Rangely

Workover (Oil Drilling) rig near Rangely, Colorado

Category: Tech
Author: zeekzilch
Published (on YouTube): 2010-08-29
Published (here): 2012-02-11
Views: 2530; Favorites: 1

Description:
Rangely is located in Rio Blanco County - about 250 miles (400 kilometres) west of Denver, Colorado. There's always a lot of oil and gas drilling going on with this particular site immediately off state highway 64. MommyOfBrooke2007 wrote to explain that, "...workover rig means that they basically do everything for the oil to be pumped out. they put in the pumps, pipe, all of that type of stuff. a drilling rig drills the hole but the workover rig gets it everything needed and done so the oil can be pumped out. and after the oil is all pumped out they shut down the well also. its alot of work. they work really long hard hours." hefley4 provided this info in January 2011: Both types of rigs described are mobile replacements of the former, immovable derricks (ie, towers) that stood over oil wells up until the late 50's. Both resembled unmanned forest-lookout towers, except for a small a-frame on top of the top platform ("crown block"). Drilling derricks were taller and often had a second platform 2/3 of the way up; cleanout derricks remained over the finished, pumping well for servicing. Rangely had some of the latter preserved in town through the late '70's. Here's my personal web page about fossil fuels: http://www.rogerwendell.com/fossilfuels.html 08-23-2010

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Comments on «Workover (Oil Drilling) rig near Rangely, Colorado»:

zeekzilch on 2011-09-30
@altamontskater2011 ...
@altamontskater2011 Wish I knew! Maybe somebody else can confirm it?

altamontskater2011 on 2011-09-30
That looks like ...
That looks like alliance maybe? 

altamontskater2011 on 2011-09-30
That looks like ...
That looks like alliance maybe? 

zeekzilch on 2011-01-03
@hefley4 Thanks ...
@hefley4 Thanks for the interesting explanation as well!

hefley4 on 2011-01-02
Both types of rigs ...
Both types of rigs described are mobile replacements of the former, immovable derricks (ie, towers) that stood over oil wells up until the late 50's. Both resembled unmanned forest-lookout towers, except for a small a-frame on top of the top platform ("crown block"). Drilling derricks were taller and often had a second platform 2/3 of the way up; cleanout derricks remained over the finished, pumping well for servicing. Rangely had some of the latter preserved in town through the late '70's.

zeekzilch on 2010-11-14
@SafetyJane This ...
@SafetyJane This is good info - thanks for providing it!

SafetyJane on 2010-11-14
Drilling rigs drill ...
Drilling rigs drill the initial wellbore. Larger than the workover rig pictured, they have many skid-mounted pieces of auxiliary equipment attached and run 24/7. They are on location until casing is run & cemented. Workover rigs do well completion & subsequent service work. They are generally mounted on a wheeled carrier & have a telescoping derrick. Auxiliary equipment is a pump & tank skid, cargo trailer sized doghouse, BOP skid & various upright or flat tanks. They work daylight only.

MommyOfBrooke2007 on 2010-10-25
thanks.
thanks.

zeekzilch on 2010-10-25
@MommyOfBrooke2007 ...
@MommyOfBrooke2007 Thanks for the information! I've quoted you in both the video's title and text.

MommyOfBrooke2007 on 2010-10-21
a workover rig ...
a workover rig means that they basically do everything for the oil to be pumped out. they put in the pumps, pipe, all of that type of stuff. a drilling rig drills the hole but the workover rig gets it everything needed and done so the oil can be pumped out. and after the oil is all pumped out they shut down the well also. its alot of work. they work really long hard hours.

zeekzilch on 2010-10-20
@MommyOfBrooke2007 ...
@MommyOfBrooke2007 What does "workover" rig mean - what does it do?

MommyOfBrooke2007 on 2010-10-19
thats a workover ...
thats a workover rig. my husband works on one of those right here in rangely

zeekzilch on 2010-10-04
@SafetyJane I'm ...
@SafetyJane I'm not sure what you mean? Please provide a little more info and I'll update the video text so that it's accurate. Thanks!

SafetyJane on 2010-10-02
This isn't a ...
This isn't a drilling rig. It's a well service rig working on an old well.