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production platform
Oil & gas; Drilling
A platform from which development wells are drilled and which carries all the associated processing plant and other equipment needed to maintain a field in production.
production drilling
Oil & gas; Drilling
Drilling of wells in order to bring a field into production.
stand of pipe
Oil & gas; Drilling
A length of drill pipe, tubing or other pipe consisting of one or more sections that is stood, racked or hung in a derrick during drilling operations.
tubine drilling
Oil & gas; Drilling
Drilling in which the drill string remains stationary, the bit being rotated by a down-hole multi-stage turbine powered by the drilling mud.
exploration rig
Oil & gas; Drilling
A structure used to carry the equipment needed for exploratory drilling - see jack-up rig, semi-submersible rig and drill ship.
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