hole drilling
51bottom-hole assembly — bottˈom hole assembly noun (mining) The drilling string attached to the bottom of the drilling pipe, comprising the drill bit and collars to maintain direction • • • Main Entry: ↑bottom …
52Mousehole (drilling) — The mousehole is the storage area on a drilling rig where the next joint of drilling pipe is held until needed. This hole is in the floor of the rig, bored into the earth for a short ways, and usually lined with a metal casing known as a scabbard …
53dry hole — noun 1. : a hole drilled (as through rock in a quarry) without using water 2. : a well that does not yield oil or gas in commercial quantities called also dry well, duster * * * any well drilled for oil or gas that does not yield enough to be… …
54Surface drilling expenses — (uranium) These include drilling, drilling roads, site preparation, geological and other technical support, sampling, and drill hole logging costs. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
55Dry-hole clause — A dry hole clause is a provision in an oil or Natural gas lease specifying what a lessee must do to maintain the lease for the remainder of a primary term after drilling a dry hole. Usual the lessee will just have to pay delay rentals. Superior… …
56sink a hole — sink a mine/well/hole/etc phrase to dig a deep hole in the ground Drilling companies are beginning to sink exploratory wells in the area. Thesaurus: mining and quarryinghyponym …
57bottom hole contract — A form of agreement used in drilling for oil or gas and which requires a payment by owners of well to lessee of well upon the drilling to a specified depth …
58bottom-hole contract — A form of agreement used in drilling for oil or gas and which requires a payment by owners of well to lessee of well upon the drilling to a specified depth …
59bottom hole contract — A form of agreement used in drilling for oil or gas and which requires a payment by owners of well to lessee of well upon the drilling to a specified depth …
60bottom-hole contract — A form of agreement used in drilling for oil or gas and which requires a payment by owners of well to lessee of well upon the drilling to a specified depth …
