Definition(s)
Marine Drilling Riser
Tubular conduit made up of a series of independent joints coupled together to serve as an extension of the wellbore from the BOP stack on the wellhead to a floating drilling rig.
Source: API Specification 16Q, Design, Selection, Operation, and Maintenance of Marine Drilling Riser Systems, Second Edition, April 2017. Global Standards
Marine Drilling Riser
A tubular conduit serving as an extension of the wellbore from the well control equipment on the wellhead at the seafloor to a floating drilling rig.
Source: API SPEC 16R, Specification for Marine Drilling Riser Couplings, Exploration and Production Department, First Edition, January 1997. Global Standards
Marine Drilling Riser
Tubular conduit serving as an extension of the wellbore from the equipment on the wellhead at the seafloor to a floating drilling rig.
Source: ISO 13624-1:2009, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Drilling and production equipment – Part 1:Design and operation of marine drilling riser equipment. Global Standards