Mousehole (drilling)

Mousehole (drilling)

The mousehole is the storage area on a drilling rig where the next joint of drilling pipe is held until needed. This hole is in the floor of the rig, bored into the earth for a short ways, and usually lined with a metal casing known as a scabbard.

the mousehole of a drill rig.

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