Drilling Rig Selection:

Selection of Land drilling rig should be based on planed depth and well construction in
the long term drilling activities.
More important is to decide area of activity.
Drilling rig name is dictated by name of Drawworks.
Rig depth rating is determined by:
1. Draworks capacity
2. Mast capacity
3. Crown block and travelling block capacity
4. Drilling line size and pulling force
Some drawworks producer with number part of draworks name denotes year of
constructing, other most of them gives rated capacity of draworks.
If compare stationary and mobile drilling rig we can notice following advantage-
disadvantages: