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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.

turbodrill

Oil & gas; Drilling

The down-hole drilling mechanism used in turbine drilling.

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.

skimmer

Oil & gas; Drilling

An anti-pollution device rather like a large vacuum cleaner which sucks oil from the surface of the sea.