3. Archer Modular Rig Solutions
Services Offered
•Drilling services
•Snubbing services
•Through tubing rotary drilling (TTRD)
•Work-over services
•Complex completions.
•Managed-pressure drilling (MPD)
•Plug-and-abandon activities (P&A)
•Through Rig Intervention support platform
for Coiled Tubing, Slickline and E-Line.
Key Features
•Low POB - 16 min based on 24 Hr Operations.
•Light Modules - Max. Lift is 12 Metric Tonnes.
•Patented Self Erect Mast System.
•400 short ton pull capability.
•100 short ton push “Snub” capability.
•Efficient Rig-up / down.
•Remote / Automated Drilling operation.
•Built in accordance with NORSOK & UK
legislation.
•Compact Footprint
Archer’s modular drilling rig (MDR) solution is a breakthrough in its field; utilising an
innovative, modular state-of-the-art design. It offers operational flexibility and cost
efficiency unrivalled by any other modular offshore drilling rigs on the market.
The MDR package can be tailored to meet well-specific requirements and provide
operators with a cost efficient alternative to both mobile offshore drilling units (MODU) and
traditional platform drilling rigs on both existing and future installations.
Archer currently own and operate two units, Archer Emerald and Topaz respectively.
4. • Platform operator:
Shell Todd Oil Services Ltd. (STOS)
• Location: Tasman Sea, New Zealand
• Field type: Gas field
• Start of operation: December 2012
• End of operation: 2014
• Rig operation purpose :
Drilling and Workover operations
Archer Emerald on MAUI A (NZ)
6. • Platform operator: STATOIL
• Location: North Sea, Norway
• Field type: Gas field
• Start of operation: March 2015
• End of operation: ongoing (Q3 2016)
• Rig operation purpose:
Plug and Abandonment operations
Exploration drilling
VDD400.2 Topaz on HEIMDAL (NO)
8. • Super Single Rig (Range III)
• 400 short tons pull capability
• Modular construction
• Max. module weight of 12 t
• Two direction skidding
• Compact footprint (14 x 12 m without power supply)
• Automated pipe handling system
• Hands-Off-Technology
• Autonomous operation possible
• Rig up time: approx. 3/4 weeks
• Self-Erecting-Mast-System
• Integrated mud system
• Design according NORSOK regulations
• Certified and tested by DNV according to
standard 2.7-3 (Portable Offshore Units)
Key Features Modular Offshore Rig VDD 400
13. VDD 400 Series MDR Alternative arrangements
AMS in Secondary location
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BRP
AMSDrillfloor
Stairs
Drillfloor
Stairs
When the AMS is located in the Secondary position, mobilisation of a Drillfloor
Access / Egress Stair or gangway shall be required
14. Example - rig up Animation
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16. Mast
Hoisting System
and Top Drive
Drag Chains
Trip Tank
Choke and Kill Manifold
Local Electrical Room
Baseframe
Substructure Modules
Driller‘s Cabin
Drill Floor Crane
HTV Pipehandler
Pipe Feeder
Skidding Unit
BOP Trolley
Poorboy Degasser
VDD400 Series Drilling Rig
17. • Welded box type mast with gear racks
• Clear working height: 19 m
• Max. hook load: 400 short tons (363 t)
• Overall height incl. substructure: 40 m
• Rack and Pinion-Hoisting System
• Modular Box-on-Box-Substructure
• 9 modules incl. Drill Floor
• Quick connectors for fast module stacking
• Footprint: 6 x 6 m
• Two direction skidding (pad drilling)
• Safety Bails, wind sensor, warning lights for airplanes
Drilling Rig
18. Mobilsation & rig up - Drilling Rig mast construction
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19. Who we are
VDD400 Series – Hoisting Mechanism
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Maximum Hookload
800,000 Lbs
400 sT
362 MTe
Maximum Push Capacity
200,000 Lbs
100 sT
90.5 MTe
Racks
6 x Pinion
Motors
3 each
side
Pinion
Rack
6 x Pinion Motors
Mounted in
Top-Drive
Hoisting Unit
Rack located
either side of
drillfloor face of
mast
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VDD400 series Top-Drive
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Top-Drive System
OEM MAX STREICHER GmbH & Co.
Model Streicher PPDM350
Maximum Hoisting Speed 45 metres/min
Maximum Pull Capacity 400sT (800,000 lbs / 362 mT)
Maximum Push Capacity 100sT (200,000 lbs / 90 mT)
Maximum Torque 85,000 Nm (62,692 ft/lbs)
Maximum rpm. 190
Maximum Circulating Pressure 5,000 psi (345 Bar G)
I-BOP 1 x 5,000 psi Remotely Operated (Driller’s Cabin)
1 x 5,000 psi Manually Operated
Wireline Entry Yes
Elevator Varco BJ BX Frame #4 500sT
Standard Bail Load Capacity 350 sT
21. Who we are
Drillfloor Equipment Key Features
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• 37-1/2” Rotary Table unit capable of producing 33,150 ft/lbs of torque at 10 rpm.
• Flush mounted NOV Varco PS21 power slips & Maritime Hydraulics Cathead
• Torque turn computer integrated within Driller’s cabin and via Real Time. No Tubular Running crew
required.
• Sufficient mast height available to install a casing drilling system.
• Weatherford Unitong – Automatic Thread cleaning & Doping, 150,000ft/lbs of Torque range 2-3/8” to 20”
• Unitong capable of running up to 20” Casing joints – No requirement for Casing Crew
UniTong
OEM V-Tech / Weatherford
Torque Capacity 150,000 ft/lbs
Tubular Range 2-3/8” to 20”
Features Torque Turn Computer
Integrated Mud Bucket
Remote Thread Dope
Remote Thread Clean
Safety Clamp
Bit Breaker
Pipe guide
Remote Stabbing Pin in Box
Running intelligent completion (Cable guide)
Make up of link threads
Stabbing whilst rotating pin side
Thread compensator
Utility Lift capacity 5 Tonnes
22. Who we are
VDD 400 Series - Driller’s Cabin / Cyber Based System
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24. Who we are
VDD 400 Series - Active Mud System (AMS)
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Sub-base
Access Stairs (can be mounted either side of package
depending on requirements
4 x NOV D750 LA Mud Pump Modules
2 x Shale Shaker Module
2 x Shale Shakers
1 x Vacuum Degasser
Drillfloor Main Access / Egress walkway
Y-Direction PCST
Drag Chain
2 x HPU Modules
660 bbl Active & Mud Treatment System
25. AMS – High Pressure Mud Pump Modules
• 4 Triple single acting Piston Pumps
• Rated power: each 750 hp (560 kW)
• Max. discharge capacity: 1820 l/min
• Max. working pressure: 5000 psi (345 bar)
• Driven by AC-motors (660 kW)
• Sea water cooling system
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VDD 400 Series - Active Mud System (AMS) – Lvl. 1
Mud Pump Module #1 to #4 (Each)
OEM MAX STREICHER GmbH & Co.
Dimensions 6 x 3 x 2.9 metres
Mud Pump OEM National Oilwell
Mud Pump Model D-750L Triplex Piston Pump
Maximum Input Horsepower 750 Horsepower (continuous)
Stroke Length 8”
Piston Diameter 4-1/2” to 7”
Piston Liners Chrome or Ceramic Sleeved
Suction Pipework 6” ANSI 150 psi 10 BAR
Discharge Pipework 6” API 5,000 psi 345 BAR
Pulsation Dampner OEM Baoji Mengtai Petroleum Machinery co.
Pulsation Dampner Model KB-45
Pulsation Dampner W.P 5,000 psi 345 BAR
Pump Saver OEM Worldwide Oilfield Machine (WOM)
Pump Saver Model 3-1/16 5,000 psi Magnum Pump Saver
Pump Saver W.P 5,000 psi 345 BAR
Strainer Block OEM Max Streicher GmbH Co.
Strainer Block Diameter 4-1/16”
Strainer Block Working Pressure 5,000 psi 345 BAR
Mud Pump Module
27. Mud Package: Tank Modules
• 5 tanks in 4 tank modules
• Overall tank capacity: 105 m3
• Automatic tank cleaning system
• Round tank bottoms providing
easy cleaning
• Valve control from Driller‘s
Cabin
• Mixing and transfer pumps
• Conveying screws in two
directions for cuttings from
Shale Shaker
• Air extraction system (HVAC)
Sand Trap 1
25,5 m3
Sand Trap 2
25,5 m3
Pill Tank
7 m3
Suction Tank 1
19 m3
Suction Tank 2
28 m3
29. Hydraulic Power Units
• 2 Hydraulic Power Units (HPU)
• Supply of Top Drive, Hoisting System, Rotary
Table, pipe handling, Drill Floor Crane, Auxiliary
Winch
• Max. working pressure: 350 bar (5076 psi)
• Each HPU driven by electric motor (850 kW)
• Sea water cooling system
30. Mud Package: Shale Shaker Modules
• 2 Shale Shakers
• Max. flow rate: each 3410 l/min
• Produced G Forces: 4.0 to 8.0 G
• Vacuum Degasser
• Air extraction system (HVAC)
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VDD 400 Series - Active Mud System (AMS) – Lvl. 3
HPU Module #1 & #2
OEM MAX STREICHER GmbH & Co.
Dimensions 6 x 3 x 2.9 metres
Hydraulic Tank 1.7m3
Filtration NAS 7
Soundproofed Enclosure 75 db
Power Requirement 850 kW @ 690V 50Hz
Hydraulic Pump OEM Bosch Rexroth
Hydraulic Pressure 2,175 psi 350 BAR
Hoisting Hydraulic Pump Model A4CSG 355
Hoisting Flowrate 710 litres/min
Rotational Hydraulic Pump Model A4CSG 355
Rotation Flowrate 710 litres/min
Unitong Hydraulic Pump Model A4VSO 125
Unitong Flowrate 210 litres/min
Pipehandler Hydraulic Pump Model A4VSO 125
Pipehandler Flowrate 210 litres/min
Hydraulic Charge Pump Model PGH5-21
Charge Pump Flowrate 67 litres/min
Motor Cooling and Control Hydraulic
Pump Model
PGH4-21
Motor cooling & Controls pump
Flowrate
67 litres/min
Shale Shaker Module #1
OEM MAX STREICHER GmbH & Co.
Dimensions 6 x 3 x 2.9 metres
Shale Shaker #1 OEM NOV Brandt
Shale Shaker #1 Model VSM 300
Shale Shaker G-Force 4.6 – 7.5 (6.4 G Nominal)
Vacuum Degasser OEM Burgess Manufacturing Limited
Model Model 1500 Burgess Magna-Vac Degasser
Power Requirement 22.5 kW @ 690V 50Hz
Capacity 1,000 GPM @ 15” of Mercury Vacuum.
Ditch Magnet Alexander GmbH Co.
Ditch Magnet Model Perm.- magn
Shale Shaker Module #2
OEM MAX STREICHER GmbH & Co.
Dimensions 6 x 3 x 2.9 metres
Shale Shaker #2 OEM NOV Brandt
Shale Shaker #2 Model VSM 300
Shale Shaker G-Force 4.6 – 7.5 (6.4 G Nominal)
Ditch Magnet OEM Alexander GmbH Co.
Ditch Magnet Model Perm.- magn
VSM300 Nominal Flow Rates
(For Information Only)
50M
70M
84M
110M
140M
175M
210M
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Mud Weight, ppg
FlowRate,gpm
The VDD400 Series MDR is supplied with 2 x HPU modules as
standard.
The HPU Modules are Electro hydraulic and are rated for
operation within Zone 2 areas. Each HPU has a total of 6 x
hydraulic pumps located within that provide fluid power to the
Hoisting, Drilling, Pipehandling and utility systems on the basic
rig package.
Each HPU is identical and designed so that all operational
functions can be conducted via 1 x HPU, thus providing
redundancy.
Operations are generally conducted utilising both HPU units to
reduce load on HPU pumps. Operation via 1 x HPU will be at a
reduced speed / efficiency when power demands are high.
33. Power Supply and System Control
Power Distribution
AC-Drive and Monitoring System (ACDM)
Power Generation
(Generator Sets)
Power supply from
platform
Transformer
Local Electrical RoomsHydraulic Power Units (HPU)
Mud system
(Mud Pumps, Shale
Shaker, Tanks)
Hoisting
System
Top
Drive
Pipe
Handling
Rotary
Table
or
Safety and
Automation
System Control
Center
(SAS CC)
Driller‘s Cabin
Autonomous operation
Auxiliary
Equipment
Uninterruptible
Power Supply
(UPS)
BOP
Control
Unit
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VDD 400 Series – Power Generation System (PGS)
SAS UPS
SAS CC
Powerhouse #1 to #4
Generator Sets #1 to #3
NOTE
Configuration
can be altered
to suit
platform
location
35. Power Supply – Power Generation – Stand alone power
• 3 Generator Sets
• Rated power: 1320 kW
• Effective power: 1200 kW
• Generator rating: 1500 kVA
• Voltage: 690 V
• Frequency: 50 Hz
• Day tank capacity: 1000 l
• Sea water cooling system
36. Power Supply – Transformers and Powerhouses
2 Transformers (each 1750 kVA)
4 Powerhouse Modules
AC-Drive and Monitoring System
Power Distribution
HVAC Channels (Overpressure encapsulation)
37. HVAC Module
• Overpressure encapsulation of all control
rooms for operations in Ex-zone 2
• Ventilation system within HVAC module
for overpressure generation
• Heat exchanger for heating, cooling and
dehumidification
• Redundant System
• Max flow rate: 10 000 m3/h
38. VDD 400 Series MDR Alternative arrangements
PGS – System potential configurations
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Triple Stacked
Generator Set
arrangement.
Quad Stack
arrangement.
Typically places
HVAC and SAS
modules clear
of Zone 2
Hazardous Area
boundaries
40. Pipehandling
Pipehandling Crane
• Transportation of
tubulars from Pipe Deck
to Pipe Feeder
Pipe Feeder
• Adjustment,
separation and
intermediate
storage of tubulars
HTV Pipehandler
• Transportation of
tubulars from
horizontal Pipe
Feeder to vertical
position at well centre
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• Pipe-handling System designed in accordance with NORSOK D-001.
• Remote “Hands Free” Operation.
• Pipedeck Pipehandler Crane
• Maximum operating wind speed 30 m/s (60 Knots).
• Hookload Capacity 2.17 Te @ 14m Radius.
• Gripper Head Capacity 2-1/2” to 14” Tubulars. Used on 13 NOCS platforms.
• Gripper Head Rotational Capability of 180 Degrees.
• Crane Cab scoping capability of 2 metres.
• CCTV cameras located on gripper head. Link to Pipefeeder CCTV camera.
• Memory function.
• SIL Level 2 Sensors.
Emerald – Pipe-handling System
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• Pipefeeder Table
• Maximum operating wind speed 30 m/s (60 Knots).
• Maximum Storage capacity of 9 Te.
• 2-1/2” to 20” Tubulars – Rang e I, II and III
• Remote operation from Drillers Cabin
• CCTV Camera and SIL level 2 sensors.
Emerald – Pipe-handling System
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• Horizontal to Vertical (HTV) Pipehandler
• Maximum operating wind speed 30 m/s (60 Knots).
• Maximum capacity of 3 Te.
• 2-1/2” to 20” Tubulars – Rang e I, II and III
• Remote operation from Drillers Cabin
• Non marking gripper inserts for Chrome Tubulars.
• CCTV Camera and SIL level 3 sensors.
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• Pipe-handling System designed in accordance with NORSOK D-001.
• Remote “Hands Free” Operation.
• “Failure Mode Analysis conducted on Pipehandler Crane & HTV – Verified by DNV.
• Dropped Object Prevention / Protection
• Pipe-handling equipment systems designed fail safe.
• HTV & Pipehandler Gripper head tested over period of 24 hrs with full weight.
• Drillfloor /sub-base – Impact strength tested with 3Te (9-1/2” DC) from 1.5m height.
• Wire mesh safety netting between pipedeck and Pipefeeder – use similar on Statfjord.
• Red Zone policy applied to safety critical areas.
• Rig safety features include Interlocks.
• HTV will not open until confirmation from Elevator closed
• Safety arms will not retract until Elevator latched / Gripper head opened / locked.
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56. Topaz – Real life feedback
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Statoil extends modular rig deal
Efficiency boost: Heimdal platform
06 January 2015 08:36GMT
Steve Marshall
28 September 2015 09:12 GMT
Statoil has extended its contract with Archer for use of modular drilling rig Archer Topaz
after achieving a significant efficiency gain in plug-and-abandonment work with the unit at
the Heimdal field off Norway.
The state-owned operator now intends to use the platform -based rig to drill a new production well at the North
Sea gas field,which has been shutdown,under the three-month extension to the charter that kicked off lastyear.
A Statoil spokesman told Upstream the time required for the 12-well P&A campaign atthe disused field had been
reduced by 50%,giving it the opportunityto use the rig for the production well that will start drilling in the fourth
quarter and has an estimated duration of90 days.
He said a sidetrack will be drilled in the eleventh hole to be plugged to tap warm gas from the field’s own
reservoir to facilitate accelerated start-up of the platform,which now serves as a processing hub for other fields
including Atla, Huldra,Skirne and Vale after Heimdal reached the end ofits producing life lastyear.
“This will increase recovery from the Heimdal field and also boostthe production efficiencyof the platform by
reducing downtime,” the spokesman said,adding the P&A efficiency gain was in line with Statoil’s so-called Step
(Statoil Technical Efficiency Programme) initiative
Heimdal's HMP1 drilling,production and accommodation platform is meanwhile being upgraded to serve as a
gas processing and distribution hub after Statoil secured a 20-year life extension for the facility from Norway’s
Petroleum Safety Authority to keep it operational until 2034.
Once the production well is drilled,the rig will then carry out plugging ofthe final 12th hole in the P&A programme
in the firsthalf of 2016 before the unit is demobilised for planned maintenance.
An Archer spokesman said plugging and abandonmentofthe 11 wells had been carried out55 days ahead of
schedule.
However, the drilling services contractor - backed by shipping and offshore billionaire John Fredriksen’s Seadrill -
has so far not lined up any further work for the Archer Topaz as contracts have dried up due to a marketslump.
Archer was earlier this year hit by the cancellation ofa $96 million deal for its other modular rig,Archer Emer ald,
by Talisman Sinopec EnergyUK that had intended to use it for drilling work starting in the first quarter of next
year on the Montrose Area redevelopmentscheme in the British sector.
The spokesman stated in an e-mail:“Both rigs are currently being actively marketed.”
The contractor is touting the modular rig conceptas a cost-efficientalternative to mobile offshore rigs and
traditional drilling platforms,stating its compactness reduces the platform size required,the size of the drilling
crew and associated construction costs.
57. Real life feedback
Topaz Statoil Heimdal PP&A performance
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Well
A-06
Well
A-08
Well
A-12
Well
A-09
Well
A-07
Well
A-11
Well
A-10
Well
A-02
Well
A-03
Well
A-05
Well
A-01
Well
A-04
Actual 44.2 15 46 14.5 14.8 10 8 13 11 8.8 1.5 0
Planned 36 32 53 29 22 15 15 15 15 7 2.6 0
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
Days
Planned vs. Actual
Rig shake-down + crew familiarisation well
“Red Well” known integrity and pressure issued
Completed ahead of plan.
Injector well PP&A to be conducted post
completion of planned A-05 drilling operation
54.8 days ahead
Two section side-track
production well planned
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