drilling control
1Drilling riser — joints with buoyancy modules A drilling riser is a conduit that provides a temporary extension of a subsea oil well to a surface drilling facility. Drilling risers are categorised into two types: marine drilling risers used with subsea blowout… …
2Drilling 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… …
3Drilling 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… …
4Drilling rig — For a detailed diagram of a Petroleum drilling rig, see List of components of oil drilling rigs. Drilling rig preparing rock blasting …
5Drilling — For other uses, see Drilling (disambiguation). Drilling is a cutting process that uses a drill bit to cut or enlarge a hole in solid materials. The drill bit is a multipoint, end cutting tool. It cuts by applying pressure and rotation to the… …
6Development drilling — Drilling done to determine more precisely the size, grade, and configuration of an ore deposit subsequent to when the determination is made that the deposit can be commercially developed. Not included are: ■ secondary development drilling,… …
7Oil well control — is the management of the dangerous effects caused by unexpected high pressures upon surface equipment of oil or gas drilling rigs. Technically, oil well control involves preventing Formation fluid, usually referred to as kick, from entering into… …
8Blowout (well drilling) — A blowout is the uncontrolled release of crude oil and/or natural gas from an oil well or gas well after pressure control systems have failed.[1] Prior to the advent of pressure control equipment in the 1920s, the uncontrolled release of oil and… …
9Numerical control — CNC redirects here. For other uses, see CNC (disambiguation). A CNC Turning Center …
10Directional drilling — A horizontal directional drill in operation Directional drilling (or slant drilling) is the practice of drilling non vertical wells. It can be broken down into three main groups: Oilfield Directional Drilling, Utility Installation Directional… …
