Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.15708 - Definitions; T to W
Rule 5708.
(1)
"Tour" means the work period of a rig crew and is usually pronounced as if
spelled "t-o-w-e-r."
(2) "Tubing"
means a small diameter pipe that is run into a well to serve as a conduit for
the passage of oil or gas to the surface.
(3) "Valve drilling operation" means the
drilling of a hole through the blocking element of a valve that is stuck in the
closed position with pressure on the well side of the valve.
(4) "Weight indicator" means an instrument
that shows the weight suspended from the hooks.
(5) "Well servicing" means the remedial or
maintenance work performed on an oil or gas well to improve or maintain the
production from a formation already producing.
(6) "Well servicing rig" means a portable rig
consisting of a hoist, engine, and a self-erecting mast.
(7) "Wellbore" means the hole made by
drilling or boring.
(8) "Wire line
wiper" means a device used to wipe off oil, mud, or liquid from a wire line as
it is pulled out of the well.
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