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MAIN HYDRAULIC POWER UNIT

There are several emergency buttons on the plant that operate on the main hydraulic unit. They are divided into two groups:
EMERGENCIES THAT CAUSE A GENERAL STOP
• Buttons that operate on the KS emergency relay, and if pressed they cause the two electric motors of the main hydraulic unit to stop.

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DOG HOUSE CONTROL PANEL BOX 10 MAIN HYDRAULIC UNIT

• Once the emergency situation has been resolved, operation is restarted as follows:
- Re-arm the KS emergency relay using the green button located on the door of the BOX 10 inside the hydraulic unit.
- Restart the hydraulic unit’s electric motors (see the startup procedure).
- When the electric motors are up to speed, re-arm the control circuit using the illuminated green button located on the control panel in the
doghouse.
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EMERGENCIES THAT INTERRUPT OPERATION

• Buttons that operate on the KP safety relay and if pressed block operation of the controls and prevent any activity.

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DRILLING FLOOR BEHIND THE MAST CONTROL PANEL ON TRAILER DOGHOUSE CONTROL PANEL

• Once the emergency situation has been resolved, operation is restarted as follows:
- Disengage the previously pressed emergency button, rotating it clockwise.
- Re-arm the KP control relay using the green button located on the control panel in the doghouse.

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OTHER EMERGENCIES

SERVICE JIB CRANE

• The emergency button located on the service jib crane’s control panel, when pressed operates
solely on the solenoid valve powering the crane itself, preventing any movement.
• To restore the crane’s operation just re-arm the button by rotating it to the right.

HYDRAULIC UNIT’S ELECTRIC MOTORS

• Associated with each of the two main electric motors, there is a block with an emergency
button and maintenance switch.
• The emergency button causes the relative motor to stop immediately.
• The maintenance switch must be activated in the event that work has to be carried out on the
motor.
• Both the emergency button and the maintenance switch operate directly on the inverter of
the respective motor.
• When inserted, and until they are re-armed, they prevent any movement of the motor and
remove any possibility of its restarting.

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PIPE HANDLER
MAIN COMPONENTS

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PIPE HANDLER

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Pipe Handler is composed by a rotating structure, on which are installed two arms:
- Upper arm: mobile, with a clamp for drill pipes handling placed at the end.
- Lower arm: fixed, that supports the upper arm during the pipe handling.
The main operations that the pipe handler executes during the handling sequence are:
- UP-DOWN of upper arm (clamp);
- IN-OUT of upper arm (clamp);
- IN-OUT of lower arm;
- ROTATION of pipe handler structure.
The operations are realized by means of:
- One encoder controlled hydraulic motor, for lifting and lowering of the upper arm; 1
- One encoder controlled and inverter driven electric motor, with safety hydraulic brake,
for upper arm telescoping;
- One encoder controlled and inverter driven electric motor, with safety hydraulic brake,
for lower arm telescoping. DOG HOUSE CONTROL PANEL
- One encoder controlled and inverter driven electric motor, with safety hydraulic brake,
for structure rotation.
The pipe handler control can be executed in three different modalities, selectable by
means of the apposite selector (1) from the Dog House control panel:
- MANUAL: is possible to operate only by means of the controls installed on the pipe
handler control panel, in Dog House;
- RADIO-CONTROL: is possible to operate only by means of the radio-control;
- AUTOMATIC: automatic execution of the programmed sequence.
In normal working conditions, the AUTOMATIC mode is always selected.

RADIO-CONTROL
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TRIP-IN SEQUENCE

1) Handler in front of the bin, at a starting height of 4800 mm (UP START POSITION INSIDE BINS);
2) Extension of the upper arm (clamp):

Activation of solenoid valve Y161 to release the brake (PIPE CLAMP IN-OUT BRAKE RELEASE) of the clamp extension motor M2.

SP02: pressure switch for brake off control (PIPE CLAMP IN-OUT BRAKE OFF).
The extension withdrawal is carried out by electric motor M2, activated by an inverter, which starts the cycle once enabled by the brake
off pressure switch SP02, and stops when the proximity sensor of the probe on the clamp SF84 is activated (CLAMP OUT STOP ON PIPE).
The extension of the upper arm (clamp) is regulated by an encoder E2, installed on the motor drive shaft, that halts the movement at the
height set through the software. The extension height set is deliberately greater than the actual height, since the movement must be
stopped only when the SF84 probe detects the presence of the pipe.

SP02

M2

Y161
SF84

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3) The lower arm is extended simultaneously with the upper arm.

Activation of solenoid valve Y162 to release the brake (LOWER BOOM BRAKE RELEASE) of the lower arm extension motor M3.

SP03: pressure switch for brake off control (LOWER ARM IN-OUT BRAKE OFF).
The extension is carried out by electric motor M3, activated by an inverter, that starts the cycle once enabled by the brake pressure
switch SP03, and stops at the set height of 860 mm (OUT POSITION TO BINS).
The extension of the lower arm is regulated by an encoder E3, installed on the motor drive shaft, that halts the movement at the height
set through the software.

M3

E3

Y162 SP03

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4) Closing the clamp:

Activation of the solenoid valve Y164 (PIPE CLAMP OPEN), that controls the closing hydraulic piston.
5) Raising the clamp:

Once the calibrated closing pressure (150 bar) has been reached, the pressure switch SP95, is activated that enables the raising of
the clamp.

The raising is carried out by means of a hydraulic winch, driven by a hydraulic motor, activated by the proportional solenoid valve
YP3 (PIPE CLAMP LIFT-LOWER), which controls the upward and downward movements, and which when activated disables the
motor’s hydraulic brake.

The raising stops at a height of 5800 mm (UP STOP POSITION INSIDE BINS). The height is set by the encoder E4 (PIPE CLAMP UP-
DOWN) installed on the winch, and can be amended through the software.

Y164 E4

YP3

SP95

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6) Retraction of the upper arm (clamp):

Activation of solenoid valve Y161 to release the brake (PIPE CLAMP IN-OUT BRAKE RELEASE) of the clamp extension motor M2.

SP02: pressure switch for brake off control (PIPE CLAMP IN-OUT BRAKE OFF).
The retraction is carried out by electric motor M2, activated by an inverter, that starts the cycle once enabled by the brake off pressure
switch SP02.
7) Simultaneous arm retraction:

When the upper arm reaches a height of 1100 mm (POSITION OUT TO UNLOCK LOWER ARM) and the lower arm 860 mm, the
simultaneous retraction of the two arms begins, carried out by means of motors M2 and M3 and encoders E2 and E3, until they
reach the heights set by the software. The upper arm retracts to 350 mm and the lower to 315 mm.

SP02

M2

E3
Y161

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8) Lower arm grab closure:

The proximity sensor SF582 (LOWER BOOM OUT STOP ON PIPE) detects the presence of the pipe and gives the signal to close the
grab.

Closing of the grab is carried out by activating solenoid valve Y165, which controls the closing hydraulic piston.

Pressure switch SP96 (PIPE LOCKED ON LOWER BOOM) enables the sequence to be carried out until a pressure of 150 bar is
reached.
9) Rotation towards the mouse-hole:

Activation of solenoid valve Y160 to release the brake (ROTATION BRAKE RELEASE) of the rotation motor M1.

SP01: pressure switch for brake off control (ROTATION BRAKE OFF).
The rotation is carried out by electric motor M1, activated by an inverter, that starts the cycle once enabled by the brake pressure switch
SP02, and controlled by encoder E1 stops at the position of 191° set by the software.

SF582 Y165 M1

SP96

SP01

Y160

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10) Lower arm grab opening:

Deactivation of solenoid valve Y165 and activation of the hydraulic piston to open the grab.

Pressure switch SP97 (PIPE UNLOCKED ON LOWER BOOM), enables the sequence to be carried out when the pressure of the
hydraulic grab opening system is low enough.
11) Extension of arms towards the mouse-hole:

The upper arm (clamp) is extended as far as the height set by the software (1660 mm).

The lower arm is extended as far as the height set by the software (1250 mm).
12) Lowering of the drill-pipe into the mouse-hole:

The arms are lowered to a height of 800 mm, while the drill pipe is inserted into the mouse-hole.

The presence of the drill pipe in the mouse-hole is detected by proximity sensor SF93 (PIPE PRESENCE IN MOUSEHOLE).

Y165

SP97

SF93

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TRIP-IN SEQUENCE

13) Closing of mouse-hole clamps:

Activation of solenoid valve Y167 (MOUSEHOLE CLAMP CLOSE) to close the clamps.

Closing of the clamps is monitored by pressure switch SP101 (MOUSEHOLE CLAMP CLOSE PRESSURE), which enables the
execution of the sequence when the pressure reaches a level of 150 bar.
14) Opening of the upper arm clamp:

Opening of the clamp cannot be carried out until enabled by the proximity sensor SF93 (PIPE PRESENCE IN MOUSEHOLE).

Deactivation of solenoid valve Y164 (PIPE CLAMP OPEN) and activation of the hydraulic piston to open the clamp.
15) Preparation of next cycle:

The upper arm (clamp) is retracted to the height set by the software (???? mm).

The lower arm is retracted to the height set by the software (???? mm).

The arms are raised to the height set by the software (4800 mm), and at the same time the handler is rotated to the position set
by the software, that varies depending on the container used.

Y164

Y167

SP95
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TRIP-OUT SEQUENCE

Starting position: the drill-pipe is connected to the Top Drive, in the TILT OUT position, so that as
it is lowered it slides into the mouse hole.
1) Lowering into the mouse hole is stopped by the sensor SF105B (POWER SWIVEL LOWER
SENSOR ON MOUSE HOLE), which halts the TILT OUT lowering at a specific height.
2) The operator, through the control panel, has to carry out the following actions:

Closing of the mouse hole.

Unscrewing of the drill-pipe connected to the Top Drive. SP95

TILTING IN of the Top Drive.
3) When the Top Drive is centred over the well, the arms are extended:

Upper arm, until the sensor SF84 is tripped (see trip-in sequence point No 2).

Lower arm, until reaching the programmed height (see trip-in sequence point No 3).
4) Closing of the clamp (see trip-in sequence point No 4).
5) Automatic opening of the mouse hole:
• When the pressure switch SP95 reaches the calibrated pressure (150 bar) solenoid valve
Y166 (MOUSE HOLE CLAMP OPEN), is activated and the mouse hole clamps start their
opening phase.
• Opening of the mouse hole clamps is monitored by the proximity sensor SF100, which
detects when the opening of the clamps is complete, then allowing the sequence to
continue.
6) Raising of the clamp (see trip-in sequence point No 5). The height at which the raising is
Y166
halted is determined from the length of the drill-pipe exiting the mouse hole funnel, to which
is added a safety margin of 600 mm.

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TRIP-OUT SEQUENCE

7) Retraction of the upper arm (see trip-in sequence point No 6).

8) Simultaneous retraction of the arms (see trip-in sequence point No 7).
9) Closing of lower arm grab (see trip-in sequence point No 8).
10) Rotation in the direction of the bin (see trip-in sequence point No 9).
11) Lower arm grab closing (see trip-in sequence point No 10). SF92
12) Extension of the arm towards the drill-pipe container and halting on reaching
the position set by the teaching procedure (see trip-in sequence point No 11).
The positions set vary depending on which pipe is being put into the
container, but the difference in extension between the arms remains the
same, at 270 mm.
13) Lowering drill-pipe into the container:

The upper arm is lowered until the load weight sensor SF92 is triggered,
which occurs when the drill-pipe is resting on the floor of the container.
14) Opening of the upper arm clamp:

Opening of the clamp has to be enabled by the load weigh sensor SF92.

Deactivation of solenoid valve Y164 (PIPE CLAMP OPEN) and activation of the
hydraulic piston to open the clamp.
15) Preparation for next cycle: Y164

The upper arm (clamp) is retracted to the height set by the software (1360
mm).

The lower arm is retracted to the height set by the software 1225 mm).

The arms are raised to the height set by the software (4800 mm), and at the
same time the handler is rotated to the position set by the software, in line
with the mouse hole.

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