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BLCO

Oil & gas; Oil

Bonny Light Crude Oil is a high grade of Nigerian crude oil with high API gravity (low specific gravity), produced in the Niger Delta basin and named after the prolific region ...

Coal Seam Gas (CSG)

Oil & gas; Oil

Methane that forms in the gaps between coal molecules. (not to be confused with csg, an abbreviation for the well casing)

Coal Bed Methane (CBM)

Oil & gas; Oil

Methane that forms in the gaps between coal molecules. (not to be confused with csg, an abbreviation for the well casing)

Derrickman

Oil & gas; Oil

The third in command after the driller & assistant driller.

bell nipple

Oil & gas; Oil

An enlarged pipe at the top of a casing string that serves as a funnel to guide drilling tools into the top of the well.

big bear

Oil & gas; Oil

A big bear is a hitch (see hitch) that lasts a minimum of 50 straight days.

blowout

Oil & gas; Oil

A sudden, uncontrolled release of underground pressure from the well.