How To Go About Drilling Noise Control

By Lucia Weeks


Living in a neighborhood full of trucks and rigs can be a hard time. Having to put up with too much light, foul smell, heavy trucks and traffic and most of all vibrations. These vibrations a times can be synonymous to tremors and accompanied by bangs louder than lightning. Noise for that matter is undoubtedly the most irritating and unbearable of all. There are however ways to which you could go about drilling noise control.

The nature of drilling in general uses an array of profound and sophisticated machinery. These machinery are the sole generator of the noise. These include trucks, mud pumps, air and fluid systems, metal works, pipe handling, draw work and metal work, air cooling systems, top drives, fork lifts and shale shakers. Such noise could extends from days to months. The worst could even happen in the summer when we want nothing but peace.

The easiest of the ways to reduce commotion is to get the right equipment to use for the purpose of drilling. Technology has advanced in a great way helped in the reducing of this squeaking. This equipment in away have been modified to mitigate the commotion problem. They include, sound insulation containers fitted in the hydraulics, draw works, generators and air compressors. Roughneck iron fittings, also do help in the pipe handling.

The science behind the new rig is phenomenal in commotion prevention, a must have for a commotion friendly company. It uses an automated pipe handling system and minimizes the noise caused by elevators. It is internally fitted with vibration dampening fittings that prevent vibrations that can arise. This rig is completely covered with sound proof material which includes the motors and pinions that are noisy in nature.

How you transport your goods is key for efficiency. You need to minimize the emitted commotion as much as possible. Moving in and out at night is better because of less traffic. Trucks do cause a lot of noise. There are ways to reduce their noise and include, insulations and mechanical adjustments. Insulations fitted in the compressors and steel gratings. Switching off reverse beeps and using flash lights instead of too much hooting.

In some cases, the machinery used still makes noise to some extent. For this, the use of sound walls does help. This is done by creating a wall 20 meters from the drilling site. This wall should be 2 meters long and 10 meters wide surrounding the whole site. A sound proof material should be equipped to prevent it from being filled with gas. It should also be strong enough to withstand vibrations caused by the rig or drill it covers.

The other way to minimize the noise is to work with your crew in this. They are the ones using this equipment and for a fact they too can play a role in some way. Set peak limits and detectors towards this to guide them through. This will also in a way help you redirect traffic. They should avoid metal caused noise, shouting and whistling and running empty shakers.

Noise pollution is avoidable. There is an array of options to choose. You budget and the needs you desire should guide you through choosing the method to use.




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