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d) no correct answer.

24. The crew stabs the end of the new joint into the joint suspended by the slips in

the … , and, using a spinning wrench and the tongs, they thread the joints
together and buck them up to final tightness.
a) mousehole;

b) rotary table;
c) fingerboard;
d) no correct answer.

25. Should the top drive fail, the driller can rotate the string and bit with … .
a) rotary table;

b) fingerboard;
c) rotation casing;
d) no correct answer.

26. The latest equipment to pull pipe out of the hole, as well as to run it in, is an
automatic … device.
a) pipe-lifting;

b) pipe-handling;
c) pipe-screwing;
d) no correct answer.

27. Because the drilling crew just drilled the surface hole, the first string of casing
run into the hole is called "…," or "surface pipe."

a) hole casing;
b) surface casing;
c) surface hole;
d) no correct answer

28. Casing is strong … pipe.
a) iron;

b) potassium;
c) steel;
d) no correct answer.

29. Running casing into the hole is … to running drill pipe, except that the casing.
a) the same;

b) completely different;

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