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Drilling
Of or relating to the penetration of the Earth's surface in order to extract petroleum oil.
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Drilling
Come out of the hole
Oil & gas; Drilling
To pull the drill stem out of the wellbore to change the bit, to change from a core barrel to the bit, to run electric logs, to prepare for a drill stem test, to run casing, and so on. Also called ...
Neutron log
Oil & gas; Drilling
A radioactivity well log used to determine formation porosity. The logging tool bombards the formation with neutrons. When the neutrons strike hydrogen atoms in water or oil, gamma rays are released. ...
Company representative
Oil & gas; Drilling
An employee of an operating company who supervises the operations at a drilling site or well site and who may coordinate the hiring of logging, testing, service, and workover companies. Also called ...
Nitro shooting
Oil & gas; Drilling
A formation-stimulation process first used about 100 years ago in Pennsylvania. Nitroglycerine is placed in a well and exploded to fracture.
Retrievable packer
Oil & gas; Drilling
A packer that can be pulled out of the well to be repaired or replaced.
