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Derrick |
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Load-bearing tower like framework over an oil/gas well which holds the hoisting and lowering equipment. |
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Legs |
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The 3 legs of a jack-up rig are lattice structures made from vertical, horizontal and diagonal tubes. They can move up and down using jacking motors/gears. |
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Drawworks |
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Hoisting mechanism on a drilling rig which spools off or takes in the drilling line and thus raises or lowers the drill string and bit. |
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Living Quarters |
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Where the crew lives. Up to 120 men onboard. |
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Drill Floor |
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Foundation on which the derrick and engines sit. Contains space for storage and well control equipment. |
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Helipad |
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For reception of helicopters delivering supplies and change of crew. |
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Drillpipe |
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Steel pipe, in approximately 30-foot (9-meter) lengths, screwed together to form a continuous pipe extending from the drilling rig to the drilling bit at the bottom of the hole. Rotation of the drill pipe and bit causes the bit to bore through the rock. |
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Hull |
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Main structure of the rig. Triangular rigid and water-tight. |
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Drill String |
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String of individual joints of pipe that extends from the bit to the kelly and carries the mud down to, and rotates, the bit. |
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Spud Can |
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Circular ‘shoes’ of the legs. Designed to penetrate deep into the seabed for good foothold. |
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Cantilever |
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The platform carrying the drill floor and derrick. Skids in and out of rig. |
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