Rig Knowledge
What color is the Delta425 lift cap painted on the rig floor?
Light Blue/Blue
What year was the first commercially successful oil well drilled?
1859 by Edwin L. Drake in Titusville, Pennsylvania
Why is it important to remind the driller of every 5 stands pulled out of the hole of drill pipe & 3 for HWDP?
Calculate hole fill.
How many feet are in a mile?
5,250'
How many animals of each kind did Moses take on the ark?
None. Noah took the animals.
What is the length of the ODS & DS tugger cables?
350'
What year was H&P founded?
1920
What purpose is the Dart, IBOP whatever yall call it, safety valve for on the rig floor?
Used as a check valve to allow stripping to bottom while the well is under pressure.
What is measured with a barometer?
Air
The more you feed me, the bigger I get. The more you give me water, the sooner I die. What am I?
A fire.
Tool joint connection clamp bolts on the TDS are torqued to how many ft/lbs?
185 ft/lbs.
What was the first product made from crude oil before gas became popular?
Your drilling a well at 18,000' you take a 5bbl kick. Will the gas occupy more or less volume by the time it reaches surface?
More volume because gas will expand as pressure decreases.
What does the "M" stand for on M&M candy?
Mars & Murrie
What begins with a "E", ends with an "E", but contains only one letter?
An envelope.
What SWL is stamped on the BOP trolley beams?
27.5 Tons
Before oil was discovered, what valuable resource were many early wells actually drilling for?
Salt water (Brine) which was used to produce salt. Many early oil wells were discovered on accident.
According to H&P, if the well is flowing, the rig may continue to trip out of the hole while waiting on approvals but must not go past the casing shoe, or shallower than ?????? feet without approval.
5,000'
What is the only bird that can fly backwards?
Hummingbird
What invention allows you to look through a wall?
A window.
What is the pressure set at on the HPU unit?
3000 psi
What is the deepest oil well ever drilled and where was it?
In Russia @ 40,000' MD.
Your drilling ahead with a mud weight that gives you a 300-psi overbalance. Company man calls and wants higher pump rate. What happens to the hydrostatic pressure of the well?
Stays the same only the ECD increases.
What is the only letter not found in a U.S. state name?
Q
A man leaves home, turns left 3 times, and returns home to find 2 masked men waiting on him. Who are they?
Catcher & the Umpire