Abstract: A system and method for horizontally building stands of tubulars and transferring them to a rig floor. The system has a horizontal stand builder which assembles double or triple stands of tubulars. A catwalk and V-door are positioned alongside the horizontal stand builder. A skate is able to push either single, double, or triple stands along the catwalk and up the V-door to a position whereby an elevator on the rig can grip the stand and move it onto the rig. For transferring single stands of tubular, there is a carrier at the upper end of the V-door which can grip the single stand and lift it to the position for the elevator to grip it and move it onto the rig.

Abstract: A tailing arm mountable on a mast of an oil/gas rig and having a housing, a first arm rotatable relative to the housing, a second telescoping arm pivotally connected to the first, and third arm pivotally connected to the second arm. A roller on the end of the third arm receives and guides pipes being moved on to or off of the rig. A first rotation assembly controls the rotation of the first arm relative to the housing. A second rotation assembly rotates the housing relative to the mast. The tailing arm can be used to load pipe from multiple sides of the rig and to rack the pipe in the setback.