Loadmaster companies have a long history of designing and manufacturing onshore and offshore rigs and rig equipment for operations worldwide, including the USA, Gulf Coast, Arctic Alaska, North Sea, Russia, Papau New Guinea, South America and China. Loadmaster companies have been at the forefront of rig design, and have developed and manufactured some of the most innovative, versatile, and cost-effective drilling rigs to meet conventional, as well as unique, drilling and operating environments for their customers.

A limited sample of specific projects and manufactured applications include:

• Fast Moving land drilling rigs to meet current demands in the USA for safe and efficient rig moves 
• Highly mobile desert drilling rigs with state of the art drilling equipment and controls 
• Helicopter transported drilling rigs for mobilization to remote parts of the world including Papau New Guinea 
• Land rig walking systems to efficiently move large capacity masts and substructures between cluster wells, without laying down drillpipe 
• Large capacity harsh environment dynamic derricks for deep water semi-submersibles, interfacing the latest rig equipment such as a crown mounted compensator, and an automated pipe racking systems 
• Large module derrick barge installed platform rig for the cold temperatures of the Baltic Sea 
• Platform crane lift modular rig for efficient batch drilling in Bohai Bay, China
• Winterized drilling module with hydraulic skidding system for land based cluster well drilling in the highly active seismic region of Sakhalin Island, Russia. Arranged “side-saddle” so that mast raising and lowering, and pipe handling is not over completed wells.
• Self propelled two-module cantilevered drilling rig designed and constructed for the environmental extremes of the Alaskan North Slope 
• Drilling unit with snubbing capabilities utilizing a hydraulic drawworks traveling within a track system on the back of the mast, operating in the harsh environment of the Norwegian waters of the North Sea
• Vertically assembled masts for modular platform drilling rigs, upgradeable with optional dynamic assist structure for installation on a SPAR or TLP, or on fixed platforms in seismic regions

Let us show you how we can design and manufacture specific drilling rig equipment to solve your unique drilling operations. Or select one of our proven produces from the catalogue of existing equipment.

Engineering

Loadmaster companies have a rich history of providing engineering and conceptual designs to meet the growing demands of technological development in the oil industry. For more than 25 years, the principal engineer of Loadmaster Engineering, Inc. has brought innovative and efficient designs to the market. Utilizing the wealth of experience in a multitude of regions around the world, Loadmaster companies continue to keep pace with the challenging design requirements for efficiency and safety.

To properly execute designs from concept to on-site delivery, Loadmaster companies have successfully implemented processes and procedures specific to achieving quality engineering results. Loadmaster’s engineering groups, worldwide, use a consistent platform of the latest design software in 3D via Solidworks, and its document management software. Solidworks Enterprise, coupled with industry proven analysis software, StruCAD and SAFI, results in a highly confident design solution.

Incorporating workflows to control file accesses, write accesses, model review stages, approvals, and deliverable issuance to external entities, Loadmaster companies strive for continued design control.

This truly worldwide collaborative environment allows for teams to effectively communicate design intent, design review results, and detail fabrication drawings in a single platform. This further brings to the forefront the importance of the commitment of the Loadmaster companies to Quality Management Systems and the focus on key engineering goals:

Collaboration
Efficiency
Credibility
Competency

Loadmaster companies are committed to improving engineering processes on a project by project basis so that each product provided to the marketplace benefits from lessons learned from previous projects.

Fabrication

The quality of products produced by the Loadmaster companies is further enhanced by the integration of engineering, manufacturing, and quality control that is achieved through the strategic alliance enjoyed by the Loadmaster companies. The head of each of these departments within the Loadmaster companies has “stop work authority” and will use it as necessary to maintain dimensional tolerances, weld quality, and material properties as specified by design. From purchasing to painting to on-site installation support, our programs assure the quality of the final product.

When logistics or project requirements dictate the use of other facilities, manufacturing quality is not sacrificed. The API 4-F-Q1 program established for Loadmaster Universal Rigs, Inc.’s facility is carried out in an uncompromising manner. As always, manufacturing quality will be assured through the use of highly experienced on-site Q/A personnel. The standard non-destructive testing procedures used by Loadmaster Universal Rigs, Inc. exceed the requirements of API.

Once fabrication details hit the shop floor, experienced personnel make it happen, using the right equipment for the job. Loadmaster Universal Rigs, Inc. employs only qualified welders and fitters with manufacturing experience specific to drilling equipment.