| A | B |
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| Billy Pugh | a type of basket used to transfer personnel onto and off a drilling rig or platform |
| Catwalk | a steel platform on which joints of pip are stored before they are moved to the derrick floor |
| Christmas Tree | a series of valves, spools, and fittings that are connected to the top of a well |
| Doghouse | a small building on the derrick floor used as the office of the driller and for storing tools |
| Fishing Tool | a tool designed to recover equipment lost in the well |
| Mousehole | an opening under the derrick floor where a single joint of pipe is placed waiting for a connection to be drilled |
| Pig | a cylinder-shaped device that is put inside a pipeline to inspect for damage, clean it, or repair it |
| Roughneck | a low-ranking member of a drilling crew |
| Wildcat | an exploration well |
