Patent ID: 7988384
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: E02B,E02D

Abstract:
1. A method of sealing an intersection of a rig flooring surface formed between a plurality of interlocked platform modules, said method comprising: disposing at least four, similarly sized, three-dimensional interlocked platform modules, each module having at least a top member, the upper surface of which forms said rig flooring surface, and a bottom member, the upper surface of which forms a module interior flooring surface disposed approximately parallel to said top member, with room established between said top member and said bottom member suitable for storage and installation of rig-related equipment packages, having a four-way intersection established at a mutual corner junction of the four modules; and disposing a sealing member over said four-way intersection, so that fluid does not migrate from said rig floor surface down into the interior of an associated storage and installation module.