18 July 2017

Nipple up

In drilling, to assemble the blowout preventer stack on the wellhead at the surface.
18 July 2017

Perforate

To pierce the casing wall and cement of a wellbore to provide holes through which formation fluids may enter or to provide holes in the casing […]
18 July 2017

Plug back

To seal off the bottom section of a wellbore to prevent the inflow of fluid from that portion of the hole.