18 July 2017
An automated system of arms on a column that can be a fixed rotating (radial pattern) machine or a traveling and rotating machine. Usually consists of […]
18 July 2017
A casing string with joints of various collapse resistance, internal yield strength and tensile strength, designed for various depths in a specific well to best withstand […]
18 July 2017
To pull the drill stem out of the wellbore to change the bit, to change from a core barrel to the bit, to run electric logs, […]
18 July 2017
See Company representative.
25 July 2017
An employee of an operating company whose job is to represent the company’s interest at the drilling location.
18 July 2017
To finish work on a well and bring it to productive status. See Well completion.
10 November 2021
An exercise that analyzes each step of the well completion process to generate ideas for improving communication, safety, efficiency, and overall performance
18 July 2017
1) a mechanism used to transmit power from the engines to the pump, the drawworks, and other machinery on a drilling rig. It is composed of […]
18 July 2017
1) a short string of large-diam casing used to keep the wellbore open and to provide a means of conveying the up-flowing drilling fluid from the […]
20 October 2021
Methodology within managed pressure drilling, Proactive Category; whereby bottomhole pressure is kept constant during connections to compensate the loss of annulus friction pressure (AFP) when mud […]
18 July 2017
The depth of the wellbore at which a drilling contract is fulfilled.
18 July 2017
A cylindrical sample taken from a formation for geological analysis. Usually a conventional core barrel is substituted for the bit and procures a sample as it […]
