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Oilfield

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

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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 capacity Also known as a ...

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.

catchpot

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A vessel inserted in a pipeline to remove liquid droplets or solid particles which may be entrained in a gas stream.

casing seat

Oil & gas; Oilfield

The lowest point in a well at which casing is set.

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