drill pipe

collocation in English

meaningsofdrillandpipe

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drill
noun[C]
uk
/drɪl/us
/drɪl/
a tool or machine that ...
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pipe
noun[C]
uk
/paɪp/us
/paɪp/
a tube inside which liquid or gas flows from one place ...
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(Definition ofdrillandpipefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The networkeddrillpipecan transmit data acquired by most large service companies.
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The riser system includes an outer casing that surrounds thedrillpipe, to provide return-circulation of drilling fluid for maintaining pressure balance within the borehole.
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If thedrillpipeis in the well, the pipe rams slide perpendicular to the pipe, closing around it to form a tight seal.
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The accident happened when men were withdrawing the last section of thedrillpipe.
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Having longer sections ofdrillpipeallows the drilling rigs to drill deeper sections of the wellbore, thus making fewer connections ofdrillpipe.
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The process of inspections are designed to remove weakeneddrillpipe, so that pipe will not fracture during drilling.
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For wells deeper than about 10 metres, and especially when heavier metaldrillpipeis used, a lifting device is installed.
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Riser-less drilling uses seawater as its primary drilling fluid, which is pumped down through thedrillpipe.
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This offers well control capabilities beyond those normally possible withdrillpipe, and gives the ability to drill underbalanced.
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Constantly withdrawing the entire heavydrillpipeis impractical, so methods were developed to pull up the core inside the barrel.
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Most commonly, this is for heavy fishing such as retrieving brokendrillpipe.
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At first, loggers had to run their tools somehow attached to thedrillpipeif the well was not vertical.
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To make a connection is to add another segment ofdrillpipeonto the top the drill string.
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This layout uses onlydrillpipeand drill collars.
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Certain profiles can not be drilled while thedrillpipeis rotating.
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The operators hand does not have to reach the end of thedrillpipeand drill stem extensions can be several meters long.
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But instead of using a hand as a valve on top of thedrillpipe(sludging), the drill bit itself doubles as a foot-valve.
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It is the lower part of the drill string, extending from the bit to thedrillpipe.
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In this instance the weight may be applied by running thedrillpipein compression in the high angle section.
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The term is loosely applied as the assembled collection of thedrillpipe, drill collars, tools and drill bit.
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Therefore, oil continued to flow through thedrillpipetrapped between the ram block faces and subsequently through the gaps between the ram blocks.
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An advantage of a top drive is that it allows the drilling rig to drill longer sections of a stand ofdrillpipe.
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A black sticky substance was found to be blocking thedrillpipewhen circulation was stopped for several days at a depth of 5520m ft.
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