drilling
31drilling mud — ☆ drilling mud n. a suspension of fine grained mineral matter, usually in water, circulated in oil well drilling to cool and lubricate the drill bit, plug up porous surfaces, etc …
32drilling lathe — drilling machine, drilling lathe or drillˈ press noun A machine for boring with a drill or drills • • • Main Entry: ↑drill …
33Drilling capacity — indicates the maximum diameter a given power drill or drill press can produce in a given material. It is essentially a proxy for the continuous torque the machine is capable of producing. Typically a given drill will have its capacity specified… …
34Drilling rig — For a detailed diagram of a Petroleum drilling rig, see List of components of oil drilling rigs. Drilling rig preparing rock blasting …
35Drilling 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… …
36Drilling 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… …
37Drilling (Poker) — Im Kartenspiel Poker beschreibt der Begriff Hand die besten fünf Karten, die ein Spieler nutzen kann. Die Rangfolge der einzelnen Kartenkombinationen ist bei allen Spielvarianten gleich, lediglich ihre Wahrscheinlichkeit variiert. So ist bei der… …
38Drilling rig (petroleum) — The equipment associated with a rig is to some extent dependent on the type of rig but typically includes at least some of the following items: #Mud tank #Shale shakers #Suction line (mud pump) #Mud pump #Motor or power source #Vibrating hose… …
39drilling machinery — equipment used to drill holes in the ground for such activities as prospecting, well sinking (petroleum, natural gas, water, and salt), and scientific explorations. Drilling holes in rock to receive blasting charges is an operation in… …
40drilling mud — noun a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole • Syn: ↑drilling fluid • Hypernyms: ↑lubricant, ↑lubricator,… …
