Stripping in:

The process of lowering the drill stem into the wellbore when the well is shut in on a kick and when the weight of the drill stem is sufficient to overcome the force of well pressure.

2.

The process of putting tubing into a well under pressure.

Terms Related to Stripping in

• Stripping out

  1. The process of raising the drill stem out of the wellbore when the well is shut in on a kick. 2. The process of ...

• Snub

  1. To force pipe or tools into a high-pressure well that has not been killed (i.e., to run pipe or tools into the well against ...

• Drill stem safety valve

  A special valve installed below the kelly. Usually, the valve is open so that drilling fluid can flow out of the kelly and down the ...

• Drill pipe pressure gauge

  An indicator, mounted in the mud circulating system, that measures and indicates the amount of pressure in the drill stem. See drill stem.

• Drill collar

  A heavy, thick-walled tube, usually steel, used between the drill pipe and the bit in the drill stem to provide a pendulum effect to the ...

• Differential sticking

  A condition in which the drill stem becomes stuck against the wall of the wellbore because part of the drill stem (usually the drill collars) ...

• Make a trip

  To hoist the drill stem out of the wellbore to perform one of a number of operations such as changing bits, taking a core, and ...