DRILLING-PIPE HANDLING APPARATUS AND METHOD
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1. Pipe handling apparatus for handling drilling pipes, the apparatus comprising:
- a pipe engaging portion,a movable positioning unit configured to move the pipe engaging portion, anda mounting member configured to mount the apparatus on a leg of a drilling mast,wherein the apparatus is configured to transport drilling pipes to and from a pipe storage racking board having supporting fingers that are arcuate in shape and define arcuate-shaped tracks for receiving and storing drilling pipes transported by the apparatus.
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Abstract
A drilling-pipe handling apparatus and a method for handling drilling-pipes in a drilling rig, and is concerned particularly with apparatus and a method for racking drilling-pipes in an oil drilling rig. The pipe handling apparatus includes a pipe engaging portion, a movable positioning unit for moving the pipe engaging portion, and a mounting member for mounting the apparatus on a leg of a drilling mast.
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1. Pipe handling apparatus for handling drilling pipes, the apparatus comprising:
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a pipe engaging portion, a movable positioning unit configured to move the pipe engaging portion, and a mounting member configured to mount the apparatus on a leg of a drilling mast, wherein the apparatus is configured to transport drilling pipes to and from a pipe storage racking board having supporting fingers that are arcuate in shape and define arcuate-shaped tracks for receiving and storing drilling pipes transported by the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of transporting drilling pipes between a pipe storage location and an operational location in a drilling rig, the method comprising:
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releasably engaging a pipe with pipe engaging means; and using a positioning unit to move the pipe engaging means in at least radial and circumferential directions with respect to a leg of a drilling mast on which the unit is mounted, wherein the pipe storage location in the drilling rig racking board having supporting fingers that are arcuate in shape and define arcuate-shaped tracks for receiving and storing drilling pipes. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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