Power System

Team Ganges
 Introduction
• Most drilling rigs are required to operate in remote locations where a
power supply is not available. They must therefore have a method of
generating the electrical power which is used to operate the systems
like circulatory, rotary and hoisting systems.
• The electrical power generators are driven by diesel powered internal
combustion engines (prime movers). Electricity is then supplied to
electric motors connected to the drawworks, rotary table and mud
pumps.
• Older rigs used steam power and mechanical transmission systems but
modern drilling rigs use electric transmission since it enables the driller
to apply power more smoothly, thereby avoiding shock and vibration.
The drawworks and the mud pumps are the major users of power on
the rig, although they are not generally working at the same time.
 Main Components
• Power or motor source and diesel
engine(Prime mover)
• Compounder or SCR in modern rigs
• Fuel storage tanks
 Rig power transmission
• AC to DC (SCR)
• DC to DC
• Mechanical
 Other systems
• Hydraulic systems – Hydraulic power pack
• Pneumatic systems – Air compressors
• These systems also get powered by same power
distribution system used at the rig site.
• Hydraulic drives are used for equipments like kelly
spinner, iron roughneck, casing tongs etc.
• Pneumatic drives for clutches on drawworks , air
hoist , motor starter, motion compensater on off
shore rigs and air powered hand tools like grinder.