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recorder carrier

A sub in a DST string in which pressure and temperature recorders are placed for formation evaluation.

carrier rig

A large, specially designed, self-propelled workover rig that a person drives directly to the well site. Power from a carrier rig's hoist engine or engines also propels the rig on the road. While a carrier rig is primarily intended to perform workovers, it can also be used to drill relatively shallow wells. A carrier rig may be a back-in type or a drive-in type. See back-in unit, drive-in unit.

mud weight recorder

An instrument installed in the mud pits that has a recorder mounted on the rig floor to provide a continuous reading of the mud weight.

pit-volume recorder

The gauge at the driller's position that records data from the pit-level indicator.

back-in unit

A portable servicing or workover rig that is self-propelled, using the hoisting engines for motive power. Because the driver's cab is mounted on the end opposite the mast support, the unit must be backed up to the wellhead. See carrier rig.

drive-in unit

A type of portable service or workover rig that is self-propelled, using power from the hoisting engines. The driver's cab and steering wheel are mounted on the same end as the mast support; thus the unit can be driven straight ahead to reach the wellhead. See carrier rig.

pit-level indicator

One of a series of devices that continuously monitor the level of the drilling mud in the mud tanks. The indicator usually consists of float devices in the mud tanks that sense the mud level and transmit data to a recording and alarm device (a pit-volume recorder) mounted near the driller's position on the rig floor. If the mud level drops too low or rises too high, the alarm sounds to warn the driller of losing circulation or a kick.

wireline formation tester

A formation fluid sampling device, actually run on conductor line rather than wireline, that also logs flow and shut-in pressure in rock near the borehole. A spring mechanism holds a pad firmly against the sidewall while a piston creates a vacuum in a test chamber. Formation fluids enter the tes5t chamber through a valve in the pad. A recorder logs the rate at which the test chamber is filled. Fluids may also be drawn to fill a sampling chamber. Wireline formation tests may be done any number of times during one tip in the hole, so they are very useful in formation testing.

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