Rig Automation
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National Oilwell has extensive experience in automating and
mechanizing drilling and workover rigs. These automated and
semi-automated drilling systems have been built for the Norwegian
sector of the North Sea, Arctic rigs on the north slope of Alaska,
desert rigs in Oman, slant drilling rigs in China and mobile trailer
rigs in Brazil. These systems integrate in-house equipment and
client-furnished equipment for a total automation package.
Our products include:
Drillers control cabins both mechanical and electrical.
Advanced drill floor layouts incorporating automated equipment.
Anti-collision systems integrating the top drive, pipe handling
and pipe makeup machines.
Pipe handling, vertical racking and laydown machines.
Semi-automatic catwalk machines.
Pipe deck gantry cranes.
Remote drawworks controls.
Hydraulic powered auto-drillers.
AC powered drilling equipment.
Blowout preventor handling systems.
Automatic mud buckets.
Automatic thread dopers.
Multi-application coiled tubing drilling rigs.
Drill floor view from control cabin
Mechanized rig floor with control cabin