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Morning tour

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002427

A shift of a drilling crew, called a tour and pronounced tower, that begins in the morning hours. On a rig running three eight-hour tours it begins around midnight, which makes it the graveyard tour that follows the evening tour. On a rig running two 12-hour tours it is the one that begins early in the day.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002427
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002427",
  "term": "Morning tour",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A shift of a drilling crew, called a tour and pronounced tower, that begins in the morning hours. On a rig running three eight-hour tours it begins around midnight, which makes it the graveyard tour that follows the evening tour. On a rig running two 12-hour tours it is the one that begins early in the day.",
  "subject": "Drilling",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/morning-tour/"
}

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