Side saddle rig design with integrated mpd

Abstract

A drilling rig includes an integrated MPD system. The drilling rig includes a drill rig floor and a substructure. The drilling rig includes a managed pressure drilling (MPD) manifold positioned on the drill rig floor or coupled to the substructure. The drilling rig includes a rotating control device (RCD) coupled to a blowout preventer (BOP), the BOP coupled to a wellbore. The drilling rig includes a flowline coupled to the RCD. The drilling rig includes an MPD line coupled to the BOP, the MPD line fluidly coupled between the annulus of the wellbore and the MPD manifold. The drilling rig includes an MPD outlet line, the MPD outlet line fluidly coupled between the MPD manifold and the flowline.

1 . A drilling rig comprising:
 a drill rig floor and a substructure;   a managed pressure drilling (MPD) manifold positioned on the drill rig floor or coupled to the substructure;   a rotating control device (RCD) coupled to a blowout preventer (BOP), the BOP coupled to a wellbore;   a flowline coupled to the RCD;   an MPD line coupled to the BOP, the MPD line fluidly coupled between the annulus of the wellbore and the MPD manifold; and   an MPD outlet line, the MPD outlet line fluidly coupled between the MPD manifold and the flowline.   
     
     
         2 . The drilling rig of  claim 1 , wherein the MPD manifold further comprises one or more valves adapted to manage the pressure of the annulus of the wellbore. 
     
     
         3 . The drilling rig of  claim 1 , wherein the MPD manifold further comprises a Coriolis meter. 
     
     
         4 . The drilling rig of  claim 1 , further comprising a mud gas separator, the mud gas separator mechanically coupled to the drilling rig. 
     
     
         5 . The drilling rig of  claim 3 , wherein the MPD manifold is fluidly coupled to the mud gas separator. 
     
     
         6 . The drilling rig of  claim 1 , further comprising a flowline valve positioned between the RCD and the flowline. 
     
     
         7 . The drilling rig of  claim 6 , wherein the flowline valve is a gate valve, ball valve, or orbit valve. 
     
     
         8 . The drilling rig of  claim 1 , further comprising an MPD controller, the MPD controller positioned on the drill rig floor. 
     
     
         9 . A method comprising:
 positioning a drilling rig in a wellsite at a first location aligned with a first wellbore, the drilling rig including:
 a drill rig floor and a substructure; 
 a managed pressure drilling (MPD) manifold positioned on the drill rig floor or coupled to the substructure; 
 a rotating control device (RCD) coupled to a blowout preventer (BOP), the BOP coupled to the first wellbore; 
 a flowline coupled to the RCD; 
 an MPD line coupled to the BOP, the MPD line fluidly coupled between the annulus of the wellbore and the MPD manifold; and 
 an MPD outlet line, the MPD outlet line fluidly coupled between the MPD manifold and the flowline; 
   disconnecting the BOP from the first wellbore;   traveling the drilling rig to a second location in the wellsite aligned with a second wellbore; and   coupling the BOP to the second wellbore.