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Bit box

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000358

A sturdy steel container used to transport and store drill bits, protecting the cutting structure and threads from knocks between the supplier, the rig floor and the drill string. Used and spare bits are kept in it on the rig between runs. It differs from a bit breaker, the plate that holds a bit in the rotary table during make-up.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000358
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000358",
  "term": "Bit box",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A sturdy steel container used to transport and store drill bits, protecting the cutting structure and threads from knocks between the supplier, the rig floor and the drill string. Used and spare bits are kept in it on the rig between runs. It differs from a bit breaker, the plate that holds a bit in the rotary table during make-up.",
  "subject": "Drilling",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/bit-box/"
}

Record 384 of 4,468 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.