Bakken Directory 04/28/2013: MT Rigmat announces 2X stronger Walking Rigmat

MT Rigmat said Feb. 4 that it now offers the 2X stronger Walking Rigmat for the new walking rigs. These new rigs weigh between 1.5 million and 2 million pounds when loaded with 20,000-plus feet of drill pipe and more than 60 percent of that weight is transferred to the two walking pads on one side of the rig. Operators found that when they walked the rig past the well cellar on soft ground conventional rigmats were not strong enough and were bending, causing displaced dirt to crush the cellar side wall and damage the mats, creating unsafe work conditions.

MT Rigmat’s 2X stronger Walking Rigmat is twice as strong as conventional rigmats due to the 6x25# beam built in a four-rail design rather than the standard 6x15# beam three-rail rigmat, translating into half the PSF loading to the ground beneath the rigmat and allowing it to bridge twice the distance and weight of a standard three-rail rigmat. The rigmats dimensions remain the same as standard dimension at 8 feet by 40 feet, allowing for the rigmat to interchange with standard rigmats on location. Each 2X Walking Rigmat weighs 9,500 pounds.

MT Rigmat specializes in the manufacturing of oilfield rigmats and oilfield camp mats, also providing custom fabricated rigmats for any application and is the local rigmat solution for the Bakken field in Montana and North Dakota, and oil industry in Wyoming. For more information visit www.mtrigmat.com.

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