RIG TYPES AND BASIC DRILLING STRING COMPONENTS | RigStreet

Types of Offshore Oil Drilling Platforms First off, I need to differentiate between the two main types of offshore oil drilling structures. There are moveable structures and there are fixed structures. As their names indicate, moveable structures are portable and fixed structures are fixed in a specific area. Moveable Structures Drilling Barges These Structures are used mostly for inland and shallow water drilling. They are used in lakes, swamps, rivers and canals. They consist of large, floatin

The government is trying to expand offshore drilling in search of petroleum deposits – but we know that oil and water don’t mix. We can’t risk more oil spills. We don’t need any more birds being weighed down by oil in their feathers, sea otters ingesting oil when trying to groom it out of their fur, or fish bobbing to the surface suffocated by oil in the water. Thankfully, the Department of the Interior is currently taking public feedback about their proposed expansion. This is your chance to pr