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power rigs, 94 rig manager, 3, 44
power swivel, 117 rig safety and environmental concerns, 189–190
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power system rig superintendent, 3
about, 93–99 rig superintendent and assistant, 44
electrical power transmission, 97–99 rig supervisors, 44
mechanical power transmission, 97 rocks
prime movers, 95 gas in, 164
production, 10 oil in, 163
production casing, 162 roller cone bits, 122, 123–124
production tubing, 173, 174–175 rotary drilling rig, 11, 16–20
production wellhead, 35 fuid circulation, 19–20
propane (C H ), 56 rotating systems, 18–19
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proppants, 177 rotary drilling rigs, types of
pulleys, 106 land rigs, 22
pull line, 141 mobile offshore rigs, 23–36
pumps, 19 rotary helpers, 44, 48
rotary speed, 179
rotary steerable assemblies, 179, 181
quadruples (pipeline), 89 rotary table, 18
rotary-table systems, 110, 152
rotating components, 97
racked back stand, 150 rotating head, 128
rate of penetration (ROP), 123 rotating systems, 18–19, 110–126
rathole rig, 78 bits, 122
ratholes, 77–78 downhole motors, 118–119
recycling, 76 drag bits, 125
refined hydrocarbon, 57 drill string, 120–122
remotely operated vehicle (ROV), 35 kelly, 114–115
repeat formation tester (RFT), 168 master bushing and kelly drive

reserve pits, 74 bushing, 111–113
reservoir stimulating, 177 roller cone bits, 123–124
reservoir tapping, 1 rotary-table systems, 110
reservoir treating, 177 swivel, 115–117
rig components, 93–99 top drives, 115–118
circulating system, 126–134 turntables, 111
hoisting system, 100–110 weight on bits and rotating speeds, 126
power system, 93–99 rotors, 118
rotating systems, 110–126 roughnecks, 44
rig foor, 4 round trip, 135
rigged-down status, 82 roustabouts, 52
rigged up status, 78 royalties, 39
rigged-up status, 82 run in activity, 89
rigging up activity, 85–92 running quicksand, 11
additional equipment, 91–92 run pipe, 111
mast or derrick raising, 89–91
offshore, 92
substructures, 85–88 safety equipment, 47