18 July 2017

Dual active heave Drawworks system

Utilization of two active heave drawworks to provide full load compensation without the need of a crown-mounted compensation system and to increase the speed of the […]
25 July 2017

Dual gradient drilling

Dual gradient drilling (DGD) is a subset of MPD. As defined by the IADC, DGD means “two or more pressure gradients within selected well sections to […]
18 July 2017

Dual vertical rackers

In a parallel racking system often the design will include a second racker on the same track system. This is to facilitate redundancy as well as […]
18 July 2017

Dutchman

The portion of a stud or screw which remains in place after the head has been twisted off in an effort to remove the entire stud […]