Kamarul Azrin (14588) Mechanical Engineering

The Major Parts of Drilling Rig

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Parts
Crown block

Functions
The stationary section of a block and tackle that contains a set of pulleys or sheaves through which the drill line (wire rope) is threaded or reeved and is opposite and above the traveling block

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Runaround Jack knife derrick Gin pole Monkey board Traveling block Freely moving section of a block and tackle that contains a set of pulleys or sheaves through which the drill line is threaded or reeved and is opposite the crown block

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Hook Swivel ball Gooseneck Swivel Rotary hose Stand pipe Kelly A-frame Dog house Derrick floor Rotary table Rotary drive Draw works Hydromatic brake Compound Diesel Engine Shale shaker Remove large solids also called cuttings from the drilling fluid, more commonly called Mud due to its similar appearance. An open-top container, typically made of square steel tube & steel plate, to store drilling fluid on a drilling rig. Conduct drilling fluid from the mud pumps to the Kelly hose

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Mud tanks Pump drive Substructure Mud pumps

28 Drilling line

A reciprocating piston/plunger device designed to circulate drilling fluid under high pressure (up to 52,000 kPa) down the drill string and back up the annulus Multi-thread, twisted wire rope that is threaded or reeved through the traveling block and crown block to facilitate the lowering and lifting of the drill string into and out of the wellbore.

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Cat head Draw works drive Provide a means of raising and lowering the traveling blocks