Oil Rig Terminology 4g1k29

rig terminology Person doing your job during your time off.

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Beach

Refers to land.

Bond

Shop on the rig selling toothpaste, confectionary, etc

Bottoms up

When drill fluids (usually mud) pumped down the hole return to the rig.

Casing

This large metal pipe comes in various sizes. Several lengths are ed together and put into the previously drilled hole.

Change Over

Shift change. Night to days or days to nights.

Galley

Canteen where you get your meals.

Greenhand

Someone who is new to the offshore industry.

Headache ball

Weight before hook, at the end of crane hoist wire. Used to counter the weight of the wire.

Hydrocarbons

Organic chemical compounds made up mainly of Hydrogen and Carbon. A term given to all types of crude oil and gas.

Leave

Your time off the rig. (Opposite of Trip)

Load

Item being lifted by crane,(or other device)

Mud

Consisting of various chemicals, this dark brown drilling fluid is pumped down the drill pipe at high pressure to remove cuttings from drill bit.

Mud Bucket

When coming out of the hole, the drill pipe is full of mud. After loosening a stand of drill pipe, the Mud Bucket is clamped around the pipe before that stand is racked back in the storage bay. The Mud Bucket prevents the mud from the stand spraying around the drill floor.

Off Tour

Time between your shifts. Usually 12 hours.

Oil Rig tight

Answer given when asking how tight to make a bolt. Meaning hit the spanner with a hammer to get it extremely tight.

On Tour

Working shift. Usually 12 hours.

Porosity

Referring to the substance being drilled

porosity is a measurement of space therein available for hydrocarbon deposits. Relief

Person doing your job while you are off tour.

Roustabouts' nest

Place where a Roustabout hides when the deck crew are not busy. You know you have found a nest from the empty soft drink cans, confectionary wrappers and improvised seat.

Shaker

Vibrating machine used to separate chippings drilled, from drilling fluids.

Slug

Heavy weight drilling fluid (mud). Used to clean out the hole from a build up of cuttings. Also used when pulling out of the hole.

Smoko

Morning and afternoon breaks.

Smoko Shack

Designated on shift tea break area/room.

Standby Boat

Rescue vessel that is always within 5 miles of the rig.

Tag line

Rope used to control an item being lifted by the crane or tugger.

Tight Hole

Secrecy surrounding information on well being drilled. Preventing competitors from finding out what has been found.

Town

Refers to onshore base.

Trip

Length of your working period on the rig ie 3 weeks.

Tugger

Wire rope winch. Powered by air pressure.

Work Basket

Metal cage holding up to 3 people. Used for working at heights. Hoisted on an tugger or crane.