18 July 2017
The weight on the hook of the drill stem and/or casing expressed in pounds.
18 July 2017
A large funnel- or cone-shaped device into which dry components (such as powered clay or cement) can be poured to mix uniformly with water or other […]
18 July 2017
A device designed to transition a single tubular (and in a few cases whole stands) between a horizontal or angled presentation and a vertical position in […]
18 July 2017
A horizontal or angled machine that transfers tubulars from the pipe deck/rack to the rig floor, often achieved with carts, carriages, rollers, or belts. Pipe conveyor: […]
18 July 2017
Is a rate of doing work (transferring energy) equivalent to lifting 33,000 pounds 1 foot per minute (33,000 ft-lb/min.). This is of course also 550 ft […]
18 July 2017
Hydraulic HP bit, can mean either the horsepower required to rotate the bit (which for many conditions is virtually negligible as the power required to rotate […]
25 July 2017
Torque may be expressed as tangential force (pounds) and lever arm (ft) or lb-ft. (It may also be expressed as pound inches). For any one revolution […]
18 July 2017
The assemblage of regulators and hydraulic control valves used to operate the BOP and well pressure control valves. Normally part of the accumulator unit.
18 July 2017
An operation in which a specially blended liquid is pumped down a well and into a formation under pressure high enough to cause the formation to […]
25 July 2017
gpm x psi / 1715 = hydraulic horsepower is the horsepower equivalent of “lifting” a continuous volume rate of fluid to the height in ft represented […]
18 July 2017
That branch of engineering which treats of liquids in motion, or its action. It is the know-how about the effects of fluid velocities and pressures and […]
18 July 2017
Organic compounds of hydrogen and carbon whose densities, boiling points, and freezing points increase as their molecular weights increase. Although composed of only two elements, hydrocarbons […]
