Brad Mills
Johannesburg, South Africa
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floorhand
Laborer responsible for the overall maintenance of the rig.
floorhand
Laborer responsible for the overall maintenance of the rig.
elevator
A hinged mechanism that is closed around the drill pipe, or other drill string components, to facilitate lowering them into or lifting them out of the wellbore.
elevator
A hinged mechanism that is closed around the drill pipe, or other drill string components, to facilitate lowering them into or lifting them out of the wellbore.
fish
Any object that has been unintentionally dropped and lost down the wellbore. Fishing is the act of using specialized tools to retrieve a fish.
fish
Any object that has been unintentionally dropped and lost down the wellbore. Fishing is the act of using specialized tools to retrieve a fish.
Coal Seam Gas (CSG)
Methane that forms in the gaps between coal molecules. (not to be confused with csg, an abbreviation for the well casing)
Coal Seam Gas (CSG)
Methane that forms in the gaps between coal molecules. (not to be confused with csg, an abbreviation for the well casing)
frac job
Slang term for hydraulic fracturing, a process whereby an oil or gas well is stimulated by pumping special fluids into the reservoir, fracturing the formation.
frac job
Slang term for hydraulic fracturing, a process whereby an oil or gas well is stimulated by pumping special fluids into the reservoir, fracturing the formation.
Coal Bed Methane (CBM)
Methane that forms in the gaps between coal molecules. (not to be confused with csg, an abbreviation for the well casing)
Coal Bed Methane (CBM)
Methane that forms in the gaps between coal molecules. (not to be confused with csg, an abbreviation for the well casing)
core sample
A cylindrical section of a naturally occurring medium consistent enough to hold a layered structure. Most cores are obtained by drilling into the medium, for example, sediment or rock, with a hollow steel tube called a corer
core sample
A cylindrical section of a naturally occurring medium consistent enough to hold a layered structure. Most cores are obtained by drilling into the medium, for example, sediment or rock, with a hollow steel tube called a corer
Derrickman
The third in command after the driller & assistant driller.
Derrickman
The third in command after the driller & assistant driller.
bell nipple
An enlarged pipe at the top of a casing string that serves as a funnel to guide drilling tools into the top of the well.
bell nipple
An enlarged pipe at the top of a casing string that serves as a funnel to guide drilling tools into the top of the well.
cold vent
An area of the ocean floor where hydrogen sulfide, methane and other hydrocarbon-rich fluid seepage occurs, often in the form of a brine pool. Constitutes a biome supporting several endemic species. More commonly a "cold seep"
cold vent
An area of the ocean floor where hydrogen sulfide, methane and other hydrocarbon-rich fluid seepage occurs, often in the form of a brine pool. Constitutes a biome supporting several endemic species. More commonly a "cold seep"