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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Rich gas

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Natural gas containing heavier hydrocarbons than a lean gas. Its liquid content adds important economic value to developments containing this type of fluid.

Casing reciprocation

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Movement applied to the casing string during the cementing operation to help in removal of drilling fluid and efficient placement of the cement slurry.

Reservoir-drive mechanisms

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Natural forces in the reservoir that displace hydrocarbons out of the reservoir into the wellbore and up to surface. Reservoir-drive mechanisms include gasdrive (gas cap or solution gasdrive), ...

Indicator models

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Models of reservoirs built using indicator (nonparametric) methods.

Sedimentary

Oil & gas; Oilfield

One of the three main classes of rock (igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary). Sedimentary rocks are formed at the Earth's surface through deposition of sediments derived from weathered rocks, ...

One of the principal equipment components of a coiled tubing unit. The injector head incorporates special profiled chain assemblies to grip the coiled tubing string and a hydraulic drive system that ...

Bucking current

Oil & gas; Oilfield

On a laterolog device, the current sent through a guard electrode (A1) with the purpose of focusing the current sent by the central current emitting electrode (A0). The bucking current maintains A1 ...