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structural trap
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A trap produced by the distortion of once-horizontal strata by some tectonic process(es.)
exposed location single-buoy mooring (elsbm)
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A floating chamber anchored near a production platform in order to serve as a flexible connection to a tanker taking on oil from the platform, such a system has no storage ...
hydrocarbon aerosol propellanl
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A hydrocarbon used in aerosol sprays to drive out and atomize the contents - usually high-purity isobutane plus a small amount of propane.
back-up line
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A wire горе used to hold one set of tongs in place when two sections of drill pipe are being joined or separated.
racking pipe
Oil & gas; Oilfield
The act of placing lengths of pipe in an orderly arrangement in the derrick.
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