Drilling Industry Glossary
back off
balanced cement plug
barite
BBL or bbl
bent sub
bill of lading (B/L)
bit
bit hydraulic horsepower
bit size
blowout
blowout preventer (BOP)
blowout preventer stack
BML
bottomhole
bottomhole assembly
bottomhole plug
bottomhole pressure (BHP)
breakout
bring in a well
buckling
Bit Size
Bit is the tool used to crush or cut rock. If a wellbore is essentially the same diameter as the bit that was used to drill it, it is called gauge hole. Therefore, bit size is the same as gauge hole size.
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