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making a connection
Oil & gas; Drilling
The act of screwing a length of drill pipe onto a drill string suspended in a well bore, i e lengthening the drill string by one section of pipe during a drilling operation.
bottom hole assembly (bha)
Oil & gas; Drilling
The lower end of the drill string comprising the drill bit, drill collars, heavyweight drill pipe and ancillary equipment.
appraisal drilling
Oil & gas; Drilling
Drilling carried out to determine the physical extent, reserves and likely production rate of a field.
casing perforation
Oil & gas; Drilling
The holes that are made in the liner of a finished well in order to allow oil or gas to flow into the production tube, generally produced by a series of shaped charges fitted ...
blowout preventor (ВОР)
Oil & gas; Drilling
A hydraulically operated wellhead device designed to ensure that a blowout cannot occur.
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