Patent ID: 9016382
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. A fingerboard latch assembly comprising: a latch configured for operational engagement with a fingerboard for lockingly retaining at least one tubular to the fingerboard; the latch being movable within a range of motion extending from a locked position to an unlocked position; a positioner operatively engaged with the latch, the positioner being communicably couplable to a process control network (PCN); the positioner configured to move the latch within the range of motion in response to signals received from the PCN; the positioner configured to sense a plurality of positions of the latch between the locked position and the unlocked position substantially in real time; and the positioner further configured to transmit a signal representing a sensed one of the plurality of positions of the latch to the PCN, substantially in real time.