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 measure of a curve describing the statistical frequency distribution in the region about its mode; the relative "peakedness" of the distribution. This measure is used in the description of wireline ...

Inflow performance relationship

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A mathematical tool used in production engineering to assess well performance by plotting the well production rate against the flowing bottomhole pressure (BHP). The data required to create the IPR ...

Pressure transient test

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A means of assessing reservoir performance by measuring flow rates and pressures under a range of flowing conditions and applying the data to a mathematical model. Fundamental data relating to the ...

Tubing performance curve (TPC)

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A mathematical tool used in production engineering to assess the performance of the completion string by plotting the surface production rate against the flowing bottomhole pressure. The fluid ...

Sweep efficiency

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A measure of the effectiveness of an enhanced oil recovery process that depends on the volume of the reservoir contacted by the injected fluid. The volumetric sweep efficiency is an overall result ...

Optical index

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A measure of the amount of light reflected by a fluid from an optical probe. It is the same as the relative refractive index of light between the probe and the fluid, being close to 1 in gas, 1. 35 ...

British thermal unit

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A measure of heat energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit. British thermal unit is abbreviated as BTU.