Q: How many crew members does the ADR™ require?
A: The rig is designed to safely operate with as little as three crew members, although only one crew member is require to make connections and drill.

Q: How is the ADR™ safer than conventional rigs?
A: The primary reason the ADR™ is safer than conventional rigs is that its operation minimizes the crew’s exposure to drilling floor hazards. Pipe-handling is almost totally automated, and is controlled from a climate-controlled cabin. Pipe handling arms, make-up break-out machines and auto slips lift the pipe from the rack, position it and make up the joint, eliminating the need for crew on the drill floor.

Q: Are there any advantages using the ADR™ in horizontal drilling applications?
A: The use of hydraulics in place of conventional drawworks gives the ADR™ inherent pull-down capacity, an important consideration in horizontal wells where WOB could be an issue or in underbalanced wells where surface pressure deployment may be required. As well, the integrated top drive allows for backreaming and finite rotational control in directional drilling.

Q: How many loads are required to move the ADR™?
A: Seven loads

Q: What is the time saving in an average 2000m well?
A: 10%

Q: Is the ADR™ compatible with our company’s environmental program?
A: The ADR™ is about half the size of conventional doubles, so its footprint is much smaller. In addition, the ADR™ is self-leveling and requires no rathole or mousehole, so environmental disturbance from lease preparation is kept to a minimum.


Q: Who do I talk to for further information?
A: Contact the Corporate Head Office Sales and Marketing Group in Calgary at (403) 262-1361 or in the United States at (303) 292-1206 .