Definition(s)
Drill pipe
A length of tube, usually steel, to which special threaded connections called tool joints are attached.
Source: API RP 7G, Recommended Practice for Drill Stem Design and Operating Limits, Upstream Segment, Sixteenth Edition, August 1998 (Addendum 2: September 2009). Global Standards
Drill pipe
Drill pipe body with weld-on tool joints. See Figure 1.
Source: API RP 7G-2, Recommended Practice for Inspection and Classification of Used Drill Stem Elements, First Edition, August 2009. Global Standards
Drill pipe
The heavy seamless tubing used to rotate the drill bit and circulate the drilling fluid. Usually in 30-ft lengths, the joints of drill pipe are coupled together with special threaded connections called tool joints.
Source: API RP 54, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, Third Edition, August 1999 (2007). Global Standards
Drill pipe
Length of tube, usually steel, to which special threaded connections called tool joints are attached.
Source API SPEC 7-1, Specification for Rotary Drill Stem Elements, First Edition, March 2006 (Addendum April 2011). Global Standards
Drill pipe
Drill-pipe body with weld-on tool joints.
Source: API SPEC 5DP, Specification for Drill Pipe, First Edition, August 2009. Global Standards
Drill pipe
“Drill pipe” means a length of steel tube to which special threaded connections called tool joints are attached. Several lengths joined together are called a drill string.
[Mich. Admin. Code R 408 (2013)].
Source: Oil and Gas Drilling and Servicing Operations, Michigan Administrative Code R 408, February 8, 2013. Regulations