Patent ID: 8733472
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a setback and racking system having a center axis; a first set of wellbay accesses positioned along a wellbay access perimeter that surrounds the center axis, wherein each of the first set of wellbay accesses is associated with a wellbay substantially therebelow, and wherein at least a portion of the setback and racking system is positioned at an elevation lower than the elevation of the wellbay accesses; a drilling module coupled to a skidding system that is positioned at a level higher than the setback and racking system, wherein the skidding system is operable to rotate the drilling module about the center axis so as to selectively position the drilling module in alignment with each of the first set of wellbay accesses, and wherein the setback and racking system is configured to feed tubulars to the drilling module when the drilling module is in alignment with each of the first set of wellbay accesses.