Drilling Industry Glossary
packer
pay/pay sand/pay section
PDC bit
pH
perforate
permeability
pick up
pick up weight
pig
pigging
pipe
plastic viscosity (PV)
plug
plug and abandon (P&A)
pore pressure
porosity
possum belly
potassium (K+)
ppb
ppg
primary cement job
production casing
pulsation dampener
pumping schedule table
Pigging
A process used in pipelines to perform duties such as cleansing, identifying holes, and checking weld integrity by driving a “pig” along the inside of the pipeline.
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