Drilling

Drilling

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

Contributors in Drilling

Drilling

The salt of aluminum hydroxide and stearic acid (saturated C-18 fatty acid) with the formula Al(O 2 C 18 H 35 ) 3 . It is a grease-like solid. When mixed with oil (for example, diesel oil) and the ...

crushed zone

Oil & gas; Drilling

The rubblized rock just below the tooth of a rock bit. Rock in the crushed zone fails due to the high compressive stress placed on it by the bit tooth (in the case of a roller-cone bit). The ...

rotary table

Oil & gas; Drilling

The revolving or spinning section of the drillfloor that provides power to turn the drillstring in a clockwise direction (as viewed from above). The rotary motion and power are transmitted through ...

filter cake

Oil & gas; Drilling

The residue deposited on a permeable medium when a slurry, such as a drilling fluid, is forced against the medium under a pressure. Filtrate is the liquid that passes through the medium, leaving the ...

company man

Oil & gas; Drilling

The representative of the oil company or operator on a drilling location. For land operations, the company man is responsible for operational issues on the location, including the safety and ...

mud report

Oil & gas; Drilling

The report sheets filled out by the mud engineer at the wellsite on a daily basis. The mud report supplies results of tests performed several times per day as well as details about mud product usage, ...