Oil and Gas Vocab Review 1

Fuse

• a drilling device which allows drilling without the need for a rotary table

• a safety device which melts if overloaded

• part of the rotary table which connects to the Kelly bushing

• the flow of electricity which can be direct (DC) or alternating (AC)

current

• a drilling device which allows drilling without the need for a rotary table

• a safety device which melts if overloaded

• part of the rotary table which connects to the Kelly bushing

• the flow of electricity which can be direct (DC) or alternating (AC)

top drive

• a drilling device which allows drilling without the need for a rotary table

• a safety device which melts if overloaded

• part of the rotary table which connects to the Kelly bushing

• the flow of electricity which can be direct (DC) or alternating (AC)

master bushing

• a drilling device which allows drilling without the need for a rotary table

• a safety device which melts if overloaded

• part of the rotary table which connects to the Kelly bushing

• the flow of electricity which can be direct (DC) or alternating (AC)

transformer

• a device for changing frequency of current

• a force that cause rotation

• a device which changes current from one voltage to another

• a section of a drillpipe

torque

• a device for changing frequency of current

• a force that cause rotation

• a device which changes current from one voltage to another

• a section of a drillpipe

converter

• a device for changing frequency of current

• a force that cause rotation

• a device which changes current from one voltage to another

• a section of a drillpipe

joint

• a device for changing frequency of current

• a force that cause rotation

• a device which changes current from one voltage to another

• a section of a drillpipe

sub

• a short piece of tube which connects tubes which cannot be directly connected

• a number of connected joints

• the parts of a machine which allows two or more parts to rotate

  or move in contact with each other with as little friction as possible

• a type of sub used to ensure that the drillstring remains centralized

stabilizer

• a short piece of tube which connects tubes which cannot be directly connected

• a number of connected joints

• the parts of a machine which allows two or more parts to rotate

  or move in contact with each other with as little friction as possible

• a type of sub used to ensure that the drillstring remains centralized