Stop valve

A device installed in a water supply line, usually near a fixture, that permits an individual to shut off the water supply to one fixture without interrupting service to the rest ...

idle stop valve

Automotive; Automobile

A device used to either open or close an opening to allow or prevent the flow of a liquid or gas from one place to another. There are many different types.

valve

Industrial valves; Control valves

A device which dispenses, dissipates, or distributes energy in a system.

positive material identification (PMI)

Energy (non-renewable); Natural gas

A method for cross checking the identity of a piece of material, often using a portable spectrometer, usually with x-rays (TN 9266, nuclear analyzer) or a welding arc (Arc Met ...

outside screw & yoke (OS&Y)

Energy (non-renewable); Natural gas

A valve design in which the stem threads are above the packing gland or outside the valve body and there is a yoke to support the top or outer end of the stem.

anticlinal trap

Energy; Natural gas

A hydrocarbon trap formed by the upward bowing of strata into a dome or arch.

oil gasification

Energy; Natural gas

The manufacture of gas from oil for use as a fuel.

gas to oil ratio (GOR)

Energy; Natural gas

The volume of gas at atmospheric pressure produced in association with a unit volume of oil.

bunter

Energy; Natural gas

The lowest series of formations laid down during the Triassic Period of geological time, it includes sandstones that sometimes contain hydrocarbon traps.

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John Lennon, (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was a celebrated and influential musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of ...