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A stand (of drill pipe) is two or three joints of drill pipe connected and stood in the derrick vertically, usually while tripping pipe. A stand of collars...

bleachers Stand (cricket), a relationship between two players Stand (drill pipe), 2 or 3 joints of drill pipe connected together on a drilling rig Bus stand, where...

A drill string on a drilling rig is a column, or string, of drill pipe that transmits drilling fluid (via the mud pumps) and torque (via the kelly drive...

Goose-neck Traveling block Drill line Crown block Derrick Racking Board (Sometimes referred to as the Monkey Board) Stand (of drill pipe) Setback (floor) Swivel...

drill pipe, known as a stand, since most drilling rigs "stand back" the pipe withdrawn from the hole at such increments, known as "stands"). Drilling...

other 2 or 3 joints of drill pipe at a time (called a stand) and racking them vertically in the derrick. When feasible the driller will start each successive...

current stand of drill pipe below the rig floor. Another potential area for error is the bottom hole assembly. This consists of the drill bit, drill collars...

rigid vertical or horizontal pipe to which fire hoses can be connected Standpipe (street), an external freestanding pipe to provide running water in areas...

"snub" drill pipe and or casing into, or out of, a well bore when conventional well killing methods could not be used. Unlike conventional drilling and completions...

military drill, from an exhibition drill of precision drill teams and military bands (in addition to the occasional corps of drums, fanfare band, pipe band...

Magnetic drilling machines having clamping system with two permanent magnets automatically which adapts to the pipe diameter. The magnetic core drilling machine...

guide the stands of drill pipe, typically 90 feet (27 meters) long, into the fingers at the top of the derrick while tripping (removing the drill string)...

turns. Drilling fluid, a.k.a. "mud", is pumped down the inside of the drill pipe and exits at the drill bit. The principal components of drilling fluid...

1 m) (single drill pipe) sections of drill pipe whereas a top drive can drill 60–90-foot (18–27 m) stands (double and triple drill pipe respectively,...

to make up or break down pipe stands during tripping pipe. They are also responsible for maintaining the motors on the drilling rig Choke: Tool used to...

provided that excess drill cuttings have not accumulated in the annulus, preventing fluid movement and possibly sticking the pipe in the borehole. For...

benches. A drill press (also known as a pedestal drill, pillar drill, or bench drill) is a style of drill that may be mounted on a stand or bolted to...

A pipe is a tubular section or hollow cylinder, usually but not necessarily of circular cross-section, used mainly to convey substances which can flow —...

for work in the derrick during "tripping" pipe in and out of the hole. Pit Watcher: Responsible for the drilling mud, the mud pits, and associated pumping/circulating...

hole drilling refers to the drilling of bore holes with high length-to-diameter ratios. According to the VDI Standard 3210, deep hole drilling processes...