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Patent No.:

US 9518429 B1

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Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016

Filed:

Oct. 31, 2013
Applicant:

Independence Contract Drilling, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Fred Fortson, Houston, TX (US);

David Brown, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 15/00 (2006.01); E21B 7/02 (2006.01); B62D 57/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 15/003 (2013.01); B62D 57/022 (2013.01); E21B 7/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

An improved walking drilling rig is disclosed. The walking drilling rig includes a preassembled substructure that includes a first skid beam disposed parallel and spaced apart from a second skid beam. A plurality of crossbeams couple the first skid beam to the second skid beam, and a plurality of extendable legs are supported by the first and second skid beams. An elevatable drill floor is coupled to the plurality of extendable legs and includes a rotary table disposed between a pair of lateral platforms. Each lateral platform has a retracted position and an extended position.


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Fortson, Fred. (2016). Walking drilling rig (U.S. Patent No. 9518429). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9518429

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