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THE ROTARY RIG AND ITS COMPONENTS

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brake system, 24, 24f compressors, 51, 56
breaking out a pipe, 20, 22, 36, 42, 89 control panels, 11f, 65f, 69, 70f, 71f
breakout cathead, 22 crane operators, 90, 92
bunkhouse, 83, 84 crewmembers
bus, 79 company representatives, 86
bushing. See kelly drive bushing; master bushing. crane operators and roustabouts, 90
derrickhands, 87
drillers, 87
cable. See drilling line. electricians, 88
camp, 83, 84 facilities for, 83
casing, 25, 49, 50f motorhands and mechanics, 88
casing string, 18 overview of, 2, 85–86
catline, 22 rotary helpers, 89, 89f
catshaft/catheads, 10f, 19, 20–23, 21f, 22f safety equipment for, 56
toolpushers and tourpushers, 86
caustic barrel, 56 work shifts, 90–91
caustic dry ingredients, 55–56 crossover sub, 44f
cementing operations, 25, 49, 50f crown block. See also blocks.
centrifugal pumps, 52f, 79 derrick and, 19
chain drive, 9f lowering or raising the drill stem, 31
change house, 83, 84 overview of, 26, 26f
choke line, 73 purpose of, 25
choke manifold, 72–73, 72f, 75 in the rotating system, 34f
chokes, 71–73, 71f, 72f stringing up, 29, 30f
circulating fluid. See drilling fluids. cut and run, 68
circulating system cuttings, 54, 55, 57, 59
components of, 51, 52f
degassers, 60, 60f, 61 daylight tour, 90
desanders, 59f, 60 DC. See direct current (DC).
desilters, 59f, 60 deadline anchor, 30f, 31–32
drilling fluids, 53–55, 53f deep holes, 29
mud control in, 61 degassers, 59f, 60f, 61, 61f, 62, 80, 84. See also
mud cycle, 57–59 gas.
mud pump, 56, 56f, 57f depth of well, 49–50
mud tanks, 55–56 derrick. See also mast.
power demands of, 14 lengths of drill pipe for, 45
typical arrangement of, 59f in the hoisting system, 18–19
circulating the kick, 72, 73 overview of, 18, 32
clays, 48, 54 stringing up, 29
closing unit, 69, 75 substructure and, 18
clutch, 9, 79 derrick floor. See rig floor.
compacts, 48 derrickhands, 25, 87, 90, 92. See also assistant
company representatives, 2, 86, 92 driller.
compound, 9, 9f, 10f, 15 desanders, 59f, 60, 62, 81, 84
compounded engines, 11 desilters, 59f, 60, 62, 81, 84

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