spud

(redirected from spudded)
Also found in: Dictionary, Medical, Idioms, Encyclopedia.
Graphic Thesaurus  🔍
Display ON
Animation ON
Legend
Synonym
Antonym
Related
  • all
  • noun
  • verb

Synonyms for spud

a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds

Synonyms

Related Words

initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum

Related Words

produce buds, branches, or germinate

Synonyms

Related Words

References in periodicals archive ?
Aker BP-operated 30/12-2 Nipa exploration well spudded on August 14 with Deepsea Stavanger rig.
Lundin spudded its Goddo exploration well 16/5-8 on July 8 with the Leiv Eiriksson rig targeting pre-drill resources of 112 mmboe in fractured basement on the Utsira High, close to the operator's Edvard Grieg field.
Exploration and appraisal activity; NORWAY
1, 1993, so long as (1) the wellbore was spudded after Dec.
In a second ruling, post-1992 recompletions (completing a well again in the same or different producing zone) of wells originally spudded before Jan.
Sec. 29 nonconventional fuels credit: 1993 highlights
WEST OF SHETLAND Hurricane Energy spudded the 205/26b-14 Lincoln Crestal well on July 12, appraising the Lincoln discovery.
Total spudded its 206/4a-5 Glendronach well on July 16, appraising the 2018 206/4a-4 discovery well.
State of play for drilling effort in UK; WELL SLOT
NORTH SEA Lundin spudded its Goddo exploration well 16/5-8 on July 8 with the Leiv Eiriksson rig.
Six exploration wells reported as active at end of July; NORWAY
Three wells were spudded and one well was completed in July.
Most wells due to spud since 2010; WELL SLOT
Since the last report, six wells have spudded and four have completed.
Sound of success: Oil finds in Greater Edvard Grieg area; NORWAY
At the time of writing, four exploration wells were spudded and one exploration well had completed in May.
Plenty of exploration activity; NORWAY
Thesaurus browser ?
Full browser ?