Automatic Drilling

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 Manual Drilling

Driller manually operating

equipment to keep WOB
constant and monitor
other parameters

Very accurate control,

but he gets tired and/or
distracted

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Traditional Auto Driller
Used springs to set the brake and a
cable-pull mechanism to lift the
brake handle for maintaining WOB.

Pull cable

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DESCRIPTION

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Electronic Driller - Major Components

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 Joy Stick
Drillers
Console

HMI
Brake Draw-works

Uninterruptible
Power Supply
Sensors & Switches

PLC
Controller
Brake Controls
Valves & Indicators

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 Siemens PLC
S7-315-2DP

Ehternet I/F HMI

Pulse Input
Encoder FM350-1

Analog Input
Press/Temp SM331-8AI(12bit)

Analog Output
Brake Control SM332-4OA

Digital Inputs
Prox Switches SM321-16DI

Switches / Digital I/O

SM323-16DI/D0
Indicators
Analog Inputs
Hookload,Press, SM331-8AI(16bit)
Torque
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 HMI – Human Machine Interface

Human Machine interface that displays operational information to the driller and
accepts inputs that establish the mode of operation and allow changes to the
Electronic Driller system.

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 Joystick Control

The Joystick control is the primary control point for the operator. The Joystick is
mounted within easy reach of the operator, allowing actuation of the Brake,
emergency stop button and the Range override button.

Park

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Autodrill
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Joystick Control

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 Switches

EMERGENCYSTO SILENCE ALARMS &

P RANGE OVERRIDE (HOLD AUTODRILL
3 SEC)

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 PLC Controller

The Programmable Controller

(PLC) serves as the interface
between the operator interface
as noted above and the
sensors and control outputs of
the Electronic Driller System.
The PLC receives analog and
digital information from sensors
and switches and sends the
analog and digital information
to various controls. User
Instructions are received via
Ethernet connection to the HMI.

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 Pneumatic Interface Controller

The interface air controller

serves as an interface between
the PLC Controller and the
Brake. The Air Controller
converts current signals from the
PLC to the pneumatic pressure
used on the Brake.

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 Pneumatic Brake Control

When the Joystick is in the

Park position, the solenoid is
energised so to supply full
air pressure to the Brake

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Pneumatic Brake Control

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Servo valve operation

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 Disc Brake Assembly

The Brake incorporates a plate brake assembly that is

externally mounted and directly coupled to a drawworks.

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 Varco Brake
Air Actuated Brake Torque Capacity Power Capacity

4- Plate Brake :180,000ft lbs @ 110-140PSI 4- Plate Brake: 3000HP Continuous

3- Plate Brake :120,000ft lbs @ 100-130PSI 3- Plate Brake: 2250HP Continuous
2- Plate Brake : 90,000ft lbs @ 110-140PSI 2- Plate Brake: 1500HP Continuous

Maximum Speed 640 RPM

Air Requirements :150PSI @ 130SCFM,dried filtered and Lubricated
Air Tube Maximum Operating Pressure 150PSI
Maximum Water Pressure 60PSI

4 Plate Flow Requirements

Water 300GPM Max Temp 150F

30% Glycol 350GPM Max Temp 165F
40% Glycol 375GPM Max Temp 165F
50% Glycol 400GPM Max Temp 170F

3 Plate Flow Requirements

Water 225GPM Max Temp 150F

30% Glycol 263GPM Max Temp 165F
40% Glycol 281GPM Max Temp 165F
50% Glycol 300GPM Max Temp 170F

2 Plate Flow Requirements

Water 150GPM Max Temp 150F

30% Glycol 175GPM Max Temp 165F
40% Glycol 188GPM Max Temp 165F
50% Glycol 200GPM Max Temp 170F

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 Varco Brake
EDS Selection Guide

Baylor Varco Torque HP

6032 EDS-2 60,000 1500

7040 EDS-3C 84,000 2250

7838 EDS-3 120,000 2250

7838 EDS-4C 180,000 3000

15050 EDS-4 180,000 3000

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 Varco Brake

Estimate around 2 hours to re-shim the brake.

The procedure is:
remove the brake covers, loosen the bolts holding the end-cap in place,Remove the desired amount of shims
tighten the end-cap bolts,replace the covers
expect that re-shimming will need to be done approximately once per year.
Changing out the friction disks is a larger job, requiring the brake to be removed from the cradle. Expect that changing out of
the friction discs to be done somewhere between 5 – 10 years, and should take around 1 day to re-build the brake.

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 Air Intensifier

The Air intensifier / intensifiers are

installed to boost the existing rig air
supply for the Electronic Driller
System. Refer to the Pneumatic
Schematic in the EDS Training
Manual. Also there is an 80 gallon air
Receiver which is connected to the air
Intensifier / intensifiers.

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OPERATION

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Operation Screens Tripping

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Operation Screens Auto Drilling

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Operation Screens Weight Indicator

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Velocity control

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For tripping operations, the driller
selects the tripping mode of Electronic
Driller. Feed back control of the
traveling block, similar to drilling
parameter control, and proportional
control of the disc brake provide
uniquely smooth, maximum velocity
control, acceleration characteristics
and stopping characteristics. Jerky
stopping actions, which are
dangerous and hard on equipment,
are avoided. The system runs in the
background and takes control only if
the driller tries to exceed the safe
velocities or braking points or if the
driller enables the system to take
over.
Tripping and connection times are
reduced as the traveling block
consistently travels at maximum, safe
velocities.

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Alarms

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 Alarm Scheme for the Electronic Driller
The alarm generation and response to a particular fault / alarm condition are dependent
on the position of the block in its travel range. For the well defined implementation of the
controller response to any particular fault/alarm, the block travel is divided into three
zones, defined as follows.

Note:
Do not confuse the alarm zones with Hazardous area zones for electrical equipment.

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Sensors

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Drawworks Encoder

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Pressure to Current Transducers

Pressure Transducers

Hook Load

Standpipe Pressure

Applied Brake Pressure

Supply Air Pressure

Cooling Water Pressure

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Pressure, Torque, Temperature

Standpipe Pressure Transmitter

The Standpipe transmitter is used when Delta P is selected

when in Auto drilling mode. The transmitter is rated to 6000
psi which gives a 4 to 20ma signal back to the PLC

Rotary / Topdrive Torque Sensor

The sensor is installed around the DC Motor cabling. The

sensor sends a signal to the PLC which is then calculated
into a torque value. On AC Topdrives the Torque signal will
be taken from an analog output from the drillers console or
AC Drive.
Temperature Transmitter

2 x Temperature Transmitters are installed on the

Inlet / outlet Cooling Water Manifolds on the Varco
Brake. The transmitter is rated to 200 F which gives
a 4 to 20ma signal back to the PLC

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Proximity Switches

Wear Sensor

The Wear sensor is installed to give an alarm when the

Brake pads need to be re-shimmed. The alarm will be
displayed on the Human Machine Interface (HMI)

Drum Sensor

The Drum Sensor is installed to count the rotation of the

brake shaft via a cogged disc on the brake.

Derrick Sensors

2 x sensors are installed in the derrick to verify the block

position when Hoisting or Lowering of the Block. Targets
are installed to activate the sensors at the same time.

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 Brake Sensors

Outlet Water
Manifold

Inlet Water
Pressure
XMTR Outlet Water
Temp
XMTR
Inlet Temp
XMTR

IS J-Box

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 Sensors (436 shown)

Inlet Water
Pressure
XMTR

Inlet Temp IS J-Box Outlet Temp

XMTR XMTR

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Sensors Part 2 (436 shown)

Prox sensor
IS J-Box
Drum Speed
Prox Sensor
Wear Prox
Sensor

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 Off Brake Sensors

Low Clutch
Pressure
Switch

Park
Pressure
Switch

Band Brake
SOV

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Off Brake Sensors

Flowmeter
Shown on Inlet

High Clutch
Pressure Switch
Located on
Brake Frame

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Shaft Assembly - Drive End

Prox
Wheel

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General

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Intrinsically safe barriers

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