18 July 2017
A well drilled either in search of an as yet undiscovered pool of oil or gas (a wildcat well) or to extend greatly the limits of […]
18 July 2017
When explosives are used to fracture a formation. At the moment of detonation, the explosion furnishes a source of high-pressure gas to force fluid into the […]
25 July 2017
Said of equipment or a system so constructed that, in the event of failure or malfunction of any part of the system, devices are automatically activated […]
18 July 2017
The end of the drilling line that is affixed to the drum or reel of the drawworks, so called because it travels with greater velocity than […]