Makeup Cathead 1 : (n) A device that is attached to the shaft of the drawworks and used as a power source for making up joints of pipe. It is usually located on the driller's side of the drawworks. Also called: Spinning Cathead
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}