18 July 2017

Boll weevil

(slang) an inexperienced rig or oilfield worker; sometimes shortened to weevil.
18 July 2017

Bomb

A thick-walled container, usually steel, used to hold devices that determine and record pressure or temperature in a wellbore. See bottomhole pressure.
18 July 2017

Bond

The adhering or joining together of two materials (as cement to formation). v to adhere or to join to another material.
18 July 2017

BOP multiplex controls

An electronic system for communicating critical control functions from the rig floor to the BOP stack. The system incorporates two communicating controllers, one receiving a command […]