This patented walking system offers several unique advantages. Designed to easily fit inside an existing one-piece box sub without needing to increase the height of the drill floor. The innovative mounting system follows the natural load path the structure and therefore avoids costly structural upgrading. The lightweight design allows the walking system to remain in the substructure during road transport thereby saving time and money when moving to a new location and keeping people out of harms’ way. Headwater Engineering can design the box sub moving system to fit any existing or new built one piece box substructure.

• Lifting Capacity: 1,400,000lbs to 1,800,000lbs

• Cycle Time: 60 sec

• Stroke Length: 42in

  • Rotation : 5deg of turn at a time

• Lift Height: 10in of lift (standard – higher lift is optional)

• Steering: Electronic power steering standard. Hydraulic steering with manual locks are optional.

• HPU: Either dedicated HPU or tied into the rig hydraulics

This patented walking system is designed to fit inside an existing box-on-box or swing-up substructure without needing to increase the height of the drill floor. The lifting jacks are located to follow the natural load path of the structure and minimize structural upgrading. Headwater Engineering performs a complete API 4F structural analysis to ensure your equipment is safe and fully code compliant. The lightweight design allows the walking system to remain in the substructure during road transport and requires zero rig-up or rig-down. The system is designed to keep people out of harms’ way during the entire walking sequence. Headwater’s patented pontoon technology offers ultra-low ground pressures thereby reducing the chance of settling during a walk or having to deal with sunk matting. Headwaters 6-jack moving system is field proven on in Canada’s soft Northern leases on Canada’s biggest rigs. Headwater Engineering can design the six-jack moving system to fit any existing or new built box-on-box or swing-up substructure.

• Lifting Capacity: 2,800,000lbs, 3,500,000lbs, higher loads can be accommodated if needed

• Cycle Time: 60 sec

• Stroke Length: 36 in

  • Rotation: 5 deg of turn at a time

• Lift Height: 9in of lift standard (higher lift is optional)

• Steering: electronic power steering standard. Hydraulic steering with manual locks are optional

• HPU: either dedicated HPU or tied into the rig hydraulics

This patented walking system is designed to easily fit inside an existing box-on-box or swing-up substructure without needing to increase the height of the drill floor. The lifting jacks are located to follow the natural load path of the structure and minimize structural upgrading. The lightweight design allows the walking system to remain in the substructure during road transport and requires zero rig-up or rig-down. The entire system is designed to keep people out of harms’ way during the entire walking sequence. This system offers ultra-low ground pressures thereby reducing the chance of settling during a walk or having to deal with sunk matting. Headwater Engineering can design the four-jack moving system to fit any existing or new built substructure.

Headwater Engineering performs a complete API 4F structural analysis to ensure your equipment is safe and fully code compliant.

• Lifting Capacity:   2,300,000lbs, 2,850,000lbs, higher loads can be accommodated if needed

• Cycle Time: 60 sec

• Stroke Length: 46 in

  • Rotation: 5 deg of turn at a time

• Lift Height: 9in of lift standard (higher lift is optional)

• Steering: electronic power steering standard. Hydraulic steering with manual locks are optional

• HPU: either dedicated HPU or tied into the rig hydraulics

This patented walking system offers full X-Y and rotation mobility and ultra low ground pressure, the same as all Rig Roamer walking systems, but has an additional feature that allows extra-long strokes when travelling towards or away from the catwalk reducing the number of steps to get your rig to the next well. See our video below of this innovative walking system.

The walking system is designed to fit inside an existing box-on-box or swing-up substructure without needing to increase the height of the drill floor. Headwater Engineering will complete a full API 4F analysis on the centerpiece and designs the mounting system to follow the natural load path the structure and keeps structural upgrading to a minimum. The lightweight design allows the walking system to remain in the substructure during road transport and requires zero rig-up or rig-down. The entire system is designed to keep people out of harms’ way during the entire walking sequence. Like all the Rig Roamer systems, Headwater Engineering can design the Long Stroke moving system to fit any existing or new built substructure.

• Lifting Capacity: 2,300,000lbs, 2,850,000lbs, higher loads can be accommodated if needed

• Cycle Time: 60 sec

• Stroke Length:

  • 34 in towards the mud tanks

  • 60in towards the catwalk

  • Rotation: 5 deg of turn at a time

• Lift Height: 9in of lift standard (higher lift is optional)

• Steering: electronic power steering standard. Hydraulic steering with manual locks are optional

• HPU: either dedicated HPU or tied into the rig hydraulics

Headwater’s pony sub walking system offers long steps and low ground pressure. This walking system is designed to fit any existing or new built step-down or box substructure and is ideal when additional BOP clearance height is needed. The system can be designed to lift the rig from 37in up to 10ft. The frames are designed to make rig-up easy and in most cases (depending on pony sub height) crane free. The entire system is designed to keep people out of harms’ way during the entire walking sequence. This system offers ultra-low ground pressures thereby reducing the chance of settling during a walk or having to deal with sunk matting.

• Lifting Capacity: 1,400,000lbs, higher loads can be accommodated if needed

• Cycle Time: 60 sec

• Stroke Length: 32 in

• Lift Height: 12 in of lift standard (higher lift is optional)

• Pony Sub Height: 37 in, taller pony subs can be designed at the customer’s request

• Steering: electronic power steering standard. Hydraulic steering with manual locks are optional

• HPU: either dedicated HPU or tied into the rig hydraulics

Headwater’s pony sub walking system offers long steps and low ground pressure. This walking system is designed to fit any existing or new built swing-up or box-on-box substructure and is ideal when additional BOP clearance height is needed. The system can be designed to lift the rig from 42in up to 10ft and is ideal when walking over existing/protruding well heads. The entire system is designed to keep people out of harms’ way during the entire walking sequence. This system offers ultra-low ground pressures thereby reducing the chance of settling during a walk or having to deal with sunk matting.

• Lifting Capacity: 2,800,000lbs, 3,500,000, higher loads can be accommodated if needed

• Cycle Time: 60 sec

• Stroke Length:

  • 34 in

  • Rotation: 5deg of turn at a time

• Lift Height: 9 in of lift standard (higher lift is optional)

• Steering: electronic power steering standard. Hydraulic steering with manual locks are optional

• HPU: either dedicated HPU or tied into the rig hydraulics

Headwater’s platform walking system can move the mud tanks, pumps, gen-houses and other rig buildings speeding up total move times and avoiding costly cable and hose management systems. The Platform Rig Roamer utilizes the same low ground pressure pontoon technology as many other Rig Roamer Walking Systems. Ideal for large SAGD pads or leases where space is constrained. The platform size can be customized to fit any rig configuration. The platforms can even be coupled together to move additional, auxiliary, tanks and shacks. The mobility, low ground pressures, and safety of Headwaters Platform Rig Roamer a clear choice

• Lifting Capacity: no limit

• Cycle Time: 60 sec

• Stroke Length:

  • 34 - 60 in

  • Rotation: 5deg of turn at a time

• Lift Height: 10 in of lift standard (higher lift is optional)

• Steering: electronic power steering standard. Hydraulic steering with manual locks are optional

• HPU: dedicated HPU