XLink is a new hardware and software system upgrade that provides both POB (personnel on board) reduction through offshore automation and allows customers to monitor their drilling waste operations live from anywhere in the world. The system links drill cuttings volume monitoring, and material conditioning, all combined through a data platform that delivers real time monitoring capability.
The launch, from TWMA, follows successful roll-outs in the UK and Norway.
At the system’s core is XLink CST automation, a unique air mixing system which is retrofitted into the cuttings, storage, and transfer tank (CST), conditioning the drill cuttings without the need for manual intervention.
The XLink system allows for full control of the drilling waste management handling process from one central control point on the rig. The radar level sensors fitted within the CSTs allow tank volumes to be tracked and displayed in real time via TWMA’s secure online portal, which customers can access from anywhere in the world.
Coupled with the TWMA RotoMill wellsite processing solution, the XLink system, callows remote cuttings volume tracking and subsequent hole condition monitoring. By processing the drill cuttings at source, the solution eliminates the requirement for the transportation of drilling waste onshore, removing all logistics and associated costs.
The system is being launched at Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) 2022 in Stavanger, Norway 29 August-1 September.