| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Blooey line | Mining | 1: A pipe or flexible tube conducting cuttings-laden air or gas from the collar of a borehole to a point far enough removed from the drill rig to keep the air around the drill dust free. (references) | |
| 2: The discharge pipe from a well being drilled by air drilling. The blooey line is used to conduct the air or gas used for circulation away from the rig to reduce the fire hazard as well as to transport the cuttings a suitable distance from the well. (references) | |||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
