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KB

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002086

An abbreviation for Kelly Bushing, which is a rotary table component. It is the reference point from which all vertical measurements in a wellbore are typically taken. The KB height is measured from the ground or sea level and is used to calculate true vertical depth.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002086
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002086",
  "term": "KB",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "An abbreviation for Kelly Bushing, which is a rotary table component. It is the reference point from which all vertical measurements in a wellbore are typically taken. The KB height is measured from the ground or sea level and is used to calculate true vertical depth.",
  "subject": "Drilling",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/kb/"
}

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