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2. Roughneck - Wikipedia

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   An oil field roughneck's duties can include anything involved with connecting pipe down the well bore, as well as general work around a rig. The crew of a land-based oil rig can be further divided into several positions: Tool pusher: The highest position at the drilling location, responsible for every crew. A toolpusher may stay on location for ...

3. Petroleum reservoir - Wikipedia

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   An oil field is an area of accumulated liquid petroleum underground in multiple (potentially linked) reservoirs, trapped as it rises to impermeable rock formations. In industrial terms, an oil field implies that there is an economic benefit worthy of commercial attention.

4. Glossary of oilfield jargon - Wikipedia

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   Subsalt: Refers to oil prospects that lie below a salt layer. [7] Toolhand: Refers to a third party (down hole services provider) service representative or field service supervisor with "tools" to be run and operated in a well. Toolpusher: The boss of a drilling rig, working under the drilling superintendent or the corporation the rig is ...

5. 7 Oil Field Jobs Companies Are Desperate To Fill - AOL

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   By 2020, one industry report claims that the oil industry will have created an additional 1.3 million positions. "Even if we are [energy independent], we can't hire enough people to keep it ...

6. Completion (oil and gas wells) - Wikipedia

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   It is a cylindrical valve with either a ball or flapper closing mechanism. It is installed in the production tubing and is held in the open position by a high-pressure hydraulic line from surface contained in a 6.35 mm (1/4") control line that is attached to the DHSV's hydraulic chamber and terminated at surface to a hydraulic actuator. The ...

7. Petroleum engineering - Wikipedia

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   Petroleum engineering is a field of engineering concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or natural gas. [1] Exploration and production are deemed to fall within the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry.