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Rotary drilling

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003197

A drilling method that uses a rotating drill bit to cut and crush rock at the bottom of a wellbore. The drill bit is attached to a drill string, which is rotated from the surface by a rotary table or top drive. Drilling fluid is circulated to cool the bit and remove cuttings.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003197
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003197",
  "term": "Rotary drilling",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A drilling method that uses a rotating drill bit to cut and crush rock at the bottom of a wellbore. The drill bit is attached to a drill string, which is rotated from the surface by a rotary table or top drive. Drilling fluid is circulated to cool the bit and remove cuttings.",
  "subject": "Drilling",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/rotary-drilling/"
}

Record 3,399 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.