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dynamic positioning
Oil & gas; Drilling
The stationing of a vessel, especially a drillship or semisubmersible drilling rig, at a specific location in the sea by the use of computer-controlled propulsion units called ...
Cutt point
Oil & gas; Drilling
The spherical diameter corresponding to the ellipsoidal volume distribution of the screen opening sizes as measured by image analysis techniques. Named after Al Cutt of Amoco who ...
drilling rate
Oil & gas; Drilling
The speed at which the drill bit can break the rock under it and thus deepen the wellbore. This speed is usually reported in units of feet per hour or meters per hour.
exit velocity
Oil & gas; Drilling
The speed the drilling fluid attains when accelerated through bit nozzles. The exit velocity is typically in the low-hundreds of feet per second. It has been reported that in ...
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