Patents by Inventor Ryan Hause
Ryan Hause has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11111734Abstract: A side saddle slingshot drilling rig includes a right substructure and a left substructure, the substructures positioned generally parallel and spaced apart from each other. The right substructure includes a right lower box and a first strut, the first strut pivotably coupled to the drill rig floor and pivotably coupled to the right lower box. The left substructure includes a left lower box and a second strut, the second strut pivotably coupled to the drill rig floor and pivotably coupled to the left lower box. The side saddle slingshot drilling rig also includes a drill rig floor, the drill rig floor including a V-door. The side of the drill rig floor has the V-door defining the V-door side of the drill rig floor, the V-door side of the drill rig floor parallel to the right substructure. The side saddle slingshot drilling rig further includes a mast, the mast including an open side defining a mast V-door side. The open side is oriented to face perpendicular to the right substructure.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: NABORS DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.Inventors: Ashish Gupta, Ryan Hause, Padira Reddy
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Patent number: 11053745Abstract: A drilling rig may include a right substructure, left substructure, and a drill floor. The drill floor may be pivotably coupled to lower boxes of the left and right substructure by struts. The substructures may include hydraulic cylinders positioned to raise the drill floor and a mast coupled to the drill floor into a raised position.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: NABORS DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.Inventors: Padira Reddy, Ashish Gupta, Ryan Hause
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Publication number: 20200284100Abstract: A side saddle slingshot drilling rig includes a right substructure and a left substructure, the substructures positioned generally parallel and spaced apart from each other. The right substructure includes a right lower box and a first strut, the first strut pivotably coupled to the drill rig floor and pivotably coupled to the right lower box. The left substructure includes a left lower box and a second strut, the second strut pivotably coupled to the drill rig floor and pivotably coupled to the left lower box. The side saddle slingshot drilling rig also includes a drill rig floor, the drill rig floor including a V-door. The side of the drill rig floor has the V-door defining the V-door side of the drill rig floor, the V-door side of the drill rig floor parallel to the right substructure. The side saddle slingshot drilling rig further includes a mast, the mast including an open side defining a mast V-door side. The open side is oriented to face perpendicular to the right substructure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Ashish GUPTA, Ryan HAUSE, Padira REDDY
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Publication number: 20200232284Abstract: A drilling rig may include a right substructure, left substructure, and a drill floor. The drill floor may be pivotably coupled to lower boxes of the left and right substructure by struts. The substructures may include hydraulic cylinders positioned to raise the drill floor and a mast coupled to the drill floor into a raised position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Padira REDDY, Ashish GUPTA, Ryan HAUSE
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Patent number: 10704337Abstract: A side saddle slingshot drilling rig includes a right substructure and a left substructure, the substructures positioned generally parallel and spaced apart from each other. The right substructure includes a right lower box and a first strut, the first strut pivotably coupled to the drill rig floor and pivotably coupled to the right lower box. The left substructure includes a left lower box and a second strut, the second strut pivotably coupled to the drill rig floor and pivotably coupled to the left lower box. The side saddle slingshot drilling rig also includes a drill rig floor, the drill rig floor including a V-door. The side of the drill rig floor has the V-door defining the V-door side of the drill rig floor, the V-door side of the drill rig floor parallel to the right substructure. The side saddle slingshot drilling rig further includes a mast, the mast including an open side defining a mast V-door side. The open side is oriented to face perpendicular to the right substructure.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: NABORS DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.Inventors: Ashish Gupta, Ryan Hause, Padira Reddy
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Patent number: 10662718Abstract: A stair tower for a drilling rig is disclosed, the stair tower including a frame, one or more stair flights and platforms positioned within and mechanically coupled to the frame, and a cable tray pivotably coupled to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: NABORS DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.Inventors: Ashish Gupta, Derek Patterson, Ryan Hause, Padira Reddy
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Patent number: 10648240Abstract: A drilling rig may include a right substructure, left substructure, and a drill floor. The drill floor may be pivotably coupled to lower boxes of the left and right substructure by struts. The substructures may include hydraulic cylinders positioned to raise the drill floor and a mast coupled to the drill floor into a raised position.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: NABORS DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.Inventors: Padira Reddy, Ashish Gupta, Ryan Hause
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Patent number: 10428592Abstract: A system comprises a wellsite including a wellbore location and a BOP positioned at the wellbore location, a drilling rig in the wellsite and including a rig floor and at least one substructure, the substructure having a longitudinal axis, and a first access area defined as the area between a pair of lines extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the substructure such that the BOP is between the lines, the first access area being free of equipment that is not in transit. The first access area may include a left access area on a first side of the rig, which area may be free of equipment that is not in transit. A method for drilling may include maintaining the left access area free of equipment during rig-up and may further include moving the rig within the wellsite while maintaining at least the left access area free of equipment.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: NABORS DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.Inventors: Ashish Gupta, Ryan Hause
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Publication number: 20180202237Abstract: A system comprises a wellsite including a wellbore location and a BOP positioned at the wellbore location, a drilling rig in the wellsite and including a rig floor and at least one substructure, the substructure having a longitudinal axis, and a first access area defined as the area between a pair of lines extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the substructure such that the BOP is between the lines, the first access area being free of equipment that is not in transit. The first access area may include a left access area on a first side of the rig, which area may be free of equipment that is not in transit. A method for drilling may include maintaining the left access area free of equipment during rig-up and may further include moving the rig within the wellsite while maintaining at least the left access area free of equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Ashish GUPTA, Ryan HAUSE
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Publication number: 20180128056Abstract: A side saddle slingshot drilling rig includes a right substructure and a left substructure, the substructures positioned generally parallel and spaced apart from each other. The right substructure includes a right lower box and a first strut, the first strut pivotably coupled to the drill rig floor and pivotably coupled to the right lower box. The left substructure includes a left lower box and a second strut, the second strut pivotably coupled to the drill rig floor and pivotably coupled to the left lower box. The side saddle slingshot drilling rig also includes a drill rig floor, the drill rig floor including a V-door. The side of the drill rig floor has the V-door defining the V-door side of the drill rig floor, the V-door side of the drill rig floor parallel to the right substructure. The side saddle slingshot drilling rig further includes a mast, the mast including an open side defining a mast V-door side. The open side is oriented to face perpendicular to the right substructure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Ashish GUPTA, Ryan HAUSE, Padira REDDY
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Publication number: 20180128064Abstract: A racking board for supporting drill pipe comprises first and second frames, the second frame mounted on the first and movable between an open position and a closed position and having at least a first pivotably fingerboard mounted thereon. The first fingerboard pivots between a first orientation when the second frame is in the open position and a second orientation when the second frame is in the closed position. The racking board may also include a movable third frame mounted on the first frame and a second fingerboard pivotably mounted thereon. The second and third frames are farther apart in the open position than in the closed position. The first and second fingerboards each include a plurality of fingers defining a plurality of slots and fingers on one fingerboard interleave with fingers on the other fingerboard when the frames are in the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Ashish GUPTA, Ryan HAUSE
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Publication number: 20180016851Abstract: A drilling rig may include a right substructure, left substructure, and a drill floor. The drill floor may be pivotably coupled to lower boxes of the left and right substructure by struts. The substructures may include hydraulic cylinders positioned to raise the drill floor and a mast coupled to the drill floor into a raised position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Padira REDDY, Ashish GUPTA, Ryan HAUSE
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Publication number: 20170362901Abstract: A stair tower for a drilling rig is disclosed, the stair tower including a frame, one or more stair flights and platforms positioned within and mechanically coupled to the frame, and a cable tray pivotably coupled to the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Ashish GUPTA, Derek PATTERSON, JR., Ryan HAUSE, Padira REDDY
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Patent number: 9574402Abstract: A spreader beam includes a first spreader beam section, where the first spreader beam section is pivotably coupled to the first substructure and a second spreader beam section, where the second spreader beam section is pivotably coupled to the second substructure. The first and second spreader beam sections are positioned to, in an extended position, selectively couple to each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Nabors Drilling USAInventor: Ryan Hause
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Patent number: 9353601Abstract: The cable handling apparatus includes a trolley beam, where the trolley beam is adapted to allow a cable trolley to slide thereon and an articulating arm. The articulating arm is hingedly coupled to the trolley beam, and the articulating arm is hingedly coupled to a piece of wellsite equipment. The articulating arm is repositionable between a retracted position and an extended position.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: NABORS DRILLING USAInventor: Ryan Hause
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Publication number: 20160102508Abstract: A method that includes vertically assembling a mast having a height greater than one hundred eighty feet; securing the mast to a rig floor of a land-based drilling rig; securing a racking board adjacent the mast at a height greater than one hundred feet above the rig floor; drilling a wellbore under the rig floor with a drill string; lifting with lifting equipment coupled to the drilling mast, a stand forming a part of the drill string and having a stand length greater than one hundred feet, from a drilling position partially within the wellbore and partially above the rig floor to an in-line position above the wellbore and proximate the racking board; removing the stand from the drill string; and moving the stand, using an automated pipe handling tool, from the in-line position to a racked position so that the stand is accommodated within the racking board.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2014Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Todd Fox, Ryan Hause
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Publication number: 20140224943Abstract: The cable handling apparatus includes a trolley beam, where the trolley beam is adapted to allow a cable trolley to slide thereon and an articulating arm. The articulating arm is hingedly coupled to the trolley beam, and the articulating arm is hingedly coupled to a piece of wellsite equipment. The articulating arm is repositionable between a retracted position and an extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Nabors Drilling USAInventor: Ryan Hause
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Publication number: 20140224541Abstract: A spreader beam includes a first spreader beam section, where the first spreader beam section is pivotably coupled to the first substructure and a second spreader beam section, where the second spreader beam section is pivotably coupled to the second substructure. The first and second spreader beam sections are positioned to, in an extended position, selectively couple to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Nabors Drilling USAInventor: Ryan Hause