Drilling rig mobilization and demobilization

What a rig move involves

A land rig breaks down into dozens of loads with different dimensions and weights: a substructure and mast that need multi-axle trailers and permits, drawworks and mud pumps that are heavy but legal-width, and generator houses, tanks and pipe that fill flatbeds. The move succeeds when the loads arrive at the new location in the order the rig-up crew needs them.

Total Connection measures every component at rig-down, assigns trailers and permits from the verified numbers, and sequences dispatch to the rig-up plan. For international moves the same team runs the port, vessel and export documentation.

Rig mobilization services

Measurement and load planning

Field verification of dimensions, weights and lift points for every package, feeding permits and trailer assignments.

Heavy haul

Multi-axle, RGN, double drop and flatbed capacity with permits, route surveys and escorts for oversize components.

Cranes and rigging

Crane sourcing and lift coordination at rig-down and rig-up, and at the terminal for exports.

Export and breakbulk

Terminal loadout, stowage and lashing certified by marine survey, house bill of lading as a licensed NVOCC and export documentation.

Chemicals and consumables

Drilling fluids and site chemicals delivered by the same team, so the rig and its supplies arrive together.

Rig PR-14: Oklahoma to Brazil

68 breakbulk packages and 1,019 metric tons, including a 90,000 lb heaviest piece and a 70 ft longest piece, measured at the Marlow, Oklahoma yard, trucked in sequence to Houston, loaded with dual 150-ton cranes at WATCO Terminal and shipped aboard M/V Industrial Courage to Salvador with zero incidents. See the case study.