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Rigging Up
The components of the drilling
rig and all necessary equipment are moved onto the location with
large, specially equipped trucks. The substructure of the rig
is located and leveled over the main bore hole. (Click here to see a diagram.)
The mast or derrick is raised over the substructure and the other
equipment such as engines, pumpls, and rotating and hoisting
equipment are aligned and connected. the drill pipe and drill
collars are laid out on racks convenient to the rig floor so
that they may be hoisted up when needed and connected to the
drill bit or added to the drill string. Water and fuel tanks
are filled. Additives for the drilling fluid (drilling mud) are
stored on location. When all these matters have been atended
to, the drilling contractor is ready to begin drilling operations
(sud the well).
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