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hether on land or offshore, and regardless of size, all rigs re-
Wquire personnel to operate them. There are people employed 5
Petroleum Extension-The University of Texas at Austin
by companies involved in drilling work all over the world. They drill
wells on land and ice, in swamps, and on water as small as lakes or as
large as the Pacific Ocean. Drilling is demanding work, continuing
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in all kinds of weather (fig. 46).
Drilling is also increasingly complex. The technical complexity People and
is so great that no single company is diverse enough to perform all
the required work. Consequently, many companies and individuals Companies
are involved in drilling a well, including operating companies, drill-
ing contractors, and service and supply companies.
Photo by Bret Boteler
tesy of EnerMax, Inc.
Cour
Figure 46. Workers on a drilling rig
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