18 July 2017

Pipe ram

A sealing component for a blowout preventer that closes the annular space between the pipe and the blowout preventer or wellhead. See annular space and blowout […]
25 July 2017

Pipedeck operator/standbuilding chair

See Driller’s Chair
18 July 2017

Platform

An immobile, offshore structure constructed on pilings from which wells are drilled, produced, or both.
18 July 2017

Plug and abandon (P&A)

To place cement plugs into a dry hole and abandon it.