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Oil & gas; Oilfield

The device that connects the end of the logging cable or the bridle to the top of the logging tool. It contains the weak point, so that when the weak point is broken and the cable ...

Boolean simulation

Oil & gas; Oilfield

The development of a reservoir model by the use of objects. Reservoir models may be developed by adding together a series of objects (such as channel belts) in a fashion that ...

carbon dioxide corrosion

Oil & gas; Oilfield

The deterioration of metal components resulting from contact with a gas or solution containing carbon dioxide.

sweet corrosion

Oil & gas; Oilfield

The deterioration of metal due to contact with carbon dioxide or similar corrosive agents, but excluding hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S). Sweet corrosion typically results in pitting or ...

leak detection

Oil & gas; Oilfield

The determination of the location of a leak in a pipeline. In onshore operations, this can be done by external detection or by using material balance leak-detection systems. In ...

datum level

Oil & gas; Oilfield

The depth to which pressures are corrected to adjust for differences in elevations at which pressure measurements are made in different wells or at different times.