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Digital Drilling Control System
Full range of rig control for global onshore and offshore drilling applications

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Digital Drilling Control System.. ................................

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Versatile User Interface............................................

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Control and Monitoring HMI Screens........................

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Remarkable User Experience. . ...................................

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North American Pad Drilling Land Rig

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Digital Drilling Control System
Cameron’s Digital Drilling Control System™ (DDCS) is ideal for knowledgeable drilling contractors who are in need of
reliable control systems that are also simple to use. DDCS represents an outstanding value in drilling automation.
Cameron’s DDCS portfolio creates an integrated control and information system that boosts drilling operations. Its
advanced programming and interface architecture makes it easier to monitor and control sophisticated drilling equipment.
Distributed input/output (I/O) is strategically placed to connect remote devices to the communications network. Overview
of the process is conducted from a high-technology workstation providing a powerful drilling command center.

Features
• R
 educes costs associated with overall drilling
operation and maintenance
• A
 llows operator to simultaneously maintain
supervision over drillfloor activities and crew
members
• A
 utomatically synchronizes a machine’s operation
while continually monitoring the condition of its
auxiliary system
• G
 reater uptime with quicker changes between
equipment tasks
• A
 vailable interface options ranging from conventional
standing consoles to modern operator chairs

Caspian Sea Jackup Drilling Rig DNV Class

• C
 omputer displays provide task-specific information
to enable quick comprehension, while avoiding
information overload
• Interlocks and early warning alarms add safety
to help deter human error
• F actory dynamic software simulations allow for
faster commissioning time
• F ull service customer support with remote login
availability

Southeast Asia Tender Assisted Drilling Rig ABS Class

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Versatile User Interface
Workstation
Commonly housed inside a driller’s cabin, the workstation is fully customizable and can be tailored to fit within any drill
floor layout. Engineered to pay close attention to environmental and human conditions, the workstation’s main focus is
operator safety, line of sight, convenience of controls and overall comfort. Options are available from conventional
standing consoles to modern operator chairs.

Human Machine Interface (HMI)
The HMI is interactive through the use of smooth hand controls and purposed data. HMI screen menus provide convenient
access to content where parameters are easily adjustable to combine precision with concise activity-based information.
The display’s uniform color palette with subtle embossments significantly reduce eye fatigue and spotlight key notifications
for the operator. For enhanced operator usability, industrial-grade computer touchscreens are sunlight viewable with rapid
touch responsiveness. HMI screen examples are illustrated on the following pages.

Standing Driller’s Console

Pipe Handling /Assistant Driller’s Chair

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Control and Monitoring HMI Screens
Designed specifically for reliability in demanding drilling environments, Cameron’s DDCS encompasses the ideal range of
control and monitoring functions. These functions are supported with automatic control and real-time monitoring of
auxiliaries, alarm feedback, and data logging capabilities for all related equipment.

Mud Pumps
• Local-to-remote operator control exchange
• Selectable number of mud pumps running
• Stroke per minute command and feedback
• S ynchronization of mud pumps to provide steady
pressure and flow output
• O
 ver-pressure and over-temperature warnings
with optional shutdown
• Dual-motor mud pump load sharing integrity
• T op drive Internal Blowout Preventer (IBOP) interlock
allows mud pumps to turn on only when IBOP is
open, preventing damage to the mud system
• Standpipe pressure limit

Top Drive
• Drill, spin, and torque modes of operation
• Drill and makeup torque limit inputs
• A
 utomatic brake release and activation with
coast to stop
• Automatic handling ring lockout
• Full range positioning of elevator links
• C
 ounterbalance to relieve top drive weight
during pipe connections
• A
 ctive thread compensator to lift top drive
after breakout
• Stick-slip prevention
• Automatic grabs release after breakout
• Directional steering
• Link tilt monkey board anti-collision

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Control and Monitoring HMI Screens

(continued)

Cameron’s DDCS is built using modular programming blocks which can be scaled and tailored to match each drilling
equipment package. Capacity can be extended to include ancillary drilling systems such as pipe handling and mud
processing.

Drawworks
• R
 obust joystick to manually raise, lower, and park
traveling equipment
• A
 djustable high and low travel stop points
with momentary manual override
• Automatic and manual emergency brake activation
• D
 rill line protection featuring adjustable
hookload limit
• K
 inetic Energy Monitoring System (KEMS) for
optimized static and dynamic speed control
• D
 rawworks motor load sharing with option to
select motor quantity
• R
 egenerative braking of variable frequency drive
(VFD) motors
• A
 utomatic driller mode based on rate of penetration
(ROP) and weight on bit (WOB)
• Modes for creep speed and slip-and-cut
• T op drive grabs interlock to prevent travel when
grabs are engaged

Power Distribution
• S ingle-line representation of bus-connected
generators and drilling equipment
• Graphical percent loading of engine and generators
• Display of bus total (in MW and MV-amp)
• Display of each generator (in kW and kv-amp)
• Drilling equipment VFD feedback and display
• One-click shortcut to VFD HMI screens
• D
 rilling equipment power limiting and priority
sequencing of VFD loads to prevent exceeding
generator supply

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Remarkable User Experience
At the heart of Cameron’s DDCS is a commitment to customer service. Engineers are engaged from design through
commissioning to ensure successful project execution. Product service facilities are positioned globally to support local rig
needs. In addition, training is available to provide early hands-on experience. All of this is aimed to put the user in control
of their operations and offer the most value to our customers.

Proven Performance
• C
 ameron’s DDCS uses readily available hardware
and software platforms to ensure seamless rig
upgradability
• T he latest in field-proven automation hardware is
selected to merge complex real-time systems with
flexible end-user needs
• U
 sing refined algorithms that have been developed
over years of rig installations, Cameron’s DDCS
software is designed by knowledgeable drilling
control specialists who are aware of the unique
demands created by each customer application
• T o ensure a pre-commissioning test of the control
system, dynamic simulations are performed before
each order is delivered
• T he final product is united through qualified
Cameron personnel who continually strive to
provide the highest level of customer support

Virtual Tech Box Service
• P rovided with each drilling rig package, the virtual
tech box (VTB) creates a remote login portal to the
DDCS network for Cameron’s Technical Support
Center

Cabin
PLC

• O
 nce the rig grants access, this login enables system
analysis, troubleshooting, and software updates – all
without the need for on-site personnel.

Cameron
Off-Site
Support

• B
 y identifying problems at the component level and
thereby decreasing field service trips, a VTB service
agreement saves rig owners a significant amount of
time and money by increasing operational uptime.

VTB
On-Site

• N
 ew alarms, updated HMI screens, additional safety
interlocks, and an interface with external devices are
examples of the modifications that can be made to
the DDCS per the user’s request

HMI

Rig Equipment
Top Drive

Rotary Table

Mud Pumps

Data Sent/Received
Direct Access

Etc.

Data Access Only

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Domestic and International Call Center
Tel 1 832 782 6742
4601 Westway Park Blvd.
Houston, TX 77041
USA
Tel 1 713 939 2211
Andøyfaret 3
N-4623 Kristiansand S.
Norway
Tel 47 380 00 570
No. 100 Tuas S. Ave. 8
Offshore Marine Centre
Singapore 637424
Republic of Singapore
Tel 65 6577 1400
PO Box 127424
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Tel 971 0 2 699 6300
5 The Heights
Weybridge
Surrey KT13 0NY
UK
Tel 44 1932 452124
Learn more about Cameron’s Digital Drilling Control System at:
www.c-a-m.com

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HSE Policy Statement
At Cameron, we are committed ethically, financially and personally to a
working environment where no one gets hurt and nothing gets harmed.

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©2014 Cameron | Digital Drilling Control System is a trademark of Cameron. | 09/14 AD01538DRL



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