Oilfield

Oilfield

Oilfield refers to a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum from below the ground.

Contributors in Oilfield

Oilfield

Pertaining to a sedimentary rock, such as sandstone or limestone, that contains only minimal amounts of clay minerals. Clean reservoir rocks typically have better porosity and permeability than dirty ...

Impermeable

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to a rock that is incapable of transmitting fluids because of low permeability. Shale has a high porosity, but its pores are small and disconnected, so it is relatively impermeable. ...

Asphaltenes

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Organic materials consisting of aromatic and naphthenic ring compounds containing nitrogen, sulphur and oxygen molecules. The asphaltene fraction of crude is defined as the organic part of the oil ...

Gravity units

Oil & gas; Oilfield

One-tenth of a milliGal: (10 g. U. = 1. 0 mGal). Gravity units are sometimes used in old gravity maps.

Blowing the drip

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Opening the valve on a drip to allow natural gas to blow or clear the pipe of all liquids.

Isotropic permeability

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Permeability that is the same in all directions. This never really occurs, but permeability along various directions of a formation is often close enough for calculation purposes.