Mud gas separator (poor boy  degasser)

Capacity :  1.56 M3.

Mud Degasser handling gas in mud
1 EA. ZCQ1.5/5 Vacuum degasse
Type/size centrifugal pump: 2″X1.1/2″
Driven by electric motor
50 HZ.   -   22 KW.   -    380/660 V.

Drilling Mud system
Mud pumps
1 EA. Mud pump  -  SI PETRO.  -  CHINA.
3NB-500 mud pump
Max. flow rate: 4000 PSI.

2 EA. Mud Mixing pumps
Driven by motor : 73 HP.

1EA. Transfer pumps

SIZE : 2.1/2″ SHAFT. – 4″X3″X13″ CASING.
Driven by motor: 50 HP.

Mud tanks system
3 EA.  mud tankS
TOTAL VALUME : 167m3
DIMEN.: 12500×3200×3100mm

ACTIVE MUD TANK
Total capacity : 133 BBL.

Reserve
Total capacity  : 400 BBL.
W./MISSION PUMP 2500 4″X3″X13″ – 2.1/2″ SHAFT.

Sand trap
1 EA. sand pump
capacity : 40 BBL.

Trip tank
Capacity  : 85 BBL.
W./PUMP 4″X3″X11″

1 EA. mud hanlding shale shaker.
Driven by 2 EA. Of electric motors
Max. VIB.: 35KNX2.

7 ST. Mud agitators ASSY.

Driven by motor of  : 5 HP.

1 EA. Mud hopper

1 EA.Cellar pump – WILDEN DIAPHRAM
Type : T-15

Mud bucket
Rubber size : 3.1/2″

Complete drilling mud handling equipments and system for drilling rig 750 HP

written by GN solids Control

Drilling rigs are necessary to bore holes deep into the earth; many of these are set up on 4x4 trucks of various sizes, depending on the type and size of the drilling rig. Usually the smaller rigs use 4x4 trucks while bigger rigs are set up on all-wheel drive trucks. They may also be mounted on rubber tracked carriers, in which case there will also be trucks to carry other necessary equipment.

Most rigs include such equipment as drill rod clamps, hydraulic rod bins, and water tanks. Many also have fire suppression units as standard equipment.

There are many parts to a drilling rig and one of the most important is the drill bit itself. These are usually of two different types and the one used will depend on the type of sample required; rock chips or core samples. The drill pipes are the pieces that are attached to the drill bit as it penetrates the surface and digs deeper.

Another important part of the drilling rig is the blowout preventer; BOPs for short. This equipment will prevent accidental and potentially dangerous blowouts of liquids or solids from emerging under pressure through the top of the rig.

The centrifuge or desander is used to separate drilling fluids from silt and sand also a degasser may be required to separate gas or air from the fluids. Solids control equipment will prepare the special mud for use during drilling.

The mud motor is used to spin the bit independently while the mud pump is used to pump drilling mud through the system. Mud tanks are also necessary to store the mud in until it is required. A rotary table is necessary to spin the drill string and all the attached tools and bit, while a shale shaker is what separates the pieces of shale from the drilling fluid before it is pumped back down the hole.

Most applications involve a shaft with a given outside diameter and another part such as a gear, steering knuckle or washer which has a bore hole. There are several forms of this type of joint, characterized by the amount of tolerance (space) between the two parts. The shrink fitting process is used for the interference fit type joint.

By heating the mass around the bore hole uniformly, it is possible to significantly expand the size of the hole. The shaft is then easily inserted into the expanded hole. Upon cooling, the mass around the hole shrinks back to its original size and frictional forces create a highly effective joint.

Modern induction heating systems provide the speed, accuracy and repeatability necessary to produce quality shrink-fitted joints. With a properly designed work coil, induction heating can uniformly heat the bore hole, producing repeatable expansion. With the remote heat station capability of solid state induction heating power supplies, shrink fitting can be done on the production line.

Induction systems typically used for metal to shrink fitting range from 1 to 20kW, depending on the parts and application requirements.

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There are some things most people today know about oil.

* Global oil output is going to plummet
* Prices are going to rise forever
* The transition to alternative energy will be long and painful
* There will be more ‘oil wars’ and industrial civilization may collapse
* Oil and gas will cause catastrophic climate change


The problem is that these ideas are wrong. Oil ‘ran out’ first in 1885, and perhaps another five times since then. Every time, new finds, new technologies and changes in oil use confounded the pessimists.

Oil prices above $140 per barrel seem to encourage the growing belief that we are approaching ‘peak oil’ and that supply cannot increase any more. But what has changed since 1998 when oil cost $10 a barrel? Just that a long period of under-investment in new energy supplies collided with rapid growth in Asia (and, easily forgotten, the USA). It takes years to turn the energy super-tanker around, to develop new oil fields, even though there is plenty in the ground.

The Oil Debate

There is a real debate over how much oil the world holds. But ideas of a vast conspiracy involving some mix of OPEC, the US government and ‘Big Oil’ to exaggerate oil reserves are fantasy. Official figures are, if anything, somewhat under-stated, and, as recent massive finds in deep water offshore Brazil show, new exploration frontiers still exist. Out-dated environmental moratoria in the USA could be lifted to yield more domestic hydrocarbons. New technologies continue to wring more out of old fields. Most importantly, ‘unconventional’ oil sources hold many times the volumes of conventional oil - from the famous Albertan ‘oil sands’, to fuels from natural gas, coal and plants, to ‘cooking’ oil out of shales that hold trillions of barrels in the USA alone.

So there is no need to fight ‘resource wars’ to ‘secure’ oil. Invading oil-rich countries is vastly expensive and makes oil supplies less, not more, secure. The Middle East is a growing part of the world economy, not a nest of terrorists, desperate to cut off oil supplies in order to bankrupt themselves and invite vengeance. Propping up dictators in return for energy ‘favours’ is not a valid long-term strategy either. The West, China, India and the oil exporters will gain far more from co-operating on energy, than following the mirage of ‘energy independence’.

Renewable Energy

Should ‘we’ invest massively to move to a renewable energy system? Well, we already are -- $100 billion in 2006 alone, and not only in the West, but in China, India, Brazil and other rising powers. It’s hard to grow renewable energy any faster. Renewables are clearly a key part of powering the future, and of fighting global warming, but oil (and gas, and coal) are going to be the main sources of energy for decades to come. Capturing the carbon dioxide from fossil fuels, and storing it underground, is entirely practical and should be a major part of climate change policy. renewable energy and hydrocarbons are not enemies -- we need to use them both.

So the ‘end of oil’ is not imminent -- neither is the collapse of industrial civilization. Even if oil supplies started declining, we could fill the gap with improved efficiency and new energy sources. It’s neither necessary nor desirable for us to go back to some ‘Year Zero’ of pre-modern society. Oil will never ‘run out’; it will be replaced, probably decades hence, by something better. That is the best and most positive reply to fears about the ‘end of oil’.

©2008 Robin M. Mills

Author Bio
Robin M. Mills is an oil industry professional with a background in both geology and economics. Currently, he is Senior Evaluation Manager for Dubai Energy. Previously, he worked for Shell. Mills is a member of the International Association for Energy Economics and Association of International Petroleum Negotiators. He holds a Master's Degree in Geological Sciences from Cambridge University. His book, The Myth of the Oil Crisis: Overcoming the Challenges of Depletion, Geopolitics, and Global Warning, is available August 2008 from Praeger Publishers.

There's both good news and bad news about the oil industry, but bad news sells more newspapers, which is why you hear news about oil rig companies like Schlumberger laying off 5000 workers and Halliburton planning to cut some jobs. On the other hand, good news like Noble Corporation and Transocean rolling out 15 new oil rigs and hiring up to 3000 workers gets buried deep in the financial pages, reserved for the eyes of investors.


Make no mistake, some companies are retrenching workers because of the economy. But there are other companies still hiring - offshore drilling companies like Transocean. When they merged with GlobalSantaFe back in 2007, they had a combined outstanding order book of $33 billion. That is a lot of work waiting for workers to complete.

Despite their reported layoffs, a leak from one of Schlumberger's business units claims that it has an outstanding order book of at least $1.77 billion. That is a lot of work left to be completed, and doesn't even take into account the outstanding orders held by their other business units.

On its own, Exxon plans to spend $150 billion over the next 5 years looking for new oil fields and upgrading their existing oil rigs and refineries. Even with a recession going on, they are spending $79 million everyday just oil exploration. Worldwide, oil companies spending $400 billion in 2009 just looking for new oil fields. Some of that work has already produced results - three new oil fields have been found in Brazil.

There is still a lot of work left in the oil industry. The demand for oil from mature First World economies is stable, but the demand for oil from the Asian giants is still on an upward trend. The Asian Development Bank expects both the giant economies of China and India to still grow at 6.5% and 5% respectively. This is just a worse case scenario, and it is still better than the growth from Europe during the peak of the economy. The International Energy Agency analysts predict that both India and China will consume 300% more oil by 2030, and that China will beat the US as the world's largest energy user in 2020. The IEA also estimate that the world needs to invest at least $20 trillion over the next 25 years to this increase in energy demand and to make up for the decline of the world's major oil fields.

As can be seen, there is plenty of demand left for oil. This means there will be jobs available - if you know where to look. Remember that too many offshore drilling jobs are still being filled by workers hired in the 1970s. They are getting old and will be retiring in the next few years, so oil rig companies will need to hire new workers for offshore oil rig jobs and roustabout jobs whether they like it or not. Although Schlumberger provided no details, this last fact suggests that they are relying on attrition from retiring workers for at least part of their staff cuts.

For job seekers, prospects of jobs from oil rig companies remain bright, both short term and long term. Short term, during the recession, job seekers need to work harder and smarter to find offshore drilling jobs.

According to a report by Houston based consulting company Ziff Energy Group Ltd, unconventional natural gas production will account for more than half of North America's gas supply by 2030. One of the main methods will be through Barnett Shale production, which in 2008 accounted for 70% of the 5 billion cubic feet of natural gas produced daily. Shale gas production accounts for around 8% of the total North American gas production. Incorporating new technology such as horizontal drilling and multi-stage fracture stimulation combined with rising natural gas prices has meant that shale production has become more economically viable.

Traditional Oil

But it's not just natural gas that is looking to more unconventional methods of extraction. Non-conventional oil is also back on the table, after years in the wilderness and being cited as too expensive or inefficient to use as a method of production. Non-conventional oil is produced or extracted using techniques other than the traditional oil well method and is a bone of contention with some environmentalists as it is seen as a particularly dirty' method of producing oil, including such methods as tar sands, heavy oil, oil shale and the conversion of coal or natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons through processes such as Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. However, as conventional oil reserves dwindle, these not so friendly methods are being looked at again to meet the growing demand for liquid oil.

Oil Supplies

It can also include more environmentally friendly production and extraction methods though, as the surge in interest in biofuels has shown. Thermal depolymerization of organic materials is also an area that oil companies are looking at to fill a gap in the market left by dwindling conventional oil supplies. These days, oil jobs and oil careers are not just about drilling and rig work - the biochemists are getting a look in on the field as well. Drilling jobs and oil rig jobs are set to continue, but the marketplace for oil workers has expanded beyond the conventional and into alternative methods of extraction and refining an end product that may come from different sources in the future.

Oil and gas experts have been having a plethora of meetings and symposiums to discuss the ever-changing face of oil and gas production, and all of them agree that the industry has to diversify into alternative methods of exploration and extraction to meet demand. This new approach to oil and gas production has the financial backing of some of the world's largest investors as they see alternative production methods having a far bigger role to play in the coming years. As a result, production is set to rise, but in unexpected quarters. Oil and gas experts feel that traditional, rig-based drilling methods will still continue to hold a dominant position in the production of gas and oil, but unconventional methods are seen to be playing a far bigger complimentary role in overall policy. Some of these methods, such as tar sand and shale production, may meet with stiff opposition from environmental quarters as the production methods involved can have a far greater environmental impact than traditional drilling methods. However, the industry is desperate to squeeze every precious drop of oil and gas from resources and as a result research and development into making these methods cleaner is being prioritized. The economic return from shale extraction is also increasing, as methods of extraction become more efficient and less costly. It seems that unconventional oil and gas production will become the new growth areas in an industry that is seen as an essential part of economic life.

The Norwegian Government has approved the plans for the development of the Oselvar Field, which could result in a sharp rise in the number of drilling jobs, oil rig jobs and oil careers connected to the huge project. The Oselvar Field and further development of the enormous Troll Field in the North Sea could mean job security for hundreds of oil jobs for many years to come, with an estimated 11,000 man years needed to complete the projects.

Department of Oil and Energy Analysis

According to the Department of Oil and Energy, the investments on these two fields will amount to a total of NOK10.3billion. Aker Solutions has been awarded an EPC contract by DONG E&P Norge to act as operator for the Oselvar Field and to deliver a subsea production system to the North Sea field development. The contract is valued at approximately NOK350million. The work is to include engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a four-slot template with manifold, three subsea trees, control systems, subsea wellheads and 28 kilometres of steel tube umbilicals. The sheer scale of the contract will lead to the creation of oil jobs in both downstream and upstream sectors.

Exploration of One of the North Sea's Biggest Oil Reserves

The Oselvar field is expected to start producing in 2011, and reserves of the development are estimated to be around 52 million barrels. The field is located in the south west area of the North Sea at approximately 70 meters water depth. The subsea production system will be tied back to the BP-operated Ula platform, 23 kilometres from Oselvar. A similar EPC contract for the Trym field was signed between Aker Solutions and DONG E&P Norge earlier this year and the Oselvar job is a contract option to the Trym agreement. The contract is subject to Norwegian government approval of the plan for development and operation, but currently optimism is high that this approval will be granted and the exploration of one of the North Sea's biggest oil and gas reserves can begin.

Aker Solutions are delighted to be chosen as DONG E&P Norge's partners and are planning on using their extensive knowledge of the North Sea and production methods best suited to that particularly demanding environment to ensure that the project is delivered on time and is successful in maximizing production from the field. The creation of a number of jobs throughout the industry - from design and development through to drilling and other rig-based jobs will ensure that the industry has a plentiful supply of jobs for a whole range of workers for many years to come.

The use of subsea production equipment is designed to operate without any hindrance to the extensive trawler fishing grounds in the area, ensuring that the fishing industry faces minimum impact from the development of the field. The project is to be managed from Aker Solution's headquarters in Oslo and the subsea equipment will be manufactured at their Norwegian facilities at Tranby, Moss and Egersund. This will also ensure that Norway's heavy engineering and manufacturing industries benefit from the development of the Oselvar field and guarantee jobs within these industries as well as within the oil and gas industry. The go ahead for the Oselvar field is a boon for oil jobs and will ensure that the North Sea continues to produce high quality oil and gas for many years to come.

The battle to tap into Alaska's oil reserves has taken a new turn with the announcement that the state has given Exxon Mobil Corp. conditional permission to begin drilling in a North Slope oil field known as Point Thompson. The site is one of the largest undeveloped fields in the US and has been at the centre of a protracted battle between the state and the company. Alaska's governor Sarah Palin attempted to revoke Exxon's license to develop the site, accusing the company of dragging their feet. However, Exxon has now stated that it is ready to move on the project and develop over 400 potential related oil rig jobs as a result.

Economic Crisis

During the current economic crisis, any offer of mass employment by a major company is of interest to the government and Exxon have used this particular argument to encourage the state to grant them the licenses they need to begin exploration. The company argues at a recent administrative hearing that it could begin drilling before the end of the winter if the state gave it a license to build an ice road to move in a drilling platform to the site. In January the state complied, allowing Exxon to try and keep its promise of generating jobs, investment and ultimately revenue from the site.

Oil Drilling

The company has spent over $120million to prepare for drilling to begin and have had a policy of spending the money with Alaskan supply companies to keep the revenue within the state. They aim to spend a further $200million a year on the Point Thompson field, effectively creating hundreds of drilling jobs, oil rig jobs and other subsidiary occupations in a short period. Critics claim that the jobs will take longer to materialize, but the company maintains that the slow pace of development previously seen has now gone and that the project will move quickly to full production levels.

Exxon see the development of on and off-shore oil drilling fields as potentially creating as many as 160,000 new oil jobs and oil careers over the next few years and generating around $1.7trillion in federal, state and local government revenues. They are focusing their attention on the Alaskan oil fields and the Rockies as well as off-shore facilities. Their argument is that well-paid oil jobs will result from this expansion of operations as well as pumping funds back into the communities and paying for schools, libraries and the police. The company maintains that the oil industry will generate more jobs and in a shorter space of time than other renewable energy businesses.

The company still has to show that its Point Thompson field is a viable operation and has only weeks to prove to the state that progress is being made. They have to have drilling rig contracts signed and show authorization for expenditures for the project within a matter of days if they are to hold on to the two licenses granted and push for the other 29 that they have applied for. Point Thompson is estimated to hold trillions of cubic feet of natural gas and hundreds of millions of barrels of oil. If the company is granted full exploration rights the site could maintain hundreds of oil drilling jobs, boosting the economy of the region and reducing the US reliance on non-domestic oil and gas supplies. In a time when jobs are becoming increasingly hard to find, the successful development of the Point Thompson field could provide stable employment for oil rig workers and drillers for years to come.