18 July 2017

Gun-perforate

To create holes in casing and cement set through a productive formation. A common method of completing a well is to set casing through the oil-bearing […]
18 July 2017

Jet-perforate

To create a hole through the casing with a shaped charge of high explosives instead of a gun that fires projectiles. The loaded charges are lowered […]
18 July 2017

Killing a well

The act of bringing under control a well which is blowing out; also applied to the procedure of circulating water and mud into a completed well […]
18 July 2017

Latch on

To attach elevators to a section of pipe to pull it out of or run it into the hole.