| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| RIG | Oil well drilling gear |
| RIGS | Gear for drilling oil wells. |
| RIGS | Oil well drilling equipment. |
| RIG | Equipment for drilling an oil well. |
| spudding | Make the initial drilling for (an oil well) |
| toolpusher | a supervisor of drilling operations at an oil well |
| toolpushers | TOOLPUSHER, a supervisor of drilling operations at an oil well |
| spud | to set up earth-boring equipment, esp. for drilling an oil well |
| muid | mixture of water, clay, and chemicals used in oil-well drilling and having various functions (as lubrication and cooling of the bit and flushing of rock particles to the surface) |
