directional driller

English

Noun

directional driller (plural directional drillers)

  1. An oil rig driller who directs the horizontal drilling process.
    • 2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 123:
      There was a directional driller who I regularly ran into, a New Zealander by the name of Maurice.
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