18 July 2017

Bottomhole pressure

1) the pressure at the bottom of a borehole. It is caused by the hydrostatic pressure of the wellbore fluid and, sometimes, by any back-pressure held […]
25 July 2017

Bowtie

A diagram used in risk management to depict and analyze causual relationships in high-risk operations. The  diagram takes it name from its characteristic shape. The Bowtie  […]
18 July 2017

Box

The female section of a connection. See tool joint.
18 July 2017

Brake

A device for arresting the motion of a mechanism, usually by means of friction, as in the drawworks brake. Compare Electrodynamic brake, Hydromatic brake.