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 National Oilwell AHD / SSGD Drawworks Reference List
Item Customer Rig / Project Delivery Model Hookload
1 Reading & Bates Deepwater Pathfinder 1997 AHD-1000 1000 Tons
2 Reading & Bates Deepwater Frontier 1998 AHD-750 750 Tons
3 Reading & Bates Deepwater Millenium 1998 AHD-750 750 Tons
4 Transocean Sedco Forex Sedco Express 1998 AHD-750 750 Tons
5 Transocean Sedco Forex Sedco Energy 1998 AHD-750 750 Tons
6 Pride Foramer Pride Africa 1998 SSGD-750 750 Tons
7 Pride Foramer Pride Europe 1998 SSGD-750 750 Tons
8 Reading & Bates Deepwater Nautilus 1998 AHD-1000 1000 Tons
9 Transocean Sedco Forex Cajun Express 1998 AHD-750 750 Tons
10 Navis Explorer 1999 AHD-1000 1000 Tons
11 Reading & Bates Deepwater Horizon 1999 AHD-1000 1000 Tons
12 S. Texas Drilling Land Rig 2001 SSGD-360 360 Tons
13 S. Texas Drilling Land Rig 2001 SSGD-360 360 Tons
14 Schahin Petroleo SC Sea Lancer Retrofit 2002 AHD-500 500 Tons
15 Global Santa Fe Rig #184 2002 AHD-1000 1000 Tons
16 Global Santa Fe Rig #184 2002 AHD-500 500 Tons
17 Global Santa Fe Rig #185 2003 AHD-1000 1000 Tons
18 Global Santa Fe Rig #185 2003 AHD-500 500 Tons
19 BP America Thunder Horse 2003 AHD-1000 1000 Tons
20 BP America Thunder Horse 2002 AHD-500 500 Tons
21 BP Clair Platform 2003 SSGD-500 500 Tons

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 AC Powered Drawworks by National-Oilwell

Recent Orders

• AHD-500 - Schahin Lancer ‘Retrofit’

• AHD-1000 - Santa Fe #184 Main Hoist
• AHD-500 - Santa Fe #184 Auxiliary Hoist
• AHD-1000 - Santa Fe #185 Main Hoist
• AHD-500 - Santa Fe #185 Auxiliary Hoist
• AHD-1000 - BP Thunder Horse Main Hoist
• AHD-500 - BP Thunder Horse Auxiliary Hoist
• SSGD-500 - BP Clair Platform

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 Active Heave
Active Heave Drawworks
Drawworks
Top Compensator •National Oilwell developed first
Totally AC Driven Drilling Rig in 1994.

•Leading to the development of Active

Heave Drawworks.

•A new standard / technology for drill

ships and semi-submersible drilling
rigs.

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4 Traditional Drawworks Active Heave Drawworks
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 Main Elements Main Elements

6 AC Motors

Gears

Large Drum

Emergency & Parking Brakes

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 Active Heave Control Loop Active Heave Loop

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 AHD Design Criteria AHD Design Criteria
•AC-Driven, Pro-active

•Larger operational windows.

•Lower COG ( Crown Compensator - 150t. )

•Handle higher weights.

•Easier and more efficient operation.

•Increased life time of drill line / wire rope.

•Kinetic Energy Monitoring.

•Power Management System.

•Improved Autodriller.

•BOP landing / over pull mode.

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 Operation & Monitoring Operation and Monitoring

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 Safe & Easy Operation Safe & Easy Operation
• Reviewed by third party
(Failure, Modes, effects and critical
analysis):

• Conclusion: High levels of safety

critical component redundancy was
evident.

• ABS CDS+ or DnV Drill N certified

• Easier and less expensive

maintenance.

• Increased safety due to less falling

objects from derrick

• Easy operation, activate AHD and

operate as crane only.

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 Operators Comments & Feedback
Operators comments and feedback

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 Accuracy Comparison Accuracy Comparison

Passive HC Drill-ship

Heave Comparison
Traditional Active HC Drill-ship

Passive HC Semi-Sub

AHD Drill-ship

Traditional Active HC Semi-Sub

AHD Semi-Sub

Traditional 75-90% of heave

AHD Drawworks 100 mm full range. Improved Drilling / Bit Life

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Ekofisk Conditions

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 AHD Auto-Driller AHD AutoDriller

Days vs Depth
GC 562 No.1
Drill to TD

Deepwater Pathfinder
Days

4000
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130
Deepwater Pathfinder has been in
5000
6000
operation since January 29th 1999
7000
8000
9000 First Real AutoDriller with WOB Control
for a floating vessel.
10000
11000
12000
13000
Measured Depth [RKB]

14000
15000
Auto-driller installed at 12000 ft which
16000
17000
gave a positive trend shift in ROP.
18000
19000
20000 A total saving of 26 days equals
$ 5 million US according to the AFE.
21000
22000
23000
24000
25000
26000
27000
28000

AFE Days Actual

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 Availability Comparison Availability Comparison

AHD Semi-Sub

Traditional Active HC Semi-Sub

AHD Drill-ship

Passive HC Semi-Sub

Traditional Active HC Drill-ship

Passive HC Drill-ship

Availability %

Reduce WOW, up to 18d/y for

semi-submersible.
Reduce WOW, possibly as much as 43d/y for
large drill-ship.

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 Deepwater Frontier, Landing of BOP - NZ

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 AHD Retrofit Potential Potential - AHD - Retrofit
Example of Potential Savings
• 24 months period
• If 25% time spent drilling = 195 days
• Autodriller results 10% improved ROP
• Decreased WOW : estimated @ 25% of 18 d/y = 9 days

• 25 % time for drilling may be low ?

• Effects ?
–Reduced drilling time = 19,5 days
–Reduced WOW = 9.5 days
–@ $ 80.000 => $ 2,184,000.
–@ $ 100.000 => $ 2,730,000.
–Oil-company savings may be even more?

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 AHD - New builds
AHD – New Builds
Example of Potential Savings

• Capex will only be slightly higher.

• Reduced Equipment Weight
Top Mounted Compensator, typically 120 tons.
Less derrick support, typically 50 tons.
Less Accumulator / piping, typically 50 tons.
• Increased Deck Load Capacity, aprox. 400 ton.
• Typically Cost to build $ 25.000 / ton.
• Operational benefits same as for retrofit.
• Effects ?
–Weight Value => $ 10.000.000
–Reduced WOW => Typically 4-5 days / year
–Reduced Drilling time => Typically 9 days / year
–@ $ 100.000 => $ 1.350.000 / year
–Oil-company savings may be even more?
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 AHD Benefits

• Performance comparable to
Conventional Drawworks.
• Simple Design, Fewer Components,
Reduced Maintenance.
• Small Footprint, Light Weight.
• Easy Operation, Single Joystick.
• Increased Operations Efficiency.
• Improved Wire Line Life.
• AC Motors used for Primary Braking.
• Caliper Brakes for Emergency Stop.
• Interface to Power Management System.

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 AHD Available Options

• Auto Driller Function

• Upper/Lower Trip Height
• Adjustable Maximum Speed
• Automatic Lowering Stop
• Anti-Collision System Interface
• Secondary Hook Load Measurement
• Brake Capacity Warning Feature
• BOP Landing / Overpull Mode
• Drive Arrestor Software
• Dynamic Acceleration / Deceleration Control

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