The document discusses technical vocabulary related to an oil rig. It defines various components of a rig including the derrick, pipes, barrels, elbows, couplings, valves, cross pipes, T-pipes, Christmas tree, wellhead, pumps, and rotary table. It provides details on their functions in extracting and transporting oil and gas.
The document discusses technical vocabulary related to an oil rig. It defines various components of a rig including the derrick, pipes, barrels, elbows, couplings, valves, cross pipes, T-pipes, Christmas tree, wellhead, pumps, and rotary table. It provides details on their functions in extracting and transporting oil and gas.
The document discusses technical vocabulary related to an oil rig. It defines various components of a rig including the derrick, pipes, barrels, elbows, couplings, valves, cross pipes, T-pipes, Christmas tree, wellhead, pumps, and rotary table. It provides details on their functions in extracting and transporting oil and gas.
SUBJECT: TECHNICAL ENGLISH 1 SEMESTER: 2 / 2016 Professor: Otoniel Plaza Technical vocabulary of a RIG OILFIELD RIG
Oil & Gas Rig
DERRICK
• Palmar 15 exploratory drilling rig
Santa Cruz, Bolivia PIPES
• OIL PIPES OIL BARREL
• BLACK OIL BARRELS
ELBOWS PIPE COUPLING COUPLING VALVES Pressure Control Valve CROSS PIPES • CROSS T PIPE • TEE PIPE • Christmas Tree or Wellhead?
A Christmas Tree is an A wellhead and
assembly of valves, Christmas tree are spools, and fittings entirely separate used for an oil well, pieces of equipment. gas well, water A wellhead must be injection well, water present in order to disposal well, gas utilize a Christmas injection well. tree and is used without a Christmas tree during drilling operations. Christmas Tree Function of a tree It controls the flow of oil or gas into or out of the well. OIL PUMP • OIL WELL PUMPS = PUMPJACKS ROTARY TABLE Spinning section of the drillfloor Natural gas transporting pipeline