Crude oil is the basis for many of the forms of fuel that people use each day. From vehicles to home heating appliances to electric power plants, you can find oil everywhere. To get this valuable commodity, skilled professionals must work in oil fields to harvest oil from subterranean locations. They use large apparatuses to help them do this on a huge scale. Here, we answer the question, “What is oil field equipment?” by covering major examples of it and explaining their purposes.

DRILLING RIGS

Oilfield Equipment is required for different kinds of drilling as well as for excavation purposes when searching for oil or gas. The collection of oilfield equipment on a jobsite may consist of:

Drilling or Workover Rig Components
Oilfield Trucks and Machinery
Solids and Well Control Equipment
Various types of Pumps
Premix Tanks
Pump Containments
Mud Vacuums
Manifolds
Flair Boxes and Flair Lines
Drive Overs
Hose/Bit Houses
Pipe Racks
Catch Tanks and Other types of containments