Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Photograph, Black-and-White |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1995.032.005 |
Date |
1970s |
Description |
Black and white photograph of the Timesaver II off-shore drilling rig which was used on Lake Erie during the 1970's. This is an ariel view of the drilling rig at work. |
Provenance |
The Time Saver II was used as a drilling platform that drilled gas wells in Lake Erie from 1964 to about 1990. In the late 1970's early 1980's the TSII also was involved in offshore pipeline construction. This jack-up rig could be jacked off the lake bottom by means of 141 foot long hydraulically-operated legs, or spuds so that it could rise above the water level to permit drilling even in rough water. The barge could be raised 110 feet from the lake bottom and operate in waters up to 100 feet. The average depth throughout most of Lake Erie ranges up to 85 feet. The barge could carry rotary drilling equipment capable of completing a well in 6 days. It contained complete living quarters for a crew of 12. In addition to the diesel engines, hydraulic pumps and other equipment used to raise and lower the barge, there were facilities for well completion, cementing pumps, an acidizing blender and pumps, plus logging and testing equipment. Also on board was a complete diving unit including a very necessary decompression chamber. The wells were drilled to a depth of 1600 feet. In all of Lake Erie 2,200 wells have been drilled with about 300 being drilled by the Time Saver II. Talisman Energy used the Time Saver II as a compressor station from 2000 to 2008. |
Print Size |
9.5cm x 12cm |
Search Terms |
Drilling Drilling Rig Lake Erie Natural Gas Off-Shore Timesaver II |
Place |
Lake Erie |