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ConocoPhillips & PD 868: Robotics Redefining Drilling in the Canada

Oil Gas Leads

This system eliminates the need for traditional floor and derrick hands during connections, relying instead on a three-armed robotic system that performs tasks with precision, speed, and safety. At the forefront is PD 868 , North America’s first land-based drilling rig equipped with modular robotics to automate pipe handling.

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What It’s Like To Work On An Offshore Oil Rig

Drillers

Working on an offshore oil rig or platform is a unique experience Note: In this article, we’ll use the word ‘rig’ and ‘platform’ almost interchangeably, but a rig does the drilling, and a platform does the pumping. Offshore oil fields represent a substantial portion of the worlds total crude oil output.

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Drilling Rig Systems

Rig Skills

Draw works It have a drum on which drilling line is reel in and out to move travelling block inside mast or derrick for raising and lowering drilling string. How Drilling rig Systems Work-Complete Guide Buy Now Crown Block Crown block is top most part of mast or derrick. It have number of sheaves on it.

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Made In The Permian Basin

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Every time I drive into Midland for hitch from East Texas I see more and more facilities being built, observes Luis Raymundo, Lead Chemical Operator at Refined Completions. Access to raw materials like carbon, oil, and sand reduces production costs and accelerates manufacturing processes. Companies like Odessa Separator Inc.