دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: 1. one of several columns made of steel or concrete that serve as the foundation for a rigid offshore platform rig, such as the concrete gravity platform rig. 2.equipment below the waterline of an Arctic submersible rig, thereby protecting the equipment from damage by moving ice.

n: a rigid offshore drilling platform built of steelreinforced concrete and used to drill development wens. The platform is floated to the drilling site in a vertical position. At the site, one or more tall caissons that serve as the foundation of the platform are flooded so that the platform comes to rest on bottom. Because of the enormous weight of the platform, the force of gravity alone keeps it in place. See platform rig.