| US 7,600,584 B2 | ||
| Pipe handling system with a movable magazine | ||
| Cody L. Sewell, Perry, Okla. (US); Ricky G. Porter, Perry, Okla. (US); and Adam R. Hall, Perry, Okla. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The Charles Machine Works, Inc., Perry, Okla. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 26, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/627,804. | ||
| Application 11/627804 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/946632, filed on Sep. 21, 2004, granted, now 7,240,742. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0119623 A1, May 31, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. E21B 19/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 175—52 [175/85; 166/85.1] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A pipe handling device for storing and transporting pipe sections to and from a drill string, the pipe handling device
comprising:
a magazine having a plurality of columns adapted to receive and store pipe sections;
a cradle adapted to support the magazine;
wherein the cradle defines a discharge point proximate a bottom side of the magazine; and
a transfer assembly adapted to receive a pipe section discharged from the magazine at the discharge point;
wherein the cradle is movable between a plurality of positions, the plurality of positions being defined by the position of
the cradle when different columns of the magazine are aligned with the discharge point.
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