PARKING SYSTEM FOR A PIPE RACKER ON A DRILLING RIG

摘要

Apparatus and methods include a parking system for a drilling rig. The parking system includes a first track portion (428) extending along a pathway between a well center (116) and a V-door (134) on a drilling rig and a second track portion (432) extending in a transverse direction relative to the first track portion. A trolley (406, 412) is configured to carry a racking device (104) and move along at least a portion of the first track portion and the second track portion between a position in the pathway between well center and the V-door on a drilling rig and a position offline and out of the pathway between well center and the V-door on a drilling rig.