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◾ 1C – Proved Contingent Resources Contents
◾ 1P – Proven reserves #
◾ 2C – Proved and probable Contingent Resources
A
◾ 2D – two-dimensional (geophysics)
B
◾ 2P – proved and probable reserves
◾ 3C – three components seismic acquisition (x,y and z) C
◾ 3C – Proved, probable and possible Contingent Resources D
◾ 3D – three-dimensional (geophysics) E
◾ 3P – proved, probable and possible reserves F
◾ 4D – multiple 3Ds acquired over time (the 4th D) over the same area with the same G
parameters (geophysics)
H
◾ 8rd – eight round (describes the number of revolutions per inch of pipe thread)
I
A J
K
◾ A – Appraisal (well) L
◾ AADE – American Association of Drilling Engineers[1] M
◾ AAPG – American Association of Petroleum Geologists[2] N
◾ AAPL – American Association of Professional Landmen
O
◾ AAODC – American Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (obsolete; superseded by
IADC) P
◾ AAV – Annulus Access Valve Q
◾ ABAN – Abandonment, (also as AB and ABD) R
◾ ABSA – Alberta Boilers Safety Association S
◾ ACC– Air-Cooled Heat Condenser
T
◾ ACHE – Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger
U
◾ ACOU – Acoustic
V
◾ ACQU – Acquisition log
◾ ADE - Advanced Decision Making Environment W
◾ ADEP – Awaiting Development with Exploration Potential, referring to an asset X
◾ ADROC – advanced rock properties report Y
◾ ADT – Applied Drilling Technology, ADT log Z
◾ ADM - Advanced Diagnostics Module (Fieldbus)
See also
◾ AFE – Authorization For Expenditure, a process of submitting a business proposal to
investors References
◾ AFP – Active Fire Protection External links
◾ AGRU – acid gas removal unit
◾ AGT - (1) Agitator, used in Drilling
◾ AGT - (2) Authorised Gas Tester (certified by OPITTO)
◾ AGT - (3) Azerbaijan - Georgia - Turkey (a region rich in oil related activity)[3]
◾ AHBDF – along hole (depth) below Derrick floor
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B
◾ B or b – prefix denoting a number in billions
◾ BA – Bottom Assembly (of a riser)
◾ bbl – barrel
◾ BBG – Buy Back Gas
◾ BBSM – behaviour-based safety management
◾ BCPD – barrels condensate per day
◾ Bcf – billion cubic feet (of natural gas)
◾ Bcfe – billion cubic feet (of natural gas equivalent)
◾ BDF – below derrick floor
◾ BDL – bit data log
◾ BDV – blowdown valve
◾ BGL – borehole geometry log
◾ BGL – below ground level (used as a datum for depths in a well)
◾ BGS – British Geological Survey
◾ BGT – borehole geometry tool
◾ BGWP – base of ground-water protection
◾ BH – bloodhound
◾ BHA – bottom hole assembly (toolstring on coiled tubing or drill pipe)
◾ BHC – BHC gamma ray log
◾ BHCA – BHC acoustic log
◾ BHCS – BHC sonic log
◾ BHCT – bottomhole circulating temperature
◾ BHL – borehole log
◾ BHP – bottom hole pressure
◾ BHPRP – borehole pressure report
◾ BHSRE – bottom hole sampling report
◾ BHSS – borehole seismic survey
◾ BHT – bottomhole temperature
◾ BHTV – borehole television report
◾ BINXQ – bond index quicklook log
◾ BIOR – biostratigraphic range log
◾ BIORE – biostratigraphy study report
◾ BSLM - Bend Stiffener Latch Mechanism
◾ BIVDL – BI/DK/WF/Casing collar locator/gamma ray log
◾ BLI – bottom of logging interval
◾ BO – back-off log
◾ boe – barrel(s) of oil equivalent
◾ boed – barrel(s) of oil equivalent per day
◾ BOEM – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
◾ boepd – barrel(s) of oil equivalent per day
◾ BOB – back on bottom
◾ BOD – Biological Oxygen Demand
◾ BOL - Bill of Lading
◾ BOM – bill of materials
◾ BOP – blowout preventer
◾ BOP – bottom of pipe
◾ BOPD – barrel(s) of oil per day
◾ BOPE – blowout prevention equipment
◾ BOREH – borehole seismic analysis
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C
◾ C&E – well completion and equipment cost
◾ C&S – cased and suspended
◾ C1 – methane
◾ C2 – ethane
◾ C3 – propane
◾ C4 – butane
◾ C6 – hexanes
◾ C7+ – heavy hydrocarbon components
◾ CA – core analysis log
◾ CAAF - Contract Authorization Approval Form
◾ CALI – calliper log
◾ CALOG – circumferential acoustic log
◾ CALVE – calibrated velocity log data
◾ CAODC – Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
◾ CAPP – Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
◾ CART – cam-actuated running tool (housing running tool)
◾ CART – Cap Replacement Tool
◾ CAS – casing log
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D
◾ D - Development
◾ D&C – drilling and completions
◾ D&I - direction and inclinitation (MWD borehole deviation survey) [5]
(http://www.slb.com/services/drilling/mwd_lwd/mwd/slimpulse.aspx)
◾ DAC – dipole acoustic log
◾ DARCI – Darci log
◾ DAS - Data Acquisition System
◾ DAT – wellhead housing drill-ahead tool
◾ DAZD – dip and azimuth display
◾ DBB – double block and bleed
◾ DBP - drillable bridge plug
◾ DC – drill centre
◾ DC – drill collar(s)
◾ DCAL – dual caliper log
◾ DCC – Distance cross course
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E
◾ E – Exploration
◾ E&A – Exploration and Appraisal
◾ E&I – Electrical and Instrumentation
◾ E&P – Exploration and Production
◾ EA – Exploration Asset
◾ EAGE – European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers[7]
◾ ECD – Equivalent Circulating Density
◾ EDG/EDGE - Emergency Diesel Generator
◾ ECMS – Electrical Control and Monitoring System
◾ ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
◾ ECP – External Casing Packer
◾ ECRD – Electrically Controlled Release Device (for abandoning stuck wireline tool from cable)
◾ ECT - External Cantilevered Turret
◾ EDP – Exploration Drilling Program Report
◾ EDP – Emergency Disconnect Package
◾ EDP - Emergency Depressurisation
◾ EDPHOT - Emergency Drill Pipe Hang Off Toool
◾ EDR – Exploration Drilling Report
◾ EDR – Electronic Drilling Recorder
◾ EDS – Emergency Disconnection Sequence
◾ EEAR - Emergency Electrical Auto Restart
◾ EEHA - Electrical Equipment for Hazardous Areas (IECEx)
◾ EFL – Electrical Flying Lead
◾ EFR – Engineering Factual Report
◾ EHT – Electric Heat Trace
◾ EGMBE – Ethylene Glycol Mono-Butyl Ether
◾ EHU - Electro-Hydraulic Unit
◾ EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment
◾ ELEC TECH - Electronics Technician (See also: ETech)
◾ ELT – Economic Limit Test
◾ EL – Electric Log
◾ EM – EMOP Log
◾ EMCS - Energy Management and Control Systems
◾ EMD – Equivalent Mud Density
◾ EMG – Equivalent Mud Gradient
◾ EMOP – EMOP Well Site Processing Log
◾ EMP – Electromagnetic Propagation Log
◾ EMS - Environment measurement sonde (wireline multi-caliper) [6]
(http://www.slb.com/services/characterization/petrophysics/wireline/legacy_services/enviro_measure_sonde.aspx)
◾ EMW – Equivalent Mud Weight
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F
◾ FAC – factual report
◾ FAC - first aid case
◾ FACHV – four-arm calliper log
◾ FANAL – formation analysis sheet log
◾ FAT – factory acceptance testing
◾ FBE – fusion-bonded epoxy
◾ FC – float collar
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G
◾ G/C – Gas Condensate
◾ GC - Gathering Center
◾ G&P – Gathering and Processing
◾ G&T- Gathering and Transportation
◾ GALT - Gross Air Leak Test
◾ GAS – Gas Log
◾ GASAN – Gas Analysis Report
◾ GBS – Gravity Based Structure
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H
◾ HAZ – Heat Affected Zone
◾ HAZID – Hazard Identification (meeting)
◾ HAZOP – Hazard and Operability Study (meeting)
◾ HBE - High Build Epoxy
◾ HBP - Held By Production
◾ HC – Hydrocarbons
◾ HCAL – HRCC Calliper (in Logs)(in Inches)
◾ HCCS – Horizontal Clamp Connection System
◾ HCM – Horizontal Connection Module. To connect the Xmas Tree to the Manifold
◾ HCS- High-Capacity Square mesh screens
◾ HDA – Helideck Assistant
◾ HDD – Horizontal Directional Drilling
◾ HDPE - High Density Polyethylene
◾ HDT – High Resolution Dipmeter Log
◾ HDU - Horizontal Drive Unit
◾ HEXT – Hex Diplog
◾ HFE – Human Factors Engineering
◾ HFL – Hydraulic Flying Lead
◾ HGO - Heavy Gas Oil
◾ HGS – High (Specific-)Gravity Solids
◾ HH - Horse Head (on pumping unit)
◾ HHP – Hydraulic Horsepower
◾ HI - Hydrogen Index
◾ HIPPS – High Integrity Pressure Protection System
◾ HIRA - Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
◾ HISC – Hydrogen induced stress cracking
◾ HL – Hook Load
◾ HLCV - Heavy Lift Crane Vessel
◾ HLO – Heavy Load-out (Facility)
◾ HLO – Helicopter Landing Officer
◾ Hmax – Maximum Wave Height
◾ HNGS - flasked Hostile Natural Gamma-ray Spectrometry tool [8]
(http://www.slb.com/~/media/Files/resources/oilfield_review/ors98/sum98/pgs_50_67.pdf)
◾ HOB - Hang on bridle (cable assy)
◾ HP – Hydrostatic Pressure
◾ HPGAG – High Pressure Gauge
◾ HPHT – High Pressure High Temperature (same as HTHP)
◾ HPPS – HP Pressure Log
◾ HPU – Hydraulic Power Unit
◾ HPWBM – High Performance Water Base Mud
◾ HRCC – HCAl of Calliper (in Inches)
◾ HRLA - High Resolution Laterolog Array (resistivity logging tool)
◾ HRF- Hyperbaric Rescue Facility/Vessel
◾ HRSG - Heat Recovery Steam Generator
◾ Hs – Significant Wave Height
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◾ HSE – Health, Safety and Environment or Health & Safety Executive (United Kingdom)
◾ HSV- Hyperbaric Support Vessel
◾ HTHP – High Temperature High Pressure (same as HPHT)
◾ HTM – Helideck Team Member
◾ HVDC – High Voltage Direct Current
◾ HWDP – Heavy-Weight Drill Pipe (sometimes spelled Hevi-Wate)
◾ HUD – Hold Up Depth
◾ HUN - Hold Up Nipple
◾ HUET - Helicopter Underwater Escape Training
◾ HWDP – Heavy Weight Drill Pipe
◾ HYPJ – Hyperjet
◾ HYROP – Hydrophone Log
I
◾ I:P – Injector To Producer Ratio
◾ IADC – International Association of Drilling Contractors
◾ IAT - Internal Active Turret
◾ IBC – Intermediate Bulk Container
◾ ICoTA – Intervention and Coiled Tubing Association
◾ ICC - Isolation Confirmation Certificate
◾ ICD – Inflow Control Device
◾ ICEX;IECEx - International Electrotechnical Commission System for Certification to standards relating to equipment
for use in Explosive Atmospheres (EEHA)
◾ ICP - Initial Circulating Pressure
◾ ICP – Intermediate Casing Point
◾ ICSS - Integrated Controls and Safety System
◾ ICSU – Integrated Commissioning and Start Up
◾ ICV – Interval Control Valve
◾ ICV – Integrated Cement Volume (of Borehole)(in Cubic Metres)
◾ ICW - InComplete Work
◾ ID – Inner or Internal Diameter (of a tubular component such as a casing)
◾ IDC – Intangible Drilling Costs
◾ IDEL – IDEL Log
◾ IEB – Induction Electro BHC Log
◾ IEL – Induction Electrical Log
◾ IF – Internal Flush tool joint
◾ iFLS - intelligent fast load shedding
◾ IGPE - Immersion Grade Phenolic Epoxy
◾ IGV - Inlet Guide Vane
◾ IH – Gamma Ray Log
◾ IHEC - Isolation of Hazardous Energy Certificate
◾ IHUC - Installation, Hook-Up and Commissioning
◾ IHV – Integrated Hole Volume (of Borehole) (in Cubic Metres)
◾ IIC - Infield Installation Contractor
◾ IJL – Injection Log
◾ IL – Induction Log
◾ ILI – InLine Inspection (Intelligent Pigging)
◾ ILOGS – Image Logs
◾ ILT - In-Line Tee
◾ IMAG – Image Analysis Report
◾ IMCA – International Marine Contractors Association
◾ IMPP - Injection Molded Polypropylene Coating System
◾ IMR - Inspection Maintenance and Repair
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J
◾ J&A – Junked and Abandoned
◾ JB – Junk Basket
◾ JIB - Joint Interest Billing
◾ JLT - J-Lay Tower
◾ JT – Joule-Thomson (effect/valve/separator)
◾ JTS - Joints
◾ JU – Jack-Up drilling rig
◾ JV - Joint Venture
◾ JVP – Joint Venture Partners/Participants
K
◾ KBE – Kelly Bushing Elevation (in meters above sea level, or meters above Ground Level)
◾ KBUG – Kelly Bushing under ground (drilling up in coal mines, West Virginia, Baker & Taylor Drilling)
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L
◾ LACT – Lease Automatic Custody Transfer
◾ LAH – Lookahead
◾ LAOT – Linear Activation Override Tool
◾ LARS – Launch & Recovery System
◾ LAS - Log ASCII Standard
◾ LAT – Lowest Astronomical Tide
◾ LCM – Lost Circulation Material
◾ LCNLG – LDT CNL Gamma Ray Log
◾ LD – Lay Down (tubing, rods, etc.)
◾ LDAR - Leak Detection and Repair
◾ LDHI - Low Dosage Hydrate Inhibitor
◾ LDL – Litho Density Log
◾ LDS - Leak Detection System (pipeline monitoring)
◾ LDTEP – LDT EPT Gamma Ray Log
◾ LEAKL – Leak Detection Log
◾ LEPRE – Litho-Elastic Property Report
◾ LER – Lands Eligible for Remining or Land Equivalent Ratio
◾ LER - Local Equipment Room
◾ LGO – Light Gas Oil
◾ LGR – Liquid Gas Ratio
◾ LGS – Low (specific-)Gravity Solids
◾ LIC – License
◾ LIB - Lead Impression Block
◾ LINCO – Liner and Completion Progress Report
◾ LIOG – Lithography Log
◾ LIT – Lead Impression Tool
◾ LITDE – Litho Density Quicklook Log
◾ LITHR – Lithological Description Report
◾ LITRE – Lithostratigraphy Report
◾ LITST – Lithostratigraphic Log
◾ LKO – Lowest Known Oil
◾ LL – Laterolog
◾ LMAP – Location Map
◾ LMRP – Lower Marine Riser Package
◾ LMV – Lower Master Valve (on a Xmas tree)
◾ LNG – Liquefied Natural Gas
◾ LOA – Letter of Authorisation/Agreement/Authority
◾ LOD - Lines of Defence
◾ LOE – Lease Operating Expenses
◾ LOGGN – Logging Whilst Drilling
◾ LOGRS – Log Restoration Report
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M
◾ M or m – prefix designating a number in thousands (not to be confused with SI prefix M for mega- or m for milli)
◾ m – metre
◾ MAASP – Maximum Acceptable [or Allowable] Annular Surface Pressure
◾ MAC – Multipole Acoustic Log
◾ MACL – Multiarm Caliper Log
◾ MAE - Major Accident Event
◾ MAGST – Magnetostratigraphic Report
◾ MAOP – Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure
◾ MARA – Maralog
◾ MAST - sonic tool (records waveform).
◾ MAWP – Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
◾ MBC - Membrane Brine Concentrator
◾ Mbd – thousand barrels (of oil) per day
◾ MBES - multibeam echosounder
◾ Mbod – thousand barrels of oil per day
◾ Mboe – thousand barrels of oil equivalent
◾ Mboed – thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day
◾ MBP - Mixed Bed Polisher
◾ Mbpd – thousand barrels of oil per day
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N
◾ NACE – National Association of Corrosion Engineers
◾ NAM - North American
◾ NAPF – Non Aqueous Phase Fluid
◾ NASA – Non Active Side Arm (term used in the North Sea for kill wing valve on a Xmas tree)
◾ NAVIG – Navigational Log
◾ NB – Nominal Bore
◾ NCC - Normally Clean Condensate
◾ ND - Nipple Down
◾ NDE – Non Destructive Examination
◾ NEFE - Non Emulsifying Iron Inhibitor (usually used with hydrochloric acid)
◾ NEUT – Neutron Log
◾ NFG – 'No Fucking Good' used for marking damaged equipment, not to be confused with NG being natural gas
◾ NFI – No Further Investment
◾ NFW – New Field Wildcat, Lahee classification (http://www.google.com.au/search?q=Lahee+Classification)
◾ NG – Natural Gas
◾ NGDC – National Geoscience Data Centre (United Kingdom)
◾ NGL – Natural Gas Liquids
◾ NGR – Natural Gamma Ray
◾ NGRC – National Geological Records Centre (United Kingdom)
◾ NGS – NGS Log
◾ NGSS – NGS Spectro Log
◾ NGT – Natural Gamma Ray Tool
◾ NGTLD – NGT LDT QL Log
◾ NGLQT – NGT QL Log
◾ NGTR – NGT Ratio Log
◾ NHDA – National Hydrocarbons Data Archive (United Kingdom)
◾ NHPV – Net Hydrocarbon Pore Volume
◾ NMDC - Non Magnetic Drill Collar
◾ NMHC – Non-Methane Hydrocarbons
◾ NMR – Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Log
◾ NMVOC – Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds
◾ NNS – Northern North Sea
◾ NOISL – Noise Log
◾ NOC – National Oil Company
◾ NORM – Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
◾ NP – Non Producing well (as opposed to P – Producing well)
◾ NPD – Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
◾ NPS – Nominal Pipe Size (sometimes NS)
◾ NPSH(R) – Net Positive Suction Head (Required)
◾ NPV – Net Present Value
◾ NRI - Net Revenue Interest
◾ NRV – Non Return Valve
◾ NPW – New Pool Wildcat, Lahee classification (http://www.google.com.au/search?q=Lahee+Classification)
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◾ NS – North Sea; can also refer to the North Slope Borough, Alaska, the North Slope, which includes Prudhoe Bay Oil
Field (the largest US oil field), Kuparuk Oil Field, Milne Point, Lisburne, and Point McIntyre among others.
◾ NTHF – Non-Toxic High Flash
◾ NTU – Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
◾ NUMAR – Nuclear and Magnetic Resonance - Image Log see also NMR
O
◾ O&G – Oil and Gas
◾ O&M – Operations and Maintenance
◾ O/S - Overshot, fishing tool
◾ OBCS – Ocean Bottom Cable System
◾ OBDTL – OBDT Log
◾ OBEVA – OBDT Evaluation Report
◾ OBM – Oil-Based Mud
◾ OBO - Operated by Others
◾ OCIMF – Oil Companies International Marine Forum
◾ OCI - Oil Corrosion Inhibitor (Vessels)
◾ OCL – Quality Control Log
◾ OCTG – Oil Country Tubular Goods (oil well casing, tubing, and drill pipe)[12]
◾ OD – Outer Diameter (of a tubular component such as casing)
◾ ODT – Oil Down To
◾ OFST – Offset Vertical Seismic Profile
◾ OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer
◾ OFIC - Offshore Interim Completion Certificate
◾ OLAF - Offshore Footless Loading Arm
◾ OH – Openhole
◾ OH – Openhole Log
◾ OHC – Open Hole Completion
◾ OHD - Open Hazardous Drain
◾ OHUT - Offshore Hook-up team
◾ OI - Oxygen Index
◾ OIM – Offshore Installation Manager
◾ OMRL – Oriented Micro-Resistivity Log
◾ ONAN – Oil Natural Air Natural cooled transformer
◾ ONNR - Office of Natural Resources Revenue (formerly MMS)
◾ OOE – Offshore Operation Engineer (senior technical authority on an offshore oil platform)
◾ OOIP – Original Oil In Place
◾ OOT/S – Out of Tolerance/Straightness
◾ OPITO - Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization
◾ OPEC – Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
◾ OPL – Operations Log
◾ OPRES – Overpressure Log
◾ OPS – Operations Report
◾ ORICO – Oriented Core Data Report
◾ ORM - Operability Reliability Maintainability
◾ ORRI - Overriding Royalty Interest
◾ ORF - Onshore Receiving Facility
◾ OS&D - Over, Short & Damage (Report)
◾ OSV - Offshore Supply Vessel
◾ OT – A Well On Test
◾ OT – Off Tree
◾ OTDR – Optical Time Domain Reflectometry
◾ OTIP – Operational Testing Implementation Plan
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P
◾ P – Producing well (as opposed to NP – Non Producing)
◾ P&A – plug and abandon (well)
◾ PA - Producing Asset
◾ PA - Polyamide
◾ PA - Producing Asset with Exploration Potential
◾ PACO - Process, Automation, Control And Optimisation
◾ PACU - Packaged Air Conditioning Unit
◾ PADPRT – Pressure Assisted Drillpipe Running Tool
◾ PAGA – Public Address General Alarm
◾ PAL – Palaeo Chart
◾ PALYN – Palynological Analysis Report
◾ PAR – Pre-Assembled Rack
◾ PAU – Pre-Assembled Unit
◾ PBDMS – Playback DMSLS Log
◾ PBHL - Proposed Bottom Hole Location
◾ PBR – Polished Bore Receptacle (component of a completion string)
◾ PBD – Pason Billing System
◾ PBTD – Plug Back Total Depth
◾ PBU – Pressure Build Up (applies to integrity testing on valves)
◾ PCA - Production Concession Agreement
◾ PCB – Poly Chlorinated BiPhenyl
◾ PCCC - Pressure Containing anti‐Corrosion Caps
◾ PCCL – Perforation Casing Collar Locator Log
◾ PCDC - Pressure Cased Directional (Geometry i.e. borehole survey) MWD tool
◾ PCDM – Power and Control Distribution Module
◾ PCKR – Packer
◾ PCMS - Polymer Coupon Monitoring System
◾ PCN - Process Control Network
◾ PCO – Pre-commission Preparations (pipeline)
◾ PCOLL – Perforation and Collar
◾ PCP - Progressing Cavity Pump
◾ PCP - Possible Condensate Production
◾ PCPT - Piezo-Cone Penetration Test
◾ PDC – Perforation Depth Control
◾ PDC – Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (a type of drilling bit)
◾ PDG/PDHG – Permanent Downhole Gauge
◾ PDGB - Permanent Drilling Guide Base
◾ PDKL – PDK Log
◾ PDKR – PDK 100 Report
◾ PDM - Positive Displacement Motor
◾ PDMS - Permanent Downhole Monitoring System
◾ PDP – Proved Developed Producing (Reserves)
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Q
◾ QC – Quality control
◾ QCR – Quality Control Report
◾ QL – Quicklook Log
R
◾ R/B- RACK BACK
◾ R&M - Repair and Maintenance
◾ RAC – Ratio Curves
◾ RACI – Responsible / Accountable / Consulted / Informed
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S
◾ SABA – Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus
◾ SAGD – Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage
◾ SALM – Single Anchor Loading Mooring
◾ SAM – Subsea Accumulator Module
◾ SAML – Sample Log
◾ SAMTK – Sample Taker Log
◾ SANDA – Sandstone Analysis Log
◾ SAPP – sodium acid pyrophosphate
◾ SAS - Safety and Automation System
◾ SAT – SAT Log
◾ SAT – Site Acceptance Test
◾ SB – SIT-BO Log
◾ SBF – Synthetic Base Fluid
◾ SBM – Synthetic Base Mud
◾ SBT – Segmented Bond Tool
◾ SC – Seismic Calibration
◾ SCADA – Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
◾ SCAL – Special Core Analysis
◾ SCAP – Scallops Log
◾ SCBA – Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
◾ SCUBA - Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
◾ SCC - System Completion Certificate
◾ SCD - System Control Diagram
◾ SCDES – Sidewall Core Description
◾ SCF – standard cubic feet (of natural gas)
◾ SCHLL – Schlumberger Log also SCHLO, SCHLU
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T
◾ T – well flowing to Tank
◾ TA – Temporarily Abandoned well
◾ TA – Top Assembly
◾ TAC – Tubing Anchor
◾ TAGOGR – Thermally Assisted Gas/Oil Gravity Drainage
◾ TAN - Total Acid Number
◾ TAPLI – Tape Listing
◾ TAPVE – Tape Verification
◾ TAR – True Amplitude Recovery
◾ TB – Tubing Puncher Log
◾ TBE – Technical Bid Evaluation
◾ TBG - Tubing
◾ TBT – Through Bore Tree / Toolbox Talk
◾ TCA – Total Corrosion Allowance
◾ TCC- Tungsten Carbide Coating
◾ TCCC - Transfer of Care, Custody and Control
◾ TCF – Temporary Construction Facilities
◾ TCF – Trillion Cubic Feet(of gas)
◾ TCI – Tungsten Carbide Insert (a type of rollercone drillbit)
◾ TCP - Tubing Conveyed Perforating (Gun)
◾ TCPD – Tubing-Conveyed Perforating Depth
◾ TCU- Thermal Combustion Unit
◾ TD – Target Depth
◾ TD – Total Depth (depth of the end of the well; also a verb, to reach the final depth, used as an acronym in this case)
◾ TDD – Total Depth (Driller)
◾ TDC - Total Drilling Cost
◾ TDL – Total Depth (Logger)
◾ TDM – Touch Down Monitoring
◾ TDP - Touch Down Point
◾ TDS – Top Drive System
◾ TDS – Total Dissolved Solids
◾ TDT – Thermal Decay Time Log
◾ TDTCP – TDT CPI Log
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U
◾ UBHO - Universal Bottom Hole Orientation (sub)
◾ UBI – Ultrasonic Borehole Imager
◾ UBIRE – Ultrasonic Borehole Imager Report
◾ UCH - Umbilical Connection Housing
◾ UCIT - Ultrasonic Casing Imaging Tool (high resolution Casing & Corrosion Imaging tool)
◾ UCR - Unsafe Condition Report
◾ UCSU – Upstream Commissioning and Start-Up
◾ UFJ – Upper Flex Joint
◾ UFR – Umbilical Flow lines & Risers
◾ UGF – Universal Guide Frame
◾ UIC – Underground Injection Control
◾ UKCS – United Kingdom Continental Shelf
◾ UKOOA – United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association
◾ UKOOG – United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group
◾ ULCGR – Uncompressed LDC CNL Gamma Ray Log
◾ UMCA – Umbilical Midline Connection Assembly
◾ UMV – Upper Master Valve (from a Xmas tree)
◾ UPB - Unmanned Production Buoy
◾ UPL - Upper pressure limit
◾ UPR – Upper Pipe Ram
◾ UPT - Upper pressure threshold
◾ URA – Upper Riser Assembly
◾ URT – Universal Running Tool
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V
◾ VDENL – Variation Density Log
◾ VDL – VDL Log (Variable Density Log)
◾ VDU – Vacuum Distillation Unit, used in processing bitumen
◾ VELL – Velocity Log
◾ VERAN – Verticality Analysis
◾ VERIF – Verification List
◾ VERLI – Verification Listing
◾ VERTK – Vertical Thickness
◾ VFC - Volt Free Contact
◾ VGMS - Vent Gas Monitoring System ( Flexible riser annulus vent system)
◾ VIR – Value Investment Ratio
◾ VISME – Viscosity Measurement
◾ VIV – Vortex induced Vibration
◾ VLP – Vertical Lift Performance
◾ VLS - Vertical Lay System
◾ VLTCS – Very Low Temperature Carbon Steel
◾ VO – Variation Order
◾ VOCs – Volatile Organic Compounds
◾ VOR – Variation Order Request
◾ VRS- Vapor Recovery System
◾ VRR – Voidage Replacement Ratio
◾ VS – Vertical Section
◾ VSD – Variable Speed Drive
◾ VSI - Versatile Seismic Imager (Schlumberger VSP tool)[18]
◾ VSP – Vertical Seismic Profile
◾ VSPRO – Vertical Seismic Profile
◾ VTDLL – Vertical Thickness Dual Laterolog
◾ VTFDC – Vertical Thickness FDC CNL Log
◾ VTISF – Vertical Thickness ISF Log
◾ VWL – Velocity Well Log
◾ VXT – Vertical Christmas Tree
W
◾ W – Watt
◾ W/C – Water Cushion
◾ WCC - Work Control Certificate
◾ WABAN – Well Abandonment Report
◾ WAC - Weak Acid Cation
◾ WAG – Water Alternating Gas (describes an injection well which alternates between water and gas injection)
◾ WALKS – Walkaway Seismic Profile
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X
◾ XC – Cross-connection, cross correlation
◾ XL – or EXL, Exploration Licence (United Kingdom), a type of onshore licence issued between the First Onshore
Licensing Round (1986) and the Sixth (1992)
◾ Xln – Crystalline (minerals)
◾ XLPE -Cross-linked Polyethylene
◾ XMAC – Cross-Multipole Array Acoustic log
◾ XMAC-E – XMAC Elite (Next generation of XMAC)
◾ XMRI – Extended Range Micro Imager (Halliburton)
◾ XMT/XT/HXT – XMas Tree (Christmas Tree, the valve assembly on a production well-head)
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◾ XO – Cross-Over
◾ XOM – Exxon Mobil
◾ XOV – Cross-Over Valve
◾ XPERM – Matrix Permeability in the X-Direction
◾ XPHLOC – Crossplot Selection for XPHI
◾ XPOR – Crossplot Porosity
◾ XPT – Formation Pressure Test log (Schlumberger)
◾ XV - On/Off Valve (Process Control)
◾ XYC – XY Calliper Log (Halliburton)
Y
◾ yd – yard
◾ yl – Holdup Factor
◾ YP – Yield Point
◾ yr – year
Z
◾ Z – depth, in the geosciences referring to the depth dimension in any x, y, z data
◾ ZDENP – Density Log
◾ ZDL – Compensated Z-Densilog
◾ ZLD - Zero Liquid Discharge
◾ ZOI – Zone of Influence
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See also
◾ Oilfield terminology
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◾ Oil Drum Acronyms (http://www.theoildrum.com/special/acronyms) July-11
◾ Oiltrashgear Oilfield Acronyms & Terminology (https://oiltrashgear.com/oilfield-acronyms/) November-15
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