Oilfield Terminology (Oilfield Jargon).
Words or pharases describing profesions, equipment and procedures in the oil and gas industry:
Bell nipple: An enlarged pipe at the top of a casing string that serves as a funnel to guide drilling tools into the top of the well.
Big bear: A big bear is a hitch (see hitch) that lasts a minimum of 50 str
Bell to Bell : Shipyard term for working on jobs solidly from start to finish and being unable to finish early, even if said jobs are already completed. This is more ussual on onshore than offshore.
Billy Pugh: Older method of transporting crews via crane and carriage to boat/platform.
Blowout: A sudden, uncontrolled release of underground pressure from the well.
Cat's Head: Part of derricks mechanical works that, historically, would allow roughnecks to tighten and tourque up drill pipe using chain and rope.
Choppers Eve: The day previous to when the copper arrives.
Dog House: Area within the derrick where the toolpusher, driller and other high rangking types plan and carry out drilling operations.
Donut: Abessin equipment installed as an escape system offshore.
Drill string: A column, or string, of pipe that transmits drilling fluid (via the mud pumps) and torque (via the Kelly drive or top drive) to the drill bit.
Fish: Any object that has been unintentionally dropped and lost down the wellbore. Fishing is the act of using specialized tools to retrieve a fish.
Monkey Board: Platform on which derrickman works during the same a trip is being made. or reffered as the tubing board.
Hitch: Rig employees refer to their work period as a 'hitch.' A common hitch is 20 days on, followed by 10 days off. Typically, two crews will be on and each crew will spend one week working 7am-7pm and the following week 7pm-7am. Or, crews may do a full two weeks of 7am-7pm and then, upon returning after their 10 days off, will work the next two weeks 7pm-7am (the third rig crew being on their 10 days off). Some rigs may operate four crews; these crews typically work eight hours shifts.
Intelligent well: An oil or gas well equipped with monitoring equipment and completion components that allow for automatic or remote optimization of production.
Kick: An intrusion of pressurized gas into the wellbore that causes drilling fluid to be displaced. It can be the precursor to a blowout.
Kickoff: A planned deviation from vertical, executed at the bottom of the wellbore.
Kill: The act of stopping a well from flowing.
Pig: A device inserted into a pipeline for cleaning purposes. The act of using a pig is called pigging.
OIM: Offshore Installation Manager.
Sky Wakers: Rope Acces workers preferred nickname.
Well logging: The practice of making a detailed record (well log) of the geologic formations penetrated by a borehole. Also known as borehole logging. Wireline logging is the practice of measuring formation properties using electrically powered instruments to infer properties and make decisions about drilling and production operations.
Worm: An inexperienced oilfield worker that is not yet a "hand".
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