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hoist
2. the drawworks; to raise or lift
hoist
2. the drawworks; to raise or lift
catwalk
1. the ramp at the side of the drilling rig where pipe is laid to be lifted to the derrick floor by the catline or by an air hoist.
hoist
1. an arrangement of pulleys and wire rope or chain used for lifting heavy objects; a winch or similar device.
make a trip
To hoist the drill stem out of the wellbore to perform one of a number of operations such as changing bits, taking a core, and so forth, and then to return the drill stem to the wellbore.
production rig
A portable servicing or workover outfit, usually mounted on wheels and self-propelled. A well servicing unit consists of a hoist and engine mounted on a wheeled chassis with a self-erecting mast. A workover rig is basically the same, with the addition of a substructure with rotary, pump, pits, and auxiliaries to permit handling and working a drill string.
carrier rig
A large, specially designed, self-propelled workover rig that a person drives directly to the well site. Power from a carrier rig's hoist engine or engines also propels the rig on the road. While a carrier rig is primarily intended to perform workovers, it can also be used to drill relatively shallow wells. A carrier rig may be a back-in type or a drive-in type. See back-in unit, drive-in unit.