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Full Rig Mechanization
The first fully mechanized drilling rigs in MENA — every rig floor operation controlled remotely from the driller's cabin, with zero crew in the line of fire.
Overview
Rig floors are among the most hazardous working environments in energy. Hand and finger injuries, struck-by incidents, and human-error NPT have long been treated as the cost of doing business — and performance still swings with the experience of whoever is at the controls.
ABRAJ challenged that paradigm as the first drilling contractor in the MENA region to deploy fully mechanized rigs, starting in Oman in 2021 and expanding to Kuwait. Today approximately twelve fully mechanized 1000HP AC rigs operate across both countries — each running a complete remotely controlled equipment suite, 27+ custom tool-to-tool safety interlocks designed from real incident data, AI-powered red-zone cameras, and the NOVOS drilling automation platform with one-button sequencer operations.
“We don't just automate individual tools — we've reimagined the entire drilling operation to keep people out of harm's way while delivering better, more consistent results.”
Eng. Saif Al Hamhami, Chief Executive Officer, ABRAJ Energy Services
What the white paper covers
The problem: rig floor risk and human-error NPT
Why conventional operations keep crews in the line of fire, and how crew-to-crew variability drives inconsistent well delivery.
The mechanized equipment suite
Catwalk, BX elevator, top drive, LGA, iron roughneck, auto pipe doper, power slips, mud bucket — all run from the driller's cabin via Amphion; a full tripping sequence with nobody on the rig floor.
Safety engineered from incident data
27+ custom interlocks specified by ABRAJ engineers from real incidents/near-misses (not manufacturer defaults) plus AI Zone Management cameras detecting red-zone entry and PPE compliance.
Automation and consistency: NOVOS + sequencer
Field best practice encoded into the rig; one-button pipe delivery, centering and makeup; no competency barriers between crews.
Faster moves, smaller footprint, cleaner ops
Carrier-based transport, wireless mast raising, 90m x 80m location footprint, fuel management plus auto diesel shutoff.
What's next: AI-integrated drilling
Equipment-level human detection, predictive maintenance, behavioral analytics, ML parameter optimization.
Get the complete technical white paper
Download the full white paper to see how ABRAJ runs fully mechanized 1000HP AC rigs with zero crew on the rig floor, 27+ custom safety interlocks, and NOVOS automation for consistent, repeatable drilling performance.
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