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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crossover

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A short subassembly used to enable two components with different thread types or sizes to be connected.

gas buster

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A simple separator vessel used to remove free or entrained gas from fluids circulated in the wellbore, such as mud used during drilling operations. The gas buster typically comprises a vessel ...

A short section of plain tubing used to separate or space-out specialized components in a completion assembly. Blank pipe is commonly used in sand control completions where intervals of screen are ...

initial flow period

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A short flow period at the beginning of a drillstem test. This period is followed immediately by a longer shut-in period to allow the pressure to closely approach initial reservoir pressure. The ...

shear pin

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A short piece of brass or steel that is used to retain sliding components in a fixed position until sufficient force is applied to break the pin. Once the pin is sheared, the components can then move ...

tanker

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A ship designed to transport crude oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), synthetic natural gas (SNG) or refined products. Tankers with 100,000 deadweight tons of capacity ...

casing swage

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A short crossover joint used between two sizes or specifications of casing. A circulating swage is an adapter that enables a temporary circulating line to be rigged to the top of the casing string, ...