Crown Deck Lighting Assembly for Full Rig Site Illumination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Drilling rigs operate 24/7, necessitating operations in inadequate illumination, posing safety risks for personnel and equipment due to insufficient lighting during idle periods and non-peak hours.
Innovation Solution
A crown deck lighting system (CDL) is mounted on the rig, providing comprehensive illumination of the rig site through adjustable light fixture assemblies, ensuring safety during subterranean operations and equipment maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If drilling rigs operate 24/7, then productivity is improved, but illumination quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system is divided into multiple independent light fixture assemblies distributed around the crown deck, each capable of independent operation. This segmentation allows the system to provide comprehensive illumination across different areas of the rig site, enabling safe 24/7 operations by ensuring adequate lighting in all operational zones.
Solution Approach 2:
The light fixture assemblies are designed with rotational capability, allowing them to be positioned dynamically between stowed and deployed configurations. When deployed, they extend to provide illumination over specific areas of the rig site, adapting the lighting coverage to match operational needs throughout the day and night cycles.
2Illumination intensity
If light fixture assemblies are extended to provide comprehensive illumination, then illumination quality is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple functional elements are merged into integrated light fixture assemblies, combining the light source, mounting mechanism, and rotational positioning system into a single unified unit. This integration reduces the number of separate components and simplifies the overall support structure while maintaining the ability to provide comprehensive rig site illumination.
Solution Approach 2:
The light fixture assemblies serve multiple functions: they provide illumination, can be rotated to different positions, and can be extended or retracted as needed. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate mechanisms for each function, thereby reducing overall device complexity while achieving comprehensive lighting coverage.
Data Source
AI summary
A system including a logging tool that comprises a pulser, and a sensor assembly removably attached the pulser while the logging tool is outside of a wellbore, where the logging tool operates the pulser and causes change of a detectable object in the pulser, wherein the sensor assembly detects change of the detectable object and transmits a signal to a data acquisition computer that is representative of the detected change. A method including operations of removably attaching a sensor assembly to a body of a pulser of a logging tool, detecting operation of the pulser via the sensor assembly, and emulating pressure pulses from the pulser by converting, via the sensor assembly, the detected pulser operation into synthetic pressure pulses.