Drilling rig with top drive sytem operable in drilling mode and tripping mode

A drilling rig adapted to perform drilling and/or other well bore related activities. The drilling rig comprises a drilling tower, a drill floor with a well center, a slip device arranged at the wellcenter, a tubulars connection makeup and breaking device near the well center, and a top drive system...

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Main Authors JOOP ROODENBURG, ARTHUR ALEXANDER DE MUL
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 16.06.2020
Subjects
EARTH DRILLING
EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
MINING
OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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Summary:A drilling rig adapted to perform drilling and/or other well bore related activities. The drilling rig comprises a drilling tower, a drill floor with a well center, a slip device arranged at the wellcenter, a tubulars connection makeup and breaking device near the well center, and a top drive system. The top drive system comprises a traveling carriage that is vertically mobile along one or more vertical rails of the drilling tower by means of a vertical motion drive. The system also comprises a top drive unit supported by said carriage and comprising a top drive motor and a rotary torque output member. The system further comprises a tripping operation elevator that is adapted to be engageable with a drilling tubulars string or drilling tubulars stand, e.g. with the top end thereof, in order to perform tripping operations. The top drive unit and the tripping operation elevator are each mobile relative to the traveling carriage, and wherein the top drive system is provided with one or more actuators adapted to
Bibliography:Application Number: CN202010098980