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 generic term used to describe equipment attached to, and run with, the casing string. Commonly used casing hardware includes guide or float shoes, float or landing collars, centralizers, scratchers ...

closing unit

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A generic term given to the hydraulic power pack and accumulators used to control the blowout preventers on a drilling or workover rig.

produced fluid

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A generic term used in a number of contexts but most commonly to describe any fluid produced from a wellbore that is not a treatment fluid. The characteristics and phase composition of a produced ...

chemical flooding

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A general term for injection processes that use special chemical solutions. Micellar, alkaline and soap-like substances are used to reduce surface tension between oil and water in the reservoir, ...

work string

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A generic term used to describe a tubing string used to convey a treatment or for well service activities. Both coiled and jointed tubing strings are referred to as work strings.

polished joint

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A generic term for a completion component that has been polished or prepared to enable an efficient hydraulic seal. The polished joint may have an internal or external polished surface and is ...