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Geologists are responsible for locating oil by identifying suitable geological conditions and utilizing various tools such as gravity meters, magnetometers, sniffers, and seismology. Once a site is selected, it undergoes surveying and environmental studies before drilling begins, which involves preparing the land, setting up a rig, and drilling a surface hole. The drilling process includes several steps, such as placing the drill bit, circulating mud, and cementing casing to ensure the stability of the hole.

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Geologists are responsible for locating oil by identifying suitable geological conditions and utilizing various tools such as gravity meters, magnetometers, sniffers, and seismology. Once a site is selected, it undergoes surveying and environmental studies before drilling begins, which involves preparing the land, setting up a rig, and drilling a surface hole. The drilling process includes several steps, such as placing the drill bit, circulating mud, and cementing casing to ensure the stability of the hole.

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ABOUT THE RIG

The task of finding oil is assigned to geologists, whether employed directly by an


oil company or under contract from a private firm.

Their task is to find the right conditions for an oil trap -- the right source
rock, reservoir rock and entrapment.
They can use sensitive gravity meters to measure tiny changes in the Earth's
gravitational field that could indicate flowing oil, as well as

sensitive magnetometers to measure tiny changes in the Earth's magnetic field


caused by flowing oil. They can detect the smell of

hydrocarbons using sensitive electronic noses called sniffers. Finally, and most
commonly, they use seismology, creating shock waves that

pass through hidden rock layers and interpreting the waves that are reflected back
to the surface.

Once the site has been selected, it must be surveyed to determine its boundaries,
and environmental impact studies may be [Link] land

is cleared and leveled, and access roads may be built. After all these is done,
here is where we come in: Because water is used in drilling,

there must be a source of water nearby. If there is no natural source, we drill a


water well.
We dig a reserve pit, which is used to dispose of rock cuttings and drilling mud
during the drilling process, and line it with plastic to protect

the environment.
Several holes must be dug to make way for the rig(the drilling machine) and the
main hole. A rectangular pit, called a cellar, is dug around

the location of the actual drilling hole. Depending upon the remoteness of the
drill site and its access, equipment may be transported to the

site by truck, helicopter or barge. Some rigs are built on ships or barges for work
on inland water where there is no foundation to support a

rig.

Once the equipment is at the site, the rig is set up. The crew sets up the rig and
starts the drilling operations. First, from the starter hole, we

drill a surface hole down to a pre-set depth, which is somewhere above where we
think the oil trap is located. There are five basic steps to

drilling the surface hole:

TAIL ON HOW TO DRILL OIL

1. Place the drill bit, collar and drill pipe in the hole.

2. Attach the kelly and turntable and begin drilling.

3. As drilling progresses, circulate mud through the pipe and out of the bit to
float the rock cuttings out of the hole.
4. Add new sections (joints) of drill pipes as the hole gets deeper.

5. Remove (trip out) the drill pipe, collar and bit when the pre-set depth
(anywhere from a few hundred to a couple-thousand feet) is

reached.

Once we reach the pre-set depth, we must run and cement the casing -- place casing-
pipe sections into the hole to prevent it from

collapsing in on itself. The casing pipe has spacers around the outside to keep it
centered in the hole.

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