What a great experience. We've always seen the oil platforms out in the Gulf or along the California coast. We never knew about the various types of platforms or how they are erected. There are lots of videos explaining different processes in drilling for oil. There's a great short movie giving an overview of the workings of the platforms. There is a model showing all the floors of a platform, either the working or living levels.

A tip - if you want free parking, you can park near Railroad Museum which is about 15 minute walk. There is a section with free 2 hour parking near Railroad Museum. 3 levels with outdoor stuff on 1st and 3rd levels. Display some drill type of equipment. 15 minute movie which cycles. Have been done an oil rig museum in the past in Morgan City, LA and found this museum not to be quite as good. Alot of the exhibits were more general type of stuff.

We spent 90 minutes and could have stayed three hours. It was a fascinating and detailed look at offshore drilling, including the service companies that support it. We got to see many replicas of the equipment in addition to the actual drill rig itself. I recommend going in the morning before it gets very busy. Tie in a dolphin boat tour while you’re there. Be aware that the parking machine outside doesn’t work yet they will still write tickets. If you park near one of the restaurants, they will give you three hours of parking.

My husband and I came here on recommendation from Aaron from SegWay Tours - otherwise we wouldn't have bothered. We learned A LOT as we had no clue about offshore drilling. After about 2 hours, we were "full" from learning although there was more to read/experience. Put this one your Must Do list because they're are not a common museum

This was a great experience. We saw several oil rigs out in the gulf of Mexco and wondered how they worked. We saw that Galveston has a retired rig and they explain how everything g works. This rig had 49 people, They worked 21 days and then returned home. They worked 12 hour days and the other 12 hours they could do what they wanted to do. These off shore rigs pump the oil into lines that go to shore. They trench the bottom sand and lay the piping and then put gravel over the pipes to hold them down. They even have a helicopter parked on the platform

Very good presentation of an offshore rig and all its workings. Great for anyone who has ever worked the rigs to bring back memories or explain to the family what goes on there. Interesting displays and informative presentation. Info on the divers equipment and remote controlled underwater vehicles.. The only thing extra I would like to have seen is video of tripping pipe on the drill floor, both tripping out u to o see the mud fly and tripping to to see the motorman through it the spinning chair, like the old days. Great stop for ex- rig pigs and their wives!!

I had a fair idea of how drilling worked on land, but really no idea how it worked on the water. Well, now I have a better understanding of how these rigs work. Great museum, a big part of which is that it’s an actual rig, but is well presented and well organized as well. Took about 90 minutes to go through, including a short film to start. Very interesting and informative.