18 July 2017
The act of placing stands of pipe in orderly arrangement in the derrick after hoisting pipe from the wellbore.
18 July 2017
A record of the natural or induced radioactive characteristics of subsurface formations. See radioactivity well logging.
18 July 2017
The recording of the natural or induced radioactive characteristics of subsurface formations. A radioactivity log, also known as a radiation log, normally consists of two recorded […]
18 July 2017
The closing and sealing component on a blowout preventer. One of three types – blind, pipe, or shear – may be installed in several preventers mounted […]
18 July 2017
A ram BOP utilizes horizontally opposed hydraulic cylinders to move two horizontally opposed removable metal blocks, with replaceable elastomer seals, to seal off pressure below the […]
18 July 2017
1) a hole in the rig floor, 30 to 35 ft (9 to 11 m) deep, which is lined with casing that projects above the floor […]
18 July 2017
The operations of smoothing the wellbore, enlarging the hole to the desired size, straightening dog legs, and assist in directional drilling.
18 July 2017
To pass (as a rope) through a hole or opening in a block or similar device.
18 July 2017
The ratio of effective permeability to absolute permeability. The relative permeability of rock to a single fluid is 1.0 when only that fluid is present, and […]
18 July 2017
1) [obsolete] a mud pit in which a supply of drilling fluid is stored. 2) a waste pit, usually an excavated earthen-walled pit. It may be […]
18 July 2017
A subsurface, porous, permeable rock body in which oil and/or gas has accumulated. Most reservoir rocks are limestones, dolomites, sandstones, or a combination. The three basic […]
18 July 2017
The average pressure within the reservoir at any given time. Determination of this value is best made by bottomhole pressure measurements with adequate shut-in time. If […]
