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  2. Black Gold (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Black Gold is a reality-documentary television series that chronicles three oil drilling rigs in Andrews County, Texas, [1] 30 miles northwest of Odessa. It was partly produced by Thom Beers, [2] creator of Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers. [3] The Black Gold theme song was sung by country music star Trace Adkins. The title "Black Gold ...

  3. List of tallest oil platforms - Wikipedia

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    Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (50.5%) 1186 30,000 Jacket height 366 m (1,200 ft) [16] Lena Platform [17] [4] 396 1,300 1983 Compliant tower, Guyed United States Gulf of Mexico Brown & Root Exxon: 1014 24,000 or 27,000 Jacket height 328.5 m (1,078 ft) Cognac Platform [18] 385.5 1,265 1977 Truss tower United States Gulf of Mexico McDermott Engineering

  4. Category:Oil platforms - Wikipedia

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    Drilling rigs (3 C, 21 P) O. Oil platform disasters (2 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Oil platforms" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.

  5. List of components of oil drilling rigs - Wikipedia

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    Casing head (#27) is a large metal flange welded or screwed onto the top of the conductor pipe (also known as drive-pipe) or the casing and is used to bolt the surface equipment such as the blowout preventers (for well drilling) or the Christmas tree (oil well) (for well production).

  6. Glossary of oilfield jargon - Wikipedia

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    Moon pool: A space beneath the drill floor of an offshore rig open to the water below. Motorman: Responsible for maintaining all equipment on the rig to ensure smooth operation and minimal downtime. Mouse hole: A hole on the drilling rig floor used to hold the next joint of pipe to be added to the drill string. Mud: Slang term for drilling ...

  7. Christopher Hanke - Wikipedia

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    Hanke has played leading roles in various Broadway and off-Broadway shows. His roles have included Ethan Girard in the national tour of The Full Monty (2002) and Nick Piazza in Fame on 42nd Street (2003, off-Broadway); and on Broadway as J.T. in In My Life (2005), Mark Cohen in Rent (2007) and Baldwin in Cry-Baby (2008); and Claude in Hair (2008 – Central Park production).

  8. Roughnecks (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Offshore filming was undertaken on the oil rig Dan Countess, which was not in use at the time. [ 1 ] The series boasted a high calibre cast, including the likes of Liam Cunningham , Teresa Banham , James Cosmo , Bruce Jones , Clive Russell , Ricky Tomlinson , Paul Copley and Ashley Jensen .

  9. NOV Inc. - Wikipedia

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    NOV Inc., formerly National Oilwell Varco, is an American multinational corporation based in Houston, Texas.It is a worldwide provider of equipment and components used in oil and gas drilling and production operations, oilfield services, and supply chain integration services to the upstream oil and gas industry.