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Connection

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004276

The process of adding a new stand of drillpipe or casing to the drill string as the well deepens. This involves stopping drilling, hoisting the new pipe, and screwing it into the top of the existing string. A typical connection takes several minutes to complete.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004276
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004276",
  "term": "Connection",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The process of adding a new stand of drillpipe or casing to the drill string as the well deepens. This involves stopping drilling, hoisting the new pipe, and screwing it into the top of the existing string. A typical connection takes several minutes to complete.",
  "subject": "Drilling",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/connection/"
}

Record 878 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.