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Cellar

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000605

A concrete-lined pit dug below the rig floor, providing space for the installation of blowout preventers, casing heads, and other wellhead equipment. It allows the rig floor to be at a convenient working height while maintaining sufficient clearance for subsurface equipment. The cellar also collects drilling fluids and debris.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000605
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000605",
  "term": "Cellar",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A concrete-lined pit dug below the rig floor, providing space for the installation of blowout preventers, casing heads, and other wellhead equipment. It allows the rig floor to be at a convenient working height while maintaining sufficient clearance for subsurface equipment. The cellar also collects drilling fluids and debris.",
  "subject": "Drilling",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/cellar/"
}

Record 652 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.