Drilling

Drilling

Of or relating to the penetration of the Earth's surface in order to extract petroleum oil.

Industry: Oil & gas

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shale shaker

Oil & gas; Drilling

The primary and probably most important device on the rig for removing drilled solids from the mud. This vibrating sieve is simple in concept, but a bit more complicated to use efficiently. A ...

bottomhole pressure

Oil & gas; Drilling

The pressure, usually measured in pounds per square inch (psi), at the bottom of the hole. This pressure may be calculated in a static, fluid-filled wellbore with the equation: BHP = MW * Depth ...

osmotic pressure

Oil & gas; Drilling

The pressure that must be applied to the low-salinity side of an osmotic system to prevent water movement into the high-salinity side by osmosis. Conversely, it is the suction pressure that a ...

The pressure of the subsurface formation fluids, commonly expressed as the density of fluid required in the wellbore to balance that pore pressure. A normal gradient might require 9 lbm/gal (1. 08 ...

vapor pressure

Oil & gas; Drilling

The pressure exerted by a vapor escaping from a liquid. It quantifies the tendency of molecules to enter the gaseous phase. The vapor pressure of water increases as temperature increases and reaches ...

cased hole

Oil & gas; Drilling

The portion of the wellbore that has had metal casing placed and cemented to protect the openhole from fluids, pressures, wellbore stability problems or a combination of these.