The Sprinter Walking System, 2–4 times faster than any other walking system on the market
Sprinter Walking System by Columbia
Columbia’s latest rig walking systems innovation, the Sprinter Walking System, is designed for ease of use, efficiency, and safety. This patent pending Sprinter lives up to its name, moving 2–4 times faster from hole to hole than any other walking system on the market. Fine positioning controlled over the well head manages steering corrections without the need to lower the rig.
A Variety of Walking System Solutions
Columbia Industries offers a variety of rig walking system solutions capable of moving loads of up to 12 million pounds. To ensure our walking systems match your needs, we custom design each of our systems to meet the fabrication requirements of our customers’ specific rig design criteria.
Our Columbia Rig Walking Systems allow operators to move a loaded rig - including full fluids, backload, and all tools - from well to well. This eliminates the need to rig down for each move, and greatly increases operating efficiency by enabling batch drilling. The Columbia Rig Walking System also allows multiple interconnected modules to be moved simultaneously.
Remote Powered Steering
Columbia Industries offers patented wired or wireless remote control packages and autonomous walking (cruise control) to enable operators to be in the safest, most advantageous position possible while moving a rig. Our rig movement and steering options including forward, backward, right, left, crab, spin, and complimentary movement. These steering modes allow for exact positioning on the pad, ensuring that the rig is moved safely and precisely.
Kodiak Cub
Designed to move rig substructures, the Columbia Kodiak Cub Rig Walking System utilizes Hilman rollers paired with oversized lift cylinders and a low-pressure hydraulic system to lift and move the entire substructure. With a customizable fit designed to connect externally to either slingshot or box-on-box subs, the Kodiak Cub can attach to any rig.
Atlas and Hercules
These High Capacity Pin-On Rig Walking Systems provide our customers with a modified attachment option to the substructure. This design accommodates a specific attachment type while retaining the flexibility and precision of all steering modes.
Scalable capacity, based on customer requirements.
Bigfoot
The Bigfoot Rig Walking System is a patented, scalable-capacity drilling rig and substructure moving system. The system employs the use of rollers paired with lift cylinders and a safe low-pressure hydraulic system to lift the main walking beams that carry the rig weight. Smaller plank beams run the full length of the walking beams and support the rollers. Travel cylinders are connected between the main beams and the plank beams to accomplish the horizontal movement that moves the rig. The lift cylinders and travel cylinders actuate in sequence to move the rig at a very safe and controlled pace. This efficient design is field-proven to be the safest, most reliable and precisely controlled rig moving system in the world.
Littlefoot
Columbia's Littlefoot Rig Walking Systems use custom-designed beams to accommodate low ground bearing pressure, allowing for additional steering modes, including transverse. The beams designed are integral to the rig structure interface with the moving system. The Littlefoot Rig Walking System jack assemblies are directly mounted into the beam, minimizing truck loads during pad-to-pad moves.
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Rig Walking Systems Overview - Columbia's rig walking systems provide essential support to the oil and gas industry by offering efficient and safe methods for relocating heavy drilling rigs. These systems improve operational flexibility, allowing rigs to be re-positioned without disassembly, minimizing downtime and boosting productivity. They mark a significant advancement in facilitating seamless rig movement, crucial for maximizing drilling efficiency.
