Drilling Pipe (Noun)
Meaning
A series of tubes (joined by screwed collars) that connect a drilling platform to the drilling bit; rotates the bit and supplies drilling mud.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The drilling pipe was slowly fed into the wellbore as the drilling operation progressed.
- To change the drilling bit, the entire pipe had to be pulled out and reassembled.
- The drilling pipe was designed to withstand the intense pressure and heat of the deep well.
- A stuck drilling pipe can be a nightmare for drillers, causing costly delays and even loss of the well.
- The weight of the drilling pipe was evenly distributed by the drill string and the floating drilling platform.