Gas well

A well completed for production of natural gas from one or more gas zones or reservoirs. Such wells contain no completions for the production of crude oil.

gas well

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Any well: (A) which produces natural gas not associated or blended with crude petroleum oil at the time of production; (B) which produces more than 100,000 cubic feet of natural ...

gas field and gas well

Science; General science

The term gas field refers to a geographical area which is underlain by one or more commercial reservoirs of petroleum. This commercially valuable gas, primarily methane but with ...

horizontal drilling

Oil & gas; Drilling

Horizontal drilling is the process of drilling a well from the surface to a depth just above the target oil or gas reservoir called the kickoff point, then curving the drilling ...

CNOOC 981

Oil & gas; Drilling

The sixth-generation semi-submersible and China's first deep-sea drilling platform owned by China National Offshore Oil Corporation or CNOOC. The drilling rig went into formal ...

drilling platform

Oil & gas; Drilling

An offshore platform used to drill exploration and development wells but lacking the processing facilities of a production platform.

orill bit

Oil & gas; Drilling

The part of the drilling tool which actually cuts through the rock.

drilling table

Oil & gas; Drilling

The table on the derrick floor whereby the drill pipe is rotated, also called the rotary table.

heave

Oil & gas; Drilling

The up-and-down movement of a semisubmersible drilling platform or drill ship.

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Dracula fish

A new species of fish discovered in the Mekong River region in 2009. The Dracula fish is so named because it has two fangs at the front of its top ...