drilling
91drilling down — /ˌdrɪlɪŋ daυn/ noun the action of sorting data into hierarchies, each of which is more detailed than the previous one a good time for broadcasting commercials …
92drilling hammer — noun : a stonecutter s hammer having a flat square face at each end of the head for striking rock drills …
93Integrated Ocean Drilling Program — The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) is an international marine research drilling program dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of the Earth by monitoring and sampling subseafloor environments. Through multiple platforms a… …
94Precision Drilling — Infobox Company company name = Precision Drilling Trust company company type = Oilfield services company type = Public (NYSE|PDS, TSX|PD.UN) company slogan = foundation = 1969 location = Calgary, Alberta, Canada key people = CEO: Kevin A. Neveu… …
95Directional drilling — A horizontal directional drill in operation Directional drilling (or slant drilling) is the practice of drilling non vertical wells. It can be broken down into three main groups: Oilfield Directional Drilling, Utility Installation Directional… …
96Arctic Refuge drilling controversy — Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Map The question of whether to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has been an ongoing political controversy in the United States since 1977.[1] The issue has been used by both Democrats and …
97Measurement while drilling — Well logging Gamma ray logging Spontaneous potential logging Resistivity logging Density logging Sonic logging Caliper logging Mud logging LWD/MWD v · …
98Blowout (well drilling) — A blowout is the uncontrolled release of crude oil and/or natural gas from an oil well or gas well after pressure control systems have failed.[1] Prior to the advent of pressure control equipment in the 1920s, the uncontrolled release of oil and… …
99Offshore drilling — refers to a mechanical process where a wellbore is drilled through the seabed. It is typically carried out in order to explore for and subsequently produce hydrocarbons which lie in rock formations beneath the seabed. Most commonly, the term is… …
100Well 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… …
