18 July 2017
A rotary tool that is hung from the rotary hook and traveling block to suspend the drill stem and to permit it to rotate freely. It […]
18 July 2017
A down-warped, trough-shaped configuration of folded, stratified rocks. Compare Anticline.
18 July 2017
The act of dismantling a rig at the completion of a well and preparing it for moving to the next location.
18 July 2017
A TJ is a specialized riser joint that allows for vessel heave and is comprised of an inner and outer barrel separated by a sealing mechanism. […]
18 July 2017
The barge anchored alongside an offshore drilling platform. Usually contains living quarters, storage space, and the mud system.
18 July 2017
A metal or plastic device that is screwed onto or into pipe threads to protect them from damage when the pipe is not in use.
18 July 2017
A stand of pipe made up of three joints and handled as a unit. Compare single, double, and fourble.
25 July 2017
The name used for the derrickman’s working platform, the monkeyboard, when it is located at a height in the derrick equal to three lengths of pipe […]
18 July 2017
To flip the spinning chain up from a tool joint box so that the chain wraps around the tool joint pin after it is stabbed into […]
18 July 2017
A petroleum- or water-bearing formation of relatively low porosity and permeability.
18 July 2017
1) a well about which information is restricted for security or competitive reasons. 2) a section of the hole that, for some reason, is undergauge. For […]
18 July 2017
The large wrenches used to make up or break out drill pipe, casing, tubing, or other pipe; variously called casing tongs, pipe tongs, and so forth, […]
