18 July 2017
See propping agent.
18 July 2017
A granular substance (sand grains, aluminum pellets, or other material) that is carried in suspension by the fracturing fluid and that serves to keep the cracks […]
25 July 2017
A string of casing set to protect a section of the hole and to permit drilling to continue to a greater depth. Sometimes called “protection string” […]
18 July 2017
A device that increases the pressure on a fluid or raises it to a higher level. Various types of pumps include the bottomhole pump, centrifugal pump, […]
25 July 2017
A device that increases the pressure on a fluid or raises it to a higher level. Various types of pumps include the bottomhole pump, centrifugal pump, […]
18 July 2017
Calcium oxide, CaO, used in certain oil-base muds to neutralize the organic acid.
18 July 2017
The state of being quiet or at rest (being still). Static.
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 […]
