Definition(s)
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Discrete component of which a number in series are used to piggy-back one or more supported pipes to a supporting pipe over a prescribed length.
Source: API RP 17L2, Recommended Practice for Flexible Pipe Ancillary Equipment, First Edition, March 2013. Global Standards
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Fluid containing insoluble weighting materials that is used to separate drilling fluids and cementing slurries.
Source: API RP 10B-2, Recommended Practice for Testing Well Cements, First Edition, July 2005 (Reaffirmed: July 2010). Global Standards
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Pressure-containing piece of equipment used to connect and provide separation between other pieces of equipment.
Source: API SPEC 6A, Specification for Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment, Twentieth Edition, October 2010 (Addendum November 2012). Global Standards