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stinger
2. a device for guiding pipe and lowering it to the water bottom as it is being laid down by a lay barge. It is hinged to permit adjustments in the angle of pipe launch.
stinger
2. a device for guiding pipe and lowering it to the water bottom as it is being laid down by a lay barge. It is hinged to permit adjustments in the angle of pipe launch.
stinger
1. a cylindrical or tubular projection, relatively small in diameter, that extends below a downhole tool and helps to guide the tool to a designated spot (such as into the center of a portion of stuck pipe).
pilot mill
A special mill that has a heavy tubular extension below it called a pilot or stinger. The pilot, smaller in diameter than the mill, is designed to go inside drill pipe or tubing that is lost in the hole. It guides the mill to the top of the pipe and centers it, thus preventing the mill from bypassing the pipe. Also called a piloted mill.