The rotating head can be defined as a rotating, low-pressure sealing device used in drilling operations to seal around the drill stem above the top of the blowout preventer stack. Rotating drilling heads are used to safely divert air, gas, dust, or drilling mud away from the rig floor.
[pdf] The Well Control System or the Blowout Prevention System on a drilling rig is the system that prevents the uncontrolled, catastrophic release of high-pressure fluids (oil, gas, or salt water) from subsurface formations. These uncontrolled releases of formation fluids are referred to as Blowouts.
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