Any oil rig experts out there?

[noumenon]

What are these water filled bags for? They'd be too big to be heli firefighting bags surely!

[Willy Nilly]

That's a male rig

[Pooh]

load testing, looks like the lifeboat davits in this case.

[73mark]

Willy Nilly said:

That's a male rig

[jamieduff1981]

Pooh said:

load testing, looks like the lifeboat davits in this case.

This. Water backs are used for most load tests except winches where they usually pull against a hard point. Water is used wherever possible as there's only a big splash if the load fails

[noumenon]

Male rig - ROFL!

Testing, of course! Nice way to do it. Many thanks.

[Captainawesome]

Thats a spunk balloon, attached to each cabin to catch…….well, there aren't a lot of birds out there….

[Hooli]

73mark said:

[rek]

Another related question... are they called "rigs" or "platforms"? as a nipper in the 80's I had a temp job in an engineering firm that designed them in Tottenham ct rd... I remember getting an ear bending when I used the term rig...

[thepawbroon]

Mobile units used primarily for drilling wells are mostly called "rigs".

Fixed facilities - ie being supported by a steel / concrete jacket resting on the seabed, primarily used for producing oil & gas are mostly called "platforms".

Then of course there are jack-ups, FPSOs, TLPs, Spars, FPUs, FSOs etc.

[anonymous-user]

jamieduff1981 said:

Water is used wherever possible as there's only a big splash if the load fails

er, water can hurt you too:

car wash goes wrong

;-)

[jamieduff1981]

Max_Torque said:

jamieduff1981 said:

Water is used wherever possible as there's only a big splash if the load fails

er, water can hurt you too:

car wash goes wrong

;-)

Haha good point. Less damage than dropping an equivalent tonnage of solid stuff though Obviously there are barriers in place whenever lifting or load testing to avoid injuries. Using water is more to minimise material damage. It's also convenient for adding load gradually by just hosing it in.

[DickyC]

rek said:

Another related question... are they called "rigs" or "platforms"? as a nipper in the 80's I had a temp job in an engineering firm that designed them in Tottenham ct rd... I remember getting an ear bending when I used the term rig...

The late lamented Matthew Hall, taken over by Amec.

[rek]

DickyC said:

The late lamented Matthew Hall, taken over by Amec.

That was the one... after that it was Bechtel. with the floor you couldnt get too...