18 July 2017
In a parallel racking system often the design will include a second racker on the same track system. This is to facilitate redundancy as well as […]
18 July 2017
The portion of a stud or screw which remains in place after the head has been twisted off in an effort to remove the entire stud […]
18 July 2017
Trade name for a downhole motor driven by drilling fluid that imparts rotary motion to a drilling bit connected to the tool, thus eliminating the need […]
18 July 2017
A method by which a floating offshore drilling rig is maintained in position over an offshore well location without the use of mooring anchors. Generally, several […]
18 July 2017
A measure of the ability of a single fluid to flow through a rock when another fluid is also present in the pore spaces. Compare absolute […]
18 July 2017
The percentage of the bulk volume of a rock sample that is composed of interconnected pore spaces that allow the passage of fluid through the sample. […]
18 July 2017
A record of certain electrical characteristics (such as resistivity and conductivity) of formations traversed by the borehole. It is made to identify the formations, determine the […]
18 July 2017
A device mounted on the end of the drawworks shaft of a drilling rig. The electrodynamic brake (sometimes called a magnetic brake) serves as an auxiliary […]
18 July 2017
Clamps that grip a stand of casing, tubing, drill pipe, or sucker rods so that the stand can be raised from or lowered into the hole.
10 November 2021
Upon human activation, provides automatic closure of the wellbore and automatic disconnect of lower riser package when specific emergency conditions occur on a floating drilling vessel.
10 November 2021
Group of personnel who have designated duties in an emergency, utilizing specialized equipment, systems, and methods which—following initiation—can be used to control, mitigate, and extinguish fires.
10 November 2021
Controlled sequence of events that ensures that the well is secured against accidental release of hydrocarbons into the environment, i.e. closing of barrier elements.
