drill pipe

At 1,500 feet, no oil was discovered, and the team ran short of drill pipe.

The drill pipe twisted off on the first test, but the second was extremely successful.

By 0300 the drill pipe in the hole was hanging on the lower rams.

However, Heywood opted to order more drill pipe and continue to try.

Drill pipe was run to 8,367 ft ready for mud displacement.

Another common reason for tripping is to replace damaged drill pipe.

Barrel should butt against end of the drilled pipe nipple.

The networked drill pipe can transmit data acquired by most large service companies.

Highly flammable, the gas was forcing its way up the drilling pipes.

Their training sessions contemplated a blowout coming up through only the drilling pipe.

Whether it would have worked as perfectly in an actual blowout, or with a different type of drill pipe, was another matter.

The heavy weight drill pipe applies the weight on the bit.

Most commonly, this is for heavy fishing such as retrieving broken drill pipe.

Modern drill pipe is nearly twice as strong as older pipes of the same size.

The high angle may help to stabilize the drill pipe allowing it to carry some compression.

Several oilfield service companies are currently developing wired drill pipe systems.

On November 3, 1989, the 5-inch drill pipe had reached a depth of 3,707 feet.

No water rushed up, and the miners quickly tapped on the drill pipe to signal their survival.

Drill pipe is a portion of the overall drill string.

Sever the casing or drill pipe (in case of emergencies).

The mud travels back to the surface around the outside of the drill pipe, called the annulus.

This usually involved quickly installing a special valve on the drill pipe to end the imagined blowout.

They contended with stuck drilling pipes and broken tools.

Water is injected into the drill pipe, so as to wash out the rock cuttings produced by the bit.

Behind him, the relief crew was already scrambling on to the platform to help raise the five lengths of drill pipe.