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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Acidize: The treatment of a reservoir formation with a stimulation fluid containing a reactive acid to improve the formation permeability to enable enhanced production of oil and gas.
BBL or bbl: Oilfield barrel (42 gallons).
BCF: Billion Cubic Feet, a unit of measurement for large volumes of gas.
BHP: Abbreviation for Bottom Hole Pressure.
BHT: Abbreviation for Bottom Hole Temperature.
Bit: The tool used to crush or cut rock.
BTU: British Thermal Unit, the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gallon of water by one degree Fahrenheit.
Completion: A generic term used to describe the assembly of downhole tubulars and equipment required to enable safe and efficient production from an oil or gas well.
Electrical Log: A log recorded using an electrical wireline, whether it measures an electrical current or not.
Formation: A layer of permeable porous rock between two layers of impermeable rock that contains oil, gas, water or a combination thereof.
Geophone: A device used in surface seismic acquisition that detects ground velocity produced by seismic waves and transforms the information into electrical impulses.
GOR: Gas/oil ratio.
Joint: A length of drill pipe. Normally 30 feet for drill pipe and 40 feet for casing.
Lease: An area of surface land on which exploration or production activity occurs.
LNG: Abbreviation for Liquefied Natural Gas.
Mud: Drilling fluids used in drilling operations, especially fluids that contain significant amounts of suspended solids, emulsified water or oil.
Pay zone: A reservoir that contains oil or gas or both in commercial quantities.
Perforation: The communication tunnel created from the casing or liner into the reservoir formation, through which oil and gas is produced.
Permeability: The ability, or measurement of a rock’s ability, to transmit fluids.
Reservoir: A subsurface body of rock having sufficient porosity and permeability to store and transmit fluids.
Seismic: Pertaining to waves of elastic energy, such as that transmitted by P waves and S waves, in the frequency range of 1 to 100 Hz. Seismic energy is studied by scientist to interpret the composition, fluid content, extent and geometry of rocks in the subsurface.
Updip: Located up the slope of a dipping plane or surface. In a dipping (not flat lying) hydrocarbon reserve that contains gas, oil and water, the gas is updip, the gas-oil contact is downdip from the gas, and the oil-water contact is farther downdip.
Wireline: Related to any aspect of logging that employs an electrical cable to lower tools into the borehole and transmit data.
Zone: A slab of reservoir rock bounded above and below by impermeable rock.
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GLOSSARY OF TERMSAcidize: The treatment of a reservoir formation with a stimulation fluid containing a reactive acid to improve the formation permeability to enable enhanced production of oil and gas. BBL or bbl: Oilfield barrel (42 gallons). BCF: Billion Cubic Feet, a unit of measurement for large volumes of gas. BHP: Abbreviation for Bottom Hole Pressure. BHT: Abbreviation for Bottom Hole Temperature. Bit: The tool used to crush or cut rock. BTU: British Thermal Unit, the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gallon of water by one degree Fahrenheit. Completion: A generic term used to describe the assembly of downhole tubulars and equipment required to enable safe and efficient production from an oil or gas well. Electrical Log: A log recorded using an electrical wireline, whether it measures an electrical current or not. Formation: A layer of permeable porous rock between two layers of impermeable rock that contains oil, gas, water or a combination thereof. Geophone: A device used in surface seismic acquisition that detects ground velocity produced by seismic waves and transforms the information into electrical impulses. GOR: Gas/oil ratio. Joint: A length of drill pipe. Normally 30 feet for drill pipe and 40 feet for casing. Lease: An area of surface land on which exploration or production activity occurs. LNG: Abbreviation for Liquefied Natural Gas. Mud: Drilling fluids used in drilling operations, especially fluids that contain significant amounts of suspended solids, emulsified water or oil. Pay zone: A reservoir that contains oil or gas or both in commercial quantities. Perforation: The communication tunnel created from the casing or liner into the reservoir formation, through which oil and gas is produced. Permeability: The ability, or measurement of a rock’s ability, to transmit fluids. Reservoir: A subsurface body of rock having sufficient porosity and permeability to store and transmit fluids. Seismic: Pertaining to waves of elastic energy, such as that transmitted by P waves and S waves, in the frequency range of 1 to 100 Hz. Seismic energy is studied by scientist to interpret the composition, fluid content, extent and geometry of rocks in the subsurface. Updip: Located up the slope of a dipping plane or surface. In a dipping (not flat lying) hydrocarbon reserve that contains gas, oil and water, the gas is updip, the gas-oil contact is downdip from the gas, and the oil-water contact is farther downdip. Wireline: Related to any aspect of logging that employs an electrical cable to lower tools into the borehole and transmit data. Zone: A slab of reservoir rock bounded above and below by impermeable rock. |
