Oilfield Equipment and Services

Oilfield Equipment and Services

This sector of the oil and gas industry contains companies that don’t produce crude oil – they don’t own wells but instead provide equipment, services, expertise and the skills required for oil production. Companies might rent rigs or provide services such as manufacturing, repairing and maintaining oil extraction equipment.

Services might include seismic testing, which is how they map the structure under the earth’s surface; transport services to move rigs; and providing horizontal drilling services.

Setting Up a New Rig

Setting up a new rig has many of the same hazards as drilling. However, setting up a rig has some of its own unique hazards. Rigging up and rigging down is moving a rig from one site to another. The riggers construct certain parts of the equipment and put the rig together.

The basic steps are:

• Unload the equipment near the drilling location. Workers use cranes and welders to unload and start setting up the rig.
• Set up the rigging floor and the derrick. Workers could be hit by dropped tools and swinging equipment.
• Install guardrails, handrails, stairs, ladders and walkways. Workers could easily slip and fall during this phase as safety features such as guardrails are not yet installed.
• Install the power system. While installing the power required to operate the equipment on the rig, workers could run into hazards such as chemical hazards and pinch points.
• Set up the circulating system. Workers install the pumps and mud tanks. Hazards include pinch points, hammer strikes, and other injuries caused by hand tools.
• Install the auxiliary equipment. Workers position the pipe racks and other equipment. Hazards include crush injuries, blows and crush injuries from pipes, and injuries from using hand tools.

Companies, Their Services, and Personal Protective Equipment Required

Companies that provide oilfield equipment and services include Baker Hughes, Halliburton, National Oilwell Varco, Phillips 66, ConocoPhillips, and Patterson-UTI Drilling. The services provided depend on the company. The personal protective equipment required depends on the services and might include gloves that protect against chemicals, impacts, and abrasions, fire-resistant clothing, high-visibility clothing, hard hats, and face and eye protection.

Abolox carries all of this and more, including products to keep workers cool while working in the hot sun, face shields, welding clothing and ear protection. Services include:

• Building the foundations for oil and gas wells.
• Acidizing oil and gas field wells.
• Repairing and maintaining derricks.
• Cementing well casings.
• Working with chemicals to treat oil and gas wells, clean the tanks and wells, and clean equipment and tools.
• Core cutting and drilling in the wells and / or for exploration services.
• Building and dismantling derricks and dismantling rigs.
• Drilling rat holes, mouse holes, shot holes at the oil and gas fields and drilling site preparation.
• Drill-stem testing.
• Exploration services.
• Excavating cellars and mud and slush pits.
• Compressing natural gas in the field.
• Geological and geophysical exploration.
• Hot-shot service.
• Treating oil field tanks with hot oil.
• Hydraulic fracturing wells.
• Install production equipment.
• Impound and store salt water.
• Sampling oil.
• Perforating well casings.
• Testing pipe.
• Plugging wells.
• Removing field casings, rods and tubes.
• Removing condensate gas from the field gathering lines.
• Mining services.
• Sandblasting pipelines.
• Oil and gas well maintenance and servicing.
• Skid rigs.
• Excavate cellars and slush pits.
• Surveying.
• Steam cleaning.
• Swabbing wells.
• Wireline services.

Personal Protective Equipment for the Oilfield Equipment and Services Industry

The type of PPE workers in the oilfield equipment and services industry need depends on the worker’s job. Abolox carries all types of PPE, including:

• Chemical-resistant gloves.
• Impact gloves.
• Abrasion-resistant gloves.
• Puncture-resistant gloves.
• Cut-resistant gloves.
• Slip-free gloves.
• Hi-vis clothing.
• Fire-resistant clothing for flash fires and to protect workers from sparks from welding. The FR clothing also protects workers from the heat put out by heat-producing equipment.
• Safety glasses.
• Goggles.
• Face shields.
• Hard hats.
• Items to help keep workers cool.
• Ear protection.

Wearing the proper top-quality personal protective equipment significantly reduces workplace injury, including severe and catastrophic injuries or even death.

Contact Abolox

When you need quality personal protective equipment for oilfield equipment and services occupations, including hi-vis clothing, specialty gloves, and FR clothing, visit Abolox. The PPE we carry is top-quality and meets industry standards. You can purchase individual pieces or purchase in bulk for yourself or employees. If you don’t see something you need on our pages, call the office, and we’ll source what you need.