18 July 2017

Bit record

A report that lists each bit used during a drilling operation, giving the type, the footage it drilled, the formation it penetrated, its condition, and so […]
18 July 2017

Blind ram

An integral part of a blowout preventer, which serves as the closing element on an open hole. Its ends do not fit around the drill pipe […]
18 July 2017

Block

Any assembly of pulleys on a common framework; in mechanics, one or more pulleys, or sheaves, mounted to rotate on a common axis. The crown block […]
18 July 2017

Blooey line

The discharge pipe from a well being drilled by air drilling. The blooey line is used to conduct the air or gas used for circulation away […]