Technology and Developing Trends of Automatic Catwalk in China’s Drilling Rigs

10.18535/ijsrm/v6i7.ec04

Authors

  • Nilievna Nkanza School of Mechanical Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, 434023, China, China
  • Feng Ding Hubei Engineering Research Center for Oil & Gas Drilling and Completion Tools, Jingzhou, Hubei, 434023, China, China
  • Sun Qiaolei Hubei Cooperative Innovation Centers of Unconventional Oil and Gas, Wuhan 430100, China, China
  • Tu Yiliu Hubei Cooperative Innovation Centers of Unconventional Oil and Gas, Wuhan 430100, China, China
Vol. 6 No. 07 (2018)
Engineering and Computer Science
July 21, 2018

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The Improvement of automation technology and its application in drilling rig have increased the drilling rig safety and efficiency. The petroleum drilling rig in China has been increasing as China is the fourth-leading oil producer in the oil and gas industry. However, there is a low percentage of automation equipment and the automatic catwalk still remains at the traditional stage compared to other countries. This paper introduced the present situation of the domestic well drilling rig, automatic catwalk technologies and the development trend is summarized.