18 July 2017

Tender

The barge anchored alongside an offshore drilling platform. Usually contains living quarters, storage space, and the mud system.
18 July 2017

Thread protector

A metal or plastic device that is screwed onto or into pipe threads to protect them from damage when the pipe is not in use.
18 July 2017

Thribble

A stand of pipe made up of three joints and handled as a unit. Compare single, double, and fourble.
25 July 2017

Thribble board

The name used for the derrickman’s working platform, the monkeyboard, when it is located at a height in the derrick equal to three lengths of pipe […]