Definition(s)
Drill Collar
Thick-walled pipe or tube designed to provide stiffness and concentration of weight at the bit.
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 Collar
Thick-walled pipe or tube designed to provide stiffness and concentration of mass at or near the bit.
Source: API RP 7G-2, Recommended Practice for Inspection and Classification of Used Drill Stem Elements, First Edition, August 2009. Global Standards
Drill Collar
Thick-walled pipe used to provide stiffness and concentration of mass at or near the bit.
Source: API SPEC 7-1, Specification for Rotary Drill Stem Elements, First Edition, March 2006 (Addendum April 2011). Global Standards