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• Drilling rig — For a detailed diagram of a Petroleum drilling rig, see List of components of oil drilling rigs. Drilling rig preparing rock blasting …   Wikipedia

• drilling mud — noun a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole • Syn: ↑drilling fluid • Hypernyms: ↑lubricant, ↑lubricator,… …   Useful english dictionary

• drilling mud — a water based or oil based suspension of clays pumped into an oil well during drilling in order to seal off porous rock layers, equalize the pressure, cool the bit, and flush out the cuttings. Also called drilling fluid. * * * ▪ excavation… …   Universalium

• drilling fluid — noun a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole • Syn: ↑drilling mud • Hypernyms: ↑lubricant, ↑lubricator,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Drilling fluid — This article is about fluids used when drilling a well. For fluids used with drill bits during metal working, see cutting fluid. Driller pouring a foaming agent down the rod string on a drilling rig In geotechnical engineering, drilling fluid is… …   Wikipedia

• Drilling mud — In geotechnical engineering, drilling mud, also known as spud mud (when beginning the drilling process), is a drilling fluid used to drill boreholes into the earth. Often used while drilling oil and natural gas wells and on exploration drilling… …   Wikipedia

• drilling machinery —       equipment used to drill holes in the ground for such activities as prospecting, well sinking (petroleum, natural gas, water, and salt), and scientific explorations. Drilling holes in rock to receive blasting charges is an operation in… …   Universalium

• Drilling rig (petroleum) — The equipment associated with a rig is to some extent dependent on the type of rig but typically includes at least some of the following items: #Mud tank #Shale shakers #Suction line (mud pump) #Mud pump #Motor or power source #Vibrating hose… …   Wikipedia

• Exploration diamond drilling — Drilling rig capable of both diamond and reverse circulation drilling. Exploration diamond drilling is used in the mining industry to probe the contents of known ore deposits and potential sites. By withdrawing a small diameter core of rock from… …   Wikipedia

• rotary drilling — Drilling a well by the rotation of a bit. A method frequently used in boring for oil. Boring is done by rotation of a bit attached to a steel pipe, which, when so used is called a drill stem. A smaller bore, called a rat hole, sometimes precedes …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Drill cuttings — Drill cuttings[1] are the broken bits of solid material removed from a borehole drilled by rotary, percussion, or auger methods. Boreholes drilled in this way include oil or gas wells, water wells, and holes drilled for geotechnical… …   Wikipedia