REMOTE CONTROL OF DRILLING RIGS

摘要

The present invention relates to a system for remote control of drilling rigs, where the remote control is performed in a from the drilling rig (1) remotely located control centre (2). The system is arranged to utilise a standardised data communication method for communication between the remotely located control centre (2) and the drilling rig (1). The system further includes a control unit (11) arranged to control the data communication between the remotely located control centre (2) and the drilling rig (1), and other traffic within the network. The invention also relates to such a control unit (11).