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Texas deck

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004471

A working platform below the rig floor and rotary table that gives the crew access to the blowout preventer stack. It is found on most jackup rigs, some shallow-water semisubmersibles, and some large land rigs. On a jackup it surrounds the base of the BOP stack and hangs from the cantilever on adjustable cables, and it is also called a Texas floor.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004471
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004471",
  "term": "Texas deck",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A working platform below the rig floor and rotary table that gives the crew access to the blowout preventer stack. It is found on most jackup rigs, some shallow-water semisubmersibles, and some large land rigs. On a jackup it surrounds the base of the BOP stack and hangs from the cantilever on adjustable cables, and it is also called a Texas floor.",
  "subject": "Drilling",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/texas-deck/"
}

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