Jack-up rig is a System Components:

|| What they call a floating

self-contained combination of city on the ocean floor and 1. Crown Block
drilling rig and floating barge, that never sleeps is known
2. Derrick
as the Offshore Oil Rig.
fitted with long support legs
3. Swivel
that can be raised or lowered
HOW DO JACK UPS WORK ? 4. Drill Floor
independently of each other.
5. Travelling Block
The jack-up, as it is known
The platform, with legs 6. Desanders and Desilters
informally, is towed onto
elevated, is towed to the offshore 7. Degasser
location with its legs up and
location where minerals are to be 8. Shale Shaker
the barge section floating on
produced. On location the legs 9. Mud Tank
the water. They are very
are lowered, grounded, and then 10. Substructure
common and popular
pre-loaded to desired criteria by 11. Monkey Board
occurrence when it comes to
introducing ballast water into the 12. Cranes
drilling oil from its oceanic
hull. After pre-loading the platform 13. Pipe Ramps
reservoir.
is deballasted and elevated to 14. Pipe Racks
establish a desired air gap. Upon 15. Mud Pumps
|| ADVANTAGES OF JACK UP RIGS:
elevation a locking device is
engaged to secure each leg in
Stable work platform || A jack up's legs must be
place and the jacking towers,
firmly implanted on the
tower powering equipment, and
Relatively inexpensive mobilization
ballast pumps may then be ocean floor and stay there
costs
completely removed for storage, throughout the drilling

Availability or reuse on other platforms. operation.