An automated drill rig (ADR) is an automated full-sized walking land-based drill rig that drills long lateral sections in horizontal wells for the oil and gas industry. ADRs are agile rigs that can move from pad to pad to new well sites faster than other full-sized drilling rigs. Each rig costs about $25 million. ADR is used extensively in the . According to the "Oil Patch Daily News", "Each rig will generate 50,000 man-hours of work during the construction phase and up.
[pdf] These platforms can take the form of either floating semisubmersible platforms or drill ships. The basic idea behind their design is that, once the well has been drilled, much of the production equipment can b.
[pdf] The company was founded in 1966 in as Pride Oilwell Service Company. In 1978, the company was acquired by Dekalb Corporation. In August 1988, the company was spun out as a . In 1996, the company acquired Quitral-Co. Saic, the largest drilling contractor in , for $140 million. It also acquired Forasol-Foramer. It also sold its land based operations.
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