Oilfield

Oilfield

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

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Oilfield

A surface exhibiting evidence of an abrupt increase in water depth, separating younger from older strata. The surface may also display evidence of minor submarine erosion. It forms in response to an ...

shot detection

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A surface detection technique to verify that perforating guns have fired. This technique typically employs sensors that detect vibration or hydraulic shock at surface, and is used with TCP ...

last-shot detection

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A surface detection system used to ensure that all tubing-conveyed perforating guns have fired, from the top shot to the bottom shot.

jacking frame

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A support structure used to stabilize the injector head and pressure-control equipment on some offshore, or special onshore, coiled tubing units. The jacking frame is hydraulically controlled to ...

back-up ring

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A supporting ring used with an O-ring, or similar seal, to prevent extrusion of the seal material under high differential pressures or excess wear under dynamic sealing conditions.

very large crude carrier

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A supertanker with a capacity between 100,000 and 500,000 deadweight tons. The term is commonly abbreviated as VLCC.

pipeline gas

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A sufficiently dry gas that will not drop out natural gas liquids (NGL) when entering the gas pipeline; also, gas with enough pressure to enter high-pressure gas pipelines.