drill pipe
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A drilling crew member raises drill pipe onto the drilling rig floor on an oil rig in the Permian Basin near Wink, Texas U.S.
From Reuters ● Mar. 23, 2022
The group tried to seek help by knocking on the drill pipe every day.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2021
One of Karlsen’s men banged the drill pipe, which was breaking the extracted rock in regular sections that slid out and were placed into a segmented wooden tray.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 18, 2019
The oil and gas boom had lured away many a skilled cowboy and sent him threading drill pipe or pushing buttons on a frac truck.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2017
A cheap pump is then attached to the upper end of the drill pipe and serves to raise the water.
From General Science by Clark, Bertha M.
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