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Drill string

daily drilling report
diamond bit
differential pressure
directional drilling
displacement fluid
doghouse
dogleg
donkey pump
doughnut
downhole motor
drill collars
drill collar sub
drilling fluid
drill pipe
drill stem
drill string
dry hole
dutchman

The string of drill pipe with attached tool joints that transmits fluid and rotational power from the kelly to the drill collars and the bit. The term is also loosely applied to both drill pipe and drill collars.