(Mechanical engineering: Manufacturing and assembly)
Drilling is the process of cutting holes in a solid material using a rotating cutting tool.
The indentation is a starting point for the drilling of the hole.
Drilling is a cutting process in which a drill bit is used to cut or enlarge a hole in a solidmaterial.
Drilling is the process of cutting holes in a solid material using a rotating cutting tool.
drilling in the Oil and Gas Industry
(drɪlɪŋ)
noun
(Extractive engineering: Field development, Drilling)
Drilling is using a tool to make a deep hole in order to find oil, gas, or water.
The drilling of development wells involves a lower degree of financial risk than field extensionor exploratory wells because they are reasonably expected to produce gas.
Cores are cut during the drilling of a well and are used in the study of underground formations.
Drilling is using a tool to make a deep hole in order to find oil, gas, or water.
Kinsella had been involved with transportation, lifting supplies in, lifting core samples out as the drilling progressed.
Wood, Ted FOOLS GOLD (2002)
She was leaning forward, her eyes were unconsciously drilling into the soft neck of the woman in front of her.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
Vangelis ' eyes darted to him, drilling: his courtroom stare.
Harvey, John COUP D'ETAT (2002)
All related terms of 'drilling'
drill
A drill is a tool or machine that you use for making holes.
hand drill
a rotating tool that is inserted into a drilling machine or tool for boring cylindrical holes
air drilling
Air drilling is a drilling method in which compressed air or nitrogen is used to cool the drill bit and lift cuttings out of the wellbore.
drilling crew
The drilling crew are the people who operate a drilling rig .
drilling mast
A drilling mast is a structure over an oil well which supports the drilling equipment and allows it to be lifted into and out of the wellbore.
drilling mud
a mixture of clays , water, and chemicals pumped down the drill string while an oil well is being drilled to lubricate the mechanism , carry away rock cuttings , and maintain pressure so that oil or gas does not escape
drilling rig
a mobile drilling platform used for exploratory offshore drilling
drilling ship
a ship provided with drilling equipment and used esp for carrying out test drills
drilling fluid
a fluid used in the process of drilling bore holes and oil wells , for instance drilling mud , water, and compressed air amongst others
drilling jacket
A drilling jacket is a small steel platform used for drilling wells in shallow and calm water.
rotary drilling
Rotary drilling is the use of a continuous circular motion of the drill bit to make a hole.
slant drilling
Slant drilling is drilling at an angle of usually 30° to 45°.
appraisal drilling
(in the oil industry ) drilling carried out once oil or gas has been discovered in order to assess the extent of the field , the reserves , the possible rate of production , and the properties of the oil or gas
deviated drilling
a method of drilling for oil in which the well is not drilled vertically, as when a number of wells are to be drilled from a single platform to reach different areas of an oil field
diamond drilling
drilling using a drill with a diamond-impregnated bit
drilling platform
a structure, either fixed to the sea bed or mobile , which supports the machinery and equipment (the drilling rig ), together with the stores , required for digging an offshore oil well
directional drilling
a method of drilling for oil in which the well is not drilled vertically, as when a number of wells are to be drilled from a single platform to reach different areas of an oil field
horizontal drilling
Horizontal drilling is drilling in which the direction of the wellbore is more than 80 degrees from the vertical .
percussion drilling
Percussion drilling is a drilling method which involves lifting and dropping heavy tools to break rock, and uses steel casing tubes to stop the borehole from collapsing.
slim hole drilling
Slim hole drilling is drilling a well in which at least 90 percent of the hole has a diameter of seven inches or less.
coiled tubing drilling
Coiled tubing drilling is drilling using a narrow (1.75 to 3.5in) seamless tube of high-grade steel, wound onto a reel .
extended reach drilling
Extended reach drilling is drilling a well horizontally to at least twice its vertical depth .
radial drilling machine
a machine in which the drilling head is mounted to slide along a radial arm which can be rotated , raised, or lowered on a vertical mast to adjust the position of the drill above the workpiece
drill down
to look at or examine something in depth
test-drill
to drill a test hole (in)
drillship
a ship provided with drilling equipment and used esp for carrying out test drills
aperture for drilling fluid
An aperture for drilling fluid is an opening for controlling the flow of drilling mud .
rig
If someone rigs an election , a job appointment , or a game, they dishonestly arrange it to get the result they want or to give someone an unfair advantage .
MWD
MWD is a system of taking measurements while drilling downhole.
drill rig
rig (sense 9 ) Also called : drilling rig
LWD tools
LWD tools are tools which have sensors to record information about rock formation during drilling .