دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: a method of rotary drilling that uses compressed air as the circulation medium. The conventional method of removing cuttings from the wellbore is to use a flow of water or drilling mud. Compressed air removes the cuttings with equal or greater efficiency. The rate of penetration is usually increased considerably when air drilling is used;however, a principal problem in air drilling is the penetration of formations containing water, since the entry of water into the system reduces the ability of the air to remove the cuttings.

n: A method of rotary drilling that uses compressed air as the circulating medium.

drilling with air instead of drilling mud (requires diverters at the surface to handle cuttings and formation fluids).