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Drilling Industry Glossary

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Hook Load

The weight of the drill stem (and associated components) that are suspended from the hook. It is important to predict the hook load and compare the predicted value with field measured hook load. One of the goals of drilling software is to predict the hook load from drilling parameters.



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