Drilling rig

She aced the interview with the oil company and would start her new job in two weeks. She would work as the new Drilling Fluids Engineer, most often referred to as the ‘Mud Man’. Or ‘Mud Person’ as it pertained to her situation on the oil platform in the North Sea, off the coast of Durness, Scotland. With her degree as a petroleum geologist in hand, but brief time working in the field, she applied for the mud engineer position. The limited extent of her fieldwork occurred during summers and…

Reflection The career and educational backgrounds of my family members are topics that have often been discussed with my parents and I over the years. Therefore, the most difficult aspect of constructing the genogram was illustrating it in a word document. However, the project did give me an opportunity to further reflect upon the differences between my parents’ families, such as differences in work roles, life roles, and the importance of education. My mother’s family placed a greater emphasis…

formation of petroleum. Their remains were covered by layers of sand and mud. With an increase in temperature and pressure, the remains slowly changed into crude oil. i. Refining crude Petroleum Petroleum is obtained from oil deposits by drilling a hole using oil rigs in the earth’s crust. After extraction, the crude petroleum is refined in refineries by the process of fractional distillation. The different constituents of petroleum obtained by fractional distillation are called fractions.…

Hyundai 's first offerings in the United States were a failure, due to their reliability problems. The Excel and Scoupe sedans often fell apart with low mileage, and had numerous mechanical issues involving transmissions, electrical components, and the engine itself. After not being able to land a substantial chunk of the American marketplace, this South Korean automaker decided to double its efforts, in releasing new vehicles that would offer years of service at a reasonable price. They have…

If you use part of your home as an office, you may be able to deduct depreciation on that part based on its business use. For information about depreciating your home office, see Publication 587. Inventory. You cannot depreciate inventory because it is not held for use in your business. Inventory is any property you hold primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of your business. If you are a rent-to-own dealer, you may be able to treat certain property held in your business as…