The meeting will cover several key areas:
- a. Reliability: Collection of statistics on top-drive reliability
- b. Standardization of control motions for key systems, including:
- i. Primary safety systems
- ii. Control chairs
- c. Harmonizing software interfaces
- d. Decision matrix & guidelines:
- i. Matrix to assess whether an automated system is appropriate in a given situation
- ii. Guidance to drilling contractors on operating advanced rig equipment;
- iii. Training guidance
- iv. HSE guidance
- e. Rig technology in the future
More information is available at www.iadc.org/committees/advanced_rig_technology/meetings/05-05-2008.htm. Contact mike.killalea@iadc.org (713-292-1945, ext 222) for more information.
