10 November 2021
Free-swimming or tethered submersible craft used to perform tasks such as inspection, valve operations, hydraulic functions, and other general tasks. NOTE ROVs can also carry tooling […]
18 July 2017
1) [obsolete] a mud pit in which a supply of drilling fluid is stored. 2) a waste pit, usually an excavated earthen-walled pit. It may be […]
18 July 2017
A subsurface, porous, permeable rock body in which oil and/or gas has accumulated. Most reservoir rocks are limestones, dolomites, sandstones, or a combination. The three basic […]
18 July 2017
The average pressure within the reservoir at any given time. Determination of this value is best made by bottomhole pressure measurements with adequate shut-in time. If […]
25 July 2017
The course of drilling fluid downward through the annulus and upward through the drill stem, in contrast to normal circulation in which the course is downward […]
18 July 2017
The derrick or mast, drawworks, and attendant surface equipment of a drilling or workover unit.
18 July 2017
The capacity to hold the hook-load and retard the continuous movement of the hook load within reasonable specified limits compatible with specific requirements.
18 July 2017
To prepare the drilling rig for making hole, that is, to install tools and machinery before drilling is started.
18 July 2017
The type of mast that can be folded for moving as contrasted with the standard derrick, which has to be completely dismantled and re-erected.
18 July 2017
The riser adaptor is the component that provides the change in connection from API flange or hub connection to a proprietary OEM riser connection for connection […]
18 July 2017
Riser analysis is a study of the variables within the riser system to determine capabilities and limitations of the string in use, taking into account metocean […]
18 July 2017
Riser hang-off is the term employed when we suspend the stack or LMRP and riser from the rig. It may be hung-off because of weather or […]
