Pipe handling apparatus
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1. A pipe handling apparatus for a drilling rig transportable separately from the drilling rig comprising:
- a lower mast;
an upper mast, the upper mast pivotably coupled to the lower mast at a hinge point, the lower mast and upper mast distinct from a mast of the drilling rig; and
a trailer, the trailer mechanically coupled to the lower mast by a lifting hydraulic cylinder.
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A pipe handling apparatus includes a lower mast, upper mast, and trailer. The lower mast and upper mast may be pivotably coupled at a hinge point. The trailer may be coupled to the lower mast by a hydraulic cylinder. The pipe handling apparatus may be transported to a drilling rig and the lower mast mechanically coupled to the drilling rig. The upper mast may be pivoted relative to the lower mast at the hinge point. The lower mast and upper mast may be pivoted from the horizontal position to the vertical position by the hydraulic cylinder.
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1. A pipe handling apparatus for a drilling rig transportable separately from the drilling rig comprising:
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a lower mast; an upper mast, the upper mast pivotably coupled to the lower mast at a hinge point, the lower mast and upper mast distinct from a mast of the drilling rig; and a trailer, the trailer mechanically coupled to the lower mast by a lifting hydraulic cylinder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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providing a pipe handling apparatus, the pipe handling apparatus including; a lower mast including a rig coupler; an upper mast, the upper mast pivotably coupled to the lower mast at a hinge point; and a trailer; transporting the pipe handling apparatus to a drilling rig, the drilling rig having a mast distinct from the upper and lower mast of the pipe handling apparatus; mechanically coupling the lower mast to a V-door side of the drilling rig with the rig coupler and a coupling point of the drilling rig; pivoting the upper mast relative to the lower mast at the hinge point; and lifting the lower mast and upper mast from a horizontal position to a vertical position using a lifting hydraulic cylinder mechanically coupled between the lower mast and the trailer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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