Drilling Rigs - Jack-Ups
A jack-up rig is a type of mobile offshore oil and gas drilling platform that is able to stand still on the sea floor, resting on a number of supporting legs. The most popular design uses 3 legs. The supporting columns may be moved up and down by a hydraulic or electrical system. The whole rig can also be jacked up when the supporting legs touch the seafloor. During transit, the platform floats on its hull and is typically towed to a new location by offshore tugs. Jackup rigs provide platforms that are more stable than semisubmersible platforms but can only be placed in relatively shallow waters, generally less than 1,000 feet (300 m) of water. The rig acts as a kind of platform. This type of rig is almost always used in connection with oil and/or natural gas drilling.
Galaxy III Undergoing maintenance just outside the Cromarty Firth in the north of Scotland.
Kedarnath Exploration Rig, Kedarnath en-route from Bahrain to Bombay High, India and under tow by the AHTS Pac...
Seadrill 6 Exploration Rig Seadrill 6 in position of the Lunskoye A production platform in Sakhalin, Russia!
Elf Elgin Platform A rariety, the Elgin is a production jack-up, allowing her to be easily moved and used elsewhere at ...
Ocean Star, Offshore Energy Museum, Galveston TX The Ocean Star jackup has been converted into a museum in Galveston.
See www.oceanstaroec.com/.
Installation of K17 Monopod by GSF Monarch The K17 is a tiny unmanned 'Shell Trident Monotower' in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. It is see...
The Jackup Atwood Beacon Taken in Vietnam Waters towards the end of 2005
Seadrill 6 at Night The jack-up is on location and ready to start jacking-up
Seadrill 6 Ready to jack-up In Position and ready to take personnel on-board from the IBSV Pacific Endeavour!
The Kedarnath As the sun sets! Under tow from the Gulf to India
Invergordon & the Cromarty Firth Over the years the Cromarty Firth in northern Scotland has hosted a large number of 'resting' drilli...
