LECTURE I
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TOOLS LOCATION OCCUPATION
Prime movers ... Provide the power to the entire rig
Raise and lower whatever other
Hoisting Equipment On the rig floor equipment may go into or come out of
the well
Extends vertically
Derrick or Mast The entire load rests on the Derrick
from the well hole
Lift the drill string out and lower it
Drawworks On the rig floor
back into the well
Connect the supporting Derrick with
Fixed at the top of the
Crown Block the load of a drill pipe to be lowered
Derrick
into or withdrawn from the borehole
Between Crown Block The hook bearing and thus the drilling
Travelling Block
and hook string bearing
Between Crown Block Holds the travel block and thus
Drill Line
and Travelling Block suspends the drill string load
Between Travelling Carries the swivel and kelly and when
Hook
Block and top drive tripping it lifts the drill string
Reeled (spooled) on a
Controls the raising and lowering of
Fast Line drum in the
the drill string
drawworks
Rotating Equipment ... Serve to rotate the drill bit
Produces a turning motion that
On the rig floor, near
Turntable machinery transfers to the pipe and bit.
the middle of the case
Rotate Master bushing
Fits inside the Transmit torque and rotation from the
Master Bushing
turntable rotary table to the Kelly Bushing
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Fits inside the Master Transfers the Master Bushing’s
Kelly Drive Bushing
Bushing rotation to the Kelly
Transfers movement from Kelly Drive
Slides easily into the
Kelly Bushing to drill string. Provides a
drive bushing opening
passageway for the drilling fluid
Hangs from the
Carries the entire weight of the drill
Swivel drilling hook by a
string
large bail
Connection on the Conducts drilling mud under high
Gooseneck
swivel pressure into the swivel
Attaches to the Conducts drilling mud from the pump
Rotary Hose
Gooseneck to the swivel
Hangs from the
Top Drive Rotates the drill string and bit
drilling hook
1. Cooling and lubricating the drill bit.
2. Controlling well pressure
Circulating System ... 3. Removing debris and cuttings
4. Coating the walls of the well with a
Mud cake
On the ground near Pushing drilling mud from the tanks
Mud Pumps
the drilling rig into the well
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LECTURE II
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TOOLS LOCATION OCCUPATION
Associated with Kelly
Transmit rotary motion and
or Top Drive from the
Drill Pipe drilling mud under high pressure
top and with heavy
to the bit
weight from below
1. Box: at one end of
the pipe(above).
Tool Joints Connect the pipe with the other
2. Pin: at the other end
of the pipe (bottom).
Acts as a transition between the
Part of the drill string;
drill pipe and the heavier drill
Heavy Weight Drill Pipe connects drill pipe with
collars. Can also be used instead
drill collars
of drill collars
1. Provide enough weight on bit
for efficient drilling.
2. Keep the drill string in tension,
reducing bending stress and
fatigue.
Drill Collars Part of the drill string
3. Provide stiffness in the BHA
for directional control.
4. Minimize stability problems
like vibrations, wobbling, and
jumping.
1. Centralize and provide extra
stiffness to the BHA
2. Allow higher WOB since the
string remains concentric
Above the drilling bit
Stabilizers 3. Increase bit life by reducing
and along the BHA
wobble
4. Control hole deviation and
dogleg severity.
5. Prevent differential sticking.
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1. Smooth the wall of a well.
2. Enlarge the hole to the
specified size.
Roller Reamers ... 3. Help stabilize the bit.
4. Straighten the wellbore.
5. Replace near bit and string
stabilizers.
Deliver a sharp blow to free the
Fixed at the top of the
Drilling Jars pipe if it becomes stuck in the
drill collars
hole
Responsible for fragmentation
The last part of the drill
Drilling Bits and excavation of the ground
string
layers
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