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Reaming

The operations of smoothing the wellbore, enlarging the hole to the desired size, straightening dog legs, and assist in directional drilling.
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Reeve

To pass (as a rope) through a hole or opening in a block or similar device.
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Rig up

To prepare the drilling rig for making hole, that is, to install tools and machinery before drilling is started.
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Run in

To go into the hole with tubing, drill pipe, and so forth.
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Set Casing

To run and cement casing at a certain depth in the wellbore. Sometimes called Set Pipe.
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Shut down

To stop work temporarily or to stop a machine or operation.
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Sidetrack

Using a whipstock, turbodrill, or other mud motor to drill around broken drill pipe or casing that has become lodged permanently in the hole.
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Skidding the rig

Moving a rig from the location of a lost or completed hole preparatory to starting a new one. In skidding the rig, the move is accomplished […]
18 July 2017

Slug the pipe

Before hoisting the drill stem from the hole, it is desirable to pump in to the top of the drill stem a quantity of very heavy […]
18 July 2017

Spud

1) to move the drill stem up and down in the hole over a short distance without rotation. Careless execution of this operations creates pressure surges […]
18 July 2017

Spud in

To begin drilling; to start the hole.
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Stab

To guide the end of a pipe into a coupling or tool joint when making up a connection.