B 19/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 19/155 (2013.01); E21B 19/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A horizontal pipe storing and stand building system may include a pipe rack and a horizontal stand building system arranged adjacent to the pipe rack and configured to receive tubulars from the pipe rack and construct pipe stands in a horizontal orientation. The system may also include a delivery system arranged adjacent the horizontal stand building system and opposite the pipe rack. The delivery system may be configured to receive horizontally arranged pipe stands from the horizontal stand building system and deliver them to a drill rig.