Oilfield

Oilfield

Oilfield refers to a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum from below the ground.

Industry: Oil & gas

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rich gas

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Natural gas containing heavier hydrocarbons than a lean gas. Its liquid content adds important economic value to developments containing this type of fluid.

casing reciprocation

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Movement applied to the casing string during the cementing operation to help in removal of drilling fluid and efficient placement of the cement slurry.

reservoir-drive mechanisms

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Natural forces in the reservoir that displace hydrocarbons out of the reservoir into the wellbore and up to surface. Reservoir-drive mechanisms include gasdrive (gas cap or solution gasdrive), ...

indicator models

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Models of reservoirs built using indicator (nonparametric) methods.

Measurements made by measurements-while-drilling (MWD) tools subsequent to the initial bit run. MWD logs are recorded while drilling the well. However, these tools can also record logs at later times ...

downhole sensors

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Mechanical or electronic devices for measuring various properties in the well such as pressure, fluid flow rate from each branch of a multilateral well, temperature, vibration, composition, fluid ...

iterative methods

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Mathematical techniques that require an algorithm or equation to be repeated until a condition is met. These methods usually require the convergence of a result to a value. Computers are excellent ...