IADC Advanced Rig Technology Committee to meet during OTC

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.