Section R. 408.15705 - Definitions; H to ORule 5705.
(1) "Hot oil operations" means the treatment of a producing well with heated oil to melt accumulated paraffin in the tubing and annulus.(2) "Hydraulic fracturing" means the act of pumping fluids into a wellbore and into a specific formation to induce fractures.(3) "Kelly" means a 3 or more sided shaped steel pipe connecting the swivel to the drill pipe. The kelly moves through the kelly bushing and the rotary table and transmits torque to the drill string.(4) "Lubricator" sometimes called a bottle, means a special length of casing or tubing placed temporarily above a valve on the top of the casing or tubing head used to run tools or substances into a producing well without having to kill it.(5) "Making a connection" means the act of screwing a joint of pipe or rods onto the string suspended in the wellbore.(6) "Mud box" means a device used to wrap around pipe connections to deflect fluid released when a joint or stand of pipe containing liquid is unscrewed.(7) "Nip point" means the point where the wire line becomes tangent to a sheave.(8) "Oil saver" means a pressure-sealing gland arrangement which is used to prevent the leakage and waste of gas, oil, or water around a wire line when servicing a well. It may be operated by mechanical or hydraulic means.(9) "Open hole" means the uncased part of the wellbore.(10) "Outriggers" means structural extensions of the mast or pole base protruding at approximately 90 degrees from the longitudinal axis of the rig to provide overturn stability.Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.15705