to fang a pump, (loosely) a well: to give (it) a grip of the water; to prime. Cf. fang, n.1 1b 7b Also fig.

transitive = sense 3b.

In Mining, to blast. In the Oil Industry, to detonate an explosive charge in (a well) in order to increase the flow of oil or gas.

To explode a ‘torpedo’ at the bottom of (an oil-well) to increase the output by shattering the rock or clearing the passage. Also intransitive. U.S.

transitive. To haul up or withdraw (casing, etc.) from a well, esp. an oil well.

transitive. Esp. in the oil and gas industries: to drill a borehole that branches from the upper part of (an existing borehole), either to avoid an…

Oil Industry. To introduce a swab (swab, n.1 1f) into (an oil-well) in order to induce a flow.

Oil Industry. To guide (a length of pipe) so as to connect it properly to another member.

transitive. Oil Industry. To start drilling in (a borehole) again, after having removed the drilling bit.

transitive. To place (something) in or on a rack; spec. (Oil Industry) to place (lengths of drill pipe) in a pipe rack or derrick. Also…