R c drilling llc oil man struck by rigging chain dies

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on May 29, 2017, an employee was changing a seal on a power swivel. The rigging chain on the tong broke, striking the employee in the side of his head. The employee suffered a fractured skull and was killed. Keywords: Broken Chain, Fracture, Struck By [pdf]

Roughneck rigs a large oil drilling company

A roughneck is a person whose occupation is hard manual labor. The term applies across a number of industries, but is most commonly associated with the workers on a . The ideal of the hard-working, tough roughneck has been adopted by several sports teams who use the phrase as part of their name or logo. [pdf]

Onshore oil drilling rig

This article lists the main components of a onshore . rigs have similar elements, but are configured with a number of different drilling systems to suit drilling in the marine environment. The equipment associated with a rig is to some extent dependent on the type of rig but typically includes at least some of the items listed below. [pdf]