Application of Pipe Handler in Songliao Basin Drilling Project

Continental scientific drilling is a way to understand the processes and structures of the Earth. Songliao Basin Drilling Project CCSD-SKII was implemented in Northeast China to obtain the Cretaceous continental sedimentary record. Continental Scientific Drilling Project of Cretaceous Songliao Basin is introduced in this paper. To meet the continuous coring need of CCSD-SKII, Pipe handler was designed to rack drill-stands automatically and efficiently. Dynamic modeling and simulation was carried out to verify the stability and reliability. After installed in ‘Crust 1’ 10 k drilling rig, Pipe handler was also extensively tested and debugged. Pipe handler is now racking drill-stands in CCSD-SKII scientific drilling site without a derrickman.