drillship
Seagoing drilling platform
A drillship is a maritime vessel equipped with drilling apparatus for exploratory oil and gas wells in deep water.
Unlike fixed platforms, drillships can move between sites and operate in remote oceanic locations.
They maintain position using dynamic positioning systems or anchors while drilling through an opening in the hull called a moon pool.
Away from land
- subseaBeneath marine waters
- wellboreDrilled subsurface hole
- riserStair's vertical portion
- dynamic positioningAutomated vessel location maintenance
spud · casing · cementing · logging · coring · BOP · kelly · drawworks
Oil platform laborer
- roustaboutUnskilled transient worker
- tourPlanned multi-destination journey
- shift rotationAlternating work period assignments
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
logistics · mobilization · downtime · weather window · standby · commissioning
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- seismicRelating to ground tremors
- geologyStudy of Earth's composition
wildcat · prospect · survey · appraisal · discovery · basin · formation · core sample
offshore
Away from land
dynamic positioning · spud · casing · cementing · logging · coring · BOP · kelly · drawworks · derrick
roughneck
Oil platform laborer
- roustaboutUnskilled transient worker
- tourPlanned multi-destination journey
- shift rotationAlternating work period assignments
helicopter · logistics · mobilization · downtime · weather window · standby · commissioning
petroleum
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- seismicRelating to ground tremors
geology · wildcat · prospect · survey · appraisal · discovery · basin · formation · core sample · stratigraphy
hull
Outer covering or frame
helideck · accommodations · ballast · thrusters · azimuth · tonnage · draft · freeboard · classification · crew quarters
drawworks
Rig's main winch
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Vessel for transporting goods
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