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 type of acoustic logging tool that uses a large number of receivers, typically 4 to 12. Modern acoustic logging tools are designed to measure not only the compressional wave but also the shear and ...

Normal mode

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A type of acoustic energy that propagates in one direction while being confined in the other two directions, in this case by the borehole wall. Normal modes are propagated as reflections off the ...

Leaky mode

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A type of acoustic energy that propagates in one direction while being confined in the other two directions, in this case by the borehole wall. Leaky modes can be considered as multiply reflected and ...

O-ring

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A type of circular seal commonly found in downhole tools and a wide range of surface equipment applications. The specification of O-ring material depends on the conditions for which the seal is ...

Combi BOP

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A type of blowout preventer (BOP) in which each ram set combines two conventional ram functions, such as blind/shear and pipe/slip. The principal advantage of the combi-BOP is the reduced height ...

Ringworm corrosion

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A type of bimetallic corrosion. Ringworm corrosion has the shape of a ring and is located a few inches from the pipe upset. The 鈥渞ing鈥?can either be very smooth or have severe pitting. Ringworm ...

Standard batch

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A type of batch-treating technique used in corrosion control. The batch of corrosion inhibitor is displaced through the annulus to the bottom of the well. Once the inhibitor is at the bottom, it is ...