Lightning and drilling rigs

Lightning Energy Services

Lightning Energy Services (est. 2011) is a leading provider of snubbing, drilling, cementing, and pumping rental services to the oil and gas industry in the Marcellus and Utica Basins (WV, PA,

Lightning Strikes: Advanced Protection Solutions for Oil & Gas

To address the risk of lightning to offshore oil and gas facilities, LEC has been working with drilling rig contractor Transocean Ltd., with whom LEC connected through

Protecting against catastrophic lightning strikes

Exploration for oil and gas is leaning more on science and automation every day. Rigs are drilling deeper, platforms are stationed farther

Lightning Protection and Drilling Rigs

Running the energy down the rig is probably the best thing to do. Adding lightning rods to the rig would be good to pull the lightning out of the air before it has a chance to strike

Oil & Gas

Lightning Elimination Systems (LES) is a lightning protection company that uses scientific theory as well as over 15 years of field experience to design custom solutions to shield people, places

Rig Crown Lighting with ZLM Luminaires

Lighting a Drilling Site Effectively Increases Worksite Safety & Productivity When mounting optically-controlled ZLM floodlights at the top of the drilling rig, we

A New Standard Design of Lightning Protection System for

After calculating the tropic lightning strike range using rolling sphere method, it isrecommended to redesign lightning protection system for some locations at offshore platform

Lightning protection at onshore hazardous installations

The likelihood of a major accident being initiated by a lightning strike at a well designed and maintained hazardous installation is, therefore, low so Inspectors must act

Opal Mining Equipment Used In The Outback Opal Hunters TV

Weighing at a staggering 65 tonnes, it''s one of the largest drilling rigs in Lightning Ridge. These rigs are used for drilling test holes in new grounds to find potch, which is opal

Lightning Strikes: Protecting Critical Operations

The presence of tall steel structures, including flare stacks, drilling rigs, and communications towers further heightens the risk, as these

Drill Rigs for Sale and Vessels for Sale

Sun Machinery is the place for contractors to buy and sell rigs and vessels and related equipment. Our database contains thousands of used equipment for sale, which are presented and

Lightning Safety

Victims of lightning strikes should be administered CPR immediately. Rig equipment can be protected from lightning strikes by grounding the equipment. Rig equipment

Protecting against catastrophic lightning strikes

About the author Avram Saunders is president and CEO of Lightning Eliminators & Consultants, a 41-year-old company that specializes in lightning protection, prevention products, and risk

Opal Mining Equipment Used In The Outback Opal

Weighing at a staggering 65 tonnes, it''s one of the largest drilling rigs in Lightning Ridge. These rigs are used for drilling test holes in new

Surge & Lightning Protection For Oil & Gas Infrastructure

By identifying vulnerabilities and analyzing your facility''s exposure to lightning strikes, we provide targeted recommendations to enhance resilience and

Securing Success: Lightning Protection for the Oil

Oil facilities are equipped with intricate and expensive infrastructure, including drilling rigs, storage tanks, pipelines, and refineries. A

Lightning -

This paper discusses the occurrence and characteristics of lightning-related phenomenon, and the damage which it may cause to commonly used oilfield equipment such as tank batteries,