Drill Bit

A tool that is placed on the end of a string of pipe to drill a well. Rotary drill bits are commonly used in oil and gas and geothermal drilling. Coring bits are used to obtain cylindrical core samples of rock that preserve mineralogical and textural features which are commonly destroyed during rotary drilling.

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Word of the Week – Tephra

Word of the Week – Tephra

Tephra Airborne particles of rock and ash produced by an explosive volcanic eruption. Tephra commonly deposits as a blanket that drapes over the underlying topography.

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Word of the Week – THMC

Word of the Week – THMC

THMC Acronym that stands for thermal, hydrological, mechanical, and chemical effects that is evaluated simultaneously when running numerical simulations of reservoir behavior during...

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