Tripping refers to the process of removing and/or replacing pipe from the well when it is necessary to change the bit or other piece of...

A kick is defined as an unexpected and unwanted influx of reservoir fluid, oil, water, or gas, into the wellbore due to an underbalanced...

A hydrocyclone much like a desander except that its design incorporates a greater number of smaller cones. As with the desander, its...

A hydrocyclone device that removes large drill solids from the whole mud system. The desander should be located downstream of the shale...

A degasser is a device used in drilling to remove gasses from drilling fluid which could otherwise form bubbles. Degassers are designed...

What Is Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)? The acceptable quality limit (AQL) is a measure applied to products and defined in ISO 2859-1 as...

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Quality Function Deployment, or QFD, is a model for product development and production popularized in Japan in the 1960’s. Quality...

7 Management Tools For Quality Control 1. Flowchart Flowcharts are also used to document work process flows. This tool is used when...

The IATF 16949 structure is split into 11 sections. The first three are introductory, with the last seven containing the requirements for...

What are the 7 QC Tools? The 7 QC tools as defined by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and accepted throughout the quality...

In every process, there exists a certain amount of variation. Variation in a process cannot be eliminated, but it can be measured,...

Measurement Systems Analysis Fundamentals Determine the number of appraisers, number of sample parts, and the number of repeat readings....

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is methodology for analyzing potential reliability problems early in the development cycle...

5S represents Japanese words that describe the steps of a workplace organization process. English equivalent words are shown in...

Other names or identifying information for sulfuric acid: CAS Registry No.: 7664-93-9 Other Names: Battery acid, sulphuric acid Main...

Working in an excavation is one of the most hazardous jobs in the construction industry. Most excavation accidents are the result of...

According to NIOSH "workers exposed to particles, fumes, mists and solutions from beryllium-containing materials may develop beryllium...