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An iron roughneck is a piece of hydraulic machinery used to "handle" (connect and disconnect) segments of pipe in a modern drilling rig. [1] The segments can be manipulated as they are hoisted into and out of a borehole .
Iron roughneck is also a specialized equipment used in oil drilling operations. [1] Whether the pipe is being fed into the wellbore or it is being taken out, the iron roughneck uses a rotary table and torque wrench(es) to make up or break down the pipe. [2] In Canada on land-based rigs, the term roughneck refers to the floorhand. [citation needed]
Abbot Group Limited is an oil and gas services company based in Aberdeen, Scotland.The Group employs more than 8,000 people in over 20 countries around the world. [1]The group has two operating divisions, KCA DEUTAG and Bentec.
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Roughnecks can refer to: Roughneck, those employed in the oil industry. Roughnecks, a 1990s BBC One programme about oil rig workers; ...
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Aerial view of the Völklingen Ironworks. In 1873, Julius Buch planned and built a steel works near Völklingen on the banks of the Saar river. [1] However, the steel works ceased operation only 6 years later, and were acquired by Karl Röchling. in 1881, construction on a blast furnace for producing iron began, and two years later the first smelter began operation. [1]