Stabbing Board
A stabbing board is a temporary platform rigged up in the derrick or mast to facilitate casing running operation. It is installed some 20 to 40 ft above the rig floor where derrickman or another crew member guides the casing joint while running casing in a well. The board may be wooden or fabricated of steel girders floored with anti-skid material.
Sophisticated stabbing board designs are powered electrically to be raised or lowered to the desired level and can be folded back to avoid possibility of damage to the board when not in use. Stabbing board serves the same purpose for casing running as a monkey board to running drill pipe stands but is temporary instead of permanent.