TUBULAR TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 13 September 2018 (13.09.2018) WIP0 I PCT 0111111010 0111 °nolo Oil ioo IH O II oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/164801 Al (51) International Patent Classification: E21B 19/20 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/017271 (22) International Filing Date: 07 February 2018 (07.02.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 15/453,651 08 March 2017 (08.03.2017) US (71) Applicant: FORUM US, INC. [US/US]; 920 Memorial City Way, Suite 1000 , Houston, Texas 77024 (US). (72) Inventors: RIOS, Rogelio; 22310 Ebbets Field Dr., Spring, Texas 77389 (US). HOLIFIELD, Robert Arlen; 11814 Dakar Drive, Houston, Texas 77065 (US). DUGAL, Robert; 4106 Silk Court, Spring, Texas 77386 (US). TRI- PLETT, Justin Wayne; 15650 Pebble Lake Dr., Houston, Texas 77095 (US). (74) Agent: PATTERSON, B. Todd et al.; PATTERSON + SHERIDAN LLP, 24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1600, Hous- ton, Texas 77046 (US). = (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: - with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: TUBULAR TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD (57) : A tubular transfer system (100) comprising a boom structure (110) having a first frame telescopically coupled to a second frame. A first ac- tuator is configured to extend and retract the first f