Glossary
- Barrel:
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an extremely common unit of volume in the drilling industry, equal to 42 US gallons or 178 l
- Blow out:
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uncontrolled flow of fluids from a wellhead or wellbore
- BHA (bottom-hole assembly):
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the assembly of heavy drilling tools at the bottom of the drill string; normally includes bit, reamers, stabilizers, drill collars, heavy-weight drill pipe, jars, and other miscellaneous tools
- BOP (blowout preventer):
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one or more devices used to seal the well at the wellhead, or top of the innermost casing string, preventing uncontrolled escape of gases, liquids, or steam; usually includes annular preventer (an inflatable bladder that seals around drill string or irregularly shaped tools) and rams (pipe rams or blind rams: pipe rams seal around the drill pipe if it is in the hole, blind rams seal against each other if the pipe is not in the hole)
- Dewar:
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a double-walled container or heat shield, similar to a vacuum flask, which insulates a piece of equipment from high temperature
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Finger, J.T. (2018). Drilling for Geothermal Resources. In: Bronicki, L. (eds) Power Stations Using Locally Available Energy Sources. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7510-5_310
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