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Killing a well

The act of bringing under control a well which is blowing out; also applied to the procedure of circulating water and mud into a completed well […]
18 July 2017

Knowledge box

A cupboard or desk in which the driller keeps the various records pertaining to the drilling operations.
18 July 2017

LACT unit

An automated system for measuring, sampling, and transferring oil from a lease gathering system into a pipeline. See Lease Automatic Custody Transfer.
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Latch on

To attach elevators to a section of pipe to pull it out of or run it into the hole.