Transportation, storage, and installation system for rig utilities
First Claim
1. A transportation, storage and installation device for rig utilities, which device comprises:
- an outer frame assembly having an opening therethrough, said outer frame assembly supporting a plurality of cables;
an inner beam assembly receivable within said outer frame assembly opening, said inner frame assembly supporting said plurality of cables, wherein said inner beam assembly may be extended from or retracted into said opening of said outer frame assembly;
an elongated post terminating in a rotatable boom base;
a utility boom pivotally connected to said boom base wherein said pivotal connection has an axis transverse to said post, said boom supporting a plurality of cables; and
at least one cylinder to move said boom from a storage position substantially perpendicular to said post to a position at an obtuse angle to said storage position in order to carry electrical cables to a drilling floor of a rig.
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Abstract
A transportation, storage and installation device for rig utilities. The device includes a telescoping bridge having an outer frame assembly with an opening therethrough supporting a plurality of cables. The telescoping bridge also includes an inner beam assembly receivable within the outer frame assembly opening supporting a plurality of cables, wherein the inner beam assembly may be extended from or retracted into the opening. The device also includes a utility boom having an elongated post terminating in a rotatable boom base, and a boom pivotally connected to the boom base wherein the pivotal connection has an axis transverse to the post. At least one cylinder moves the boom from a storage position substantially perpendicular to the post to a position wherein the boom is at an obtuse angle to the storage position. The device also includes a service arm supporting a plurality of electrical cables. The service arm includes a hinge having an axis transverse to the service arm to permit the arm to swing radially about the axis. The device also includes a pipe trolley mechanism to store high pressure fluid lines for storage and transportation and thereafter to provide a mechanism to interconnect high pressure mud pumps to the base of the mast at the substructure.
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10 Claims
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1. A transportation, storage and installation device for rig utilities, which device comprises:
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an outer frame assembly having an opening therethrough, said outer frame assembly supporting a plurality of cables; an inner beam assembly receivable within said outer frame assembly opening, said inner frame assembly supporting said plurality of cables, wherein said inner beam assembly may be extended from or retracted into said opening of said outer frame assembly; an elongated post terminating in a rotatable boom base; a utility boom pivotally connected to said boom base wherein said pivotal connection has an axis transverse to said post, said boom supporting a plurality of cables; and at least one cylinder to move said boom from a storage position substantially perpendicular to said post to a position at an obtuse angle to said storage position in order to carry electrical cables to a drilling floor of a rig. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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