Oil and Gas Terms Beginning with “R” — Page 7

With reference to logging, an operation in which a logging tool is lowered into a borehole and then retrieved from it while recording measurements. Read more →

To connect pipe together and lower the connected length into the borehole in a controlled fashion. The pipe lengths are usually screwed together either with rotary-shouldered connections for the drillstring, or threaded… Read more →

A cement-squeeze technique in which the cement slurry is continuously injected until the desired squeeze pressure is achieved. When pumping stops, the final squeeze pressure is monitored. If the pressure falls,… Read more →

A downhole tool used to run and set downhole plugs or similar equipment. The term applies to a range of tools used in workover activities, such as coiled tubing, snubbing or rig-based applications. However, the term is… Read more →

A high-precision component designed to rupture with the application of a predetermined hydraulic pressure. Rupture disks are commonly used in downhole applications in which the controlled application of pump pressure is… Read more →