drill rig
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of drill rig
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15
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On a cold November Tuesday, a mile outside of town, Tucker’s bright yellow Diedrich D-120 drill rig pierces the desert silence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
“The purpose of things like this is not to solve all the problems,” Moore said the day after the first frack, as he stood on a dirt road a short distance from the drill rig.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 13, 2022
Shore bound on the banks of the Atchafalaya River, it was the first transportable and self-sufficient drill rig, and operated between 1954 and 1986.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2017
From the drill rig, the cores will be sent to Bremen, Germany, for more detailed study later this year.
From Nature ● Mar. 30, 2016
Shell’s permit was approved two weeks before President Barack Obama will make his first Alaska visit, and two years after the drill rig Kulluk ran aground on its way back from Arctic offshore exploration.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 2015
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