These terms are frequently found in proposals, leases, contracts, and other oil and gas business transaction documents. Dictionary of oil, gas, and petrochemical processing. Engineering toolbox sketchup extension online 3d modeling. See also delayrental clause, unless lease, or lease, and paidup lease.
Organic compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen. Add the engineering toolbox extension to your sketchup from the. A contract between mineral owner, otherwise known as the lessor and a company or working interest owner, otherwise known as the lessee in which the lessor grants the lessee the right to explore, drill and produce oil, gas and other minerals for a specified primary term and as long thereafter as oil, gas or other minerals are being produced in paying quantities. This dictionary is a must in the library of every young engineer. Gas, occurring naturally, and often found in association with crude petroleum. Common oil and gas industry terms explained a financial institution such as bank, brokerdealer, insurance company or business development company. A chronological history of ownership of a tract of land. Unassociated gas natural gas occurring alone, not in solution or as free gas with oil or condensate. Net production is the companys share of total production after deducting both royalties paid to landowners and a governments agreedupon share of production under a psc. A glossary of useful oil and gas industry terms, names and internet addresses. Suppliers definitions of these terms vary from supplier to supplier. Glossary 6 delay rental a payment from the lease holder to the lessor to maintain the lease from period to period during the primary term without drilling. Energy chief says us oil on its way back president donald trumps top energy official said the oil industry is on its way back after suffering crippling losses. The first page or pages on a log print, which include information about the well, the.
A device installed on a gas lift mandrel, which in turn is put on the tubing string of a gas lift well. Oil and gas reserves that have not been produced but have been located and have been determined recoverable. Suppliers definitions of these terms vary from supplier to. Gas has been produced from this formation for several decades. Basis swapping is used in the energy industry as a technique for managing price fluctuations, most commonly fuel prices, which may vary from market to market or. Natural gas associated with oil accumulations, which may be dissolved in the oil at reservoir conditions or may form a cap of free gas above the oil. Abandon 1 the proper plugging and abandoning of a well in compliance with all applicable regulations, and the cleaning up of the wellsite to the satisfaction of any governmental body having jurisdiction with respect thereto and to the reasonable satisfaction of the operator. When all the reservoir and hihgpressure zones in a well are sealed with cement so that no fluid can escape. In this booklet i capture, primarily, the most common. Havard devold oil and gas production handbook an introduction.
Oil gas terms in category m oilfield glossary oil and. The first page or pages on a log print, which include information about the well. Increasing the flow of oil from a well by pumping hydrochloric acid into the well under high. Reporting problems include differences due to the net result of conversions off low data metered at varying temperature and. Hydrochloric acid is pumped into the oilbearing rock. I cannot claim to include all the possible acronyms as i am sure there are many more which are not referred here. Construction of the worlds most controversial natural gas pipeline is about to enter the endgame of an energy dispute. The schlumberger oilfield glossary is an evergreen, instant reference that takes up no space on your bookshelf and offers many special features. It was founded in 1997 by the oil and gas industry trade associations with the aim of reducing the uk offshore oil and gas industry injury rate by 50%. The oil and gas industry natural resource governance. Workover remedial work to the equipment within a well, the well pipework, or relating to attempts to increase the rate of flow. Oil and gas well drilling and servicing etool glossary of terms a. Not only does the flowrate of the produced water change over time, but so does the composition. Shapefile the shapefile format is a popular geospatial vector data format for geographic information system gis software.
Enacted on november 9, 1978 and became effective december 1, 1978. Oil and gas glossary of terms business finance solutions. The process of using temperature and pressure to separate a mixture of ngls with differing boiling points into individual products such as ethane, propane and butane. Questions and answers shale gas glossary acquifer a single underground geological formation, or group of formations, containing water.
February 2019 uncontrolled copy once downloaded goto. Antrim shale a shale deposit located in the northern michigan basin that is a devonian age rock formation lying at a relatively shallow depth of 1,000 feet. Liquid, gaseous and solid hydrocarbons, including oil, natural gas, gas condensate, ethane, propane, butane and pentane. Glossary clean natural gas american gas association. Shale oil shale oil is oil contained within shale that can be extracted without heating. The objective of this glossary is to provide our clients with a useful reference.
We know there are a terms related to the natural gas industry. The way in which suppliers of electricity, natural gas, or fuel oil classify and bill their customers. The objective of this glossary is to provide our clients with a useful reference guide to the language of commodity trading and risk management. Dictionary of oil industry terminology definitions acronyms and abbreviations a aav annulus access valve ab3 valve alpha thames compact, quarterturn rotary, parallel fullbore, double block and bleed, expanding plug valve. Oil gas terms in category g oilfield glossary oil and. The ratio of produced water to oil varies from well to well and over the life of the well. B barrel, commonly abbreviated to bbl a unit of volume measurement used for petroleum and its products around 7. Browse a comprehensive alphabetized list of natural gas terminology. Sweet gas natural gas free of significant amounts of hydrogen sulfide h2s when produced. Mast a portable derrick that is capable of being erected as a unit, as distinguished from a standard derrick that cannot be raised to a working position as a unit. It offers publications regarding standards, recommended practices, and other industry related information. Artificial lift sucker rodpumps nodding donkeys, gas lift, hydraulic pumps, and submersible electric pumps, used to aid the production of oil as reservoir pressure declines asphalt solid petroleum residue, similar to bitumen, tar and pitch associated gas natural gas which is dissolved in crude oil in the reservoir bar unit of pressure.
The degree to which gas or fluids can move through a porous material, such as rocks. Hussameldin ibrahim, university of regina, saskatchewan, canada with the dictionary of oil, gas, and petrochemical processing, the authors provide a great service to the industry and, in particular, to those entering the field. Acid gas a natural gas or any other gas mixture containing significant quantities of hydrogen sulfide h 2 s, carbon dioxide co 2, or similar contaminants. These differences may be due to quantities lost or to the effects of data reporting problems. Location american gas association 400 north capitol street, nw suite 450 washington, dc 20001. It is used to prevent leakage and waste of gas, oil, or water around a wireline as when swabbing a well. Commonly used account classifications are residential, commercial, industrial, and other. The energy, utilities and mining practice of pricewaterhousecoopers has compiled this glossary of oil and gas, utilities and mining commodity trading and risk management terms. To discontinue attempts to produce oil or gas from a well or lease and to plug the reservoir in accordance with regulatory requirements and recover equipment.
The acid dissolves limestone in the producing zone which increases porosity thus the oil andor gas can flow into the well bore with less restrictions. It is important to understand these terms to understand the legal implications of contracts and other business. Global compact network australia gcna the australian chapter of the united nations global compact gor gas to oil ratio. Add standard and customized parametric components like flange beams, lumbers, piping, stairs and more to your sketchup model with the engineering toolbox sketchup extension enabled for use with the amazing, fun and free sketchup make and sketchup pro. With the appearance of automobiles and more advanced consumers, it was necessary to improve and standardize the marketable products. Represents differences between the sum of the components of natural gas supply and the sum of the components of natural gas disposition.
Add the engineering toolbox extension to your sketchup from the sketchup. Fuel oil is divided into two broad categories, distillate fuel oil, also known as no. The act has been amended, and it replaced or amended the natural gas act. Tubing and casing pressures cause the valve to open and close, thus allowing gas to be injected into the fluid in the tubing to cause the fluid to rise to the surface. Bc oil and gas commission glossary and definitions version 1. Bakken shale process characteristics needed to estimate emissions quantity of gas vented per barrel of oil production mcfbbl fraction of gas flared. Oil and gas well drilling and servicing etool glossary of. Thats why we put together the natural gas glossary to help you find the words you need to understand the industry. Corrosion of oil and gaswell equipment cogwe, 1958. A natural gas or any other gas mixture containing significant quantities of hydrogen sulfide h2s, carbon dioxide co2, or similar contaminants. Offshore oil and gas industry abbreviations and acronyms. Glossary of terms used in the trading of oil and gas, utilities. In compliance with european union eu legislation for visitors from the eu, schlumberger requests your permission to place cookies on your computer to both.
Gas leasing terminology a to z this is by no means a complete list of terms used. Natural gas liquids consisting of any one of ethane, propane, butane and condensate or a. A drilling and pumping process is used to extract it, after which it is sent to a refinery to be made usable. Generally one who grants an oil, gas, and mineral lease. Oil and gas well drilling and servicing etool glossary. It is a colorless, odorless gas which generates about 1,012 btu of heat energy per 1,000 cubic feet of gas mcf, when burned. An artificial hole drilled into the earth, usually cased with metal pipe, for the release of natural gas or oil. Glossary of oilfield production terminology got definitions. Barrel a unit of volume measurement used for petroleum and its products 7. Any director, officer or general partner of the issuer. The oilfield glossary schlumberger oilfield glossary.
To permanently plug a dry hole or well that no longer produces. A unit of volume measurement used for petroleum and. The oil and gas industry has many unique terms and abbreviations. Natural gas produced with crude oil from the same reservoir. Associated gas natural gas produced with crude oil from the same reservoir. Additionally, this glossary may be a valuable resource for educating key stakeholders within the oil and gas, utilities and mining industries, including employees, customers, shareholders and. An instrument that measures fluid pressure and usually registers the difference between atmospheric pressure and the pressure of the fluid by indicating the effect of such pressures on a measuring element e. The oil and gas industry overview and trends nrgi reader april 2015 this reader is intended for use in conjunction with the natural resource charter. Refining what comes out of the ground is not often a form of petroleum that can be used right away. Delayrental clause an oil and gas lease clause giving the lessee the right to maintain the lease. Refined petroleum products used as a fuel for home heating and industrial and utility boilers.
Abbreviations and acronyms clg core log and graph clup coastal land use plan cm choke module cmp coastal management program cmp common midpoint geophysics cncf field normalised compensated neutron porosity cnd compensated neutron density cnfdp cnfd true vertical depth playback log cng compressed natural gas. The composition of produced water also varies widely. Glossary of oil and gas terms english to spanish quizlet. Shale gas has become an increasingly important source of natural gas in the us over the past decade, and interest has spread to potential gas shales in the rest of the world. Similar drilling and fracturing techniques are used as in shale gas production. Chemicals in drillingfluid terminology, a chemical is any material that produces.
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