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14 Cards in this Set
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Derrick |
the mast
200ft (60 meters) most are 140ft (43 meters) |
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PPE
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Personal Protective Equipment
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Joints
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drill pipe
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Bit
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hole-boring device
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Drawworks
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power hoist, regulates the weight the drill strings put on the "bit"
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Spudded
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began drilling
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Drilling Fluids
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"Spindletop"
liquid or gas carries cuttings to top clay makes "walk cake" |
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Wall Cake
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mud in drilling fluids - stabilizes sand and hole from caving in.
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Rotary rigs
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require drilling fluids
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Toolpusher
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Rig manager
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Rotary Drilling (3 types)
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Rotary table
Top Drive Downhole motor |
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Top Drive
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turns pipe AND bit
most companies use |
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Downhole Motor
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Only turns Bit
powered by drilling fluids or electricity **Directional Drilling** |
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Drilling Fluids
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change to accommodate the formations being drilled
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