Oilfield

Oilfield

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

Industry: Oil & gas

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Tracer-loss measurement

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A method of determining injection-flow profiles by monitoring the reduction in tracer material as it moves down the well. A slug of radioactive tracer is added to the injection fluid. As the slug ...

Tank

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A metal or plastic vessel used to store or measure a liquid. The three types of tanks in an oil field are drilling, production and storage tanks.

A metal philtre assembly used to support and retain the sand placed during gravel pack operations. A range of sizes and screen configurations is available to suit the characteristics of the wellbore, ...

Horizontal severance

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A method to convey or reserve oil, gas or mineral rights at specific depths or geologic horizons.

Vertical severance

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A method to convey or reserve oil, gas, or mineral rights in a defined portion of land such as the Northwest Quarter of a tract.

Bayesian method

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A method of updating distributions that requires that prior distributions of the required geological characteristics are defined and that calculation of the posterior distributions be based on an ...

Hot waterflooding

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A method of thermal recovery in which hot water is injected into a reservoir through specially distributed injection wells. Hot waterflooding reduces the viscosity of the crude oil, allowing it to ...