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gas-cap drive
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A type of reservoir-drive mechanism in which the energy for the transport and production of reservoir fluids is provided by the expansion of gas either in the gas cap or inside ...
centrifugal pump
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A type of pump commonly used in the handling and mixing of oilfield fluids. The rotary motion of a profiled impeller in combination with a shaped pump housing or volute applies ...
sealbore packer
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A type of production packer that incorporates a sealbore that accepts a seal assembly fitted to the bottom of the production tubing. The sealbore packer is often set on wireline ...
hydraulic packer
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A type of packer used predominantly in production applications. A hydraulic packer typically is set using hydraulic pressure applied through the tubing string rather than ...
inflatable packer
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A type of packer that uses an inflatable bladder to expand the packer element against the casing or wellbore. In preparation for setting the packer, a drop ball or series of ...
tension-set packer
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A type of packer that is set by applying tension to the running string. These packers are less common than compression-set packers due to the potential difficulties associated ...
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