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Drilling
Of or relating to the penetration of the Earth's surface in order to extract petroleum oil.
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sub-sea wellhead
Oil & gas; Drilling
A wellhead installed on the sea floor and controlled remotely from a platform or floating production facility or from land.
filler (strainer)
Oil & gas; Drilling
Device used for separation of solids or suspended particles from liquids.
fractionating column
Oil & gas; Drilling
A tall tower, fitted with perforated trays, in which fractional distillation of crude oil or its products is carried out.
fast line end
Oil & gas; Drilling
The end of the drilling line which is fixed to the reel on the drawworks (so called because it travels with a greater velocity than any other part of the drilling line).
