Final Dec 8 9:30 Flashcards
(140 cards)
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Both liquids and gases are fluids
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true
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The higher the API gravity the heavier the liquid
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false the lighter the liquid
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Solution gas is in the liquid state not the gaseous state
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true
4
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Associated gas includes solution gas and gas-cap gas
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true
5
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Associated gas occurs in association with crude oil
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true
6
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The drilling string is made up of 40 foot joints of steel pipe screwed together
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false 30 foot joints
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Directional drilling was developed when the industry move offshore several decades ago.
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false has been around
8
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gas dissolved in oil under initial reservoir pressure and temperature
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solution gas
9
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most common type of drill bit
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tri-cone drill bit
10
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this is used to hang the drill-string from the rig floor
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the slips
11
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the member of the operating crew that is in charge of overall operation
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tool pusher
12
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the members of the operating crew that has the duty of checking and maintaining all rig equipment.
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roughneck
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the foreman of the drilling crew is the
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driller
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tool used to make-out or breakup the pipe joints is the
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tong
15
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name the part that transfers torque from the rotary system to the drill string
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kelly
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the density measure used for petroleum liquids is
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API gravity
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a substance that flows and yields to any force tending to change its shape
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fluid
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hydrocarbon are in a gaseous state at standard conditions of 1 atmosphere and 60 deg farh is
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petroleum gas
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the minimum saturations of oil, water, or gas in the reservoir that causes the causes the fluid to be a continuous medium and therefore producible
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critical saturation
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Gas from solely gas reservoir where no black non condensate oil is present is
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non associated gas
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gas trapped in the top of the structure above the oil leg is called
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gas cap
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All the artificial drive mechanisms such as water flood, CO2 flood, and steam injection, etc.
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enhanced recovery
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producing the reservoir using only natural reservoir energy is
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primary recovery
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a process that adds energy to the reservoir following the primary recovery is
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secondary recovery
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this makes up the bulk of the drill string
drill pipe
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the top most joint of drill pipe in the drill string is
the kelly
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Thick walled joints of drill pipes used to put weight on the bit
drill collars
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attached to the traveling block and support the load is the
drill hook
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a large rotating drum that spools in drilling line to raise the load or spools out line to lower the load
draw works
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removing oil drill pipe is not a function of
mud
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one of the signs that a blow out is about to occur
increase in drill stem weight
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What is BOP
blow out preventor
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What is meant by the fish
part of the drill string left in the hole
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used to drill most land-wells
jackknife rig
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this is used to hang the string from the rig floor
slips
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protruding fingers that hold stacked pipes in place
finger board
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a hole in the rig floor where kelly and swivel are stored when not in use.
rat hole
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a hole in the rig floor where a joint of pipe is placed prior to being added
mouse hole
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this is used to lift the pipe string
elevator
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use to make up and break out the pipe joints
tongs
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crude oil or rock oil was a byproduct of the salt drilling process
true
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the east Texas oil field produced less oil in world war 2 than all the Axis powers combined
false they produced more
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East Texas oil was found at what depth 36000ft
false 3600 ft
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Edwin Drake first oil well came in like a gusher
no it was pumped
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Oil was refined to extract what product
kerosene
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The first oil well was drilled in what state
Pennsylvania
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prior to widespread use of oil, what was used for illumination
kerosene
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The discovery well for the East Texas Oil fields was
daisy bradford #3
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Of the 30,000+ wells drilled in east texas during the boom there was less than _______ dry holes
75
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The east texas oilfield when discovered was larger than the next ________ largest fields combined.
6
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The east texas oilfield is located on what formation
Woodbine
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the famous oil man H L Hunt also was the original owner of the
kansas city chiefs
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The texas ranger sent to kilgore
lone wolf gonzales
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The worlds richest acre had how many wells in a city block
24
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Illegal oil was called bootleg oil or
hot oil
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how much was a cheverolet on the wall in oil museum
445
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one major problem in the early oilfield was
over production
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the person who drilled edwin drakes first producing well was
uncle billy smith
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where was spindle top located
Beumont
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What was the name of John D. Rockefeller company
standard oil
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What was the term for racing to produce as much oil out of a reservoir before the competition nearby could get it
flush production
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the fraction of the rock volume that is pore space usually represented in percent
porosity
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marketable natural gas remaining after removal of heavier hydrocarbons and impurities is
residue
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before being ruled a monoply john d. rockefellers oil company controlled about how much of the u s refining capacity
90%
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Ancient plankton are believed to be the source of
petroleum
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Ancient vegetation is believed to be the source of
natural gas
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methane, ethane, propane, and butane are defined as
petroleum gases
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A substance made of hydrogen and carbon is called a
hydrocarbon
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the process of breaking larger molecules into smaller ones is known as
fracking
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rock formation with adequate porosity and permeability to function as a petroleum reservoir is called
reservoir rock
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the smaller the hydrocarbon molecule the more
volatile the substance
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The larger the hydrocarbon the greater its
viscosity and the darker its color
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in the early days of the petroleum industry this was used to determine the best location to drill
oil seeps
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The theory visualizing the earths crust as large moving parts is called
plate tectonics
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4D seismic surveys adds the component of
time
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landmen are usually
lawyers
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a fraction of the revenue from a well that is paid to the land owners is
royalty
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a commitment to drill a specific number of wells in the primary term is
drilling obligation
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this type of drilling was stopped by regulations that the bottom hole location of each well will be surveyed upon completion of drilling
slant hole
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the maximum barrels per day a field is allowed to produce
well allowable
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when a host government expropriates a companies holdings
nationalization
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a foreign national employed in a foreign country is
expatriate
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virtually all major discoveries in the united states are found by
independent oil companies
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impermeable rock contain petroleum within a trap is called
cap rock
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a fixed share of revenue clear of cost from the sale of oil and gas from a property is
royalty interest
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natural occurring gases, predominately methane
Natural gas
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Drilling from surface locations in one field diagonally to a reservoir under a neighboring reservoir
slant hole
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A person that drills wells some distance from existing producing wells
wildcatter
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THE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE PORES OF A ROCK
permeability
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an upward formation fold
?anticline
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an unsuccessful well
?dry hole
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Molten rock material originating within the earth
?magma
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a fracture of the earth's crust where one side has moved relative to the other
/fault
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Movement of reservoir fluids through a permeable formation driven by density differences
/migration
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Geologic features where petroleum could accumulate
trap
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Upward extrusion of salt from deep salt formations
salt dome
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Naturally occuring hydrocarbon compounds
petroleum
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Marketable natural gas remaining after removal of the heavier hydrocarbons and impurities.
residue gas
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movement of rock fragments by fluid current
erosion
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the solid surface of the earth
crust
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permanent packers are run and set on tubing or a wireline and set with a
small explosive charge
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retrievable packers are run integral with (______ _____ _____) the production tubing string.
screwed directly into
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The well casing is not used as the conduit for production the _____ ____ is used.
production casing
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Gravel packing procedure is very expensive and is successful only ____% to ____% of the time
50-60
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A continuous foot by foot record of the hole as it is being drilled is a
Drilling operators log
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Explain why coring is done
To get a sample of the actual subsurface rocks
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What is the purpose of a productivity test on a reservoir fluids characteristics before production starts
To decide if the well will produce commercially
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Surface casing in onshore Wells
Protects near surface potable water zones
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Surface casing is normally how many feet deep
A few hundred feet
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Casing and it's surrounding cement sheath isolates downhole zones so that
They can be produced separately
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The current system for perforating the case and uses what to penetrate the casing
Jet perforators
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When two reservoirs are produced simultaneously but separately using two strings of tubing and two Packers in the same well it is called
Dual completion
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In drilling, the space between the drill string in the hole is called
Annulus
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Master valves, from valves, lubricator valves, safety valves, and a choker are all parts of the
Christmas tree
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A highly permeable formation may produce freely without a stimulation treatment this is called
Natural completion
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This is the most effective stimulation treatment for the tight sandstones typically encountered in older more consolidated continental sediments
Hydraulic fracturing
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This is the most widely used sand control measure
Gravel packing
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Loading the hole with the fluid dense enough to over balance the formation and prevent flow into the wellbore is
Kill a well
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To make a producing well out of the hole
Completion
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After a well has been producing for a while it is often necessary to reenter and repair it this is called
Work over
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These are constructions in the tubing used to latch various tools such as through tubing bridge plugs, down hole chokes,beam pumps etc.
Seating nipples
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This is extra thick or rubber coated joints of tubing run opposite casings perforations to prevent sand erosion
Blast joints
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This will shut off the tubing automatically in case of an emergency at the surface
Sub surface safety valves
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These are operated by wireline to open or close ports connect in the tubing to the anulus
Sliding sleeves
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In the United States oil wells spacings are typically 40, 80 or
160 acres
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Spacing gas fields typically uses 640 acres basing due to
Fluid viscosity
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Very large floating self-propelled vessel usually anchored, but sometimes dynamically positioned. drilling position is partly submersed gain stability
Semi submersible rig
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Buoyant offshore platform consisting of a vertical cylinder affixed to bottom an stabilized by anchor lines
spar
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Offshore wells with Christmas trees at the mud rather than above the water on a platform
Subsea completion
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The solution to corrosion and hydrogen sulfide problems and deep wells is to use what kind of pipe
Nickel alloy
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Used when a lubricator is attached to perform through-tubing well service
Crown valves
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Is an orifice that is varied in size to control the wells flow rate
Choke
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Automatically shuts in the well if unsafe conditions occur
Safety valve
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Is normally used for routine opening and closing of the well
Wing valves
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Used to shut in the well
Master valves
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Used to rapidly spool off tubing into the hole
Coiled tubing units
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Single strand wire used for routine maintenance of gas lift valves, chokes, sliding sleeves and for cutting paraffin accumulated in the tubing
Slickline wireline unit
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Mobile on shore units using and jointed tubing as a work string
pulling units
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Drilling rigs often left on Deepwater platforms
Conventional drilling rigs
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Multistrand electrical conductor and wire
Electrical conductor and water line units
