derricks
Hoisting framework structures
Derricks are tall frameworks used for lifting heavy loads, especially in drilling operations or on ships.
An oil derrick supports drilling equipment over a well.
The word comes from a 17th-century English hangman named Derrick, whose gallows the structure resembles.
The derricks dotted the Texas landscape.
Raise with tackle
- winchDrum-and-cable lifting mechanism
- pulleyGrooved wheel for rope
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- boomLoud deep sound
jib · cable · tackle · block · sheave · counterweight · load · haul
Arranges unfairly
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- wellheadSurface opening of bore
- offshoreAway from land
platform · roughneck · roustabout · wildcatting · blowout · jack-up · drillship · subsea
Tall slender edifice
- mastVessel's sail support
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- gantryOverhead spanning framework
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
legs · base · substructure · A-frame · kingpost · spar · bracing · steel
Place of employment activity
- contractorHired construction professional
- builderOne who erects structures
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
- crane operatorControls lifting machinery
heavy equipment · foundation · piling · erection · assembly · dismantling · safety harness
hoist
Raise with tackle
- winchDrum-and-cable lifting mechanism
- pulleyGrooved wheel for rope
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
boom · jib · cable · tackle · block · sheave · counterweight · load · haul · elevate
rigs
Arranges unfairly
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- wellheadSurface opening of bore
offshore · platform · roughneck · roustabout · wildcatting · blowout · jack-up · drillship · subsea · extraction
tower
Tall slender edifice
lattice · legs · base · substructure · A-frame · kingpost · spar · bracing · steel · bolted
worksite
Place of employment activity
- contractorHired construction professional
- builderOne who erects structures
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
crane operator · heavy equipment · foundation · piling · erection · assembly · dismantling · safety harness
- drilling equipmentdrill bit, drill pipe, offshore rigs, drilling rig, drillships
- petroleumcrude oil, crude, petroleum, oil wells, oil fields
- structureshouse, bridge, buildings, dome, building
- lifting equipmenthoist, scissor lift, davit, crane, elevator
- Oil Historypetroleum, crude oil, oil wells, oil rigs, drilling rigs
- oilfield suppliesdrill bits, drill pipe, casing, tubing, wellhead
- oil derricksPetroleum extraction towers