Natural gas

Natural gas is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane but including significant quantities of ethane, propane, butane, and pentane—heavier hydrocarbons removed ...

natural gas

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A gaseous fuel occurring in nature and consisting mostly of a mixture of organic compounds, normally methane, ethane, propane, and butane. The calorific value of natural gases ...

natural gas

Energy; Energy trade

Naturally occurring gas, predominantly methane, but usually containing some proportions of ethane, propane and butane. Natural gas can be either associated gas or non-associated.

natural gas

Physics; Thermodynamics

Found in gas wells or oil wells, natural gas is composed mainly of methane and small amounts of ethane, propane, hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen sulfate, and ...

horizontal drilling

Oil & gas; Drilling

Horizontal drilling is the process of drilling a well from the surface to a depth just above the target oil or gas reservoir called the kickoff point, then curving the drilling ...

CNOOC 981

Oil & gas; Drilling

The sixth-generation semi-submersible and China's first deep-sea drilling platform owned by China National Offshore Oil Corporation or CNOOC. The drilling rig went into formal ...

drilling platform

Oil & gas; Drilling

An offshore platform used to drill exploration and development wells but lacking the processing facilities of a production platform.

orill bit

Oil & gas; Drilling

The part of the drilling tool which actually cuts through the rock.

drilling table

Oil & gas; Drilling

The table on the derrick floor whereby the drill pipe is rotated, also called the rotary table.

heave

Oil & gas; Drilling

The up-and-down movement of a semisubmersible drilling platform or drill ship.

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Krasnodar Krai

Krasnodar Krai is a region in Southern Russia, bordering Ukraine to the west, Rostov Oblast to the north, Stavropol Krai to the east, and Georgia and ...