Oil Well Equipment Quiz

A strong tube that moves the drilling fluid through an oil well

• blowout preventer

• mud pump

• derrick

• mud hose

• rotary table

A steel tower with a pivoting arm positioned over an oil well

• derrick

• rotary table

• mud pump

• blowout preventer

• mud hose

A machine that has moving parts and uses fuel to move equipment

• engine

• mud pump

• rotary table

• blowout preventer

• derrick

A device used to circulate mud in an oil well

• mud pump

• blowout preventer

• derrick

• rotary table

• mud hose

An assembly of several parts that hang from the drilling line

• derrick

• mud pump

• drill string

• blowout preventer

• rotary table

A component that is used to turn the drill stem

• rotary table

• mud pump

• mud hose

• blowout preventer

• derrick

A piece of curved steel that is used to hang equipment from

• hook

• mud pump

• rotary table

• derrick

• blowout preventer

A valve at the top of a well that can be closed

• rotary table

• mud pump

• mud hose

• derrick

• blowout preventer