Patent ID: 8113762
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. An oilfield pipe storage and handling system comprising: a stationary frame disposed near a drilling rig; a tilting frame moveably coupled to said stationary frame and having a loading end; a pipe rack moveably coupled to said tilting frame and configured to support a plurality of oilfield pipes at a storage end, wherein said tilting frame is moveable between a loading position where said loading end is positioned at a higher elevation than said storage end and an unloading position wherein said storage end is positioned at a higher elevation than said loading end; an elevation mechanism coupled between said pipe rack and said tilting frame, wherein said elevation mechanism is operable to move said pipe rack relative to said tilting frame; an arm disposed at said loading end of said tilting frame, wherein said arm is configured to engage a single oilfield pipe and move said single oilfield pipe onto or off of said tilting frame; and a cartridge supported by said pipe rack, wherein said cartridge comprises a frame supporting adjacent rows of oilfield pipes and a vertical retainer having a first portion coupled to the frame and a second portion that is retractable while the first portion is coupled to the frame to allow for successive rows of oilfield pipes to be rolled onto and off of the cartridge.