Oil & Gas Terms in Category H

Handy

A connection that can be unscrewed by hand.

H-crossover

Circulating member with integral landing nipples

Hatch

An opening into a tank, usually through the top deck.

Hang rods

To suspend sucker rods in a derrick or mast on rod hangers rather than horizontally on a rack.

Hammering-up

Connection of treating line during well servicing, from pump trucks to tree/well

Hard shut-in

In a well-control operation, closing the bop without first opening an alternate flow path up the choke line.

When the bop is closed, pressure in the annulus cannot be read on the casing pressure gauge.

Compare soft shut-in.