| 单词 | derrickhand |
| 释义 | derrickhand in the Oil and Gas Industry (dɛrɪkhænd) Word forms: (regular plural) derrickhands noun (Extractive engineering: Field development, Drilling) A derrickhand is a member of the drilling crew who works on a platform above the rig floor and handles the drillpipe. SIMILAR WORDS: derrickman The derrickhand is usually next in command to the driller in a drilling crew and spends about 20percent of his time in the derrick, nine stories above the rig. Derrickhands work in the oil rig's derrick, about ninety feet above the drill floor to guide thedrill string in and out of the well. A derrickhand is a member of the drilling crew who works on a platform above the rig floor andhandles the drillpipe. |
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