derrick
Drilling rig structure
A derrick is a framework structure used for lifting and moving heavy objects.
In oil drilling, the derrick is the tall tower over a well that supports the drilling equipment.
The word also refers to a type of crane with a movable pivoted arm.
The oil derricks dotted the Texas landscape. (Capitalized Derrick is a given name.)
Hole-making by rotation
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- offshoreAway from land
- wellboreDrilled subsurface hole
- roughneckOil platform laborer
platform · rig · drill bit · completion · drillship · subsea · wildcatting · reservoir
Loud deep sound
- jibTriangular sail forward
- hoistRaise with tackle
- winchDrum-and-cable lifting mechanism
- pulleyGrooved wheel for rope
hook · load · cable · counterweight · gantry · overhead · lift · haul
drilling
Hole-making by rotation
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- offshoreAway from land
- wellboreDrilled subsurface hole
roughneck · platform · rig · drill bit · completion · drillship · subsea · wildcatting · reservoir · extraction
boom
Loud deep sound
pulley · hook · load · cable · counterweight · gantry · overhead · lift · haul · tackle
framework
Underlying support system
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- towerTall slender edifice
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
girder · beam · steel · lattice · erection · construction · assembly · support · legs · bracing
boom
Loud deep sound
shipboard · stevedore · hold · wharf · dockside · unloading · freight · vessel · maritime · davit
- petroleumcrude oil, crude, petroleum, oil wells, oil fields
- TexasAlamo, Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio
- structureshouse, bridge, buildings, dome, building
- oil industrypetroleum, oil fields, oil well, oil rig, oil production
- compound machinesbicycle, scissors, can opener, pencil sharpener, sewing machine
- cranestower crane, mobile crane, boom, jib, crane operator
derrickpit
Fruit's hard seed
shaft · excavation · trench · mine shaft · wellbore
- oil derricksPetroleum extraction towers