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Glossary Of Terms

Back to Back;
Person doing your job during your time off.

Bond; Shop on the rig selling toothpaste, confectionery, etc.

Beach; Refers to land.

Crescent Wrench; American term for an adjustable spanner.

Casing; This large metal pipe comes in various sizes. Several lengths are joined together and put into the previously drilled hole and cemented in place.

Change Over; Shift change. Night to days or days to nights.

Galley; Canteen where you get your meals.

Greenhand; Someone who is new to the offshore industry.

Hydrocarbons; Organic chemical compounds made up mainly of Hydrogen and Carbon. A term given to all types of crude oil and gas.

Leave; Your time off the rig.

Load; Item being lifted by crane.

Mud; Consisting of various chemicals, this dark brown drilling fluid is pumped down the drill pipe at high pressure to remove cuttings from and cool the drill bit.

Off Tour; Time off while on the rig. Usually 12 hours.

Oil Rig Tight; Answer given when asking how tight to make a bolt. Meaning hit the spanner with a hammer to get it extremely tight. Remember the Roughneck's Quote "I don't know what it is but I bet I can break it".

On Tour; Time at work while on the rig. Usually 12 hours.

Plastic Yank; A person who after working with Americans develops a USA accent and mannerisms, such as wearing big belt buckles, baseball caps and cowboy boots and chewing tobacco.

Relief; Person doing your job while you are off tour.

Roustabout's Nest; Place where a Roustabout hides when the deck crew are not busy. You know you have found a nest from the empty soft drink cans, confectionery wrappers and improvised seat.

Smoko; Morning and afternoon breaks, even if you are not a smoker.

Smoko Shack; Designated on shift tea break area/room. Most rigs have a smokers shack and a non-smokers shack.

Standby Boat; Rescue vessel that is always within 5 miles of the rig.

Tag line; Rope used to control an item being lifted by the crane.

Tight Hole; Secrecy surrounding information on well being drilled. Preventing competitors from finding out what has been found...usually :-)

Town; Refers to Aberdeen, or any shore base you are working out of.

Trip; Length of your working period on the rig i.e. 3 weeks, 2 weeks, whatever.

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