TULSA, OK, April 15, 2013 \u2013 Lee C. Moore, A Woolslayer Company, announced today the\u00a0issuance to it by the US Patent Office of a patent which covers a new drilling rig design for\u00a0land based operations.<\/p>\n
The patent is for the HMR SlotBox\u2122 , an adaptation of the Company\u2019s HMR Highly Mobile\u00a0Rig\u00ae drilling rig design, designed to facilitate faster rig moving times by adapting some\u00a0proven and reliable industry practices to create new outcomes.<\/p>\n
The HMR Slot Box\u2122 features an innovative substructure design with a built-in Rig Rover\u00ae\u2122\u00a0moving system for popular pad drilling application, a hydraulically raised mast, a BOP\u00a0handling system with maintenance platform, and integral stairs in the substructure boxes.<\/p>\n
\u201cDesigned with the bottom section of a three-piece mast nested inside of the substructure and\u00a0raising cylinders that remained pinned during drilling operations, this design is already\u00a0improving site-to-site rig moving times by up to 3 days following delivery of the first two\u00a0SlotBoxTM rigs into a US shale drilling market,\u201d says Thomas Wingerter, CEO of Lee C.\u00a0Moore.<\/p>\n
Technical specifications of the HMR SlotBox\u2122 drilling rig include a 142ft hydraulic raised\u00a0cantilever mast with a 600,000lb to 1,000,000lb static hook capacity and a box-on-box\u00a0substructure for ease of handling and winterization.<\/p>\n
About Lee C. Moore, A Woolslayer Company<\/span><\/p>\n Lee C. Moore has been a leading designer and manufacturer of drilling structures since 1907.\u00a0In 1938, Lee C. Moore revolutionized the petroleum industry when they designed and built the\u00a0first cantilever mast. To date the company has manufactured over 4,000 cantilever masts and\u00a0over 600 offshore derricks. Today, Lee C. Moore designs and manufactures masts and derricks\u00a0for nearly every major drilling company in every drilling condition in both offshore and\u00a0onshore drilling. They service both their own and other manufacturers\u2019 masts and derricks\u00a0globally. Lee C. Moore also presents structural training seminars to drilling contractors around\u00a0the world.<\/p>\n Lee C. Moore designs and manufactures products in accordance with quality requirements\u00a0outlined in API Specifications 4F, 8C, and Q1 as well as quality management standards\u00a0ISO-9001:2008, and TS-29001, adhering to API quality control specifications and following\u00a0specifications as outlined by AISC, AWS, ANSI, and ASTM.<\/p>\n