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An automated drill rig (ADR) is an automated full-sized walking land-based drill rig that drills long lateral sections in horizontal wells for the oil and gas industry. [8] ADRs are agile rigs that can move from pad to pad to new well sites faster than other full-sized drilling rigs. Each rig costs about $25 million.
Drill bit (#26) is a device attached to the end of the drill string that breaks apart the rock being drilled. It contains jets through which the drilling fluid exits. Drill floor (#21) is the area on the rig where the tools are located to make the connections of the drill pipe, bottom hole assembly, tools and bit. It is considered the main area ...
Moon pool: A space beneath the drill floor of an offshore rig open to the water below. Motorman: Responsible for maintaining all equipment on the rig to ensure smooth operation and minimal downtime. Mouse hole: A hole on the drilling rig floor used to hold the next joint of pipe to be added to the drill string. Mud: Slang term for drilling ...
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Simple diagram of a drilling rig and its basic operation. The kelly drive is #19. A kelly drive is a type of well drilling device on an oil or gas drilling rig that employs a section of pipe with a polygonal (three-, four-, six-, or eight-sided) or splined outer surface, which passes through the matching polygonal or splined kelly (mating) bushing and rotary table.
An oil rig is any kind of apparatus constructed for oil drilling. Kinds of oil rig include: Drilling rig, an apparatus for on-land oil drilling; Drillship, a floating apparatus for offshore oil drilling; Oil platform, an apparatus for offshore oil drilling; Oil well, a boring from which oil is extracted
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