PHYSICS PAGE

CLASS RELATED TOPICS

• PHYSICS AND MEASUREMENT
  • using estimates and magnitudes to quantify size of oil field
• MOTION IN ONE DIMENSION
  • moving of pipe assemblies from storage to the rig floor
• VECTORS
  • use of cranes and picking angles and forces
• TWO DIMENSIONAL MOTION
  • firefighting techniques
• NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION
  • elevators, pulleys, lifts and brakes
• CIRCULAR MOTION
  • the use of helicopters, winches, rotary tables and top drives
• WORK AND KINETIC ENERGY
  • the use of dynamic braking equipment for slowing down traction motors
• POTENTIAL ENERGY AND CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
  • hydraulics and pneumatics
• LINEAR MOMENTUM AND COLLISIONS
  • the impact of drill equipment and drilling surface
• ROTATION OF A RIGID OBJECT ABOUT A FIXED AXIS
  • moments of inertia and torque for most equipment on a platform
• ROLLING MOTION AND ANGULAR MOMENTUM
  • the application of gear ratios on generator equipment, drilling equipment and moving systems
• STATIC EQUILIBRIUM AND ELASTICITY
  • cantelever of beam sections and walkways
• OSCILLATORY MOTION
  • shock absorbers and other vibration dampeners
• THE LAW OF GRAVITY
  • the use of counterweights on derricks and settling vats in the mud module used to separate cuttings from fluids
• FLUID MECHANICS
  • the use of pressure in the drilling process, the implementation of floating platforms and ship based drilling operations
• WAVE MOTION
  • understanding the forces of waves on structures and accounting for vibrations of mechanical equipment
• SOUND WAVES
  • using sound waves in the study of subsurface geological formations, monitoring downhole activities and communication systems
• TEMPERATURE
  • accounting for thermal expansion of equipment and product, applying materials methods based on likely environment
• HEAT AND THE FIRST LAW OF THERMAL DYNAMICS
  • using heat trace to keep equipment from freezing and radiators on generators for cooling
• KINETIC THEORY OF GASES & HEAT ENGINES, ENTROPY AND THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
  • using compression of diesel fuel to allow combustion without sparkplugs on generator, loaders and ships
• ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL AND VARIOUS USES OF ELECTRICITY
  • everything from lights, to motors to dc electrical circuits, radiant heat and much more to mention
• LIGHT AND OPTICS
  • in modern control systems, fiber optics, programmable logic controllers and cameras are used extensively. It is also interesting to note that infrared, and ion sensing equipment are used in fire supression systems industrywide.