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A short, threaded section of pipe used to adapt portions of the drilling string that otherwise cannot be screwed together because of variations in thread or design.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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On drawings, abbr. for “substitute.”
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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