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Initial Exploration Hydrocarbon exploration in Ghana began in 1896 by the West Africa Oil and Fuel Company (WAOFCO) who drilled in the...

A roustabout in the oil and gas industry is someone who is capable of doing various manual labor tasks, with hand or power tools. These en...

GPRS ****** GPRS = Short for General Packet Radio Service, a standard for wireless communications which runs at speeds up to 115 kilob...

Reamer Shoe Guide Shoe Float Shoe Float Collar Top and Bottom Plug Non Rotating Top and Bottom plug Rotating...

These are positive stand-off wellbore centralizers, specifically designed for Casing, Liners & Sand Control Screens, to...

1. n. [Well Completions] A type of circular seal co...

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1. A joint of pipe of non-standard length, to make up a string of tubulars to an exact required total length. 2. A length of drill o...

n. [Drilling] A special tool used by the rig crew to prevent the drill bit from turning while the bit su...

A metal strip shaped like a hunting bow and attached to a tool or to the outside of casing . Bow-spring centralizers are used to keep casing...

TIW Safety Valve

*********** TIW Valve is a valve used in  Oil and Gas drilling rigs to close in the drill string to prevent blow out. T.I.W is really a b...