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spinning line
Oil & gas; Drilling
Chain that is wrapped around a section of pipe and used to screw (or "spin up") the section into another section.
log sheets
Oil & gas; Drilling
Detailed operating records Normally containing written information regarding the operation as well as recorded data.
mud engineer, mud man
Oil & gas; Drilling
The service man in charge of maintaining the mud systems on a drilling rig to the specifications set out in the drilling program.
isopachous map
Oil & gas; Drilling
A geological map which gives the thickness of a particular stratum.
bubble cap
Oil & gas; Drilling
A covered hole in a tray of a fractionating column via which vapor bubbles upwards through the liquid in the tray.
compensators
Oil & gas; Drilling
Hydraulically operated equipment that compensates for the upward and downward motion (heave) of a floating rig or drill ship during drilling operations.
mouse hole
Oil & gas; Drilling
A shallow hole in the drilling floor near the drilling table in which the kelly joint and other stands of pipe are temporarily stored while making a connection, sometimes called ...
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