Bi-directionally raisable drilling rig mast
First Claim
1. A bi-directional drilling rig mast connection system, comprising:
- a first mast section having first and second spaced-apart sides and comprising a first bi-directional connection apparatus positioned at an upper end thereof; and
a second mast section having first and second spaced-apart sides and comprising a second bi-directional connection apparatus positioned at a lower end thereof, wherein said second bi-directional connection apparatus is adapted to engage said first bi-directional connection apparatus so as to removably attach said second mast section to said first mast section when said first and second mast sections are in a substantially horizontal orientation and said respective first sides of said first and second mast sections are oriented in a substantially upward direction, said second bi-directional connection apparatus being further adapted to engage said first bi-directional connection apparatus so as to removably attach said second mast section to said first mast section when said first and second mast sections are in a substantially horizontal orientation and said respective second sides of said first and second mast sections are oriented in said substantially upward direction.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a bi-directionally raisable drilling rig mast system that includes a drilling rig mast having a bi-directional mast erection connection, a first erection connection positioned proximate a first side of a rig substructure, and a second erection connection positioned proximate a second side of the rig substructure, the second side being at an opposite side of the rig substructure from the first side. The system further includes at least one mast erection apparatus having an upper end that is adapted to be pivotably attached to the bi-directional mast erection connection and a lower end that is adapted to be pivotably attached to the first erection connection for erecting the drilling rig mast from the first side of the substructure, the lower end being further adapted to be pivotably attached to the second erection connection for erecting the drilling rig mast from the second side of the substructure.
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Citations
29 Claims
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1. A bi-directional drilling rig mast connection system, comprising:
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a first mast section having first and second spaced-apart sides and comprising a first bi-directional connection apparatus positioned at an upper end thereof; and a second mast section having first and second spaced-apart sides and comprising a second bi-directional connection apparatus positioned at a lower end thereof, wherein said second bi-directional connection apparatus is adapted to engage said first bi-directional connection apparatus so as to removably attach said second mast section to said first mast section when said first and second mast sections are in a substantially horizontal orientation and said respective first sides of said first and second mast sections are oriented in a substantially upward direction, said second bi-directional connection apparatus being further adapted to engage said first bi-directional connection apparatus so as to removably attach said second mast section to said first mast section when said first and second mast sections are in a substantially horizontal orientation and said respective second sides of said first and second mast sections are oriented in said substantially upward direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A bi-directional drilling rig mast connection system, comprising:
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a first mast section comprising a first bi-directional connection apparatus positioned at an upper end thereof, wherein said first bi-directional connection apparatus comprises a plurality of bi-directional hooks; and a second mast section that is adapted to be removably attached to said first mast section, said second mast section comprising a second bi-directional connection apparatus positioned at a lower end thereof, wherein said second bi-directional connection apparatus comprises a plurality of bi-directional hook engagement connections, each of said bi-directional hooks being adapted to hookingly engage a pin member positioned in a pin hole of a respective one of said plurality of bi-directional hook engagement connections when said second mast section is removably attached to said first mast section. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A bi-directional drilling rig mast connection system, comprising:
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a first mast section comprising a plurality of first bi-directional hooks fixedly attached to a setback side at an upper end of said first mast section and a plurality of second bi-directional hooks fixedly attached to a drawworks side at said upper end of said first mast section; a second mast section that is adapted to be removably attached to said first mast section, said second mast section comprising a plurality of first bi-directional hook engagement connections fixedly attached to a setback side at a lower end of said second mast section and a plurality of second bi-directional hook engagement connections fixedly attached to a drawworks side at said lower end of said second mast section. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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Specification