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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Aluminium activation log

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A wireline log of the concentration by weight of aluminium in the formation, based on the principle of neutron activation. aluminium ( 27 Al) can be activated by capturing relatively low-energy ...

Maximum flooding surface

Oil & gas; Oilfield

A widespread marine flooding surface that separates the underlying transgressive systems tract from the overlying highstand systems tract. The surface also marks the deepest water facies within a ...

A well-stimulation operation in which acid, usually hydrochloric (HCl), is injected into a carbonate formation at a pressure above the formation-fracturing pressure. Flowing acid tends to etch the ...

Fluoboric acid

Oil & gas; Oilfield

An acid mixture that generates more hydrofluoric (HF) acid as the HF is consumed. In the field, fluoboric acid (HBF 4 ) is easily prepared by mixing boric acid (H 3 BO 3 ), ammonium bifluoride (NH 3 ...

Iron-oxidizing bacteria

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Aerobic bacteria that convert iron from the ferrous (Fe +2 ) to the ferric (Fe +3 ) state and produce ferric hydroxide (Fe(OH) 3 ), which is a highly insoluble by-product that will damage the ...

Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

Oil & gas; Oilfield

An 800-mile (1287-km), 48-in. (122-cm) pipeline that transports more than 1 million barrels of oil from Deadhorse (near Prudhoe Bay) to Valdez, Alaska, USA. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System was ...