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positive material identification (PMI)

Energy (non-renewable); Natural gas

A method for cross checking the identity of a piece of material, often using a portable spectrometer, usually with x-rays (TN 9266, nuclear analyzer) or a welding arc (Arc Met ...

outside screw & yoke (OS&Y)

Energy (non-renewable); Natural gas

A valve design in which the stem threads are above the packing gland or outside the valve body and there is a yoke to support the top or outer end of the stem.

anticlinal trap

Energy; Natural gas

A hydrocarbon trap formed by the upward bowing of strata into a dome or arch.

oil gasification

Energy; Natural gas

The manufacture of gas from oil for use as a fuel.

gas to oil ratio (GOR)

Energy; Natural gas

The volume of gas at atmospheric pressure produced in association with a unit volume of oil.

bunter

Energy; Natural gas

The lowest series of formations laid down during the Triassic Period of geological time, it includes sandstones that sometimes contain hydrocarbon traps.

british gas corporation (bgc)

Energy; Natural gas

The nationalized corporation that is responsible for the purchase of gas from oil companies and for its distribution and sale within the United Kingdom.