drill ship

Ship for drilling for oil in deep water (half mile or more); it is more mobile but less stable than a drilling rig.
drill ship 						Metal structure erected over an oil well; tools for drilling through rock are raised and lowered through it.

See Also


drilling rig

offshore drilling

derrick

Metal structure erected over an oil well; tools for drilling through rock are raised and lowered through it.
drilling rig
drilling rig