Oil Rig System

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Introduction

In today's world, there are more than 40,000 fields of oil across the globe. Oil is located below the sea or the land where it is trapped under layers of permeable rocks. The equipment that is used for drilling oil and gas reserves is called an oil rig. An oil rig creates holes in the ground in order to explore oil (Rezende et.al, 2002)). A drilling rig is made up of several components in order to function in an appropriate manner. Additionally, there are several types of oil rigs depending upon the requirements of oil drilling. The working of oil rigs and the different types of oil rigs are discussed in this study.

Components of oil rig

The major components of a rig are discussed as follows (Freudenrich & Strickland, 2011):

Figure: Inner Structure of Oil Rig System (Freudenrich & Strickland, 2011)

Power System

There are large diesel engines present in the oil rig for providing the power sources for the process of drilling. Electrical generators are also present in the drill.

Mechanical System

The mechanical system of the rig is driven by the electric motors. The hoisting system is used in order to lift heavy loads.

Rotating Equipment

This equipment is used in order to carry out rotary drilling.

Casing

Casing is a concrete pipe that has a large diameter. This pipe is used to line the hole of the drill. It keeps the hole from getting collapsed. Additionally, it also helps the drilling mud in circulating.

Circulation System

The circulation system of the oil rig pumps the drilling mud under pressure through the drill pipes and rotary tables. The pump is used for sucking mud from the pits of mud and pumps the mud to the drilling apparatus.

Working of oil rigs

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