Learning Activity 8: Learning New Terminology

Below is a list of industry terminology introduced in this module through the videos and websites

instructions

Review the words below and write a short description of their meaning

  1. Blow Out Preventer (BOP)

  2. Surface Casing

  3. Conductor Casing

  4. Casing Shoe

  5. Kick off Point (KOP)

  6. Measuring While Drilling (MWD)

  7. Wellhead

  8. Christmas Tree

  9. Drilling Fluid (Mud)

  10. Rock Cuttings

  11. Total Depth (TD)

  12. Tripping In

  13. Tripping Out

  14. Hydrostatic Testing

  15. Plug and Abandonment (P&A)

 

Suggested Reading

  • Our Petroleum Challenge – Sustainability into the 21st Century,
    Seventh Edition, 5th printing, Centre for Energy
    Section 2 – Inside the Industry
    Chapter 1 – Exploration. pages 26-34
    Chapter 2 – Drilling. pages 34 – 42
  • A Primer of Oilwell Drilling: A Basic Text of Oil and Gas Drilling,
    7th Edition by Dr. Paul Bommer. University of Texas©