Rig Maintenance & Monitoring | Cut Downtime & Prevent Catastophic Failure
On-board machinery and oil analysis enables continuous maintenance and monitoring of rig assets
Catastrophic failure onboard a drilling rig can quickly run up repair costs into the Hundreds of Thousands and even Millions of dollars. That’s why proactive maintenance and monitoring of critical plant and machinery using on-board oil analysis is of paramount importance and becoming ever more widely used across the offshore drilling industry.
Rig asset maintenance and monitoring equipment helps you to avoid:
· Days or Weeks of Downtime
· Aircraft hire
· New Thruster or Thruster refurbishment
· Contract penalties
| A recent Azimuthing Thruster Failure cost a drilling operator in excess of $15,000,000" - 21 days downtime at between £400,000 to £500,000 per day - The hiring of an emergency plane to deliver and replace the new thruster at £1,000,000 - The cost of the new thruster, anywhere up to £1,000,000 - And the late penalty fines.’ Mike Dines, Engineering Consultant, Kittiwake Developments Ltd. |
On-board oil rig maintenance and monitoring provides instant feedback on operating conditions of any plant or machinery that requires a fluid to function and is an extremely effective addition to your rig maintenance regime.
Monitoring the oil in your Thrusters, Top Drives, Hydraulics, Drawworks, Cranes and Diesel Engines provides you with on the spot indications of wear levels, unstable lubrication packages, contamination and leaks. Giving you the first indication of problems and the chance to rectify before it proliferates.
Sampling and monitoring the fuel delivery is also critical. Ensure you are getting what you pay for, and adhere to the sulphur limit regulations set by MARPOL’s Annex VI when operating in emissions control areas (ECA’s).
Kittiwake provide application specific on-line sensor packages for the continuous maintenance and monitoring of the fuel, oil and lubricant condition. Engineers and operators that benefit from simple to use local, control room and remote display of data and graphical trending meaning that the rig’s critical plant’s condition can be evaluated immediately, regardless of the personnel’s location.
We also provide Off-line and portable quick test analysis suites and wear debris instruments to assist your engineers when troubleshooting machinery problems.
Contact us now to speak to our Rig Maintenance and Monitoring experts about how Kittiwake can help optimise your rig and remove unnecessary downtime.
Call us now on +44 1903 731470 to discuss your specific needs, or visit our global network page for offices or dealers near you.
