drilling equipment

Tools for excavation

Drilling equipment refers to the machinery, tools, and apparatus used to bore holes into the earth or other materials.

In the oil and gas industry, this includes drill rigs, drill bits, pipes, and related hardware: The company invested heavily in new drilling equipment for offshore operations.

The term also covers smaller-scale tools for construction, mining, or dental work.

Related

reamer · horizontal drilling · mechanical drive · hydraulic system · tunnel boring · offshore drilling · oil field · steam engine · wireline · pipe wrench · derrick · auger · safety valve

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Opposites
excavation method

drilling equipmenthand tools

Unpowered grip-operated devices

shovels · picks · pickaxes · spades · mattocks

specialized vs. primitive tools

drilling equipmentbare hands

Ungloved, unequipped extremities

digging sticks · primitive tools · stone tools

Family

drill, drills, drilled, driller, drillers, equip, equips, equipped, equipping

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