5 More Oil Field Terms For You Terminology / Slang

If your planning on heading out to the Bakken oil fields in western North Dakota you probably don't have any experience like most others. That's not a problem but it would be beneficial to you to learn some of the terminology and slang that you may be hearnig when you get out there. Here's five more terms for you to learn. Hope this helps.


LNG Liquid Natural Gas

Mud Slang term for drilling mud. A Mud Man is the drilling fluids technician responsible for formulating the mud, while a Mud Logger checks mud cuttings from the drill bit for traces of rock or oil and gas that provide a picture of conditions down hole.

Well Logging The practice of making a detailed record (a well log) of the geologic formations penetrated by a borehole.

Wireline Logging Wireline logging is the practice of measuring formation properties using electrically powered instruments to infer properties and make decisions about drilling and production operations.

‘Kill’ the well The act of stopping a well from flowing.  Normally, used when experiencing a blowout.

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