well packing
Oil Industry
noun
Watertight packing used in an oil or gas well, typically to seal a well after the withdrawal of a drill or to seal the gap between a drill pipe and the side of the boring.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in U.S. Patents.
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- well-noted
- well-nourished
- well-nurtured
- well-oared
- well-observed
- well-occupied
- well off
- well-offness
- well oiled
- well-omened
- well-operated
- well-opinioned
- well-orchestrated
- well-order
- well ordered
- well-ordering
- well organised
- well organized
- well-paced
- well-packed
- well packing
- well-padded
- well paid
- well-painted