Pick Up 2 : (v) (1) To use the drawworks to lift the bit (or other tool) off bottom by raising the drill stem. (2) To use an air hoist to lift a tool, a joint of drill pipe, or other piece of equipment
US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing eTool, Washington, DC. This is an abridged version of the Dictionary of Petroleum Terms provided by Petex and the University of Texas Austin, USA 2001. http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/oilandgas/glossary _of_terms/glossary_of_terms_a.html, (Oil Well Drilling Sci and Tech - Amer) {492}
