Wellhead

Definition: Wellhead

Wellhead

Noun

1. The source of water for a well.

2. A structure built over a well.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonym: Wellhead

Cause

Spring, fountain, well, font; fountainhead, spring head, wellhead; fons et origo, genesis; descent; (paternity); remote cause; influence.

Crosswords: Wellhead

Books

• The Middle East in the Coming Decade: From Wellhead to Well-Being? (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Business

Gas del Estado would "purchase" gas at the wellhead from YPF and take full responsibility for its final disposal. (references)

Under the new operational structure, gas is purchased at the wellhead under competitive conditions, and then transported and distributed by the regulated monopolies responsible for those activities. (references)

There are many of opportunities for foreign companies producing oil and gas field equipment and machinery such as a drilling equipment, wellhead equipment, Christmas trees, valves, pumps, motors and compressors. (references)

Economic History

Venezuela

Vertical integration of the gas business from the wellhead to burnertip is discouraged. (references)

Human Rights

Colombia

On March 14, ELN guerrillas attacked a wellhead belonging to Occidental Petroleum Colombia and kidnaped an unarmed guard, who was released uninjured a week later. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Albanian

krye pusi, burim (cradle, efflux, font, fount, fountain, fountain-head, mother, origin, parent, principle, provenance, provenience, radix, rill, root, source, spring, Springhead, wellspring). (various references)

Bulgarian 

извор (font, fount, fountain, fountain-head, head, headspring, lymph, origin, rise, seepage, source, spring, well, wellspring). (various references)

Chinese 

泉源 (Wellspring). (various references)

Danish

wellhead-tryk (wellhead pressure), minimumpris ved brøndtop (minimum wellhead price), den normale anordning der bruges ved borearbejde paa flydende boreplatforme,er et kardanophaeng under boredaekket og ét kugleled fastgjort til toppen af det undersoeiske BOP-arrangement,som sidder paa toppen af boringen (the usual arrangement for floating drilling operations is a gimbal under the drilling deck and one ball joint attached to the top of the subsea BOP stack, which sits on the wellhead), den oeverste del af boretopstykket ender i tapdelen paa et koblingsled,der er til at forbinde foerst med ventilarrangementet,dernaest med produktionshovedet (the upper part of the wellhead body terminates in a male connector, which is attached to the blowout preventer in the drilling phase and the Christmas tree in the production phase), den styrende underdel goer det muligt at styre delene af toppen af boringen,mens de saettes paa plads,samt at fastgoere det hele til havbunden (and also to provide a firm base for it on the sea bed, the guide base may be used for the installation of a wellhead assembly), efterhaanden som boringen skrider frem,anbringer man i borehullet foringsroer,der i toppen af boringen fastholdes af ophaeng til foringsroer (as drilling progresses, casing supported by casing hangers in the wellhead is placed in the well bore), indeslutning af brøndtop (wellhead cellar), paa land er hvert foringsroer udstyret med en ophaengsspole,til havs sammenfoejes de forskellige ophaeng allesammen i et boretopstykke,som normalt er fastskruet til aabningsforingsroeret (offshore the various hangers are all assembled in the same wellhead body, whereas on shore each casing string has a hanger spool, which is normally installed on the surface casing(following the conductor pipe)), reduktionsstykke til brøndtop (wellhead adapter, wellhead adaptor), saafremt en boring efter at vaere udfoert venter paa klargoering,tildaekkes toppen af boringen med et daeksel,som beskytter det i venteperioden (if the well has to await completion after being drilled, the wellhead is capped to preotect it during the waiting period), tryk ved brøndtop (wellhead pressure), tryk ved toppen af boringen (wellhead pressure), ved efterforskningsboringer kaldes det roer,der gaar fra boreplatformen ned til toppen af boringen,for en returledning,medens den foerste laengde foringsroer,der gaar fra toppen af boringen et lille stykke over det oeverste lag paa havbunden og ned gennem (in exploratory drilling, the riser tube running from the vessel down to the wellhead is normally called a riser while the first casing joint running from the wellhead slightly above the mud line down through the template to 30-100 feet below the mud line is called a conductor or). (various references)

Dutch

wanneer de eruptie-afsluiter op de boorinstallatie tijdens een kick niet werkt,kan het boorschip van zijn locatie afraken,waarbij de stijgbuis,de doodpomp-en knijpleidingen en de spoelslang van de putmond losgerukt kunnen worden (hose bundle and kill and choke lines from the wellhead, should the rig blowout control equipment fail during a kick, the drillship could be moved off location ripping the riser), wanneer men met het afwerken van een eenmaal geboorde put wacht,wordt op de putmond een kap aangebracht welke deze zolang beschermt (if the well has to await completion after being drilled, the wellhead is capped to preotect it during the waiting period), minimale putmondprijs (minimum wellhead price), bij boringen vanaf drijvende constructies bevindt zich gewoonlijk een Cardanusring onder het boordek en een kogelgewricht bovenaan de serie veiligheidsafsluiters op de putmond (the usual arrangement for floating drilling operations is a gimbal under the drilling deck and one ball joint attached to the top of the subsea BOP stack, which sits on the wellhead), bij de winning wordt de stijgbuis die van het platformdek naar de putmond loopt soms leibuis genoemd (in production operations, the riser tube running from the platform deck down to the wellhead is sometimes called a conductor), bij exploratieboringen wordt de buis die van het boorschip naar de putmond loopt gewoonlijk stijgbuis genoemd,terwijl de eerste bekledingsbuis die van de putmond,even boven de zachte-bodemgrens via de putmondbasis tot 30-100 voet beneden die grens loopt,e (in exploratory drilling, the riser tube running from the vessel down to the wellhead is normally called a riser while the first casing joint running from the wellhead slightly above the mud line down through the template to 30-100 feet below the mud line is called a conductor or), bij normaal bedrijf van de spaninrichtingen komen de tuilijnen onder hoge trekspanning te staan zodat daarlangs apparatuur op de putmond kan worden neergelaten (normal operation of guideline tensioners sets them at high tension levels for guiding equipment down to the wellhead), druk aan de putmond (wellhead pressure), bij boringen op het vasteland is elke verbuizing voorzien van een ophangspoel;op zee maken de diverse ophangmechanismen alle één geheel uit met de putmond welke gewoonlijk met de eerste verbuizing verbonden is (offshore the various hangers are all assembled in the same wellhead body, whereas on shore each casing string has a hanger spool, which is normally installed on the surface casing(following the conductor pipe)), met behulp van de onderwaterputmondgeleiding kunnen de onderdelen van de putmond bij het plaatsen geleid en het geheel op de bodem vastgezet worden (and also to provide a firm base for it on the sea bed, the guide base may be used for the installation of a wellhead assembly), naarmate het boren vordert,wordt de door pijphangers in de putmond ondersteunde verbuizing in het boorgat geplaatst (as drilling progresses, casing supported by casing hangers in the wellhead is placed in the well bore), om tuilijnen op een vooraf bepaald spanningsniveau te houden,worden hydro-pneumatische spaninrichtingen aan elk van de vier putmondtuien en meestal ook aan de regelleidingen van de eruptieafsluiter bevestigd (hydropneumatic tensioners are applied to each of the four wellhead guidelines and normally to the blowout preventer control lines, in order to maintain guidelines taut at a preselected tension level), op vast opgestelde produktieplatforms worden de buizen die van het dek naar de verschillende onderzeese putmonden lopen,verbindingsleidingen genoemd (on fixed production platforms the tubes running from the platform deck to each subsea wellhead are called connectors), putmonddruk (wellhead pressure), putmondkelder (wellhead cellar), putmondreductieverbinding (wellhead adapter, wellhead adaptor), het bovenste gedeelte van de putmond bestaat uit een mannelijk verbindingsstuk dat eerst de aansluiting vormt met de groep veiligheidsafsluiters en vervolgens met het spuitkruis (the upper part of the wellhead body terminates in a male connector, which is attached to the blowout preventer in the drilling phase and the Christmas tree in the production phase). (various references)

Finnish

tuotantoventtiilitaso (wellhead cellar), paine kairausreiän huipulla (wellhead pressure), marginaalihinta (minimum wellhead price), kaivon kansiventtiilin sovituslaippa (wellhead adapter, wellhead adaptor), öljyn tai kaasun minimihinta lähteellä (minimum wellhead price). (various references)

French

la partie supérieure du corps de tête de puits se termine par la partie mâle d'un connecteur pour liaison � l'ensemble des obturateurs d'abord,� la tête de production ensuite (the upper part of the wellhead body terminates in a male connector), adapteur de tête de puits (wellhead adapter, wellhead adaptor), afin de maintenir les lignes-guides tendues � une valeur de tension définie,déterminée d'avance,des tensionneurs hydropneumatiques sont reliés � chacune des quatre lignes-guides de la tête de puits et,normalement,aux lignes de contrôle du bloc d'o (hydropneumatic tensioners are applied to each of the four wellhead guidelines and normally to the blowout preventer control lines), au cas où le puits reste en attente de complétion une fois foré,on vient coiffer la tête de forage par un chapeau qui la protège pendant l'attente (if the well has to await completion after being drilled, the wellhead is capped to preotect it during the waiting period), au fur et � mesure que le forage s'approfondit,le cuvelage-suspendu � l'intérieur de la tête de puits au moyen d'une suspension de cuvelage-est descendu dans le puits (casing supported by casing hangers in the wellhead is placed in the well bore), cave de tête de puits (wellhead cellar), dans les opérations de production,le tube prolongateur allant du pont de la plate-forme jusqu'� la tête de puits est parfois dénommé tube conducteur (the riser tube running from the platform deck down to the wellhead is sometimes called a conductor), dans un forage d'exploration,le tube prolongateur allant du navire � la tête de puits sous-marine est normalement appelé "riser",alors que le premier élément de cuvelage allant de la tête de puits-légèrement au-dessus du fond marin-jusqu'� une pr (the riser tube running from the vessel down to the wellhead is normally called a riser while the first casing joint running from the wellhead slightly above the mud line down through the template to 30-100 feet below the mud line is called a conductor or), en opération normale,les tensionneurs des lignes-guides exercent des tensions élevées afin de pouvoir guider les équipements pendant leur descente jusqu'� la tête de puits (normal operation of guideline tensioners sets them at high tension levels for guiding equipment down to the wellhead), � terre chaque tubage possède un spool de suspension,en,les différentes suspensions sont toutes rassemblées dans un même corps de tête de puits,qui est,d'ordinaire,solidaire du premier tubage (offshore the various hangers are all assembled in the same wellhead body), enceinte permanente au fond (wellhead cellar), un clapet de retenue devra être placé sur la conduite d'injection d'acide,aussi près que possible de la tête de puits (a check valve should be installed in the treating line as close to the wellhead as practicable), la substructure-guide permet le guidage des éléments de tête de puits pendant leur mise en place ainsi que le calage de l'ensemble au fond (the guide base may be used for the installation of a wellhead assembly), l'arrangement habituel pour les opérations de forage � partir d'engins flottants réside en une suspension � cardan,située sous le pont de forage,et un joint � rotule,relié � la partie sommitale du bloc d'obturation sous-marin,qui est empilé sur l (which sits on the wellhead), pression en tête de puits (wellhead pressure), prix minimal � la tête de puits (minimum wellhead price), réduction pour tête de puits (wellhead adapter, wellhead adaptor), sur les plates-formes fixes de production,les tubes reliant le pont de la plate-forme � chacune des têtes de puits sous-marines sont appelés lignes de collecte ou lignes d'écoulement (on fixed production platforms the tubes running from the platform deck to each subsea wellhead are called connectors), un clapet anti-retour ou de retenue doit être installé dans la ligne d'injection,aussi près que possible de la tête de puits (a check valve should be installed in the treating line as close to the wellhead as practicable), enceinte de tête de puits (wellhead cellar). (various references)

German

Wenn die Blowout-Kontrollausrüstung der Bohranlage während eines Kicks versagt,so kann das Bohrschiff von der Lokation abgetrieben und Riser,Schlauchbündel sowie Totpump-und Entlastungsleitungen vom Bohrlochkopf abgerissen werden("riser" = Steigleitung (hose bundle and kill and choke lines from the wellhead, should the rig blowout control equipment fail during a kick, the drillship could be moved off location ripping the riser), waehrend bei Onshore-Bohrungen jeds Rohrtour in einem eigenen Doppelflansch abgehaengt ist,sind die verschiedenen Aufhaengungen bei Offshore-Bohrungen im gleichen Bohrlochkopf-Koerper untergebracht,der gewoehnlich fest mit der ersten Rohrtour verbunden is (offshore the various hangers are all assembled in the same wellhead body, whereas on shore each casing string has a hanger spool, which is normally installed on the surface casing(following the conductor pipe)), die uebliche Anordnung bei Bohrarbeiten von schwimmenden Anlagen besteht in einem Kardangelenk unter dem Bohrdeck und einem Kugelgelenk am oberen Ende der Unterwasser-Preventurgarnitur,die auf dem Bohrlochkopf sitzt (the usual arrangement for floating drilling operations is a gimbal under the drilling deck and one ball joint attached to the top of the subsea BOP stack, which sits on the wellhead), bei Aufschlussbohrungen wird die von Offshore-Bohranlagen zum Bohrlochkopf fuehrende Riser-Rohrleitung allgemein Riser genannt,waehrend die erste Rohrtour,die vom Bohrlochkopf,der etwas oberhalb des Meeresbodens liegt,durch die Bodenplatte bis 30-100 Fuss (in exploratory drilling, the riser tube running from the vessel down to the wellhead is normally called a riser while the first casing joint running from the wellhead slightly above the mud line down through the template to 30-100 feet below the mud line is called a conductor or), bei Produktionsbohrungen wird die Riser-Rohrleitung vom Plattformdeck hinunter zum Bohrlochkopf gelegentlich "Conductor" genannt (in production operations, the riser tube running from the platform deck down to the wellhead is sometimes called a conductor), Brunnenkopfdruck (wellhead pressure), Brunnenkopfkeller (wellhead cellar), Brunnenkopfschacht (wellhead cellar), Brunnenpasstück (wellhead adapter, wellhead adaptor), Brunnentopfadapter (wellhead adapter, wellhead adaptor), am oberen Teil des Bohrlochkopf-Koerpers befindet sich der Zapfen eines Verbinders,der zunaechst die Verbindung mit der Preventer-Garnitur,dann mit dem Produktionskopf herstellt (the upper part of the wellhead body terminates in a male connector, which is attached to the blowout preventer in the drilling phase and the Christmas tree in the production phase), der normale Betrieb der Fuehrungsseil-Abspannvorrichtung bringt diese unter hohe Spannung,um die Ausruestung wahrend des Herunterfahrens zum Bohrlochkopf zu fuehren (normal operation of guideline tensioners sets them at high tension levels for guiding equipment down to the wellhead), Zwischenstück (adapter, adaptor, connecting piece, connection, intermediate piece), Druck am Bohrlochkopf (wellhead pressure), Förderbrunnenkopfdruck (wellhead pressure), fuer die Zeit zwischen Beendigung der Bohrarbeiten und Beginn der Komplettierung deckt man den Bohrlochkopf mit einer Kappe ab,die ihn waehrend der Wartezeit schuetzt (if the well has to await completion after being drilled, the wellhead is capped to preotect it during the waiting period), in der Behandlungsleitung sollte so nahe wie moeglich am Bohrlochkopf ein Rueckschlagventil installiert werden (a check valve should be installed in the treating line as close to the wellhead as practicable), niedrigster Öl-/Gaspreis ab Förderbrunnen (minimum wellhead price), um die festgelegte Spannung der Fuehrungsseile zu halten,werden hydropneumatische Abspannvorrichtungen an jedem der vier Bohrlochkopffuehrungsseile und gewoehnlich an den Kontrolleitungen der Blowout-Preventer verwendet (hydropneumatic tensioners are applied to each of the four wellhead guidelines and normally to the blowout preventer control lines, in order to maintain guidelines taut at a preselected tension level), der Fuehrungs-Unterbau ermoeglicht Fuehrung der Bohrlochkopfelemente waehrend ihrer Installierung sowie die Verankerung der Garnitur am Boden (and also to provide a firm base for it on the sea bed, the guide base may be used for the installation of a wellhead assembly). (various references)

Greek 

κεφαλή του πηγαδιού. (various references)

Italian

nelle operazioni di produzione,il riser(tubo montante),che dal piano della piattaforma scende giù alla testa pozzo è qualche volta chiamato conduttore(conductor) (in production operations, the riser tube running from the platform deck down to the wellhead is sometimes called a conductor), in condizioni operative normali i tensionatori dei cavi di guida applicano alte tensioni,per guidare le attrezzature fino alla testa pozzo (normal operation of guideline tensioners sets them at high tension levels for guiding equipment down to the wellhead), la parte superiore del corpo della testa pozzo termina col maschio d'un connettore che collega l'insieme degli otturatori prima,e la testa di produzione poi (the upper part of the wellhead body terminates in a male connector, which is attached to the blowout preventer in the drilling phase and the Christmas tree in the production phase), la struttura di guida permette di dirigere gli elementi della testa pozzo durante l'installazione ed il bloccaggio di tutto l'insieme sul fondo (and also to provide a firm base for it on the sea bed, the guide base may be used for the installation of a wellhead assembly), mentre a terra ogni tubaggio è provvisto di un suo elemento di sospensione a doppia flangia;in mare le diverse sospensioni sono ordinariamente solidale col primo tubaggio (offshore the various hangers are all assembled in the same wellhead body, whereas on shore each casing string has a hanger spool, which is normally installed on the surface casing(following the conductor pipe)), cantina di testa pozzo (wellhead cellar), nella perforazione esplorativa la colonna montante che dalla nave scende alla testa pozzo sottomare è normalmente chiamata "riser",mentre il primo giunto di casing che dalla testa pozzo,fissata leggermente al di sopra del fondo mare,scende ad una profond (in exploratory drilling, the riser tube running from the vessel down to the wellhead is normally called a riser while the first casing joint running from the wellhead slightly above the mud line down through the template to 30-100 feet below the mud line is called a conductor or), per mantenere i cavi di guida tesi ad un livello di tensione predeterminato vengono applicati dei tensionatori idro-pneumatici ad ognuno dei quattro cavi di guida della testa pozzo e normalmente anche alle condotte di comando del preventer (hydropneumatic tensioners are applied to each of the four wellhead guidelines and normally to the blowout preventer control lines, in order to maintain guidelines taut at a preselected tension level), pressione a bocca pozzo (wellhead pressure), pressione a testa pozzo (wellhead pressure), raccordo per testa pozzo (wellhead adapter, wellhead adaptor), una valvola a non ritorno dovrebbe essere installata sulla condotta di trattamento dell'acido,il più vicino possibile alla testa pozzo (a check valve should be installed in the treating line as close to the wellhead as practicable), nel caso in cui il pozzo,una volta perforato,debba restare in attesa di essere completato,si protegge la testa pozzo con un coperchio (if the well has to await completion after being drilled, the wellhead is capped to preotect it during the waiting period). (various references)

Pig Latin

ellheadway.(various references)

Portuguese

pressão no topo superior do poço (wellhead pressure), pressão � boca do furo (wellhead pressure), preço mínimo � saída do poço (minimum wellhead price), fossa da cabeça de poço (wellhead cellar). (various references)

Romanian

sursã (beginning, capital, derivation, efflux, fountain, hand, mother, parent, quarry, rise, root, source, spring, well), izvor (beginning, bourn, Bourne, efflux, font, fount, fountain, fountain-head, head, headspring, mine, mother, origin, origination, parent, quarry, rise, source, spring, well). (various references)

Russian 

источник (derivation, font, fount, fountain, fountain-head, grassroots, headspring, mine, mint, origin, parent, progenitor, provenance, radix, source, sources, spring, springhead, well, well-head, wellspring). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

vrelo (fountainhead, hotly, springhead, well), izvor (derivation, fount, rise, source, spring, springhead, well, wellspring). (various references)

Spanish

la subestructura-guía permite la instalación del conjunto de elementos de la boca del pozo y proporciona una base firme para dicho conjunto sobre el fondo marino (and also to provide a firm base for it on the sea bed, the guide base may be used for the installation of a wellhead assembly), adaptador de boca de pozo (wellhead adapter, wellhead adaptor), en la linea de impulsion debe instalarse una valvula de retencion lo mas cerca posible de la boca del pozo (a check valve should be installed in the treating line as close to the wellhead as practicable), en la parte superior del cuerpo de la boca de pozo se encuentra un conector macho que une primeramente los obturadores durante la fase de perforación y después la cabeza de producción durante la fase de producción (the upper part of the wellhead body terminates in a male connector, which is attached to the blowout preventer in the drilling phase and the Christmas tree in the production phase), en las operaciones de produccion, el "riser",tuberia que va desde la cubierta de la plataforma hasta la boca del pozo, a veces se denomina conductor (in production operations, the riser tube running from the platform deck down to the wellhead is sometimes called a conductor), la estructura habitual para las operaciones de perforacion en instalacion flotante consiste en una suspension cardan colocada bajo la plataforma de perforacion, y una junta de rotula unida a la p lanta superior del equipo submarino de obturacion, que se e (the usual arrangement for floating drilling operations is a gimbal under the drilling deck and one ball joint attached to the top of the subsea BOP stack, which sits on the wellhead), sobre las plataformas fijas de produccion, los tubos que unen la cubierta de la plataforma con cada cabeza de pozo submarino, se denominan conectores (on fixed production platforms the tubes running from the platform deck to each subsea wellhead are called connectors), para mantener un valor determinado previamente para la tension de los cables-guia tendidos, se aplican tensores hidroneumaticosa cada uno de los cuatro cables de la boca del pozo, y normalmente a las conducciones de control del bloque de obturacion del po (hydropneumatic tensioners are applied to each of the four wellhead guidelines and normally to the blowout preventer control lines, in order to maintain guidelines taut at a preselected tension level), precio mínimo de boca de pozo (minimum wellhead price), presión en la boca del pozo (wellhead pressure), recinto de boca de pozo (wellhead cellar), si el pozo, una vez perforado, queda en espera de completación, se tapa la boca del pozo con una cubierta para protegerlo durante el periodo de espera (if the well has to await completion after being drilled, the wellhead is capped to preotect it during the waiting period), en una operacion normal, los tensores de los cables-guia ejercen tensiones elevadas para poder guiar los equipos durante su descenso hasta la boca del pozo (normal operation of guideline tensioners sets them at high tension levels for guiding equipment down to the wellhead). (various references)

Swedish

wellhead-tryck (wellhead pressure), tryck vid toppen (wellhead pressure), tryck vid brunnshuvud (wellhead pressure), reduktionsstycke till wellhead (wellhead adapter, wellhead adaptor), lägsta pris fritt oljekällan (minimum wellhead price), lägsta pris fritt avsändaren (minimum wellhead price), inneslutning av brunnhuvud (wellhead cellar). (various references)

Turkish

kaynak gözü, kaynak (authorship, basis, beginning, birth, bottom, chapter and verse, context, font, fount, fountain, fountain-head, fund, genesis, grass roots, headspring, inquiries, origin, parent, paternity, principle, provenance, quarter, reserve, resource, rise, root, root stock, roots, seeds, source, source material, source of supply, spore, spring, weld, welding, well, wellspring, womb), köken (authorship, basis, bedrock, beginning, birth, derivation, descent, etymon, extraction, genesis, lineage, origin, origination, paternity, pedigree, principle, provenance, radical, root, seeds, spore, spring, wellspring, womb). (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "wellhead": wellheads. (additional references)

Words ending with "wellhead": swellhead. (additional references)

Words containing "wellhead": swellheaded, swellheadedness, swellheadednesses, swellheads. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Wellhead" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Wulfheah. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: healed, helled, walled, welled, whaled.

-3 letters: allee, dwell, haled, hawed, hewed, ladle, lawed, waled, weald, wedel, whale, wheal, wheel.

-4 letters: alee, awed, awee, dahl, dale, deal, dele, dell, dhal, hade, haed, hale, hall, head, heal, heed, heel, held, hell, lade, lead, leal, lewd, wade, wale, wall, weal, weed, weel, weld, well, whee.

-5 letters: ale.

+1 letter: swellhead, wellheads.

+2 letters: swellheads, wholesaled.

+3 letters: swellheaded.