completion string

noun

A column of drill pipe that prepares the well for the transmission of production fluids.

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Meanings

nouncompletion string (plural completion strings)

plural completion strings

  1. oil industryA column of drill pipe that prepares the well for the transmission of production fluids.

    The rig simply retrieves the old pipe and runs a new pipe back in the hole (the completion string).

    2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 44
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APA

completion string. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/completion%20string

MLA

“completion string.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/completion%20string. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “completion string,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/completion%20string.

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