SCADA for Oil & Gas Drilling
Real-time rig control, safety alarms, and drilling KPIs — built on ThingsBoard. GCC-hosted (EN/AR).
KPIs you can track
MTTA (critical alarms)
< 2 min
Unplanned downtime
↓
Gateway buffering loss
0%
Safety incidents (tracked)
RCA-ready
Why it matters
Drilling teams must see well conditions and equipment health in real time to avoid NPT and safety incidents. Fragmented PLC/RTU data slows response when seconds matter.
Platform fit
- Protocol-agnostic gateway: Modbus TCP/RTU, OPC-UA, BACnet; store-and-forward for link outages
- Low-code rule chains: kick detection (pressure/flow delta), BOP status, high vibration, over-torque, over-pull, gas cut, H₂S, loss/gain
- Dashboards & control: rig mimic (rotor, drawworks, mud pumps, BOP), alarm journal with ACK/escalation, setpoints/RPC (where permitted)
- Security & scale: RBAC, audit logs, per-device creds, GCC residency; integrates with historians/CMMS via API/webhooks
Solution structure
- PLCs/RTUs & sensors → IoT Gateway (protocols + buffering) → secure ingestion → rule chains (safety & performance) → dashboards (rig mimic, sub-systems, KPIs) → notifications & CMMS tickets → reports/APIs
Rig mimic (Main)
- Rotary speed/torque, WOB, hook load, ROP, standpipe/casing pressure, flow in/out, mud density/temp, gas cut; BOP status and pump states
- Alarm badges; optional RPC controls (subject to policy)
Sub-systems
- Drawworks: hoist speed, tension, block position, vibration; alarms (over-pull/slack-off)
- Mud system: pumps rate/pressure, pits level, density, temps; loss/gain detection
- BOP/Well control: annular/ram status, accumulator pressure, leak detection
- Top drive/rotor: torque, RPM, temp; over-torque/over-temp alarms
- Bit/ROP analytics: ROP vs WOB/RPM, stick-slip, lateral vibration trends
Alarms & tickets
- ACK/clear/comment, timers for MTTA/MTTR
- Auto-open work orders (CMMS/ServiceNow/Jira)
Gateway/Connectivity
- Protocol mapping, last telemetry, retry backlog
- Device health monitoring (store-and-forward)
Typical telemetry
- rpm_rotary
- torque_nm
- wob_klbf
- hookload_klbf
- rop_mph
- spm_pump
- standpipe_psi
- casing_psi
- flow_in_lpm
- flow_out_lpm
- pit_level_pct
- mud_density_ppg
- mud_temp_c
- vibration_g
- gas_cut_pct
- bop_annular_state
- accumulator_psi
Default alarms
- kick_suspect
- loss_gain
- over_torque
- over_pull
- stick_slip
- high_vibration
- h2s_detected
- bop_leak
- accumulator_low
- no_data
Applications
Onshore & offshore rigs: well control readiness, performance drilling, incident response
Service companies: equipment health, rental asset KPIs, remote monitoring
Training & SIMOPS: clone dashboards for simulators and after-action reviews
Summary
End-to-end drilling SCADA: gateways collect from PLCs/RTUs and sensors, store-and-forward protects during link loss, rule chains detect safety and performance issues, and rig mimic dashboards unify control, alarms, and reporting.