Photos tagged as museums and oil

Day 148 - Ocean Star, Robert on Catwalk

My cousin Robert and I went through an Oil Derrick that has been turned into a museum

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA: gallery
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Day 148 - Ocean Star, Robert & Top Drive

A sign says the Top Drive hangs in teh derrick attaching the drillstring below the travelling block. This replaces the kelly & swivel technology. Looks like you need to learn some new terminology to work on an oil derrick.

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA: gallery
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Day 148 - Ocean Star, Power Tongs

Power tongs (wrenches) provide a way to screw together the drill pipe connections.

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA: gallery
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Day 148 - Ocean Star, Link from Chain

My cousin, Robert, is standing by a single link from one of the chains that tie down a drilling platform.

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA: gallery
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Day 148 - Ocean Star, Escape Pod

The sign says this can old 28 people in an emergancy. Seems a bit cozy to me.

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA: gallery
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Day 148 - Ocean Star, Semisubmersable Platform

The museum has a large display showing many different types of offshore oil platforms. This one is a semisubmersible and can be kept on location with thrusters.

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA: gallery
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Day 148 - Ocean Star, Jack-up Platform

These platforms can be moved from one place to another, then anchor themselves in place by lowering the jack like legs.

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA: gallery
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Day 148 - Ocean Star, Fixed Production Platform

This model represents a centrally located, fixed production platform. It can support directional drilling and ongoing production of up to two dozen wells.

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA: gallery
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Day 148 - Ocean Star, Drilling Models

This is part of a very large (24' square?) display showing different types of drilling platforms, both above and below the waterline.

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA: gallery
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Day 148 - Ocean Star, Drill Bits

The bottom row is for hard rock that can be chipped. The top row are bits used for softer rock that responds better to scraping.

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA: gallery
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Day 148 - Ocean Star, Diving Suit

Ultra-deepwater atmospheric diving suit capable of dives up to 2,300 feet.

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA: gallery
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Day 148 - Ocean Star, Derrick

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA: gallery
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Day 148 - Ocean Star, Crew Qtrs

Crews on an offshore oil platform work 12 hour shifts.

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA: gallery
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Day 148 - Ocean Star,

This is an old offshore oil platform that has been converted to a museum. You can walk around many sections of this, including the catwalk visible in the center.

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA: gallery
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Day 148 - Cruise Ships

These are at the Galveston waterfront (bay side), near The Strand.

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA: gallery
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Day 148 - Cousins House

This is my cousins house in Lake Jackson, Texas - very nice.

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA: gallery
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Day 148 - Ashton Villa, Steve

Steve really made the tour of the old villa come alive. He has become quite close to Miss Betsy's ghost and keeps a picture of her in his jacket pocket.

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA: gallery
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