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velocity string
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A small-diameter tubing string run inside the production tubing of a well as a remedial treatment to resolve liquid-loading problems. As the reservoir pressure in a gas well ...
control line
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A small-diameter hydraulic line used to operate downhole completion equipment such as the surface controlled subsurface safety valve (SCSSV). Most systems operated by control line ...
injection line
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A small-diameter conduit that is run alongside production tubulars to enable injection of inhibitors or similar treatments during production. Conditions such as high hydrogen ...
bead tracer
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A small, radioactive plastic sphere that is insoluble and used to make a tracer-loss measurement. The bead is designed to have the same density as the injection fluid so that it ...
gauge tank
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A small tank with accurate volume markings used to measure flow into or out of a well. Treatments that require accurate volume tracking of fluids, such as squeeze cementing, ...
local probe
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A small sensor, part of a production logging tool, which determines the type of fluid in its vicinity as it moves up and down a production well. Typically there are four or more ...
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