2. Give written translation of the text. Rig personnel

Personnel on a drilling rig vary greatly depending on the size of the rig, type of rig, and the type of well being drilled. A list of the most common rig personnel is as follows: Company man, Derrickhand, Directional driller, Driller, Geologist, Rig Medic, Mud engineer, Mudlogger, Measurement while drilling operator, OIM, Roughneck, Roustabout, Tool Pusher, Motor Man.

A Company Man is a representative of an oil-drilling company. Other terms that may be used are Company Representative, Drilling Engineer, or Rigsite Leader. Oil-drilling companies typically rent or lease rigs from another company that owns the rig and the majority of the personnel on the drilling rig. The company man is the on-site representative of the drilling company and is directly in charge of most operations, but not a supervisor in the traditional sense. In matters where safety may be questioned the oil rig workers, who may not be employed by the same company as the Company Man, may refuse to perform an action requested by the Company Man.

The Derrickhand or Derrickman position varies greatly from one drilling rig to another. He almost always reports directly to the driller. The name derrickman comes from the position that he normally occupies, which is at the top of the derrick. From this position he guides the stands of drillpipe (typically 90 ft long) into the fingers at the top of the derick while tripping out of the hole. When tripping into the hole he will pull the pipe out of the fingers and guide it into the top drive or the block.

Traditionally the derrickman also works closely with the mud engineer, when not tripping pipe since he is not needed in the derrick. In this capacity it is his responsibility to monitor the mud weight, add sacks of chemicals (25-100 lb each) to the mud to maintain properties, and monitor the mud level in the mud pits to aid in the well control.

A driller is the supervisor of the rig crew. The driller is responsible for the efficient operation of the rigsite as well as the safety of the crew and typically has many years of rigsite experience. Most drillers have worked their way up from other rigsite jobs.

While the driller must know how to perform each of the jobs on the rig, his or her role is to supervise the work and control the major rig systems. The driller operates the pumps, rotary table via the drillers console – a control room of gauges, control levers, rheostats, and other pneumatic, hydraulic and electronic instrumentation.

Reference: http://articles.gourt.com/en/oil%20rig

2. Two-side translation: translate the following interview given by the manager of the operating company.

- Очевидно, что независимо от того, располагается ли буровая установка на берегу или на шельфе, требуется персонал, который будет её обслуживать. Расскажите, пожалуйста, о компаниях, которые вовлечены в процесс бурения и, в частности, о соглашениях между буровой компанией и компанией-оператором.

- The operator usually sends a proposal to several drilling contractors. The proposal describes the drilling project and requests a bid. The contractor then fills out the proposal, signs it, and sends it back to the operator. If the operating company accepts the bid, it becomes a contract between the operator and the drilling company.

- Чем занимается Международная Ассоциация Буровых Подрядчиков?

- The International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) is an organization whose membership is made up of drilling contractors, oil companies, and service and supply companies with an interest in drilling. IADC provides many services to its members. Its mission is “to promote a commitment to safety, to preservation of the environment, and to advances in drilling technology”.

- Для чего компания-оператор заключает договор с компаниями по обслуживанию и снабжению?

- The operating company owns the well and usually hires a drilling contractor to drill it. But to successfully drill a well, the operator and the contractor need equipment, supplies, and services that neither company normally keeps on hand. Service and supply companies provide the required tools and services to expedite the drilling of the well. Supply companies market safety equipment, rig components, tools, computers, paint, grease, rags, and solvents. Supply companies sell expendable and nonexpendable equipment and material to the operator and the drilling contractor.

- Что относится к расходуемым и не расходуемым материалам?

- Expendable items include drill bits, fuel, lubricants, and drilling mud – items that are used up or worn out as the well is drilled. Nonexpendable items include drill pipe, fire extinguishers, and equipment that may eventually wear out and have to be replaced but normally last a long time.

- Когда компания-оператор прибегает к помощи компании, которая занимается геофизическим исследованием скважины?

- When a well reaches a formation of interest, the operator hires a well logging company. A logging crew runs sophisticated instruments into the hole. These instruments sense and record formation properties. Computers in the field generate special graphs, called “well logs”, for the operator to examine. Well logs help the operating company determine whether the well will produce oil or gas.

- Расскажите о компаниях, занимающихся установкой обсадных труб в скважины.

- A casing crew runs special pipe, casing, into the well to line, or case it after the rig drills a portion of the hole. Casing protects formations from contamination and stabilizes the well. After the crew runs the casing, another service company – a cementing company – cements the casing in the well. Cement bonds the casing to the hole.