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Overview
Rig-hand has been specifically designed for use on drilling rigs, and consists of a combination of Ruggedized RFID tags, software, and wireless enabled hand held readers that allow rig managers the ability to track downhole components including drill pipe, casing, tubing, and risers during the drilling process.
Merrick's specialized tags and patented installation techniques withstand the harsh temperatures and pressures of downhole and subsea environments. Rig-Hand enables drilling engineers the ability to automatically build and visualize drill string schematics and view detailed reports in real time.
The Rig-Hand system, includes RFID tags designed for any asset surface or downhole piece of equipment, and gives you the ability to know where your drilling assets were manufactured, how long they have been used, the amount of fatigue each component has been subjected to, and managers have the ability view historical inspection data for each component you rely on for your drilling processes.
With such accurate identification, history, and traceability you will not only reduce, safety risks, lost-time incidences such as drill string and piping fatigue failures, but you will also increase your safety and resale value of pipe and components.
Highlights
- Proven tagging process
- Identification redundancy
- Tags are designed for extended extreme surface and downhole operating conditions
- Guaranteed unique identifiers
- Fast and secure information transfer
Rig Operations
- Average savings excess of $800,000 per rig per year and savings much greater for expensive offshore and remote operations.
- 14% of catastrophic drill string failures are caused by piping fatigue. With Rig-Hand, you can reduce fatigue failure.
- Focus on operations while Rig-Hand automatically generates string schematics and detailed reports.
- Reduce safety risks and lost-time incidences with measurement automation Procurement and Asset Management
- Improve supply chain management with full traceability and material status information
- Provide materials management specialists with immediate and detailed inventory information
- Increase resale value of pipe and other components with accurate identification, history, and traceability.
Inspection and Certification Tracking
- Maintain inspections and certification history on all tagged surface and downhole equipment Fast Facts about the Rig-Hand System
- A variety of new and durable tag and mounting methods for surface and downhole components
- Tags can be installed at the mill or retrofitted to equipment in the filed
- Rugged and intrinsically safe (IS) certified handhelds available for drilling rigs and hazardous gas environments
- Easy to use software simplifies field operations and reporting functions
- Wireless data transfer provides immediate information availability and redundancy
- System tracks detailed dimensions, material specifications, sales and use history, subsequent rework and component inspections
- Automatically generates string schematics
- Rig-Hand system uses industry standard WITSML (well information Transfer standard markup language) to interface with other applications.
