{"id":766,"date":"2013-04-14T22:17:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-14T22:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lcm.techdcode.com\/?p=766"},"modified":"2013-04-14T22:17:07","modified_gmt":"2013-04-14T22:17:07","slug":"lee-c-moore-issued-us-patent-for-dual-offset-derrick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lcm.techdcode.com\/ar\/lee-c-moore-issued-us-patent-for-dual-offset-derrick\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee C. Moore Issued US Patent for Dual Offset Derrick\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Lee C. Moore, A Woolslayer Company, announced today the issuance to it by the US Patent Office of a patent which covers a new arrangement for its offshore oil derricks.<\/p>\n

The patent is for the Company\u2019s new Dual Offset Derrick\u2122, a derrick and drill floor arrangement designed specifically for the jackup rig drilling market. \u201cOur new Dual Offset Derrick\u2122 working-floor design offers a much improved drilling operations visibility for offshore drilling cabins while increasing drill string setback weight distribution,\u201d says Thomas Wingerter, CEO of Lee C. Moore. \u201cThe patent offers a much safer view of the rig floor area, which, statistically, is the location of most recordable personal injuries on a drilling rig. The new design also allows for additional extension of a jackup rig cantilevered over well centers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The patent covers the arrangement in Lee C. Moore\u2019s offshore derricks where the well center is offset in both x- and y-axes about the centerline of a derrick. The setback area is larger compared to similar designs currently in the market and accommodates drill pipe, drill collars and casing simultaneously.<\/p>\n

The unique floor arrangement allows for a more simplified pipe racking operation, improved visibility for the driller, and increased setback capacity. It maximizes load capabilities on cantilever beams and allows for unobtrusive stand-building operation. The offset well center and setback arrangement positions the center of gravity of the derrick for maximum drilling and setback load combinations near the center of a drill floor.<\/p>\n

The arrangement provides improved load distribution to cantilever support beams, which maximizes loading capability. Further, stand-building operation is performed in an area clear of the primary racking operation. Working boards and access platform hinge down into position to allow for a manual racking option, saving time in the event of an automatic pipe racking system malfunction.<\/p>\n

The Dual Offset Derrick\u2122 offers time and weight savings in the form of optimum center of gravity, which enables an extended reach of cantilever beams over offshore platforms. The arrangement is safety enhanced: a driller has unobstructed visibility which allows for full awareness of all drilling activities in the derrick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lee C. Moore, A Woolslayer Company, announced today the issuance to it by the US Patent Office of a patent which covers a new arrangement for its offshore oil derricks. The patent is for the Company\u2019s new Dual Offset Derrick\u2122, a derrick and drill floor arrangement designed specifically for the jackup rig drilling market. \u201cOur […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lcm.techdcode.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lcm.techdcode.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lcm.techdcode.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lcm.techdcode.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lcm.techdcode.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lcm.techdcode.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lcm.techdcode.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lcm.techdcode.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lcm.techdcode.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}