By Mike Price It’s easy to see a water well drilling site as full of potential hazards. One of the more common hazards among these is electricity. A snapshot in time between 1992 and 2000 revealed electricity was.
[pdf] VFD House: This is the main electrical room on the rig. It supplies power to all rig equipment and contains the PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), VFDs (Variable Frequency Drives) for all motors, and generator control cubicles. It is the central hub where equipment control takes place. 2.
[pdf] Jackup rigs are so named because they are self-elevating with three, four, six and even eight movable legs that can be extended (“jacked”) above or below the hull. Jackups are towed or moved under self propulsion to the site with the hull lowered to the water level, and the legs extended above the hull. The hull is actually a water-tight barge that floats on the water's surface. When the rig reaches the work site, the crew jacks the legs downward through the water and int.
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