SG11201908806WA - Vertical lift rotary table - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 27 September 2018 (27.09.2018) WIPO I PCT IiiimmommiontiolomminiimoiniovoimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/175952 Al (51) International Patent Classification: B63B 35/44 (2006.01) E21B 19/02 (2006.01) B63B 27/00 (2006.01) E21B 15/02 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/024125 (22) International Filing Date: 23 March 2018 (23.03.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/475,848 23 March 2017 (23.03.2017) US (71) Applicant: ENSCO INTERNATIONAL INCORPO- RATED [US/US]; 5847 San Felipe, Suite 3300, Houston, Texas 77057 (US). (72) Inventor; and (71) Applicant: ROPER, Richard Robert [US/US]; Ensco International Incorporated, 5847 San Felipe, Suite 3300, Houston, Texas 77057 (US). (72) Inventor: STEWART, Christopher Scott; Ensco Interna- tional Incorporated, 5847 San Felipe, Suite 3300, Houston, Texas 77057 (US). (74) Agent: DOOLEY, Matthew C. et al.; P.O. Box 692289, Houston, Texas 77269 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (54) Title: VERTICAL LIFT ROTARY TABLE 70 (57) : A system, including one or more supports. The sys- tem also includes a movable platform slidingly coupled to the one or more supports and configured to be selectively moved towards a drill floor and away from the drill floor. The system further in- cludes a roughneck disposed on the movable platform and config- ured to make up or break out a threaded joint between a first tubular segment and a second tubular segment, wherein the roughneck is configured to be selectively movable along the movable platform from a first position disposed adjacent to the one or more supports and a second position disposed adjacent to the first tubular segment and the second tubular segment. W O 20 18/ 175 95 2 Al FIG. 5 [Continued on next page] WO 2018/175952 Al MIDEDIMOMMIDEFIEOMMEHOIHRIDIIMEMOIMIE Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(H)) as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))