Drilling

Drilling

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

Contributors in Drilling

Drilling

Settling of particles in the annulus of a well, which can occur when the mud is static or being circulated. Because of the combination of secondary flow and gravitational forces, weighting materials ...

response matched

Oil & gas; Drilling

Relating to two or more logging measurements that have the same response. The term normally refers to vertical resolution, but could also be used for azimuthal or radial resolution. The term implies ...

duster

Oil & gas; Drilling

Slang term for dry hole.

bomb

Oil & gas; Drilling

Slang term for a type of pressure vessel.

p-rate

Oil & gas; Drilling

Slang for penetration rate, or the speed that the bit is drilling into the formation.

resolution matched

Oil & gas; Drilling

Relating to two or more logging measurements that have the same resolution. The term normally refers to vertical resolution, but could also be used for azimuthal or radial resolution.

sidewall

Oil & gas; Drilling

Relating to being held against, or taken from, the side of the borehole. The term also describes a measurement that must be made by pressing the sonde against the side of the borehole in order to ...