Patent ID: 9540878
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: E21B,Y10T

Claim:
1. An apparatus for handling pipe for use in a wellbore, comprising: a control van comprising a control system; a rig carrier; a mast assembly carried by said rig carrier, wherein said rig carrier comprises motorized pumps and power sources for raising and lowering said mast assembly on said rig carrier and operating a plurality of rig components on said rig carrier, said mast assembly being movable between a first lowered position with respect to said rig carrier and a second upright position with respect to said rig carrier, wherein said mast assembly is connected to a first support base and a second support base, and wherein said first support base and said second support base extend substantially perpendicular to and on opposite sides of the wellbore and the mast assembly, and wherein said first support base and said second support base extend beyond a width of the rig carrier; a pipe tong for said mast assembly remotely operable from said control van; rig blocks which move up and down in said mast assembly, wherein said rig blocks are remotely operable from said control van; a skid; a pipe moving member mounted to said skid, wherein said pipe moving member is operable for moving said pipe to said mast assembly and away from said mast assembly, wherein said pipe moving member is mounted on said skid and is positioned on an opposite side of said wellbore with respect to said rig carrier, and wherein said pipe moving member is remotely operable from said control van; a pipe tub for storing pipe; a pipe transfer system operable for moving said pipe from said pipe tub to said pipe moving member, and operable for moving said pipe from said pipe moving member to said pipe tub; and at least one pipe length sensor that measures a length of said pipe and electronically communicates said length to said control van.