Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
KBUG – kelly bushing underground (drilling up in coal mines, West Virginia, Baker & Taylor drilling) KCI – potassium chloride; KD – kelly down; KMW – kill mud weight; KOEBD – gas converted to oil-equivalent at 6 million cubic feet = 1 thousand barrels; KOH – potassium hydroxide; KOP – kick-off point (directional drilling) KOP ...
As technology has advanced, more modern drillers have better control of the overall well. Oil well control is the management of the dangerous effects caused by the unexpected release of formation fluid, such as natural gas and/or crude oil, upon surface equipment of oil or gas drilling rigs and escaping into the atmosphere.
Kelly: A square or hexagon pipe ( Approximately 40 ft. long ) used to turn the drill string while drilling. Kick: An intrusion of pressurized fluid into the wellbore that causes drilling fluid to be displaced. It can be the precursor to a blowout. Kickoff: A planned deviation from vertical, executed at the bottom of the wellbore.
Last week, London-listed Ophir Energy announced that it began drilling the Starfish-1 well offshore Ghana. The well, which lies in Ophir's Accra production sharing contract (PSC), is located in ...
Steerable motors are used to drill the kick-off point. When drilling the kick-off point be sure to avoid drilling a soft formation immediately below a hard one. In hard abrasive formations the high-side forces at kick off can cause severe bit shank wear. Ideally the kick-off point should be selected in a non-abrasive homogenous formation. [2]
Speaking with reporters after the main news conference, Soto did make a point of thanking Yankees fans for their support throughout the season. "I just want to say thank you to them," Soto said.
Deepwater Horizon drilling rig blowout, 21 April 2010. Kick is defined as an undesirable influx of formation fluid into the wellbore. If left unchecked, a kick can develop into a blowout (an uncontrolled influx of formation fluid into the wellbore). The result of failing to control a kick leads to lost operation time, loss of well and quite ...
The disconnect between leadership and the workforce isn't just a communication issue – it's a retention crisis waiting to happen.” Businesses should take note of this trend.