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21Measurement while drilling — Well logging Gamma ray logging Spontaneous potential logging Resistivity logging Density logging Sonic logging Caliper logging Mud logging LWD/MWD v · …
22Drilling rig — For a detailed diagram of a Petroleum drilling rig, see List of components of oil drilling rigs. Drilling rig preparing rock blasting …
23Byford Dolphin — in dry dock at Invergordon (Scotland, UK) in 2008 Career Name: Byford Dolphin …
24Oil well — The pumpjack, such as this one located south of Midland, Texas, is a common sight in West Texas. An oil well is a general term for any boring through the earth s surface that is designed to find and acquire petroleum oil hydrocarbons. Usually… …
25Derrickhand — The Derrickhand or Derrickman position varies greatly from one drilling rig to another. He almost always reports directly to the driller. The name derrickman comes from the position that he normally occupies, which is at the top of the derrick.… …
26Halliburton — For other uses, see Haliburton (disambiguation). Halliburton Type Public Traded as NYSE:  …
27Deepwater Nautilus — Career N …
28Directional 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… …
29Sludging — A very simple well drilling method developed in ancient India but still used extensively in developing countries, where capital is scarce, but manpower abundant.A pipe is moved up and down in a hole filled with water (mud). Every time the pipe… …
30Well drilling — Tricone rock bit Well drilling is the process of drilling a hole in the ground for the extraction of a natural resource such as ground water, natural gas, or petroleum. Drilling for the exploration of the nature of the material underground (for… …
