Patent 7600585 was granted and assigned to Schlumberger on October, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention provides a rig capable of both coiled tubing and conventional drilling. The rig comprises a mast unit having a drilling mast and a catwalk. The mast unit is adapted for rotary drilling and casing operations. The rig further comprises a drill floor unit adapted to house a drilling cabin and hold a drilling BOP stack while in transport. The rig additionally comprises a coiled tubing unit that is controllable from the drilling cabin.