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 heavy-duty downhole tool used to restore the internal diameter of collapsed or buckled casing. Casing rollers generally are configured with an incremental series of rollers that act to gradually ...

layer-cake geometry

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A highly simplified description of a geological scenario. Although sometimes used for "quick and dirty" simulation models, this description is often not appropriate for detailed or accurate work. ...

box plots

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A grid pattern laid over a representation of fractures. The number of boxes that contain a fracture is counted and plotted against the box size on logarithmic scales. The slope of the line is equal ...

cluster

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A group of data points having similar characteristics. These points are usually found by cluster analysis, and are sometimes used to determine electrofacies from wireline data.

micelle

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A group of round hydrocarbon chains formed when the surfactant concentration in an aqueous solution reaches a critical point. The micellar costs depend upon the cost of oil, since many of these ...

tank battery

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A group of tanks that are connected to receive crude oil production from a well or a producing lease. A tank battery is also called a battery. In the tank battery, the oil volume is measured and ...

drop bar

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A heavy steel bar that is dropped through the tubing or running string to fire the percussion detonator on a tubing-conveyed perforating (TCP) gun assembly. The drop bar must be capable of falling ...