Oil well blowout is an uncontrolled release of crude oil. Blowouts occur when pressure release systems fail. They can also occur if a spark or flame contacts the oil or for other reasons. Oil well blowouts cause death and catastrophic injuries to workers near the scene of a blowout. A very common cause of oil […]

operation 1)Mud tank 2)Shale shakers 3)Suction line (mud pump) 4)Mud pump 5)Motor or power source 6)hose 7) Drawworks 8)Standpipe 9) Kelly hose 10)Goose-neck 11) Traveling block 12)Drill line 13) Crown block 14) Derrick 15) Racking Board (Sometimes referred to Monkey Board) 16)Stand (of drill pipe) 17) Setback (floor) 18) Swivel (On newer rigs this may […]

This is called a roller bit, Its usually put on oil rigs or tunnelers.they work extremely well when it comes to breaking rock or dirtSo what they are doing is essentially calibrating and unjammingthe roller bit so it can function properly This is a drilling bit for drilling wells. It is technically an insert tri-cone […]

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oil spill on land, an incident decried by environmental activists as a ‘recurring problem’ in the Countries energy-rich .The emergency followed an “oil leak in the west of the Kuwait ” a gushing pipe surrounded by a large slick of oil. “No injuries have occurred as a result of the leak and production has not […]