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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