Onshore Rigs

Land
rig
Land
Rig
Land Rig- Trailer Mounted
Land Rig- Trailer Mounted
Land Rig- Desert
Land Rig- Slant Rig
Land Rig-
Cold
Region
MAJOR EQUIPMENT ON A RIG

DRAWWORKS, ROTARY, MUD

PUMPS
CEMENTING UNITS IN OFFSHORE
RIGS
ANCHOR WINCHES ON DRILLSHIPS
AND SEMI SUB
 MAJOR EQUIPMENT

VARIABLE LOAD-
Weight (Drawworks)
Pressure (Mud pumps)
Torque for rotary table
VARIABLE SPEED-
From ‘0’ to Maximum
INITIALLY HIGH TORQUE REQUIRED AT
LOW RPM
DC POWER SUITABLE FOR ABOVE
 AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT

Centrifugal pumps, Mud agitators,

Water pumps, Trip tank pumps

Constant load, Constant speed,

Constant output

Ac power suitable for above

 MECHANICAL RIGS

Major equipment powered directly by

diesel engines through torque
converters, pulleys & chains/belts
(called compound) and clutches.
Example: Cardwell or IR or BHEL M
450 rigs in Gujarat
 LIMITATIONS OF
MECHANICAL RIGS

Too many rotating parts

More equipment for repair and maintenance
as each major equipment has separate
engine
More downtime as less flexibility in selection
of engines.
Becoming obsolete
 ELECTRICAL RIGS

RIG CLASSIFICATION BY POWER

TRANMISSION
– Electrical
DC-DC
AC-SCR
DC-DC RIG
DC-DC DISTRIBUTION SYTEM
 DC-DC ELECTRICAL RIGS

DC generators for major equipment

AC generator for lighting & light loads
like centrifugal pumps & agitators
Example: ARMCUE 1320 UE rig in
Sivasagar, Assam
 DC-DC ELECTRICAL RIGS

MANY ENGINES/ DC GENERATOR SETS

AND CONTROL SYSTEMS CONNECTED
BY CABLE TO DC MOTORS.
EACH GENERATOR IS ASSIGNED TO A
SPECIFIC MOTOR.
SYSTEM SO ARRANGED THAT EACH
MOTOR CAN RECEIVE POWER FROM
TWO OR MORE DC GENSETS TO
PROVIDE BACKUP.
 LIMITATIONS OF DC-DC
ELECTRICAL RIGS
MORE NUMBER OF ENGINES
LESS FLEXIBILITY IN POWER
ASSIGNMENT
SOMETIMES FAILURE OF A
PARTICULAR DC GENERATOR CAN
STOP OPERATIONS EVEN IF OTHER
DC GENERATORS ARE O.K.
BECOMING OBSOLETE
 AC-SCR ELECTRICAL RIGS

3 TO 4 AC GENERATORS ON A RIG
FOR ALL EQUIPMENT
AC POWER FOR LIGHTING & LIGHT
LOADS LIKE CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS
& AGITATORS
DC POWER FOR MAJOR
EQUIPMENT
DIESEL ENGINE- ELECTRIC
GENERATOR HOOKUP
AC-SCR ELECTRICAL RIG
AC-SCR ELECTRICAL RIG
 AC-SCR ELECTRICAL RIGS

MANY ENGINES/AC GENERATOR

SETS
ALL AC GENSETS CONNECTED TO
COMMON AC BUS.
SCR SYSTEM CONVERTS AC TO DC
& TRANSMITS DC TO DC MOTORS.
 ADVANTAGE OF AC-SCR

LESS NUMBER OF ENGINES

REQUIRED
MORE FLEXILIBILITY IN USE OF
ENGINES AND VERY LESS
DOWNTIME
LESS REPAIR & MAINTENANCE
 AC-SCR ELECTRICAL RIGS

600 V AC GENERATED
600 AC POWER CONVERTED TO DC
POWER USING SCR SYSTEM.
OUTPUT IS 760 V DC POWER
480 V AC POWER FOR CENTIFUGAL
PUMP MOTORS ETC.
110 or 220 V AC FOR LIGHTING AND
ACCOMODATION AREA
DC MOTOR ON DRAWORKS
DC MOTOR ON MUD PUMPS
 RIG CLASSIFICATION
BY DEPTH RATING (with a specified
drill pipe size, 4-1/2” OD DP)
– Shallow (upto 3000m)
e.g. E-760, Cardwell, IR, BHEL M450
– Deep (upto 6000m)
e.g. E-1400, E-2000, BI-1500, BI-
2000, F-4900, F-6100
– Super Deep (above 6000m)
e.g. E-3000
 RIG CLASSIFICATION
BY DEPTH RATING
(with
a specified drill pipe size, 4-1/2” OD )
– TYPE-I: upto3600m,
e.g. E-760
– TYPE-II: upto 4900 m,
e.g. E-1400, BI-1500, F-4900
– TYPE-III: upto 6000m,
e.g.E-2000, BI-2000, F-6100
 RIG CLASSIFICATION
BY DEPTH RATING
(with
a specified drill pipe size, 4-1/2” OD )
– TYPE-IV: above 6000m

E-3000
 RIG CLASSIFICATION
BY DRAWWORKS POWER
– 1000HP (E-760)
– 1500HP (BI-1500, E-1400)
– 2000HP (BI-2000, E-2000,
National 1320)
– 3000HP (E-3000, National 1625)
 RIG CLASSIFICATION
BY HOOK LOAD CAPACITY OF MAST
– 100 T
– 200 T
– 250 T
– 500 T
 RIG CLASSIFICATION
BY MOBILITY:
– Mobile or trailer mounted,
– Skid mounted,
– Heli-rig
 RIG CLASSIFICATION
BY METHOD OF DRILLING:
– Rotary rigs,
– Top-drive rig,
– Coil-tubing rigs
 RIG CLASSIFICATION
BY CLIMATIC CONDITIONS:
– Desert rig,
– Arctic or Ice rig
– Tropical rig etc.