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2. Derrickhand - Wikipedia

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   A derrickhand or derrickman is the person who sits atop the derrick on a drilling rig. [1] Though the exact duties vary from rig to rig, they almost always report directly to the driller. [2] Their job is to guide the stands of the drill pipe into the fingers at the top of the derrick.

3. Offshore installation manager - Wikipedia

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   In the United Kingdom, the individual must be officially registered as an OIM with the Offshore Safety Division of the Health and Safety Executive and the OIM is responsible for the health, welfare and safety of the personnel on board the installation, whether a drilling rig, production platform or a support vessel (e.g. a flotel).

4. Offshore oil spill prevention and response - Wikipedia

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   The primary safety control devices for well drilling are blowout preventers (BOPs), which have been used for nearly a century in control of oil well drilling on land. The BOP equipment technology has been adapted and used in offshore wells since the 1960s. The inspection and repair of subsea BOPs are much more costly, and the consequences of ...

5. US tightens some offshore oil rig safety rules that had been ...

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   Tougher offshore safety rules had been adopted in 2016 but were revised in 2019 under then-President Donald Trump. The oil industry welcomed that move, but it was followed by an ongoing lawsuit ...

6. Glossary of oilfield jargon - Wikipedia

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   Pumper: A worker whose job is to monitor and maintain active oil and gas wells. Rat hole: A hole on the drilling rig floor used to store the kelly and swivel. Roughneck: an honor reserved for the top tier members of a drilling crew. Sidetrack: A planned deviation from a previously drilled section of the wellbore.

7. Drilling rig - Wikipedia

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   Drilling the Bakken Formation in the Williston Basin Large hole drilling rig for blast-hole drilling. A drilling rig is an integrated system that drills wells, such as oil or water wells, or holes for piling and other construction purposes, into the earth's subsurface.