bore hole
61borehole — 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 …
62borehole — bore|hole [ bɔr,houl ] noun count a very deep narrow hole in the ground made in order to get water or oil …
63borehole — bore•hole [[t]ˈbɔrˌhoʊl, ˈboʊr [/t]] n. min a hole drilled in the earth, as for the purpose of extracting a core or releasing gas • Etymology: 1700–10 …
64Crandall Canyon Mine — Coordinates: 39°27′36″N 111°10′04″W / 39.460000°N 111.167639°W / 39.460000; 111.167639 The Crandall Canyon Mine, formerly Genwal …
65Drilling rig — For a detailed diagram of a Petroleum drilling rig, see List of components of oil drilling rigs. Drilling rig preparing rock blasting …
66Water well — Village pump redirects here. For information on Wikipedia project related discussions see Wikipedia:Village pump. Water well at the Wald monastery in Germany. A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving,… …
67Drilling 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… …
68Directional boring — A small directional boring unit in action Directional boring, commonly called horizontal directional drilling or HDD, is a steerable trenchless method of installing underground pipes, conduits and cables in a shallow arc along a prescribed bore… …
69Caliper log — A caliper log is a set of measurements of the size and shape of a bore hole commonly made when drilling oil and gas wells. This can be an important indicator of cave ins or shale swelling in the bore hole.The caliper tool measures the variation… …
70excavation — noun 1. the act of digging (Freq. 2) there s an interesting excavation going on near Princeton • Syn: ↑digging, ↑dig • Derivationally related forms: ↑dig (for: ↑dig), ↑ …
