Drilling

Drilling

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

Contributors in Drilling

Drilling

The quality of a source rock that makes it more likely to generate oil than gas. The nature of the organic matter (kerogen) in source rocks varies from coaly, plant-like material commonly found in ...

gas-prone

Oil & gas; Drilling

The quality of a source rock that makes it more likely to generate gas than oil. The nature of the organic matter or kerogen in source rocks varies from coaly, plant-like material commonly found in ...

Bearden units of consistency (Bc)

Oil & gas; Drilling

The pumpability or consistency of a slurry, measured in Bearden units of consistency (Bc), a dimensionless quantity with no direct conversion factor to more common units of viscosity.

portland cement

Oil & gas; Drilling

The product obtained by pulverizing clinker consisting essentially of hydraulic calcium silicates. Portland cement is the most common type of cement used for oil- and gas-well cementing.

hydrogen embrittlement

Oil & gas; Drilling

The process whereby steel components become less resistant to breakage and generally much weaker in tensile strength. While embrittlement has many causes, in the oil field it is usually the result of ...

embrittlement

Oil & gas; Drilling

filtration

Oil & gas; Drilling

The process of separating components of a slurry by leaving the suspended solids as filter cake on a filter medium while the liquid passes through. The process can be either static or dynamic.