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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2013
Jonathan V. Huseman, Midland, TX (US);
Frederic M. Newman, Midland, TX (US);
James B. Story, Highland Village, TX (US);
Kasia L. Robnett, Midland, TX (US);
Victor D. Trotter, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Jonathan V. Huseman, Midland, TX (US);
Frederic M. Newman, Midland, TX (US);
James B. Story, Highland Village, TX (US);
Kasia L. Robnett, Midland, TX (US);
Victor D. Trotter, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
Example workover vehicles for removing and installing sucker rods and tubing of completed wells include a mast having a distinctive spatial relationship with various equipment of the vehicle. The mast has a series of vertical corner posts or weight bearing derrick legs that define the mast's horizontal footprint. In some examples, a tubing storage rack is situated mostly within the footprint while a rod storage rack is mostly beyond the footprint. A robot traveling vertically along the mast transfers rods and tubing between the well and the appropriate storage rack. In some examples, the rod storage rack pivots between an extended operative position and a retracted transport position. In some examples, a robotic jib transfers rods or tubing to and from a lay-down storage area. Some example robot jibs are movable to a fully deployed position for normal operation and a stored position within the mast's footprint for vehicle transport.