| Chinese | English |
| 海上石油钻探 | offshore oil drilling The act or process of extracting petroleum from deposits underlying the floor of the ocean or some other large body of water (从海洋或其它一些大的水体层底部沉积物开采石油的行为或过程。) |
| 钻探 | drilling The act of boring holes in the earth for finding water or oil, for geologic surveys, etc. (地质勘探，寻找水或石油而在地球表面钻孔的行为。) |
| 钻探石油 | drilling for oil Boring a hole for extracting oil (为了提取石油而钻孔。) |
| 钻探装置 | drilling installation The structural base upon which the drill rig and associated equipment is mounted during the drilling operation (在钻探操作过程中，可将钻探设备和其它相关设施安装在其的上一种结构。) |
