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Falling prices for oil and gas have caused many explorers to slash their capital spending plans for 2015, and along with reduced spending, there’s been a reduction in drilling plans. Even companies that released a scaled-back program at the beginning of January are revisiting those plans and cutting back even further. Explorers are slashing theirRead more

Working on a drilling rig is risky business by anyone’s standards. Safety must a matter of paramount concern in order to prevent injuries and accidents. As the following paragraphs excerpted from an article about oil and gas industry worker safety attests, hazards can occur for many reasons. “At sea, risks include storms and inclement weather,Read more

Oil rigs are fraught with hazards from setting up the rig, tripping out and in, drilling ahead, and conducting casing operations and rig maintenance. Even though drilling and servicing companies have their own safety programs, rig workers receive safety training, and safety awareness is “drilled” into every employee’s head, the potential for injury still exists.Read more

Use of mouseholes is standard operating procedure for almost all drilling rigs. They allow crew members to add additional 30 ft joints of drillpipe to the drillstring as needed more quickly and efficiently. Mousehole Connection Procedure When the bit drills down, and the kelly is near the rotary table, another piece of drill pipe mustRead more