18 July 2017

Auto Doper

A remote controlled or automated system for cleaning and lubricating the drill pipe connections while tripping in the hole. Often times connected to a set of […]
18 July 2017

Auto mixing system

A system of a control unit and drilling mud mixing equipment where the drilling mud mixing process can be automated, either to preset drilling mud properties […]
18 July 2017

Auto mud bucket

A mechanized or automated mud capturing device that also provides spray protection for the crew when pulling a wet string tripping out of the hole. Typically […]
18 July 2017

Auto sack cutter

A system with an automatic dustproof machine able to cut smaller sacks with powder. It separates powder into a feeding unit toward the mud mixer and […]
18 July 2017

Auto shaker control

A PLC controlled flow distribution and remote valve controlled system to ensure even flow distribution to all shakers including a start up procedure when flow is […]
18 July 2017

Automatic driller

A mechanism used to regulate the amount of weight on the bit without the continual control by drilling personnel. Automatic drillers free the driller from the […]
18 July 2017

Automatic relief valve

A remotely controlled, actuated, and/or reset high pressure mud pump discharge relief valve. This system may be remotely operated or controlled electronically, pneumatically, hydraulically or in […]
18 July 2017

Autoshear

A safety system that is designed to automatically shut-in the wellbore in the event of an unintended disconnect of the LMRP. NOTE: When the Autoshear system […]
25 July 2017

Back-up tong

A tong suspended in the derrick, normally on the driller’s right, used to hold box end of the joint (lower half) while the pin end (upper […]
18 July 2017

Bail

A cylindrical steel bar (similar in form to the handle or bail of a bucket, but much larger) that supports the swivel and connects it to […]
18 July 2017

Bailer

A long, cylindrical container fitted with a valve at its lower end, used to remove water, sand, mud, drilling cuttings, or oil from a well in […]