18 July 2017

Sidewall coring

A coring technique in which core samples are obtained from the hole wall in a zone that has already been drilled. A hollow bullet is fired […]
10 November 2021

Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS)

Two or more of the following activities being performed in close proximity, conducted under common operational control in which the activities of any one operation may […]
18 July 2017

Single

A joint of drill pipe. Compare double, thribble, and fourble.
18 July 2017

Skidding the rig

Moving a rig from the location of a lost or completed hole preparatory to starting a new one. In skidding the rig, the move is accomplished […]