Side saddle substructure
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1. A land based drilling rig comprising:
- a first elongated substructure;
a second elongated substructure, the second elongated substructure being positioned generally parallel to and spaced apart from the first elongated sub structure;
a drill floor fixedly coupled to the first and second elongated substructures, the drill floor positioned substantially at the top of the first and second elongated sub structures; and
a mast coupled to the first or second elongated substructure, wherein the mast further comprises a V-door side and wherein the V-door side of the mast is perpendicular to a long axis of the first elongated substructure.
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Abstract
The drilling rig includes a first substructure and a second substructure. The second substructure is positioned generally parallel to and spaced apart from the first substructure and generally the same height as the first substructure. The drilling rig further includes a drill floor coupled to the first and second substructures, where the drill floor positioned substantially at the top of the first and second substructures.
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22 Claims
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1. A land based drilling rig comprising:
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a first elongated substructure; a second elongated substructure, the second elongated substructure being positioned generally parallel to and spaced apart from the first elongated sub structure; a drill floor fixedly coupled to the first and second elongated substructures, the drill floor positioned substantially at the top of the first and second elongated sub structures; and a mast coupled to the first or second elongated substructure, wherein the mast further comprises a V-door side and wherein the V-door side of the mast is perpendicular to a long axis of the first elongated substructure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A land based drilling rig comprising:
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a first elongated substructure; a second elongated substructure, the second elongated substructure being positioned generally parallel to and spaced apart from the first elongated substructure and being generally the same height as the first elongated substructure; a drill floor coupled to the first and second elongated substructures, the drill floor positioned substantially at the top of the first and second elongated substructures, the drill floor including a V-door, the V-door generally aligned with a V-door side of the drill floor, and the V-door side of the drill floor is perpendicular to a long axis of the first or second elongated sub structure; a mast coupled to the drill floor; a tank support structure affixed to the first or second elongated substructure, the tank support structure including; a tank; and mud process equipment; and a grasshopper positioned to carry cabling and lines to the drilling rig, the grasshopper positioned to couple to the drill floor generally at a side of the drill floor, and the side of the drill floor to which the grasshopper couples is perpendicular to the first or second elongated substructure.
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21. A land based drilling rig comprising:
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a first elongated substructure; a second elongated substructure, the second elongated substructure being positioned generally parallel to and spaced apart from the first elongated substructure; a drill floor fixedly coupled to the first and second elongated substructures, the drill floor positioned substantially at the top of the first and second elongated substructures; a tank support structure coupled to the elongated substructure; and
a tank, the tank positioned within the tank support structure;wherein the drill floor further comprises a V-door, the V-door generally aligned with a V-door side of the drill floor, the V-door side of the drill floor is aligned perpendicular to a long axis of the first elongated substructure. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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