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81Oil 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… …
82Byford Dolphin — in dry dock at Invergordon (Scotland, UK) in 2008 Career Name: Byford Dolphin …
83History of the petroleum industry in Canada (frontier exploration and development) — discoveries took place near population centres or along lines of penetration into the frontier. The first oil play, for example, was in southern Ontario. The first western natural gas discovery occurred on a Canadian Pacific Railway right of way …
84Roughneck — (or ruffneck) is a slang term for an unskilled or slightly skilled labourer in a number of industries. In particular, it is the official name of a semi skilled role on a North American oil rig. In Australia, a roughneck is known as an… …
85History of the petroleum industry in Canada — The Canadian petroleum industry arose in parallel with that of the United States. Because of Canada s unique geography, geology, resources and patterns of settlement, however, it developed in quite different ways. The evolution of the petroleum… …
86Buchan oil field — Infobox Oil field name = Buchan oil field region = Central North Sea, South Halibut Basin country = latd = latm = lats = latNS = longd = longm = longs = longEW = locblock = offonshore = Offshore operators = Talisman Energy partners = caption =… …
87List of oil field acronyms — Contents 1 # 2 A 3 B 4 C …
88Deepwater Nautilus — Career N …
89Mud logging — Mud log in process. Well logging Gamma ray logging Spontaneous potential logging Resistivity logging Density logging …
90Company man — For other uses, see Company man (disambiguation). A company man in the petroleum industry refers to a representative of an operating/exploration company. Other terms that may be used are company representative, foreman, drilling engineer, company …
