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Important instruction about

anti-collision device
To ensure personal and equipments safety, this drilling rig is equipped with
reliable safety system to prevent from the collision of hoisting system and
crown block.The relative persons operating drilling rig should read the following
description carefully and carry out strictly as the regulations for the safety!

Special attention:
In the course of rig-up, mechanical anti-collision evicecan not
be used, so the driller must be very careful to operate! The raising
process should be as slowas possible!! If there is any abnormal
sign, brake immediately !!!
1. Drilling rig anti-collision system component
Drilling rig anti-collision system is made up of three knids of anti-collision
devices: drum O-matic anti-collision device, crown block anti-collision device
and digtal display anti-collision device. Among them, drum O-matic
anti-collision device and crown block anti-collision device are called mechanical
anti-collision device. Here we just give the special description about the
operation and checking of mechanical anti-collision device. As for digtal display
anti-collision device, please refer to its instruction manual.
2. Operation before rig-up:
There is no need to use mechanical anti-collision device in the course of
rig-up. Before rig-up, even though the valve rod length of O-matic valve is
adjusted to the minimum valve, the wireline on drum can still touch the valve
rod, thus O-mitic valve rod can be removed and installed again after finishing
rig-up. The crown block saver (TFPQ) is not installed before rig-up, but its other
accessories (anti-collision rope, guide shaft and guide wheel etc.) must be
installed well.

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3. Operation and checking after the drilling rig is installed (new or
removed rig installation):
When installing mechanical anti-collision device, crown block saver should
be first installed and then O-matic anti-collision device.

1) Install, operate and check crown saver device

a) Install guide line accessories of crown saver before rig-up, put the wireline
on, grease the guide line sheave to make the wireline no block through guide
way shaft and guide way wheels. The start end of anti-collision wireline should
be firmly fastened by three standard clips. The anti-collision line should be
started to be installed 6m from traveling block top to crown block bottom.

b) Install crown saver after rig-up, and fasten it at the proper height on the
front leg of the mast.

c) Move crown saver handle to “off” position manually, insert the pin to
lock, pull the anti-collision line into the line connector bore of crown saver and
fasten it with two standard clips.

d) Adjust the valve rod extension length of drum O-matic valve to the
minimum valve, test the anti-collision performance of crown saver twice or
three times, observe anti-collision effect and check whether system action meet
the requirements (like if brake works, if system power shut down).

2) Install, operate and check O-matic valve anti-collision device

Before install and adjust O-matic valve device, the crown saver handle
should be at “off” position, insert the spare pin to lock it and make crown saver
not work.

Adjust the left/right position of O-matic valve on the top of drawworks and
extension length of valve rod to make traveling system up to anti-collision
height (6m from traveling block top to crown block bottom) and touch O-matic
valve rod to start position, and then fasten fixed bolts of o-matic and lock nuts,
test anti-collision performance twice or three times to observe the anti-collision
effect and check whether system action meets requirements (like if brake

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works, if system power shut down).

After finish the adjustment of drum o-matic anti-collision device, take out
the spare pin of crown saver, move crown saver handle to “off” position, insert
pin with anti-collision line to lock and make these two anti-collision devices
waiting for working.

4. Daily examination:

Before every team hands over, the O-matic valve rod should be pressed
first to test whether it works normally. If it does, please remember to set it on
“off” position, or change O-matic valve immediately.
Note: For the old style O-matic valve (two-position two-way valve), the disc
brake can not be released after the valve push rod reset, which means there is
still residual pressure in the O-matic pipelines valve. Now pull the O-matic valve
push rod to one side, operate disc brake parking brake, the driller needs press
anti-collision release button all the times and drilling operator assists the driller
to pull the O-matic valve push rod to reset, which can eliminate the residual
pressure between O-matic valve and pressure switch.
For crown block saver, check whether crown block anti-collision valve
handle can be reset automatically after pull out the pin and anti-collision rope is
well.

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