borehole equipment
1Borehole — A borehole is the generalised term for any narrow shaft drilled in the ground, either vertically or horizontally. A borehole may be constructed for many different purposes including the extraction of water or other liquid (such as petroleum) or… …
2borehole — bore|hole [ˈbo:həul US ˈbo:rhoul] n a deep hole made using special equipment, especially in order to get water or oil out of the ground …
3borehole — noun (C) a deep hole made using special equipment, especially in order to get water or oil out of the ground boring / bO:rIN/ adjective not interesting in any way: Her husband is about the most boring person I ve ever met. | deadly boring (=very… …
4Kola Superdeep Borehole — Coordinates: 69°23′46.39″N 30°36′31.20″E / 69.3962194°N 30.608667°E / 69.3962194; 30.608667 …
5Heavy equipment (construction) — Heavy machinery redirects here. For the album by Anders Johansson, Jens Johansson and Allan Holdsworth, see Heavy Machinery (album). Heavy equipment vehicles of various types parking near a highway construction site …
6Casing (borehole) — Casing is large diameter pipe that is assembled and inserted into a recently drilled section of a borehole and typically cemented into place.PurposeCasing that is cemented in place aids the drilling process in several ways: * Prevent… …
7Drilling rig — For a detailed diagram of a Petroleum drilling rig, see List of components of oil drilling rigs. Drilling rig preparing rock blasting …
8List of oil field acronyms — Contents 1 # 2 A 3 B 4 C …
9petroleum production — Introduction recovery of crude oil and, often, associated natural gas from the Earth. petroleum is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon material that is believed to have formed in deep sedimentary (sedimentary rock) beds from animal and …
10Core sample — Rock core samples. The product of a Diamond rig. (The bird is a Pied Butcherbird.) A core sample is a cylindrical section of (usually) a naturally occurring substance. Most core samples are obtained by drilling with special drills into the… …
