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Hey Guys..
I work in the offshore oil industry - on a floating semi-submersible drilling platform. We drill oil wells for major companys like Shell and Bp.. My job is Pump Room Drilling Fluids Specialist lol or in short derrickman.
Simply explained when we are drilling wells exeeding the depths of 18,000ft etc the earths core doesnt like it very much so it tries to throw back vast ammounts of hydrostatic gaseous pressure back to surface ( oil rig ).. My job is to produce and monitor the right weight - viscoity and MBS's for us to pump down hole. I am also solely responsible for the service and maintenence of 3 Continental Emsco pumps which pump the drilling fluid down hole at roughly 4500 psi each.
Its quite a detailed job, could spend all day writing what my whole job intails but thats it roughly in a nut shell. Basicaly if I started to get things wrong in the pub room I am risking the lives of everyone on board the instalation, a kick may occur - or blowout as they sometimes get called - this is where a huge ammount of gas explodes down hole and forces all our drilling fluid back to the rig - along with all the drill pipe, formation cuttings..
Exiting Huh !! haha..
Cheers, Andy
I work in the offshore oil industry - on a floating semi-submersible drilling platform. We drill oil wells for major companys like Shell and Bp.. My job is Pump Room Drilling Fluids Specialist lol or in short derrickman.
Simply explained when we are drilling wells exeeding the depths of 18,000ft etc the earths core doesnt like it very much so it tries to throw back vast ammounts of hydrostatic gaseous pressure back to surface ( oil rig ).. My job is to produce and monitor the right weight - viscoity and MBS's for us to pump down hole. I am also solely responsible for the service and maintenence of 3 Continental Emsco pumps which pump the drilling fluid down hole at roughly 4500 psi each.
Its quite a detailed job, could spend all day writing what my whole job intails but thats it roughly in a nut shell. Basicaly if I started to get things wrong in the pub room I am risking the lives of everyone on board the instalation, a kick may occur - or blowout as they sometimes get called - this is where a huge ammount of gas explodes down hole and forces all our drilling fluid back to the rig - along with all the drill pipe, formation cuttings..
Exiting Huh !! haha..
Cheers, Andy