How many drilling rigs does BDF have?

BDF owns and operates seven land drilling rigs for oil and gas exploration and production drilling and workovers. They provide a continuous range in capacity up to 9000 metres depth. All our rigs are configured to the highest health, safety and environmental standards. Compact modular construction minimises the need for abnormal loads.

Who are British drilling & freezing?

Private Road No 3. British Drilling and Freezing Company Limited (BDF) and its Boldon Drilling and BB Drilling divisions, is the UK's largest onshore drilling contractor. We offer the UK's widest range of drilling services from complex extended lateral oil wells over 9000m measured depth to shallow holes less than 10m deep.

Which rig kelly bushing is used for depth measurement?

The top of the rig kelly bushing is also used as a datum for depth measurement. In this case, the depths are referred to as depths below rotary kelly bushing (RKB). The depth of any point in the well path can be expressed in terms of the Along Hole Depth (AHD) and the True Vertical Depth (TVD) of the point below the reference datum.

What makes our rigs so special?

All our rigs are configured to the highest health, safety and environmental standards. Compact modular construction minimises the need for abnormal loads. Our green and white livery blends well with the UK environment and widespread acoustic attenuation reduces sound power levels to very low levels.