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Trip

Meaning in oil, gas & mining, with examples

/trɪp/verbCommon term

In oil, gas & mining, trip means: To pull the drill string out of the well or run it back in, for example to change a worn bit or a tool. The whole operation is called a trip.

In Turkish: manevra yapmak, diziyi kuyudan çekmek veya indirmek

How it is used

Rig crews say trip out (POOH, pull out of hole) and trip in (RIH, run in hole). Tripping takes many hours on deep wells and is a risky time for well control, so the trip tank is watched closely. A round trip means out and back in again.

Example sentences

  1. We tripped out to change the bit at 2,800 metres.

  2. While tripping out, the driller noticed that the hole was taking less mud than expected.

Common collocations

  • trip out of the hole
  • trip in
  • round trip
  • trip tank
  • tripping time
  • drill stringThe long column of connected drill pipe, heavy collars and tools that runs from the rig down to the bit, turning it and carrying drilling mud to the bottom of the hole.
  • drill bitThe cutting tool at the bottom of the drill string that breaks and crushes rock as it turns, making the hole deeper.
  • kickAn unwanted flow of gas, oil or water from the rock into the well, which happens when the formation pressure is higher than the pressure of the mud column.
  • drilling rigThe complete set of machinery used to drill a well, including the tower, engines, pumps, hoisting system and the equipment that turns the drill pipe.

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