oil rig
Sea extraction tower
An oil rig is a large structure used for drilling wells to extract petroleum from underground or underwater deposits.
Offshore rigs operate in oceans, mounted on platforms or floating vessels; onshore rigs sit on land.
The term covers both the drilling equipment itself and the entire installation where workers live and operate: He spent three weeks on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
Small amount or portion
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- derrickMovable boom apparatus
- kellyBright yellowish-green color
mud · rotary · pipe · wellbore · directional · horizontal · vertical · logging
Oil platform laborer
- roustaboutUnskilled transient worker
- drillerOne who bores holes
- company manEmployee devoted to employer
- geologistStudies rocks and minerals
petroleum engineer · crane operator · medic · radio operator · catering crew · hitch · rotation
Of oceanic depths
- subseaBeneath marine waters
- semisubmersibleHull partly underwater vessel
- drillshipMaritime drilling vessel
- jack-upRaise with mechanical force
spar · mooring · dynamic positioning · riser · umbilical · ROV · weather window · hurricane evacuation
Surface opening of bore
- chokeObstruct breathing or airflow
- pump jackMechanical oil well extractor
- separatorSomething that divides
- flowlinePipe from well to processing
manifold · completion · workover · intervention · ESP
Unpolished, raw state
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- formationCreation or arrangement
- porosityVoid space density
permeability · saturation · natural gas · condensate · core sample · seismic · prospect · wildcat
Ship's flat surface
- helideckHelicopter landing platform
- craneLifter or wader
- living quartersResidential rooms or space
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
control room · lifeboat · muster station · topside · jacket · pontoon · column · doghouse
bit
Small amount or portion
kelly · mud · rotary · pipe · wellbore · directional · horizontal · vertical · logging · perforation
roughneck
Oil platform laborer
- roustaboutUnskilled transient worker
- drillerOne who bores holes
- company manEmployee devoted to employer
geologist · petroleum engineer · crane operator · medic · radio operator · catering crew · hitch · rotation
deepwater
Of oceanic depths
- subseaBeneath marine waters
- semisubmersibleHull partly underwater vessel
- drillshipMaritime drilling vessel
jack-up · spar · mooring · dynamic positioning · riser · umbilical · ROV · weather window · hurricane evacuation
wellhead
Surface opening of bore
- chokeObstruct breathing or airflow
- pump jackMechanical oil well extractor
- separatorSomething that divides
flowline · manifold · completion · workover · intervention · ESP
crude
Unpolished, raw state
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- formationCreation or arrangement
porosity · permeability · saturation · natural gas · condensate · core sample · seismic · prospect · wildcat
deck
Ship's flat surface
- helideckHelicopter landing platform
- craneLifter or wader
- living quartersResidential rooms or space
galley · control room · lifeboat · muster station · topside · jacket · pontoon · column · doghouse
- TexasAlamo, Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio
- extractionmining, excavation, distillation, filtration, extraction
- industrial sitesfactory floor, factories, petrochemical plants, plants, steel mills
- resource sitesmine, quarry, gas field, coal mine, gold mine
- structureshouse, bridge, buildings, dome, building
- workplacesoffice, workplace, facility, factory, reception
oil rigoil refinery
Petroleum processing facility
refinery · petrochemical plant · fuel depot · processing plant · gas station
oil rigwind farm
Grouped turbines generating electricity
solar farm · offshore wind farm · wind turbine · solar panel array · hydroelectric dam
oil rigmarine sanctuary
Protected ocean habitat area
nature reserve · wildlife preserve · protected waters · conservation area · nature preserve
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